Obituaries
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Anne Rice, who breathed new life into vampires, dies at 80
Dec 13, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Anne Rice, the novelist whose lush, best-selling gothic tales, including 'œInterview With the Vampire,'ť reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragi...
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Former White Sox, Orioles GM Roland Hemond dies at age 92
Dec 13, 2021 6:00 am - Roland Hemond, whose 70-year career in baseball included three Executive of the Year awards as general manager of the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles, died Sunda...
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Famed White Sox executive Roland Hemond dies at 92Dec 13, 2021 12:00 am - Doug Melvin didn't know Roland Hemond when Hemond became Melvin's boss as general manager of the Baltimore Orioles in 1988. "Roland took me to lunch and said, 'Let's hav...
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Vicente Fernández, revered Mexican singer, dies at 81
Dec 12, 2021 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Vicente Fernández, an iconic and beloved singer of regional Mexican music who was awarded three Grammys and nine Latin Grammys and inspired a new gen...
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Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis trailblazer, dies at 83
Dec 11, 2021 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Manuel 'œManolo'ť Santana, who reached No. 1 in the tennis rankings and was the first Spaniard to win a Grand Slam singles title, has died. He was 83. The ...
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Dave Campbell, Texas Football magazine's founder, dead at 96
Dec 11, 2021 6:00 am - WACO, Texas (AP) - Dave Campbell, founder of the Texas Football preview magazine that became a fixture in this football-crazy state, has died. He was 96. Campbell died F...
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Japan's Nintendo game console pioneer Uemura dies at 78
Dec 11, 2021 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Masayuki Uemura, a Japanese home computer game pioneer whose Nintendo consoles sold millions of units worldwide, has died, according to the university in Ky...
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Mexican actor Carmen Salinas dies at 82
Dec 10, 2021 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican actor Carmen Salinas, known for movies like 'œDanzón,'ť 'œMan on Fire'ť and 'œBellas de Noche'ť and telenovelas and series including 'œMarÃa...
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Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82
Dec 10, 2021 6:00 am - Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following a long illness. He was 82. Unser died at his home in Chama, N...
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Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78
Dec 10, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strummin...