Obituaries
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Greg Lee, UCLA guard under coach John Wooden, dies at 70
Sep 23, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Greg Lee, who helped UCLA to consecutive national championships in 1972 and '73 as a starting guard under coach John Wooden, has died. He was 70. Lee ...
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Hilary Mantel, author of 'Wolf Hall' Tudor saga, dies at 70
Sep 23, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Hilary Mantel, the Booker Prize-winning author who turned Tudor power politics into page-turning fiction in the acclaimed 'œWolf Hall'ť trilogy of historic...
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Oscar winner Louise Fletcher dies at 88
Sep 23, 2022 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" set a new ...
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Maury Wills, base-stealing shortstop for Dodgers, dies at 89
Sep 20, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship tea...
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Valery Polyakov, took longest single trip to space, dies
Sep 19, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Valery Polyakov, the Soviet cosmonaut who set the record for the longest single stay in space, has died at age 80, Russia's space agency announced Monday. ...
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Architect Vlado Milunić dies at 81; linked to Prague icon
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Vlado Milunić, a Czech architect of Croatian ancestry who co-designed Prague's iconic Dancing House building together with his colleague Frank Gehry, has ...
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Henry Silva, known for many tough-guy roles, dies at 95
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Henry Silva, a prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in 'œThe Manchurian Candidate,'ť 'œOcean's Eleven'ť and other film...
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Former All-Star catcher John Stearns dies at 71
Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - John Stearns, a four-time All-Star catcher with the New York Mets, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. Stearns, who played football and ba...
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Eddie Butler, former Wales rugby captain, dies at 65
Sep 15, 2022 7:00 am - CARDIFF, Wales (AP) - Eddie Butler, a former Wales rugby captain who later forged a career as a highly respected commentator and broadcaster, has died. He was 65. Butler...
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Greece's Irene Papas, who earned Hollywood fame, dies at 93
Sep 14, 2022 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Irene Papas, the Greek actress and recording artist renowned for her dramatic performances and austere beauty that earned her prominent roles in Ho...