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Family Circus Creator Bil Keane Dead at 89

Family-oriented strip was 'last frontier of wholesome family humor'

(Newser) - Family Circle creator Bil Keane, whose single-panel cartoons have appeared in newspapers across the country for some 50 years, died yesterday. He was 89. The AP recounts a 1995 conversation with Keane, in which he attributed his comic's staying power to its simplicity and consistency. "It's reassuring,...

Rapper Heavy D Dead at 44

He was major star in late '80s, '90s

(Newser) - Rapper Heavy D, one of the biggest rap stars of the late 1980s and early '90s, is dead at age 44, reports TMZ . A friend says he had pneumonia, and the rapper apparently began having trouble breathing on the stairs leading to his Beverly Hills apartment building. Born Dwight...

Smokin' Joe Frazier Dead of Liver Cancer at 67
 Smokin' Joe Frazier Dead at 67 
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Nov 8, 2011 5:45 AM CST

Smokin' Joe Frazier Dead at 67

Liver cancer claims boxing great

(Newser) - If cancer could be dropped with a devastating left hook, Joe Frazier would still be with us. The former heavyweight champion has died at the age of 67, just weeks after he was diagnosed with liver cancer, AP reports. Frazier, who won gold for the US at the 1964 Olympic...

Dorothy Rodham, Hillary&#39;s Mom, Dies at 92
 Dorothy Rodham, 
 Hillary's Mom, Dead at 92 
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Nov 1, 2011 10:52 AM CDT

Dorothy Rodham, Hillary's Mom, Dead at 92

Clinton cancels Europe trip

(Newser) - Dorothy Rodham, Hillary Clinton’s mother, died shortly after midnight, surrounded by her family at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, the Clinton family announced today. She was 92, and had been living with her daughter in Washington since 2006. Clinton canceled a planned trip to London and Istanbul to be...

Last of Polish Pilots Who Foiled Hitler in UK Dead at 97

Tadeusz Sawicz earned high military honors for bravery

(Newser) - A Polish fighter pilot believed to have been the last of those who fought alongside the English to stop Hitler's advance in the Battle of Britain has died at 97, reports the New York Daily News . After the Nazis took over his homeland in 1939, Tadeusz Sawicz made his...

Man Who Coined 'Artificial Intelligence' Dead at 84

John McCarthy a computer visionary

(Newser) - John McCarthy, the computer scientist who coined the term "artificial intelligence" in 1955, died Monday, reports the New York Times . He was 84. McCarthy was teaching mathematics at Dartmouth when he organized the first Artificial Intelligence conference in 1956. Later he founded AI labs at MIT and Stanford, and...

Indy Winner Dan Wheldon Killed in Vegas Crash

Drivers had expressed fears about track, super-fast speeds

(Newser) - Two-time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon died yesterday in a horrific 15-car crash in Las Vegas. The fiery accident, which sent three other drivers to the hospital, occurred just days after the 33-year-old British father of two and others expressed fears about crowded conditions and super-fast speeds of up to...

Computer Visionary Dennis Ritchie Dead at 70

He created UNIX, C programming languages

(Newser) - Dennis Ritchie, who invented the C programming language and helped create the UNIX operating system, died last weekend at age 70. His death after a long illness was first reported by Google engineer Rob Pike . Obituaries popping up on tech sites hail his work, vision, and legacy:
  • “Ritchie's
...

Pioneer Who Coined Phrase 'Gay Is Good' Dead at 86

Frank Kameny, leader of the gay rights movement, dead at 86

(Newser) - Gay is good. "If I am remembered for anything I hope it will be that," Frank Kameny said of the phrase he coined, in a 2009 AP interview. The gay rights pioneer died yesterday at age 86; the Washington Post notes that Oct. 11 is, fittingly, National Coming...

Civil Rights Hero Fred Shuttlesworth Dead at 89

Shuttlesworth survived bombings and beatings to end segregation

(Newser) - Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, one of the most dynamic leaders of the civil rights movement, died yesterday at the age of 89, reports the Washington Post . Shuttlesworth survived bombing attempts, beatings, and dozens of arrests in his attempts to end segregation in the South, and was key in making nonviolence a...

Doritos Creator to Have Chips Tossed Into Grave

Arch West died last week at age 97

(Newser) - Not even death can come between a man and his Doritos. Arch West, the Frito-Lay marketing exec credited with inventing the chip brand, died last week at age 97, reports the AP , and his Oct. 1 graveside service will feature the chips he dreamed up after stumbling upon a San...

Dolores Hope Dead at 102
 Dolores Hope Dead at 102 
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Sep 20, 2011 2:53 AM CDT

Dolores Hope Dead at 102

Nightclub singer was married to Bob Hope for 69 years

(Newser) - Dolores Hope, who was married to Bob Hope for 69 years and accompanied him on many of his trips to entertain American troops overseas, has died at the age of 102. Hope—born Dolores DeFina in Harlem in 1909—sidelined her own singing career after meeting her husband, who died...

Ziggy Creator Tom Wilson Dies at 80
 Ziggy Creator 
 Tom Wilson 
 Dead at 80 
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Sep 19, 2011 5:50 PM CDT

Ziggy Creator Tom Wilson Dead at 80

Cartoonist dies of pneumonia; son has long drawn the strip

(Newser) - Tom Wilson Sr., the creator of the hard-luck comic strip character Ziggy, has died, his family said today. He was 80. Tom Wilson Jr., who took over the comic in 1987, said his father died Friday of pneumonia at a Cincinnati hospital. The elder Wilson had moved to a Cincinnati...

Eleanor Mondale, Walter Mondale's Daughter, Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 51
 Mondale Daughter 
 Eleanor Dies at 51 
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Sep 18, 2011 7:37 AM CDT

Mondale Daughter Eleanor Dies at 51

'Wild child' was known on the party circuit in younger years

(Newser) - Eleanor Mondale, the vivacious daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale who carved out her own reputation as an entertainment reporter, radio show host, and gossip magnet, died yesterday at her home in Minnesota. She was 51. Mondale had been diagnosed with brain cancer years earlier. In a statement emailed...

Ted Kennedy's Oldest Child, Kara, Dead at 51

Former Sen. Charles Percy also dead

(Newser) - Two notable obituaries from the wires today:
  • Kara Kennedy, 51, the oldest child of the late Ted Kennedy, died at a Washington health club, reports AP . She had battled lung cancer since 2002. "She's with dad," said brother Patrick. "Her heart gave out." She has
...

Spartacus Star Andy Whitfield Dead at 39

TV program was breakout hit, famous for violence and nudity

(Newser) - Eighteen months after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Spartacus TV star Andy Whitfield has died. He was 39. Spartacus: Blood and Sand was the Starz network's first big hit, thanks in large part to the program's plentiful violence and nudity. Whitfield was almost unknown when he was cast...

The 'Last Great Delta Bluesman' Dead at 96

David 'Honeyboy' Edwards was last living link to birth of the blues

(Newser) - The last survivor of the original Mississippi Delta bluesmen has died at the age of 96. David "Honeyboy" Edwards, whose sharecropper parents taught him the guitar as a child, played with all the genre's big names during his 80-year career, including "King of the Delta Blues" Robert...

America Mourns Two Legendary Songwriters

Jerry Leiber and Nick Ashford died yesterday

(Newser) - Yesterday saw the loss of two great American songwriters, who between them wrote such classics as “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Jerry Leiber, 78, died unexpectedly in Los Angeles of cardiopulmonary failure. Nick Ashford, 70, died in a...

Canada Mourns Opposition Leader

NDP leader Jack Layton died of cancer a month after stepping aside

(Newser) - Jack Layton has died of cancer barely three months after leading the New Democratic Party to its strongest-ever result in Canada. The 61-year-old, who shocked the country only a few weeks ago when he announced he was stepping aside as the official opposition leader because of health issues, died yesterday...

Man Sent to Nazi Camp for Being Gay Dead at 98

Rudolf Brazda was last known survivor of persecution over homosexuality

(Newser) - Rudolf Brazda, believed to be the last surviving person who was sent to a Nazi concentration camp because of his homosexuality, died yesterday at age 98. Brazda was sent to Buchenwald in 1942 and held there until its liberation by US forces in 1945. Nazi Germany declared homosexuality an aberration...

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