Obituaries
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Marella Agnelli, widow of Fiat tycoon, dies at 91 in Turin
Feb 23, 2019 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Marella Agnelli, widow of Fiat tycoon Gianni Agnelli and a 20th-century symbol of elegance and beauty, died Saturday at her family home in Turin, in Italy's ...
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Pioneering transgender singer Jackie Shane dead at 78
Feb 22, 2019 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jackie Shane, a black transgender soul singer who became a pioneering musician in Toronto where she packed out nightclubs in the 1960s, has died....
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Henry Paulus, long time Lake Zurich mayor, dead at 89Feb 22, 2019 12:00 am - Henry Paulus, who helped shape Lake Zurich during its transition from small town to suburban community during his 20 years as mayor, died Thursday night at the JourneyCa...
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Monkees' lovable bass-guitar player Peter Tork dead at 77
Feb 21, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Tork, a talented singer-songwriter and instrumentalist whose musical skills were often overshadowed by his role as the goofy, lovable bass guita...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento dead at 91
Feb 21, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento, who wrote musical works inspired by the lives and literature of Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Casan...
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Kristofferson, Dolly producer Fred Foster died at age 87
Feb 21, 2019 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville producer Fred Foster, who produced some of Roy Orbison's most popular records and was the first to produce records from Kris Kristoffer...
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Peter Tork, endearingly offbeat bassist and singer in the Monkees, dies at 77Feb 21, 2019 12:00 am - Peter Tork, a blues and folk musician who became a teeny-bopper sensation as a member of the Monkees, the wisecracking, made-for-TV pop group that imitated and briefly o...
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Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe dies at 92
Feb 20, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Don Newcombe, the hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was one of the first black players in the major leagues and who went on to win the Rookie...
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Former Vanderbilt athletic official June Stewart dies
Feb 20, 2019 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - June Stewart, a longtime Vanderbilt athletic official and the first female president of the College Sports Information Directors of America, has ...
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'Fight Back!' consumer reporter David Horowitz dies
Feb 19, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - David Horowitz, whose "Fight Back!" syndicated program made him perhaps the best-known consumer reporter in the U.S., has died. He was 81. KNBC-TV sai...