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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...
Pioneering black choreographer, director Donald McKayle dies

The Associated Press
Apr 09, 2018 7:00 am - IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Donald McKayle, a modern dancer and choreographer who brought the black experience in America to the Broadway stage in musicals such as "Raisin" an...
Susan Anspach, who starred in 'Five Easy Pieces,' dead at 75

The Associated Press
Apr 09, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Susan Anspach, a screen and stage actress best known for playing non-conformists in "Five Easy Pieces," ''Blume in Love" and other films, has died at age...

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