Obituaries
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John Muckler, coach who won 5 Cups with Oilers, dies at 86
Jan 05, 2021 6:00 am - EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - John Muckler, who coached four NHL teams and won five Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers, has died. He was 86. The Oilers confir...
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Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and 'Sheena' star, dead at 65
Jan 05, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in "A View to a Kill" and appeared in the sitcom "That '70s Show," has died, several hours after she was mistakenly d...
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George Whitmore, legendary climber of El Capitan, dies at 89
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - George Whitmore, a member of the first team of climbers to scale El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and a conservationist who devoted his life to ...
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Sandra Scully, wife of Hall of Fame announcer, dies at 76
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sandra Scully, wife of Los Angeles Dodgers' Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully, has died from complications of ALS. She was 76. The team said Monday th...
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Lebanese composer, lyricist, Elias Rahbani dies at 82
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Elias Rahbani, a Lebanese composer and lyricist who wrote the music for some of the Arab world's top performers, including Lebanon's diva Fairouz, has died...
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Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and 'That '70s Show' star, dies
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in 'œA View to a Kill,'ť appeared in the final season of 'œCharlie's Angels'ť and later played Midge Pinciotti i...
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Brian Urquhart, early leader of United Nations, dies at 101
Jan 03, 2021 6:00 am - TYRINGHAM, Mass. (AP) - British diplomat Brian Urquhart, an early leader of the United Nations who played a central role in developing the U.N. practice of peacekeeping,...
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'You'll Never Walk Alone:' Singer Gerry Marsden dies at 78
Jan 03, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British group Gerry and the Pacemakers that had such hits as 'œFerry Cross the Mersey'ť and the song that became th...
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'Crossing Delancey' Director Joan Micklin Silver dies at 85
Jan 02, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joan Micklin Silver, who forged a path for female directors and independent filmmakers with movies including 'œHester Street'ť and 'œCrossing Delancey...
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Claude Bolling, popular jazz-classical musician, dead at 90
Jan 01, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Claude Bolling, the French pianist, composer and arranger who attained a worldwide following through his melodic blend of jazz and classical influences a...