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Creator of 'Yo! MTV Raps' dies at 59

The Associated Press
Oct 28, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Peter Dougherty, responsible for some of MTV's on-air look in its early days and creator of the program "Yo! MTV Raps," died earlier this month. He died ...
Dick Maugg, known for Bartles & Jaymes ads, dies at 83

The Associated Press
Oct 27, 2015 7:00 am - SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - Dick Maugg, known for his role in 1980s advertisements for Bartles & Jaymes brand wine coolers, has died at the age of 83. His wife Barbara Mau...
Philip French, veteran UK film critic, dies aged 82

The Associated Press
Oct 27, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Philip French, the long-time film critic for the Guardian's Sunday edition, the Observer, has died at 82. The Guardian says on its website that French suff...
Maureen O'Hara, spirited movie star, dies at 95

By Robert Jablon Associated Press
Oct 24, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Fiery-haired and feisty, Maureen O'Hara could handle anything the world and Hollywood threw at her. Director John Ford punched her in the jaw at a party an...
Notable deaths last week: Her Hollywood career included iconic movies

From Daily Herald wire reports
Oct 24, 2015 1:00 am - • Nick Pappas, who was dubbed "Mr. Trojan" for the 59 years he spent as a football player, coach and administrator at Southern California, has died at age 99. • Fiery-ha...
Thomas Stemberg, founder of Staples office superstore, dies

The Associated Press
Oct 23, 2015 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Thomas Stemberg, a former grocery business executive who founded Staples Inc. and revolutionized the office supplies retail business, died Friday at his ho...
Dermatologist for Michael Jackson, other stars, dies

By JOHN ANTCZAK and JOHN ROGERS
Oct 23, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dr. Arnold Klein once said, "Put me next to a patient, give me a needle and I'm really happy." To which the man once known as Hollywood's "Dermatologi...
Legendary jazz vocalist Mark Murphy dies in New Jersey at 83

The Associated Press
Oct 22, 2015 7:00 am - ENGLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) - Legendary jazz vocalist Mark Murphy has died in New Jersey after a lengthy illness that kept him from performing since 2012. He was 83. Manager Je...
Marty Ingels, husband of Shirley Jones, dies at 79

The Associated Press
Oct 22, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Marty Ingels, a raspy-voiced comedian, actor and talent agent who was married to singer and actress Shirley Jones for nearly 40 years, died Wednesday ...
Cory Wells, Three Dog Night singer, dies in New York at 74

The Associated Press
Oct 21, 2015 7:00 am - DUNKIRK, N.Y. (AP) - Cory Wells, a founding member of the popular 1970s band Three Dog Night and lead singer on such hits as "Never Been to Spain" and "Mama Told Me (Not...

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