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George Braziller, literary publisher, dead at 101

By HILLEL ITALIE
Mar 17, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - George Braziller, an independent and self-taught publisher for more than 50 years who supported early novels by Norman Mailer and Arthur Miller and relea...
Blues harmonica star James Cotton dead at 81

The Associated Press
Mar 16, 2017 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - James Cotton, a Grammy Award-winning blues harmonica master whose full-throated sound backed such blues legends as Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamso...
Architecture student from Arlington Heights remembered by friends

By Eileen O. Daday
Mar 16, 2017 1:00 am - A 2010 graduate of Buffalo Grove High School who was pursuing his fourth year of architecture studies at Syracuse University died March 9 from complications resulting fr...
Climber, clothing company founder Royal Robbins dies at 82

By KRISTIN J. BENDER
Mar 15, 2017 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - U.S. rock climbing icon Royal Robbins, who founded the outdoor clothing company bearing his name, has died after a long illness, the company's chief...
Former middleweight boxing champ Rodrigo Valdes dies

The Associated Press
Mar 15, 2017 7:00 am - CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) - A Colombian official says former world middleweight boxing champion Rodrigo Valdes has died. Cartagena city Mayor Manuel Duque confirmed the d...
Grammy-winning jazz producer Tommy LiPuma dies at 80

By MIKE CIDONI LENNOX
Mar 15, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tommy LiPuma, a jazz and pop producer who won Grammys for collaborations with Natalie Cole and George Benson, has died. He was 80. LiPuma died Monday ...
Don Warden, longtime manager of Dolly Parton, dies at age 87

The Associated Press
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Don Warden, the longtime manager of Dolly Parton who met the young country singer when she joined "The Porter Wagoner Show," has died. He was 87....
German husband of Danish queen's younger sister dies at 82.

The Associated Press
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark's royal household says the German husband of Queen Margrethe's younger sister, Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, has died...
Jack Harris, who produced horror film 'The Blob,' dies at 98

By LINDSEY BAHR
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Harris, who cemented his place in Hollywood history by producing the 1958 horror film "The Blob," has died. He was 98. Harris died of natural cau...
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, best-selling author, dead at age 51

By HILLEL ITALIE
Mar 13, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a popular author, filmmaker and speaker who brightened lives with her wide-eyed and generous spirit - and broke hearts when she wro...

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