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'Towering Inferno' director John Guillermin dies at 89

The Associated Press
Oct 01, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - John Guillermin, a veteran British director best known for bringing to life big budget adventure films like "The Towering Inferno" and the 1976 "King ...
Leading jazz alto saxophonist Phil Woods dies at age 83

By CHARLES J. GANS
Sep 30, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Phil Woods, a leading alto saxophonist in mainstream jazz for more than 60 years whose piercing solos could also be heard on hit records by Billy Joel an...
Relative: Leon Varjian, known UW prankster, dies at 64

The Associated Press
Sep 30, 2015 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Leon Varjian, who came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 1970s to study in "the graduate school of fun" and ended up masterminding such ...
Services Oct. 9 for longtime Arlington Park executive Thayer

By Ross Forman Special to the Daily Herald
Sep 30, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the date of the services. William A. Thayer Jr., a longtime racing executive whose connections in the sport ex...
Catherine Coulson, who played Log Lady in 'Twin Peaks,' dies

The Associated Press
Sep 29, 2015 7:00 am - ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) - Catherine E. Coulson, an actress best known as the quirky Log Lady in the TV series "Twin Peaks," has died. Amy Richard with the Oregon Shakespeare ...
Former Real Madrid midfielder Ignacio Zoco dies at 76

The Associated Press
Sep 28, 2015 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Ignacio Zoco, a former Real Madrid defensive midfielder who won a European Cup and seven league championships along with the 1964 European title with Spain...
Former Oregonian publisher Fred Stickel dies at 93

The Associated Press
Sep 28, 2015 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Fred Stickel, who turned The Oregonian into one of the country's best regional newspapers during his long stint as its publisher, has died. The Ore...
Sheri Goldhirsch, who nurtured young playwrights, dies

By MARK KENNEDY
Sep 27, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sheri Goldhirsch, who rose from an intern to help lead the Young Playwrights Inc., which has nurtured and developed playwrights ages 18 and under, died, ...
Philanthropist-investor Richard Rainwater dies at 71

The Associated Press
Sep 27, 2015 7:00 am - FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Richard Rainwater, the son of a North Texas grocer who went on to amass a fortune as an investment manager before becoming a billionaire investo...
Doug Kendall, advocate for nation's progressive roots, dies

The Associated Press
Sep 26, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The founder and president of the left-leaning Constitutional Accountability Center, Doug Kendall, has died at the age of 51. The Washington-based think...

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