Obituaries
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2-time Ryder Cup captain John Jacobs dies at 91
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - John Jacobs, the captain of the first European Ryder Cup team and a tour official on the continent, has died. He was 91. T...
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Guitarist who avoided Buddy Holly plane crash dies at 85
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Tommy Allsup, a guitarist best known for losing a coin toss that kept him off a plane that later crashed and killed rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritch...
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Film historian and author Betty Lasky dies at 94
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Film historian and author Betty Lasky has died. She was 94. Lasky's longtime friend Mark Penn said Thursday that Lasky died Saturday in Los Angeles fr...
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Ex-Playboy executive Victor Lownes dies at 88
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Victor Lownes, a former executive of Playboy who helped forge the brand's hedonistic ethos and put much of the swing into the "Swinging London" era, has di...
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Jerusalem Post says former chief editor Ari Rath dead at 92
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Former Jerusalem Post chief editor Ari Rath, who advocated the peaceful coexistence of Israelis and Palestinians, died Friday in Vienna at 92, the paper sa...
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Lord Snowdon, ex-husband of Princess Margaret, dies at 86
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Lord Snowdon, the society photographer and filmmaker who married Britain's Princess Margaret and continued to mix in royal circles even after their divorce...
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'Exorcist' author William Peter Blatty dead at 89
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Novelist and filmmaker William Peter Blatty, a former Jesuit school valedictorian who conjured a tale of demonic possession and gave millions the fright ...
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Canadian 'SNL' and 'SCTV' alum Tony Rosato dies at age 62
Jan 12, 2017 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Canadian actor Tony Rosato has died at age 62. He was a veteran of comedy shows including "Saturday Night Live" and Canada's homegrown "SCTV." Rosato's fo...
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Anderlecht, New York Cosmos player Van der Elst dies at 62
Jan 12, 2017 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Francois "Swat" Van der Elst, who won club titles in Belgium and the United States and made it to the 1980 European Championship final with the Belgian n...
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Former England coach Graham Taylor dies at 72
Jan 12, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Graham Taylor, the England coach derided for failing to qualify for the 1994 World Cup after flourishing as a club manager working for pop star Elton John,...