Obituaries
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Gloria DeHaven, star of 1940s '50s films, dead at age 91
Aug 01, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gloria DeHaven, the daughter of vaudeville stars who carved out her own successful career as the bright-eyed, vivacious star of Hollywood musicals and...
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Longtime Weather Channel meteorologist Dave Schwartz dies
Jul 31, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Longtime Weather Channel meteorologist Dave Schwartz has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 63. In an announcement of his death, The Weather Chan...
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Ken Barrie, voice of Postman Pat, dies at 83
Jul 29, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ken Barrie, who provided the voice of affable animated letter-carrier Postman Pat, has died. He was 83. His daughter Lorraine Peterson said Friday that Bar...
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Stylist and fashion muse Marta Marzotto dies at 85
Jul 29, 2016 7:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Italian stylist and fashion muse Marta Marzotto has died following a brief illness at the age of 85. Marzotto's granddaughter, Beatrice Borromeo, announced ...
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Personal computing pioneer, former MIT professor dies at 98
Jul 29, 2016 7:00 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology computer science and electrical engineering professor who helped usher in the personal computing a...
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Co-founder of Autism Speaks, Suzanne Wright, dies at 69
Jul 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A co-founder of the advocacy group Autism Speaks has died after helping build it into one of the leading voices for people with the developmental disorde...
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James Alan McPherson, prize-winning author, dead at 72
Jul 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - James Alan McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning story collection "Elbow Room" and a longtime faculty member at the University of Iowa's presti...
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Talk show host, actor Jerry Doyle found dead at Vegas home
Jul 28, 2016 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Actor and syndicated conservative talk show host Gerard "Jerry" Doyle has died in Las Vegas at age 60. Clark County coroner John Fudenberg (FYOU'-den-be...
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Founder of Christmas Tree Shops discount retail chain dies
Jul 28, 2016 7:00 am - BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) - The man who founded the Christmas Tree Shops discount retail chain with a single store on Cape Cod has died. Charles Bilezikian (bihl-uh-ZIHK-ee...
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Forrest Mars Jr., who shaped global candy empire, dies at 84
Jul 28, 2016 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Forrest E. Mars Jr., who helped shape Mars Inc. into a multi-billion dollar confectionary empire with beloved brands such as M&M's and Snickers bars, has ...