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Robert Venturi, postmodernist architect, dies at 93

By JOANN LOVIGLIO and KRISTEN DE GROOT
Sep 20, 2018 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Architect Robert Venturi, who rejected austere modern design and instead ushered in postmodern complexity with the dictum "Less is a bore," has died....
Franco-Egyptian actor Gamil Ratib dies at 92

The Associated Press
Sep 19, 2018 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Gamil Ratib, an award-winning Franco-Egyptian actor whose roles as villain or aristocrat made him a household name across the Arab world, died Wednesday, st...
Arthur Mitchell, pioneering black ballet dancer, dies at 84

By DEEPTI HAJELA
Sep 19, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Arthur Mitchell, who broke barriers for African-Americans in the 1950s as a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet and who would go on to become a d...
Detroit opera, fine arts champion David DiChiera dies at 83

The Associated Press
Sep 19, 2018 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Musician David DiChiera (DEE'-kee-AIR-uh), who championed opera's role in reviving downtown Detroit and directed several opera organizations nationwide, h...
Correction: Obit-Marin Mazzie story

The Associated Press
Sep 17, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Sept. 13 about the death of Marin Mazzie, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Mazzie met her husband at a defunct theater company c...
Flames co-owner, billionaire oilman Clay Riddell dies at 81

The Associated Press
Sep 16, 2018 7:00 am - CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Clay Riddell, the billionaire oilman and co-owner of the NHL's Calgary Flames, has died. He was 81. The Flames and Paramount Resources confirmed ...
'X-Files' actor Peter Donat dead at 90

The Associated Press
Sep 15, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Peter Donat, the Canadian actor who played Agent Fox Mulder's father in "The X-Files" and had roles in TV shows, films and onstage, has died. He was 90. ...
Ex-big leaguer O'Dell who won 105 games in majors dies at 85

The Associated Press
Sep 13, 2018 7:00 am - CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Former Major League pitcher Billy O'Dell, who won 105 games in a 13-year career, has died. He was 85 years. O'Dell pitched at Clemson before moving ...
Fenella Fielding, star of 'Carry On' comedies, dies at 90

The Associated Press
Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Fenella Fielding, a British actress who was the glamorous, velvet-voiced star of two "Carry On" comedies, has died. She was 90. Friend Simon McKay said in ...
Singer Rachid Taha, who fused Arabic music and rock, dies

The Associated Press
Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Algerian singer Rachid Taha, who thrillingly blended Arabic music with rock and techno and at times wore blue contact lenses to protest anti-Arab prejudice ...

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