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Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies at 78

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
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 ...
Renowned Italian soprano Mirella Freni dies at age 84

By RONALD BLUM
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...
Dave McCoy, who gave skiers Mammoth Mountain, dies at 104

The Associated Press
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...
Grandson of author James Joyce dies in France

By DANICA KIRKA
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...
Robert Conrad, star of "The Wild, Wild West," dies at 84

The Associated Press
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 ...
Actor-comedian Orson Bean, 91, hit and killed by car in LA

The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian who enlivened the game show "To Tell the Truth" and played a crotchety merchant on 'œDr. Quinn, Medicine Woma...
Former major league outfielder Angel Echevarria dies at 48

The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2020 6:00 am - PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Former major league outfielder Angel Echevarria, who played seven seasons with three different teams, has died. He was 48. Rutgers, where he set ...
Pepper, American sculptor who made Italy home, dies at 97

By COLLEEN BARRY
Feb 07, 2020 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Beverly Pepper, a fixture of the Roman 'œDolce Vita'ť and renowned American sculptor who made Italy her home and backdrop to many of her monumental steel cr...
Roger Kahn, elegant 'Boys of Summer' author, dies at 92

By The Associated Press
Feb 07, 2020 6:00 am - MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) - Roger Kahn, the writer who wove memoir and baseball and touched millions of readers through his romantic account of the Brooklyn Dodgers in "The ...
Reiner, Hamill and more react to Kirk Douglas' death

The Associated Press
Feb 05, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - - 'œTo the world he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice...

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