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Legendary St. Charles theater director, educator dead at age 76

By James Fuller
Mar 11, 2016 12:00 am - Ron Koeppl's name was synonymous with performing arts in St. Charles. He spent more than 50 years as an educator and director. The black box theater at St. Charles East ...
'Dr. Strangelove,' Bond production designer Adam dies at 95

By JAKE COYLE
Mar 10, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ken Adam, the British production designer who gave "Dr. Strangelove" its cavernous War Room and James Bond supervillains their futuristic lairs, has died...
Retired Johnson & Johnson CEO Ralph Larsen, 77, dies in Fla.

By LINDA A. JOHNSON
Mar 10, 2016 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Ralph S. Larsen, a retired Johnson & Johnson chairman and CEO, has died, the health care giant said Thursday. Larsen, 77, died of cardiac arrest Wed...
Swedish designer who inspired Ikea flat-pack concept dies

By KARL RITTER
Mar 10, 2016 6:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Gillis Lundgren, who designed some of Ikea's best-selling furniture and played a role in developing the company's self-assembly concept, has died. He wa...
Beatles' producer George Martin dies at 90

By HILLEL ITALIE
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - George Martin, the Beatles' urbane producer who quietly guided the band's swift, historic transformation from rowdy club act to musical and cultural revolutionaries, has...
Hall of Fame forward Lovellette dies after cancer battle

The Associated Press
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Clyde Lovellette, the Hall of Fame forward who led Kansas to the 1952 national championship before helping the U.S. win gold at the Helsinki Olympi...
Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos dies at age 71

The Associated Press
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Acclaimed Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos has died at age 71. The eight-time Grammy Award-winner worked over the decades with well-known musici...
The Latest: Beatles' producer George Martin dies at 90

The Associated Press
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Latest on the death of George Martin (all times local): 10:45 a.m. Paul McCartney says Beatles producer George Martin was the true fifth Beatle and "li...
'Rocky Horror' producer Michael White dies at 80

The Associated Press
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Producer Michael White, who brought the racy "Oh! Calcutta!" to the London stage and the outrageous "Rocky Horror Picture Show" to the screen, has died. He...
George Martin, guided the Beatles to global fame, dies at 90

By JILL LAWLESS, GREGORY KATZ and HILLEL ITALIE
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - George Martin, the Beatles' urbane producer who quietly guided the band's swift, historic transformation from rowdy club act to musical and cultural revolu...

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