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Feder: Former WGN news director Paul Davis dies

By Robert Feder
Apr 19, 2021 1:00 am - Paul Davis, a onetime Downstate Illinois news anchor who became an influential TV news executive and a widely admired statesman for his profession, led WGN-Channel 9 int...
Alma Wahlberg, mom to Donnie and Mark, dies at 78

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer
Apr 18, 2021 1:00 am - Alma Wahlberg, the mother of entertainers Donnie and Mark Wahlberg and a regular on their reality series "Wahlburgers," has died, her sons said on social media Sunday. S...
Founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs dies at age 81

The Associated Press
Apr 17, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ALTOS, Calif. (AP) - Charles 'œChuck'ť Geschke - the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or P...
Felix Silla, Cousin Itt on TV's 'Addams Family,' dies at 84

The Associated Press
Apr 17, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Felix Silla, who starred as the hairy Cousin Itt on 'œThe Addams Family'ť and a robot on 'œBuck Rogers in the 25th Century,'ť has died. He was 84. Sil...
Star British choreographer Liam Scarlett dies at 35

The Associated Press
Apr 17, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Liam Scarlett, a star British choreographer whose career was clouded by abuse allegations, has died. He was 35. Scarlett's family said Saturday that 'œit i...
'Peaky Blinders' actor Helen McCrory dies of cancer at 52

By JILL LAWLESS
Apr 16, 2021 7:00 am - British actor Helen McCrory, who starred in the television show 'œPeaky Blinders'ť and the 'œHarry Potter'ť movies, has died, her husband said Friday. She was 52 and had...
Veteran AP producer, cameraman in Iraq dies of COVID-19

By ZEINA KARAM
Apr 16, 2021 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Khodeir Majid, who covered Iraq's numerous conflicts as a video producer and cameraman for The Associated Press for over 17 years, has died, relatives said...
German-Australian author Walter Kaufmann dies at 97

The Associated Press
Apr 16, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - German-Australian author Walter Kaufmann, who survived the Nazi persecution of Jews and later played a prominent role in the literary scene of Communist Ea...
Vartan Gregorian, longtime president of Carnegie Corp., dies

By GLENN GAMBOA
Apr 16, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Vartan Gregorian, the noted scholar and philanthropic leader who led the Carnegie Corporation of New York since 1997, died Thursday after being hospitali...
Leroy Keyes, gold standard of Purdue football, dies at 74

By MICHAEL MAROT
Apr 15, 2021 7:00 am - Leroy Keyes, a two-time consensus All-American running back and one of the greatest football players in Purdue history, died Thursday. He was 74. He died at his home in ...

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