Obituaries
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Former US Olympic track coach Stan Huntsman dies
Nov 25, 2016 6:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Former U.S. Olympic track coach Stan Huntsman, whose men's team won seven gold medals in the 1988 Games in Seoul, has died. He was 84. University of...
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British photographer David Hamilton dies in Paris
Nov 25, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Officials say British photographer David Hamilton, whose images of nude teen girls drew fans and critics, has died in his Paris apartment. His death came af...
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What happened to the rest of 'The Brady Bunch' cast?
Nov 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Following the death of Florence Henderson, the matriarch of "The Brady Bunch," here's a look at the other cast members from the iconic TV show: MARCIA BR...
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Longtime director of Oak Brook's First Folio theater diesNov 25, 2016 12:00 am - "If you're not having fun making theater, you're doing something wrong." Those words summarized the artistic philosophy of director and actor Alison C. Vesely, a force ...
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Florence Henderson, aka Mrs. Brady, dies at 82Nov 24, 2016 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Florence Henderson, the wholesome actress who went from Broadway star to television icon when she became Carol Brady, the ever-cheerful matriarch of “The B...
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Peggy Kirk Bell dies at 95
Nov 24, 2016 6:00 am - SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) - Peggy Kirk Bell, a leading golf instructor who owned Pine Needles Resort and spent a lifetime as the premier advocate for women's golf, has d...
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Branca, pitcher who gave up 'Shot Heard 'Round World,' dies
Nov 24, 2016 6:00 am - Ralph Branca's career was defined by that one high-and-inside fastball. The Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up Bobby Thomson's famed "Shot Heard 'Round the World" stil...
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Oscar-winning 'Heaven Can Wait' production designer dies
Nov 23, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul Sylbert, a prolific production designer who won an Oscar for his work on Warren Beatty's "Heaven Can Wait," died Saturday at age 88 outside of Ph...
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Early black female Olympian dies in Florida
Nov 23, 2016 6:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Theresa Manuel, the first black woman from Florida to compete in the Olympics, has died in Tampa. She was 90. The Tampa Bay Times (https://goo.gl/4uKp...
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Australian 'Star Wars' actor Peter Sumner dies at 74
Nov 23, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Sumner, an Australian actor who had a small but memorable part as an officer on the Death Star in "Star Wars," has died at age 74, his agent con...