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'Big Lebowski' actor David Huddleston dies at 85

By DERRIK J. LANG
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - David Huddleston, the character actor best known for portraying titular roles in "The Big Lebowski" and "Santa Claus: The Movie," has died. He was 85....
NZ Formula One driver Chris Amon dead at 73

The Associated Press
Aug 03, 2016 7:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand motor racing driver Chris Amon, who was considered one of the best Formula One drivers of his generation, has died aged 73, hi...
Real estate developer, Holocaust survivor Joseph Wilf dies

The Associated Press
Aug 03, 2016 7:00 am - HILLSIDE, N.J. (AP) - A Holocaust survivor who along with his brother founded one of the nation's largest real estate development firms has died. Joseph Wilf was 91. Wil...
Elliot Tiber, helped enable staging of Woodstock, dead at 81

By HILLEL ITALIE
Aug 03, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Elliot Tiber, an artist, screenplay writer and designer best known as the businessman who helped enable the staging of the landmark 1969 Woodstock music ...
Egyptian chemist Zewail, Noble prize-winner, dies at 70

The Associated Press
Aug 02, 2016 7:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Ahmed Zewail, a science adviser to President Obama who won the 1999 Nobel Prize for his work on the study of chemical reactions over immensely sh...
German-Jewish writer Angelika Schrobsdorff dies at age 88

The Associated Press
Aug 02, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The German-Jewish writer Angelika Schrobsdorff, whose bestselling works included a book about her mother growing up in Germany and then having to flee when...
Veteran Associated Press editor, mentor Carol Druga dies

By GREG SCHREIER
Aug 01, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Carol Druga, a veteran Associated Press editor who was a newsroom mentor with an acerbic wit and a deep affection for Pittsburgh sports, has died. She was...
Gloria DeHaven, star of 1940s '50s films, dead at age 91

By LINDSEY BAHR
Aug 01, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gloria DeHaven, the daughter of vaudeville stars who carved out her own successful career as the bright-eyed, vivacious star of Hollywood musicals and...
Longtime Weather Channel meteorologist Dave Schwartz dies

The Associated Press
Jul 31, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Longtime Weather Channel meteorologist Dave Schwartz has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 63. In an announcement of his death, The Weather Chan...
Ken Barrie, voice of Postman Pat, dies at 83

The Associated Press
Jul 29, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ken Barrie, who provided the voice of affable animated letter-carrier Postman Pat, has died. He was 83. His daughter Lorraine Peterson said Friday that Bar...

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