Obituaries
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German filmmaker Vilsmaier, known for 'Stalingrad,' dies
Feb 12, 2020 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Joseph Vilsmaier, a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He...
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Anne Marion, founder of Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, dies
Feb 12, 2020 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Texas oil and ranching heiress Anne Marion, who founded the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has died. She was 81. Cody Hartley, director o...
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Paul English, Willie Nelson's longtime drummer, has died
Feb 12, 2020 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A publicist for Willie Nelson says Paul English, Nelson's longtime drummer and the inspiration for Nelson's song 'œMe and Paul,'ť has died. He wa...
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Two-time Emmy-nominated actress Paula Kelly has died at 77
Feb 12, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress, singer and dancer Paula Kelly, who earned an Emmy Award nomination on the sitcom 'œNight Court'ť and co-starred with Chita Rivera and Shirley...
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Noted jazz keyboardist Lyle Mays dies at age 66
Feb 11, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lyle Mays, a jazz keyboardist whose work, chiefly with the Pat Metheny Group, won nearly a dozen Grammy Awards, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 66....
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies at 78
Feb 11, 2020 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The founder of the South African multi-Grammy-Award-winning music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, the group and ...
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Renowned Italian soprano Mirella Freni dies at age 84
Feb 09, 2020 6:00 am - Mirella Freni, an Italian soprano whose uncommon elegance and intensity combined with a sumptuous voice and intelligence to enthrall audiences for a half-century, has di...
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Dave McCoy, who gave skiers Mammoth Mountain, dies at 104
Feb 09, 2020 6:00 am - BISHOP, Calif. (AP) - Dave McCoy, who transformed California's Mammoth Mountain from a remote Sierra peak into a downhill destination for skiers and snowboarders from ar...
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Grandson of author James Joyce dies in France
Feb 08, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Stephen Joyce, the gatekeeper of his grandfather James' estate and subject of the celebrated poem 'œEcce Puer,'' has died, the president of Ireland said. H...
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Robert Conrad, star of "The Wild, Wild West," dies at 84
Feb 08, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Conrad, the rugged, contentious actor who starred in the hugely popular 1960s television series "Hawaiian Eye" and "The Wild, Wild West," died ...