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Former Librarian of Congress James Billington dead at 89

The Associated Press
Nov 21, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Librarian of Congress James Billington, who led the world's largest library for nearly three decades and brought it into the digital age, has di...
Peter Simon, Martha's Vineyard photographer, dies at 71

The Associated Press
Nov 19, 2018 6:00 am - OAK BLUFFS, Mass. (AP) - Peter Simon, a longtime photographer on Martha's Vineyard, has died at the age of 71. Family friend Mirabai Bush says Simon died Sunday of cardi...
William Goldman, Oscar winner for 'Butch Cassidy,' has died

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 16, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - William Goldman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter and Hollywood wise man who won Academy Awards for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the Presi...
Kim Porter, Diddy's former longtime girlfriend, dies at 47

The Associated Press
Nov 16, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kim Porter, Diddy's former longtime girlfriend and the mother of three of his children, has died at age 47, authorities said. Porter was found unrespo...
Concert pianist, Marian Anderson protege Burton-Lyles dies

The Associated Press
Nov 16, 2018 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Blanche Burton-Lyles, a concert pianist who was mentored by pioneering opera singer Marian Anderson, has died. She was 85. Burton-Lyles died of heart...
Designer of Brazil soccer team kit dies at age 83

By MAURICIO SAVARESE
Nov 16, 2018 6:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - The man who designed Brazil's soccer uniform has died at age 83. The family of Brazilian journalist Aldyr Schlee announced his death on Thursday after a...
William Goldman, Oscar winner for 'Butch Cassidy,' has died

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 16, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - William Goldman, the screenwriter and Hollywood wise man who won Academy Awards for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men" an...
Memphis forward Karim Sameh Azab dies of leukemia at 22

The Associated Press
Nov 15, 2018 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis basketball player Karim Sameh Azab died Thursday, seven months after announcing he had leukemia. He was 22. Athletic department spokeswoman...
Roy Clark, country guitar virtuoso, 'Hee Haw' star, has died

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Nov 15, 2018 6:00 am - Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show "Hee Haw" for nearly a quarter century and was known for such hits as "Yesterda...
Mexican writer Fernando del Paso dead at 83

The Associated Press
Nov 14, 2018 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - The widely honored Mexican novelist and poet Fernando del Paso has died at the age of 83. The University of Guadalajara said Del Paso died Wednesday, ...

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