Obituaries
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Opera singer Maria Ewing, wife of Peter Hall, dead at 71
Jan 10, 2022 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Maria Ewing, a soprano and mezzo-soprano noted for intense performances who became the wife of director Peter Hall and the mother of actor-director Rebecc...
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François Carrard, legal doyen of Olympic sports, dies at 83
Jan 10, 2022 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - François Carrard, the former longtime IOC director general who helped oversee its reforms after the Salt Lake City bidding scandal, has die...
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Bob Falkenburg, tennis star who gave Brazil fast food, dies
Jan 10, 2022 6:00 am - Robert 'œBob'ť Falkenburg, who saved three championship points en route to winning the 1948 Wimbledon men's singles final at age 22 and brought fast food to Brazil durin...
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Producer Dwayne Hickman, who played Dobie Gillis, has died
Jan 09, 2022 6:00 am - Dwayne Hickman, the actor and network TV executive who despite numerous achievements throughout his life would always be remembered fondly by a generation of baby boomer...
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Bob Saget, comic and 'Full House' star, dead at 65Jan 09, 2022 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Bob Saget, the actor-comedian known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom “Full House” and as the wisecracking host of “America's F...
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Civil rights lawyer, professor Lani Guinier dead at 71
Jan 08, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Lani Guinier, a civil rights lawyer and scholar whose nomination by President Bill Clinton to head the Justice Department's civil rights division was p...
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Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-winning composer, dies at age 93
Jan 08, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Marilyn Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with husband Alan Bergman on 'œThe Way We Were,'ť 'œHow Do You Keep the Music Playing?'ť and hundr...
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Sidney Poitier: A trailblazing life in his own words
Jan 08, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As a trailblazing actor to generations of Black performers in Hollywood, Sidney Poitier often spoke about his larger off-screen role. Poitier, who died ...
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Iranian filmmaker dies from COVID-19 despite prison furlough
Jan 08, 2022 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An award-winning Iranian filmmaker and poet who had been jailed on state security charges but was released on furlough after contracti...
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Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives
Jan 07, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - We go to movies not just to escape, but to discover. We might identify with the cowboy or the runaway bride or the kid who befriends a creature from anot...