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Joanna Simon, acclaimed singer, TV correspondent, dies at 85

By The Associated Press
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...
Auschwitz survivor and Sinti and Roma advocate dies at 98

The Associated Press
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 ...
Josephine Melville, respected actor and director, dead at 61

By The Associated Press
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...
Lucy Simon, composer of 'The Secret Garden,' dies at 82

By MARK KENNEDY
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...
Former Quaker Oats president remembered for hard work, giving back

By Doug T. Graham
Oct 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...
Globe-trotting AP photographer John Gaps III dies, age 63

By MARGERY A. BECK
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...
Actor in cult favorite 'American Movie' dies at age 53

The Associated Press
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...
Former US Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti dies at 87

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
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 ...
Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93

By SETH BORENSTEIN
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 ...
Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter's Hagrid, dies at 72

The Associated Press
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...

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