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Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for ‘Shakespeare In Love,’ dies at 88

By JILL LAWLESS
Nov 29, 2025 9:19 pm - British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love,” has died. He was 88.
Sally Kirkland, stage and screen star who earned an Oscar nomination for ‘Anna,’ dies at age 84

By MARK KENNEDY
Nov 11, 2025 12:05 pm - Sally Kirkland, a one-time model who became a regular on stage, film and TV, best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in “The Sting” and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie “Anna,” has died. She was 84.
Burt Meyer, Chicago toymaker behind classics like Lite-Brite, Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, has died at 99

By Maureen O’Donnell
Nov 08, 2025 4:52 pm - Burt Meyer brought toy joy to baby boomers, Millennials and all the Gens — from Alpha to X to Z. An inventor, designer and artist, Meyer, whose work contributed to Chicago becoming a vibrant center of toy design, died Oct. 30 at a west suburban retirement community. He was 99.
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84

By CALVIN WOODWARD
Nov 04, 2025 6:08 am - Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.
Prunella Scales, who played Sybil in British sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers,’ dies at 93

By JILL LAWLESS
Oct 28, 2025 10:56 am - Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93 and had lived with dementia for many years.
June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost In Space,’ dies at 100

By BOB THOMAS and BETH HARRIS
Oct 25, 2025 3:40 pm - LOS ANGELES — June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of television viewers whether at home in “Lassie” or out among the stars in “Lost In Space,” has ...
Limp Bizkit band members say bass player Sam Rivers has died

By MARK SCOLFORO
Oct 19, 2025 3:44 pm - Sam Rivers, the bass player in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday, according to social media posts by his band mates.
Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74

Associated Press
Oct 16, 2025 5:51 pm - Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, who captivated audiences with his elaborate galactic makeup and smoking guitar, died Thursday. He was 74.
Former Daily Herald journalist, White House aide Murnane dies at 81

By Susan Sarkauskas
Oct 14, 2025 5:11 pm - Ed Murnane, a former Daily Herald reporter who went on to serve as an aide in Congress and the White House, has died.
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies at 51

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Oct 14, 2025 12:02 pm - D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 51.

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