Obituaries
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Poland's violin virtuoso Wanda Wilkomirska dies at age 89
May 02, 2018 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The director of a residence for retired Polish artists says violin virtuoso Wanda Wilkomirska, a one-time darling of the communist authorities who ...
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Drummer John "Jab'o" Starks of James Brown's band dies
May 02, 2018 7:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - John "Jab'o" Starks, one of the drummers who gave funk singer James Brown his driving beat, has died in his native Alabama. Starks died Tuesday i...
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Playboy art director who created bunny logo dies at 93
May 01, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Magazine designer Art Paul, who created Playboy's famous tuxedoed bunny head logo, has died. He was 93. Paul died of pneumonia on Saturday at a Chicago-ar...
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Steven Komarow, Roll Call editor and ex-AP journalist, dies
Apr 30, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Steven Komarow, CQ Roll Call's executive editor and a longtime Associated Press and USA Today journalist steeped in the ways of Washington and war, has...
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Actress Pamela Gidley of "Twin Peaks" fame has died at 52
Apr 30, 2018 7:00 am - SEABROOK, N.H. (AP) - Actress Pamela Gidley who starred in the "Twin Peaks" prequel, "Fire Walk With Me," died earlier this month. She was 52. Gidley's death was announc...
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James Cone, founder of black liberation theology, dies at 79
Apr 30, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Theologian James Cone, who as a founder of black liberation theology linked Christian faith with the struggle against racism and oppression, has died. He...
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Lindenhurst teen remembered as gentle-hearted, caring studentApr 30, 2018 1:00 am - A Lindenhurst teen who died Thursday after being struck by a truck is being remembered by family and friends as a quiet, creative student who loved the outdoors and was ...
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Correction: Obit-Larry Harvey story
Apr 29, 2018 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In a story April 28 about the death of Larry Harvey, the founder of the celebration known as "Burning Man," The Associated Press reported erroneousl...
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'The Dam Busters' director Michael Anderson dies at 98
Apr 29, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British director Michael Anderson, whose films included war epic "The Dam Busters" and sci-fi classic "Logan's Run," has died at age 98. Anderson's family ...
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Retired NASCAR driver James Hylton, 83, killed in car wreck
Apr 28, 2018 7:00 am - CARNESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Former NASCAR driver James Hylton, the 1966 Rookie of the Year, was killed in a traffic accident Saturday, authorities said. He was 83. Hylton an...