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Kevin Starr, California's premier historian, dies at 76

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
Jan 15, 2017 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Former California State Librarian Kevin Starr, who is deemed the pre-eminent historian of the Golden State, has died. He was 76. Starr died of a hea...
Dick Gautier, who played Hymie on 'Get Smart,' dies at 85

By The Associated Press
Jan 15, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Dick Gautier, the Tony-nominated actor who found fame as Hymie the Robot on the 1960s sitcom "Get Smart," has died. He was 85. His daughter, Denise Gauti...
Zhou Youguang, father of Chinese Romanization, dies at 111

The Associated Press
Jan 14, 2017 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Zhou Youguang, a linguist considered the father of modern China's Pinyin Romanization system, died Saturday at the age of 111. Born in 1906 during China's...
2-time Ryder Cup captain John Jacobs dies at 91

The Associated Press
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - John Jacobs, the captain of the first European Ryder Cup team and a tour official on the continent, has died. He was 91. T...
Guitarist who avoided Buddy Holly plane crash dies at 85

By JUAN A. LOZANO
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Tommy Allsup, a guitarist best known for losing a coin toss that kept him off a plane that later crashed and killed rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritch...
Film historian and author Betty Lasky dies at 94

The Associated Press
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Film historian and author Betty Lasky has died. She was 94. Lasky's longtime friend Mark Penn said Thursday that Lasky died Saturday in Los Angeles fr...
Ex-Playboy executive Victor Lownes dies at 88

By JILL LAWLESS
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Victor Lownes, a former executive of Playboy who helped forge the brand's hedonistic ethos and put much of the swing into the "Swinging London" era, has di...
Jerusalem Post says former chief editor Ari Rath dead at 92

The Associated Press
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Former Jerusalem Post chief editor Ari Rath, who advocated the peaceful coexistence of Israelis and Palestinians, died Friday in Vienna at 92, the paper sa...
Lord Snowdon, ex-husband of Princess Margaret, dies at 86

By GREGORY KATZ
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Lord Snowdon, the society photographer and filmmaker who married Britain's Princess Margaret and continued to mix in royal circles even after their divorce...
'Exorcist' author William Peter Blatty dead at 89

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Novelist and filmmaker William Peter Blatty, a former Jesuit school valedictorian who conjured a tale of demonic possession and gave millions the fright ...

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