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Peter Sallis, voice of 'Wallace and Gromit,' dead at 96

The Associated Press
Jun 05, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British actor Peter Sallis, who played irrepressible, cheese-loving inventor Wallace in the "Wallace and Gromit" cartoons, has died, his agent said Monday....
Roger Smith, star of '77 Sunset Strip,' dies at age 84

By JOSEPH LONGO
Jun 05, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Roger Smith, who brought glamour to the TV detective genre as a hip private eye on "77 Sunset Strip," has died. He was 84. Jack Gilardi, who is ...
Spanish fashion designer David Delfin dies at 46

The Associated Press
Jun 04, 2017 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - David Delfin, a Spanish fashion designer, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 46. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy expressed his condolences for Delfin...
Juan Goytisolo, who won Spain's Cervantes prize, dies at 86

The Associated Press
Jun 04, 2017 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Juan Goytisolo, a Spanish novelist known for his experimental novels and political essays, has died. He was 86. Goytisolo died at his home in Mar...
Rozner: As a character, Jimmy Piersall was an all-timer

By Barry Rozner
Jun 04, 2017 1:00 am - Jimmy Piersall did not get cheated. He would have enjoyed being thought of in that way, though — ironically — when he was alive he never really stopped to think about ...
Surfing world icon Jack O'Neill who pioneered wetsuit dies

The Associated Press
Jun 02, 2017 7:00 am - SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Jack O'Neill, a Northern California surfing world icon who pioneered the wetsuit, has died. O'Neill's died of natural causes Friday at his Sant...
Illinois professor who pushed for trans fats ban dies at 102

The Associated Press
Jun 02, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A University of Illinois professor who spent decades pushing for a federal ban on artery-clogging artificial trans fats has died at age 102. Family m...
Jiri Belohlavek, Czech Philharmonic conductor, dies at 71

By KAREL JANICEK
Jun 01, 2017 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Jiri Belohlavek, chief conductor and music director of the Czech Philharmonic orchestra, has died. He was 71. The musician died Wednesday in Prague, his fa...
Argentine golf great De Vicenzo dies at 94

By DOUG FERGUSON
Jun 01, 2017 7:00 am - DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Roberto De Vicenzo, known has much for his scorecard error at the Masters as his British Open victory that made him Argentina's first major golf cham...
Convicted former Auschwitz guard dies in Germany at 95

By DAVID RISING
Jun 01, 2017 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Reinhold Hanning, a former SS sergeant whose conviction last year on 170,000 counts of accessory to murder for serving as an Auschwitz guard was hailed as ...

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