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Renowned Hungarian film director Karoly Makk dies at 91

By PABLO GORONDI
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Karoly Makk, one of Hungary's greatest film directors whose "Cats' Play" was nominated for an Oscar in 1975, has died. He was 91. The Szechenyi ...
Rollie Massimino, who led Villanova to '85 NCAA title, dies

By TIM REYNOLDS
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 am - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - There was a night earlier this year when Rollie Massimino's home was filled by family, friends and many members of the 1985 Villanova team t...
Hong Kong businessman and socialite David Tang dies at 63

By KELVIN CHAN
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - David Tang, the flamboyant and outspoken socialite and entrepreneur who founded the Shanghai Tang fashion brand, has died. He was 63. The Financial Time...
Michael Feldman, former top AP photo editor, dies at 70

The Associated Press
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Feldman, a top photo editor whose 40-year career took him from the gritty streets of Philadelphia to major international sporting events incl...
Survivor of Nagasaki bomb who campaigned to ban nukes dies

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Sumiteru Taniguchi, who devoted his life to seeking to abolish nuclear weapons after he was burned severely in the 1945 atomic bomb attack on his hometown o...
Former Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote dies at 90

By LARRY LAGE
Aug 29, 2017 7:00 am - Jud Heathcote, who led Michigan State and Magic Johnson to the 1979 NCAA championship, has died. He was 90. The school announced Heathcote died Monday in Spokane, Washin...
'The Elephant Man' playwright Bernard Pomerance dies at 76

By MARK KENNEDY
Aug 29, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bernard Pomerance, the playwright best known for the Tony Award-winning play about a horribly deformed man that has lured some of Hollywood's biggest nam...
French actress, filmmaker Mireille Darc dies at 79

The Associated Press
Aug 28, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French actress Mireille Darc, who performed with some of France's leading directors and had a long relationship with actor Alain Delon, has died at 79. Fren...
Tobe Hooper, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' director, dies at 74

By ROBERT JABLON and JAKE COYLE
Aug 27, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tobe Hooper, the horror-movie pioneer whose low-budget sensation "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" took a buzz saw to audiences with its brutally frightf...
Cregier remembered as hall of fame coach, family man

By Steve Zalusky
Aug 27, 2017 1:00 am - The suburban prep basketball world is mourning the loss of Ron Cregier, whose 42-year coaching career featured stops at St. Viator, Schaumburg and Fremd high schools bef...

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