Obituaries
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Joanna Simon, acclaimed singer, TV correspondent, dies at 85
Oct 22, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Joanna Simon, an acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Emmy-winning TV correspondent and one of the three singing Simon sisters who include pop star Carly, has died a...
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Auschwitz survivor and Sinti and Roma advocate dies at 98
Oct 22, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Zilli Schmidt, a survivor of the Auschwitz, Lety and Ravensbrueck concentration camps who became a vocal advocate for the recognition of the Nazi genocide ...
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Josephine Melville, respected actor and director, dead at 61
Oct 22, 2022 7:00 am - Josephine Melville, a respected British actor and director, collapsed and died backstage after appearing in a production of 'œNine Night'ť in Nottingham. She was 61. Mel...
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Lucy Simon, composer of 'The Secret Garden,' dies at 82
Oct 21, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lucy Simon, the composer who received a Tony nomination in 1991 for her work on the long-running Broadway musical 'œThe Secret Garden,'ť has died. She wa...
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Former Quaker Oats president remembered for hard work, giving backOct 20, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story should have read Frank J. Morgan was a former president and COO of Quaker Oats. Frank J. Morgan, whose long career i...
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Globe-trotting AP photographer John Gaps III dies, age 63
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - John Gaps III, an award-winning former Associated Press photographer who documented everything from war zones to the NCAA College World Series, was found dead at his hom...
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Actor in cult favorite 'American Movie' dies at age 53
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Musician Mike Schank, best known for his good guy role in the award-winning documentary film 'œAmerican Movie," has died, according to a close friend. H...
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Former US Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti dies at 87
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti, who investigated President Jimmy Carter's brother while in the administration and who later became ...
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Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93. McDivitt was ...
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Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter's Hagrid, dies at 72
Oct 14, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Robbie Coltrane, the baby-faced comedian and character actor whose hundreds of roles included a crime-solving psychologist on the TV series 'œCracker'ť and...