Obituaries
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'Secret Agent Man' songwriter P.F. Sloan dies at 70
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - P.F. Sloan, the troubled songwriter behind such classic 1960s tunes as Johnny Rivers' "Secret Agent Man" and Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction," has...
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Michael Gross, who created 'Ghostbusters' logo, dies at 70
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael C. Gross, an artist, illustrator, film producer and personal designer who created two of the most iconic pop culture images of the 20th centur...
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Indian actor Jaffrey, known for 'Gandhi' and others, dies
Nov 16, 2015 6:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Saeed Jaffrey, an Indian actor acclaimed for his roles in international films including "Gandhi," ''A Passage to India" and "My Beautiful Laundrette," h...
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George Genovese, former baseball scout, dies at 93
Nov 16, 2015 6:00 am - BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - George Genovese, a minor league shortstop and manager who became a scout for the San Francisco Giants and signed such future standouts as Bobby Bo...
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Norm Ellenberger, former New Mexico coach, dies at 83
Nov 16, 2015 6:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Norm Ellenberger, the foot-stomping sideline showman who coached New Mexico to two Western Athletic Conference basketball titles in the 1970s, h...
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Longtime AP track writer Bert Rosenthal dies at 79
Nov 16, 2015 6:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Bert Rosenthal, who became one of the top track and field writers in the United States in more than four decades with The Associated Press, has died. He w...
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Vincent Margera, 'Don Vito' to MTV viewers, dies at 59
Nov 16, 2015 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - Vincent Margera, known to MTV viewers as "Don Vito" from the series "Viva La Bam" and "Jackass," has died. He was 59. His sister-in-law, April Margera, sa...
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Pat Fallon, co-founder of Minneapolis ad agency, dies at 70
Nov 14, 2015 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis ad man Pat Fallon, whose upstart firm once led campaigns for luxury automakers BMW and Porsche, has died at age 70, his company said. Fall...
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Bruce Dayton, governor's father and Target champion, dies
Nov 13, 2015 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Bruce Dayton, the father of Minnesota's governor and a key figure in building his family's company into the massive retailing business that became Tar...
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Nancy Irsay, 2nd wife of late Colts owner, dies at 65
Nov 13, 2015 6:00 am - CARMEL, Ind. (AP) - Nancy Irsay, the second wife of late Indianapolis Colts owner Robert Irsay, has died. She was 65. An obituary on the website of Swartz Family Communi...