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Famed golf course designer Pete Dye dies at 94

By DOUG FERGUSON
Jan 10, 2020 6:00 am - Pete Dye never thought golf was meant to be fair, inspiring him to build courses that visually intimidated recreational players to the best in the world. The island gree...
Former major league pitcher Ed Sprague dies at 74

The Associated Press
Jan 10, 2020 6:00 am - OAKAND, Calif. (AP) - Former major league pitcher Ed Sprague Sr., a right-hander who played eight seasons with four different teams, has died. He was 74. The Oakland Ath...
Ivan Passer, a leading Czech New Wave filmmaker, dies at 86

By JAKE COYLE
Jan 10, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ivan Passer, a leading filmmaker of the Czech New Wave who with Milos Forman fled Soviet-controlled Prague and forged a celebrated career in Hollywood, h...
Rock world mourns Rush drummer Neil Peart, dead at 67

Associated Press
Jan 10, 2020 12:00 am - SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Neil Peart, the renowned drummer and lyricist from the influential Canadian band Rush, has died. He was 67. His representative, Elliot Mintz, said...
Edd Byrnes, who played "Kookie" in "77 Sunset Strip," dies

By ROBERT JABLON
Jan 09, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Edd Byrnes, who played cool kid Kookie on the hit TV show 'œ77 Sunset Strip,'ť scored a gold record with a song about his character's hair-combing obs...
Prolific 'Graduate' writer-actor Buck Henry dies at 89

By ANDREW DALTON
Jan 09, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Buck Henry, 'œThe Graduate'ť co-writer who as screenwriter, character actor, 'œSaturday Night Live'ť host and cherished talk-show and party guest beca...
'Ugly Betty' co-creator Silvio Horta dies in Miami at 45

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and GISELA SALOMON
Jan 08, 2020 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Award-winning producer Silvio Horta, who was acclaimed for creating the hit series 'œUgly Betty,'ť has died. He was 45. Investigators believe Horta died by...
George Perles, longtime Michigan State coach, dies at 85

By LARRY LAGE
Jan 08, 2020 6:00 am - George Perles, who coached Michigan State to a Rose Bowl victory in 1988 and was a key defensive assistant for the dominant Pittsburgh Steelers teams of the 1970s, died ...
Dick Bokelmann, among the suburbs' first major leaguers, dies at 93

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Richard “Dick” Bokelmann drew attention for his professional baseball career throughout his entire life. In fact, just three days before he died, he was asked to sign on...
'Prozac Nation' author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies at age 52

The Associated Press
Jan 07, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Elizabeth Wurtzel, whose blunt and painful confessions of her struggles with addiction and depression in the best-selling 'œProzac Nation'ť made her a vo...

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