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Holocaust survivor Aaron Elster dies but will live on in hologram exhibit

By Doug T. Graham
Apr 14, 2018 1:00 am - Holocaust survivor Aaron Elster, who died Wednesday at 86, made part of his life's work sharing his story. And now thanks to state-of-the-art technology, his storytellin...
Outdoors humor columnist Patrick F. McManus dies at 84

By KEITH RIDLER
Apr 13, 2018 7:00 am - BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Patrick F. McManus, a prolific writer best known for his humor columns in fishing and hunting magazines who also wrote mystery novels and one-man com...
Leading elephant conservationist Daphne Sheldrick dies at 83

The Associated Press
Apr 13, 2018 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A Kenya-based wildlife organization says prominent conservationist Daphne Sheldrick has died at age 83. A statement by The David Sheldrick Wildlife...
Renowned Mexican writer Sergio Pitol dies at 85

By BERENICE BAUTISTA and PETER ORSI
Apr 12, 2018 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Sergio Pitol, a celebrated Mexican author, essayist and translator and winner of the most prestigious award for literature in the Spanish-speaking wor...
Highly regarded poet J.D. McClatchy has died at age 72

By HILLEL ITALIE
Apr 11, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - J.D. McClatchy, a revered and versatile man of letters praised as a poet, librettist, educator, editor and translator, died Tuesday night at his home in ...
British abstract artist Gillian Ayres dies at 88

The Associated Press
Apr 11, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British artist Gillian Ayres, whose abstract works celebrated shape and color, has died at 88. The Alan Cristea Gallery, which represented her, says Ayres ...
Mitzi Shore, whose club was a comedy mecca, dies at 87

By ANDREW DALTON
Apr 11, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mitzi Shore, owner of the Los Angeles club the Comedy Store and one of the most influential figures in stand-up for more than four decades, has died. ...
Yvonne Staples of hit-making Staple Singers dies in Chicago

By CARYN ROUSSEAU
Apr 10, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Yvonne Staples, whose voice and business acumen powered the success of the Staple Singers, her family's hit-making gospel group that topped the charts in ...
Report: Austrian Holocaust denier Gerd Honsik dead at 76

The Associated Press
Apr 09, 2018 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Gerd Honsik, an Austrian author who was considered a leading ideologue in Europe's neo-Nazi movement, has died at 76. The Austria Press Agency reports Hons...
Prolific voice actor and comedian Chuck McCann dies at 83

The Associated Press
Apr 09, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chuck McCann, the zany comic who hosted a children's television show in the 1960s before branching out as a character actor in films and TV, died Sund...

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