Obituaries
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Oscar-winning 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg' composer Legrand dies
Jan 26, 2019 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Oscar-winning composer and pianist Michel Legrand, whose hits included the score for the '60s romance "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and the song "The Windmil...
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US comedian Kevin Barnett died in Mexican city of Tijuana
Jan 25, 2019 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - The U.S. State Department has confirmed that American comedian Kevin Barnett has died in the Mexican border city of Tijuana. The department did not gi...
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British sports writer Hugh McIlvanney dies at age 84
Jan 25, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Hugh McIlvanney, widely regarded as one of Britain's greatest and most authoritative sports writers, has died. He was 84. The Football Writers' Association...
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Tom Raum, versatile Washington reporter for AP, is dead
Jan 25, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom Raum, a versatile writer who covered three presidents, Congress and national politics and translated knotty economic issues for readers during 44 y...
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Bob Gates, UNO leader in baseball coaching wins, dies at 92
Jan 24, 2019 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bob Gates, the University of Nebraska at Omaha's all-time baseball wins leader and a state champion coach at Omaha Holy Name in the 1950s, has died. T...
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Diana Athill, literary editor and writer, dies at age 101
Jan 24, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Diana Athill, a writer and editor who honed the work of novelists including John Updike and Margaret Atwood before finding late-life fame as a frank and fe...
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Russell Baker, author and NY Times columnist is dead at 93
Jan 23, 2019 6:00 am - LEESBURG, Va. (AP) - Russell Baker, the genial, but sharp-witted writer who won Pulitzer Prizes for his humorous columns in The New York Times and a moving autobiography...
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Hazel Head, mother of Pat Summitt, dies at 93
Jan 23, 2019 6:00 am - HENRIETTA, Tenn. (AP) - Hazel Head, the mother of former longtime Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, has died. She was 93. Casey Davis, Head's granddaughter...
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Zimbabwe and world music star Oliver Mtukudzi dies at 66
Jan 23, 2019 6:00 am - HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - One of Zimbabwe and Africa's most iconic musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi, died on Wednesday at age 66 after decades of rollicking, captivating perform...
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Jonas Mekas, 'godfather' of avant-garde, dies at 96
Jan 23, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jonas Mekas the Lithuanian-born director, critic, patron and poet widely regarded as the godfather of modern American avant-garde film and as an indispen...