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Robert Durst, real estate tycoon convicted of murder, dies

By ANDREW DALTON and BRIAN MELLEY
Jan 10, 2022 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Durst, the wealthy New York real estate heir and failed fugitive dogged for decades with suspicion in the disappearance and deaths of those aro...
Opera singer Maria Ewing, wife of Peter Hall, dead at 71

The Associated Press
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...
FranÃ§ois Carrard, legal doyen of Olympic sports, dies at 83

The Associated Press
Jan 10, 2022 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - FranÃ§ois Carrard, the former longtime IOC director general who helped oversee its reforms after the Salt Lake City bidding scandal, has die...
Bob Falkenburg, tennis star who gave Brazil fast food, dies

By HOWARD FENDRICH
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...
Producer Dwayne Hickman, who played Dobie Gillis, has died

By MICHAEL TARM
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...
Bob Saget, comic and 'Full House' star, dead at 65

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer
Jan 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...
Civil rights lawyer, professor Lani Guinier dead at 71

By JESSICA GRESKO and GARY FIELDS
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...
Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-winning composer, dies at age 93

By HILLEL ITALIE
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...
Sidney Poitier: A trailblazing life in his own words

By JAKE COYLE
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 ...
Iranian filmmaker dies from COVID-19 despite prison furlough

The Associated Press
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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