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Star-Studded Farewell
for Sargent Shriver

Jan 23, 2011 7:35 AM CST

Star-Studded Farewell for Sargent Shriver

Kennedy in-law honored for life of service

(Newser) - His 19 grandchildren read short remembrances, U2 frontman Bono led mourners in singing "Forever Young" and fond memories and laughter filled a funeral service for R. Sargent Shriver, the 95-year-old statesman laid to rest this weekend. Shriver, who served as the Peace Corps' first director for brother-in-law John Kennedy...

Sargent Shriver, Founder of
Peace Corps, Dead at 95

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Jan 18, 2011 5:23 PM CST

Sargent Shriver, Founder of Peace Corps, Dead at 95

Kennedy in-law ran as George McGovern's VP candidate in 1972

(Newser) - Sargent Shriver, a Kennedy in-law who was the first director of the Peace Corps, is dead at age 95, CNN reports. He had suffered from Alzheimer's for years and had been hospitalized for the last several days. Shriver entered political life through his 1953 marriage to Eunice Kennedy after having...

Ozzie & Harriet's
David Nelson Dies

Jan 12, 2011 3:40 AM CST

Ozzie & Harriet's David Nelson Dies

Last member of sitcom family dead at 74

(Newser) - David Nelson, the last surviving family member from '50s sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, has died at the age of 74. The former child star, who directed movies including Peytyon Place, succumbed to colon cancer, AP reports. Nelson and his younger musician brother, Ricky, who died in a...

Babe Creator
Dick King-Smith Dead at 88

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Jan 6, 2011 2:53 AM CST

Babe Creator Dick King-Smith Dead at 88

British children's author wrote more than 100 books on rural life

(Newser) - Dick King-Smith, the British children's author who created one of filmdom's favorite pigs, has died at the age of 88. The writer passed away peacefully at his long-time home in rural England, the Guardian reports. King-Smith, a World War II vet, spent 20 years as a farmer before turning to...

Stuck in the Middle Singer
Gerry Rafferty Dead at 63

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Jan 5, 2011 6:31 AM CST

Stuck in the Middle Singer Gerry Rafferty Dead at 63

Scotsman struggled with fame, drinking after '70s hits

(Newser) - Gerry Rafferty, the Scottish singer/songwriter best known for '70s hits "Baker Street" and "Stuck in the Middle With You," has died at the age of 63 after a long battle with alcoholism and liver disease. Baker began his career busking on the London Underground before teaming up...

Actor Pete Postlethwaite
Dead at 64

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Jan 3, 2011 10:45 AM CST

Actor Pete Postlethwaite Dead at 64

Oscar nominee had been battling cancer

(Newser) - Pete Postlethwaite, who received an Oscar nomination for his role as Daniel Day-Lewis' character's father in In the Name of the Father, died yesterday at 64 after a long cancer fight. Most recently, the English actor had appeared in Inception and Ben Affleck’s The Town. He was also politically...

Real-Life Rosie the Riveter
Is Dead at 86

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Dec 30, 2010 12:08 PM CST

Real-Life Rosie the Riveter Is Dead at 86

Geraldine Hoff Doyle's face became Rosie the Riveter's

(Newser) - Meet the real Rosie the Riveter. The woman who inspired the "We Can Do It!" poster during World War II that was embraced as a feminist symbol in the 1980s is dead at age 86, reports the New York Times . Geraldine Hoff Doyle was working in a Michigan...

Sound of Music
Daughter Dies

obituary

Dec 30, 2010 6:36 AM CST

Sound of Music Daughter Dies

Agathe von Trapp, oldest daughter of famed singing family, dead at 97

(Newser) - Agathe von Trapp has climbed her last mountain. The oldest daughter of the musical family whose legendary escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for the equally legendary The Sound of Music died Tuesday at age 97. Agathe, a guitarist, was represented in the film by "I am 16-going-on-17"...

'Ivory Queen of Soul'
Teena Marie Dead at 54

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Dec 27, 2010 6:10 AM CST

'Ivory Queen of Soul' Teena Marie Dead at 54

Motown Californian rocked fans' worlds

(Newser) - R&B soul singer Teena Marie was found dead in her bed at her California home yesterday. She was 54. Known as the "Ivory Queen of Soul," Marie signed with the legendary Motown label in the '70s; recorded 13 albums, including hits Lovergirl, Fire and Desire, Square Biz...

WWII Pilot Who Forever
Repaid Rescuers Dies at 94

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Dec 23, 2010 6:41 PM CST

WWII Pilot Who Forever Repaid Rescuers Dies at 94

Getting shot down in Pacific shaped Fred Hargesheime's whole life

(Newser) - Shot down by a Japanese fighter in 1943, a young US pilot landed in the jungle of a Japanese-held island. He survived, barely, for a month before fate and Pacific islanders found him, nursed him back to health in secret, and eventually got him back in American hands. Fred Hargesheimer,...

Captain Beefheart
Dead at 69

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Dec 18, 2010 7:45 AM CST

Captain Beefheart Dead at 69

He was the man behind the confounding, influential 'Trout Mask Replica'

(Newser) - Don Van Vliet, the man better known as Captain Beefheart, died yesterday from complications related to multiple sclerosis; he was 69. Beefheart—who once said his name came from the fact that he had “a beef in my heart against this society"—influenced a long line of musicians...

Breakfast at Tiffany's Director Blake Edwards Dead at 88

Dec 16, 2010 1:36 PM CST

Breakfast at Tiffany's Director Blake Edwards Dead at 88

Jule Andrews' husband also directed '10,' the 'Pink Panther' movies

(Newser) - Blake Edwards, the director and writer known for clever dialogue, poignance, and occasional belly-laugh sight gags in Breakfast at Tiffany's, 10, and the Pink Panther farces, is dead at age 88. Edwards died from complications of pneumonia, with wife Julie Andrews and other family members at his side. A third-generation...

Baseball Legend
Bob Feller Dead at 92

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Dec 16, 2010 5:36 AM CST

Baseball Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Cleveland Hall of Famer 'first and foremost a great American'

(Newser) - Bob Feller, the Iowa farm boy who became one of the greatest pitchers baseball has ever seen, has died aged 92, reports the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. The Hall of Famer—whose fastball earned him the nicknames "Bullet Bob" and the "Heater from Van Meter"—signed for the Cleveland...

Diplomat Richard Holbrooke
Dead at 69

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Dec 13, 2010 7:17 PM CST

Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Dead at 69

He was President Obama's envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan

(Newser) - Richard Holbrooke, a brilliant and feisty US diplomat who wrote part of the Pentagon Papers, was the architect of the 1995 Bosnia peace plan, and served as President Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, died today, an administration official said. He was 69. The official spoke on condition of...

Jazz Great James Moody
Dead at 85

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Dec 10, 2010 4:25 AM CST

Jazz Great James Moody Dead at 85

Jazz world mourns veteran saxophonist

(Newser) - Beloved jazzman James Moody has died in San Diego at the age of 85. The saxophonist, flutist, band leader, and composer had a distinguished career in jazz that began in Dizzy Gillespie's band just after World War II and lasted well into the 21st century. Moody, famed for his versatility,...

Elizabeth Edwards
Dead at 61

breaking news

Dec 7, 2010 4:05 PM CST

Elizabeth Edwards Dead at 61

Wife of John Edwards dies of breast cancer

(Newser) - A day after the news that doctors were stopping treatment of her breast cancer, Elizabeth Edwards died this morning in North Carolina at age 61. "Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family," said a family statement. Estranged husband...

Cowboys Star Don Meredith Dead at 72

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Dec 6, 2010 12:37 PM CST

Cowboys Star Don Meredith Dead at 72

Joined 'Monday Night Football 's' first broadcast team

(Newser) - Don Meredith, one of the most recognizable figures of the early Dallas Cowboys and an original member of ABC's Monday Night Football broadcast team, died yesterday in Santa Fe after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma. He was 72. Meredith played for the Cowboys from 1960-1968, becoming...

Cubs Great
Ron Santo
Dead at 70

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Dec 3, 2010 11:28 AM CST

Cubs Great Ron Santo Dead at 70

Third-baseman became legendary broadcaster

(Newser) - Renowned Chicago Cubs third-baseman and broadcaster Ron Santo died last night in Arizona of complications from bladder cancer at age 70. “Ronnie will forever be the heart and soul of Cubs fans,” said the team’s chairman. “He enjoyed himself in the booth right to the end,...

Empire Strikes Back
Director Dead at 87

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Nov 29, 2010 12:03 PM CST

Empire Strikes Back Director Dead at 87

Irvin Kershner aimed for depth with Star Wars sequel

(Newser) - Irvin Kershner—who directed the Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back, the James Bond film Never Say Never Again and Robocop 2—died Saturday after a long illness at age 87. Kershner already had made a number of well-received movies when he was hired by George Lucas to direct...

Leslie Nielsen Dead at 84

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Nov 28, 2010 8:39 PM CST

Leslie Nielsen Dead at 84

The actor was being treated for pneumonia

(Newser) - Leslie Nielsen, famed for his playing accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun comedies, died tonight at a hospital near his home in Ft. Lauderdale where he was being treated for pneumonia, according to his agent. He was 84.