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Appreciation: In Gene Wilder's madcap roles, a magical mania

By JAKE COYLE
Aug 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gene Wilder was terrific when he was calm and collected. But when he lost it, he was transcendent. Often playing opposite enormous, big performers like Z...
Mel Brooks, Steve Martin, more pay tribute to Gene Wilder

The Associated Press
Aug 29, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tributes from peers and admirers poured in Monday for Gene Wilder, who died Sunday at the age of 83 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. --- "Ge...
Suburban fans remember Juan Gabriel at sold-out Rosemont shows

By Doug T. Graham
Aug 29, 2016 1:00 am - When Aime Serrato thinks of Juan Gabriel, the superstar Mexican singer who died unexpectedly Sunday, she remembers him as she saw him on stage last year at the Allstate ...
'Willy Wonka' star Gene Wilder dead at 83

By Sandy Cohen Associated Press
Aug 28, 2016 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such unforgettable roles as Willy Wonka and the mad scientist of "Young Frankens...
Longtime Associated Press TV columnist Jerry Buck dies at 85

By ANTHONY MCCARTNEY
Aug 28, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - William G. (Jerry) Buck, a columnist who chronicled the television industry for The Associated Press in New York and Los Angeles, died Friday at age 8...
Rudy Van Gelder, legendary jazz recording engineer, dies

By CHARLES J. GANS
Aug 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Rudy Van Gelder, the audio engineer who helped shape the sound of modern jazz on thousands of recordings, including such timeless albums as John Coltrane...
Veteran Israeli politician Ben Eliezer dies aged 80

The Associated Press
Aug 28, 2016 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Binyamin Ben Eliezer, a veteran Israeli politician who held several top government posts and often served as a bridge to the Arab world, died Sunday. He...
Juan Gabriel, Mexican superstar singer-songwriter, has died

By BERENICE BAUTISTA
Aug 28, 2016 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Juan Gabriel, a superstar Mexican songwriter and singer who was an icon in the Latin music world, died Sunday at his home in California at age 66, his...
Remembering the matriarch of West Chicago's Sonny Acres Farm

By Jessica Cilella
Aug 28, 2016 1:00 am - In her later years, Ramona Feltes often could be found sitting in her blue La-Z-Boy. From there she would gaze out a large window of the farmhouse her grandfather built ...
Max Ritvo, poet who chronicled cancer battle, dies at 25

By ROBERT JABLON
Aug 27, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Max Ritvo, a poet who chronicled his long battle with cancer in works that were both humorous and searing, has died. He was 25. Ritvo died Tuesday mor...

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