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Former South Carolina football star, AD Dixon dead at 83

The Associated Press
Jul 07, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former South Carolina running back, athletic director and board of trustees member King Dixon died Monday. He was 83. The university said in a rel...
Spaghetti Western movie composer Ennio Morricone dead at 91

By FRANCES D'EMILIO
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Ennio Morricone, the Oscar-winning Italian composer who created the coyote-howl theme for the iconic Spaghetti Western 'œThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly'ť and...
Jonathan Sackler, co-owner of Purdue Pharma, dies

The Associated Press
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - Jonathan Sackler, one of the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, has died, the company confirmed. Sackler died June 30, according to a court ...
Holdorf, 1964 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 80

The Associated Press
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Willi Holdorf, the 1964 Olympic decathlon champion, has died. He was 80. Holdorf died at home in northern Germany on Sunday following a severe illness, his...
Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Charlie Daniels, who went from being an in-demand session musician to a staple of Southern rock with his hit 'œDevil Went Down to Georgia,'ť has ...
Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from COVID-19 complications

By MARK KENNEDY
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as "Waitress," "A Bronx Tale" and "Bullets Over Broad...
Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83

By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer
Jul 06, 2020 1:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Charlie Daniels, who went from being an in-demand session musician to a staple of Southern rock with his hit "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at...
Earl Cameron, pioneering British film actor, dies at 102

The Associated Press
Jul 04, 2020 7:00 am - Earl Cameron, who was one of the first Black actors to perform in mainstream British films and played supporting roles to enduring entertainment icons such as James Bond...
Christian Garrison, author, filmmaker, dies in NC at age 78

The Associated Press
Jul 03, 2020 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Christian Garrison, an author and filmmaker who displayed an unfiltered slice of 1960s Mississippi hill country life in a short film about inf...
Gary Longhi, a 4-time Paralympian for Canada, dies at 56

By The Associated Press
Jul 03, 2020 7:00 am - Gary Longhi, a four-time Paralympian road cyclist and Canada's flag-bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, has died. He was 56. The Canadian Par...

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