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Daytime Emmy-Winning Soap Opera Star Dead at 43

Mom of Soap Opera Star
Shares Statement on His Death

UPDATED

Sep 19, 2023 12:25 AM CDT

Mom of Soap Opera Star Shares Statement on His Death

Billy Miller was known for 'The Young and the Restless,' 'General Hospital'

(Newser) - Billy Miller's mother shared a statement on social media Monday concerning the actor's death at age 43. Her son, whom she refers to as BJ, "fought a long hard valiant battle with bipolar depression for years," she wrote, and while he "did everything he could...

Renowned Colombian
Artist Botero Is Dead

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Sep 15, 2023 1:53 PM CDT

Renowned Colombian Artist Botero Is Dead

Painter and sculptor's distinctive works were known around the world

(Newser) - Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died at age 91. Lina Botero told the Colombian radio station Caracol that her father died Friday morning in Monaco of pneumonia complications, per...

Ex-NBA Player Dies at 42

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Sep 13, 2023 9:30 AM CDT

Ex-NBA Player Dies at 42

Brandon Hunter played for the Celtics, Magic after his turn at Ohio University

(Newser) - A former NBA player who counted the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic among his teams has died. "We are terribly saddened to learn of the loss of our former teammate, Brandon Hunter," the Magic wrote online Tuesday night of its ex-forward. "We send our deepest condolences to...

'Dolly the Sheep'
Scientist Is Dead at 79

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Sep 11, 2023 11:52 AM CDT

'Dolly the Sheep' Scientist Is Dead at 79

Scotland's Ian Wilmut set off a global discussion on the ethics of cloning

(Newser) - Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the sheep in 1996, has died at age 79. The University of Edinburgh in Scotland said Wilmut died Sunday of Parkinson's disease, per the AP . Wilmut ignited a global discussion about the ethics of cloning...

Pee-wee Herman Actor Paul Reubens Has Died

We Now Know Paul
Reubens' Cause of Death

UPDATED

Sep 9, 2023 7:00 AM CDT

We Now Know Paul Reubens' Cause of Death

Actor known for Pee-wee Herman character battled 2 aggressive forms of cancer, per death certificate

(Newser) - In a notice posted online after his death, Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, said he was sorry for never publicizing his cancer battle. As it turns out, he was fighting two types of cancer, and they were both aggressive. According to Reubens' death certificate, seen by the Blast , the 70-year-old...

Richard Moriarty's Mr. Yuk Still Warns of Poison Danger

Doctor Developed Mr. Yuk

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Sep 8, 2023 3:45 PM CDT

Doctor Developed Mr. Yuk

Richard Moriarty said the warning symbol was designed 'by kids for kids'

(Newser) - Dr. Richard W. Moriarty, a retired pediatrician who helped create the bright green Mr. Yuk sticker that warns kids away from poisonous substances, has died. He was 83. Moriarty died on Thursday in Pittsburgh, according to a funeral home, the AP reports. Moriarty was involved in establishing and developing the...

'Dream Weaver' Singer Gary Wright Dead at 80

'Dream Weaver' Singer
Gary Wright Dies at 80

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Sep 5, 2023 3:30 AM CDT

'Dream Weaver' Singer Gary Wright Dies at 80

1970s star was also well-known to kids of the 1990s thanks to 'Wayne's World'

(Newser) - Gary Wright, the singer-songwriter who went from a popular 1960s session player to a star in his own right with the 1970s hits "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive," died Monday at age 80. Wright was a founding member of Spooky Tooth, a UK-based band that started...

Smash Mouth
Loses Its 'All
Star' Frontman

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Sep 4, 2023 12:45 PM CDT

Smash Mouth Loses Its 'All Star' Frontman

Steve Harwell is dead at 56 of acute liver failure, per the band's manager

(Newser) - Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth, has died. He was 56. The band's manager, Robert Hayes, said Harwell "passed peacefully and comfortably" Monday morning surrounded by family and friends at his home in Boise, Idaho, per the AP . The cause of...

Former UN Ambassador
Bill Richardson Dies at 75

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Sep 2, 2023 12:03 PM CDT

Former UN Ambassador Bill Richardson Dies at 75

Former New Mexico governor died in his sleep

(Newser) - This obituary has been updated throughout. Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico who later was the US ambassador to the United Nations and dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detained overseas, has died. He was 75, reports the AP . The Richardson Center for Global...

Parrot Heads in Mourning
Over Death of an Icon

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Sep 2, 2023 7:17 AM CDT

Parrot Heads in Mourning Over Death of an Icon

"Margaritaville" singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett is dead at 76

(Newser) - Jimmy Buffett's search for that missing salt shaker has just entered a new realm. The millionaire singer-songwriter and businessman described by the New York Times as the "roguish bard of island escapism," known for such singalong hits as "Margaritaville," "Fins," and "Cheeseburger...

He Thought Diana, His Son
Were Killed by the Royals

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Sep 2, 2023 6:00 AM CDT

He Thought Diana, His Son Were Killed by the Royals

Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of Harrods and father to Dodi, dies at 94

(Newser) - Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of the famed Harrods department store in London whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, has died, his family said Friday. He was 94. Al Fayed, a self-made Egyptian businessman who also once owned the Fulham Football Club, was devastated by...

'Joe the Plumber'
Is Dead at 49

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Aug 28, 2023 1:10 PM CDT

'Joe the Plumber' Is Dead at 49

Joe Wurzelbacher famously questioned Barack Obama on campaign trail in 2008

(Newser) - The man the world came to know as "Joe the Plumber" has died at age 49 from pancreatic cancer, reports Fox News . Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher gained national fame back in 2008 when he questioned then-Sen. Barack Obama on the campaign trail in Toledo, Ohio, about his tax plan, per...

Price Is Right's Bob Barker
Is Dead at 99

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Aug 26, 2023 1:45 PM CDT

Price Is Right's Bob Barker Is Dead at 99

Iconic game show host was a longtime animal rights advocate

(Newser) - Popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of television's Truth or Consequences and The Price Is Right, has died. His publicist said Barker, a longtime animal rights activist who made a plea to viewers to have their pets spayed or neutered part...

Big Star in Wrestling
Is Dead at 36

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Aug 25, 2023 12:52 PM CDT

Big Star in Wrestling Is Dead at 36

Bray Wyatt, real name Windham Rotunda, reportedly suffered a heart attack

(Newser) - One of the bigger names in World Wrestling Entertainment has died young: Windham Rotunda, who performed under the name Bray Wyatt, died at age 36 on Thursday, reports Yahoo Sports . Rotunda died unexpectedly, wrote WWE chief content officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque on X. The family hasn't released...

Co-Founder
of Adobe
Helped Create
the First PDF

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Aug 21, 2023 6:00 PM CDT

Co-Founder of Adobe Helped Create the First PDF

John Warnock developed PostScript with Charles Geschke

(Newser) - John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, has died. He was 82. The Silicon Valley entrepreneur and computer scientist died Saturday surrounded by family, Adobe said in a statement. The company didn't give a cause of death or say where Warnock died, per the AP...

Longtime Stage Actor
Made His Mark on This Is Us

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Aug 20, 2023 10:00 AM CDT

Longtime Stage Actor Made His Mark on This Is Us

Ron Cephas Jones went back to Broadway after double lung transplant

(Newser) - Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC drama This Is Us, has died. Jones, 66, died "due to a long-standing pulmonary issue," said his manager, Dan Spilo, the AP reports....

Co-Founder of
A&M Records Dies

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Aug 16, 2023 5:09 PM CDT

Co-Founder of A&M Records Dies

Jerry Moss was the M in A&M

(Newser) - Jerry Moss, a music industry giant who co-founded A&M Records with Herb Alpert and rose from a Los Angeles garage to the heights of success with hits by Alpert, the Police, the Carpenters, and hundreds of other performers, has died at age 88. Moss, inducted with Alpert into the...

'Godfather
of Black Music'
Has Died

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Aug 14, 2023 1:57 PM CDT

'Godfather of Black Music' Has Died

Clarence Avant was 92

(Newser) - Clarence Avant, the judicious manager, entrepreneur, facilitator, and adviser known as the "Godfather of Black Music" who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers, and many others, has died. He was 92. Avant, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, died...

Robbie Robertson Sought
to Write Songs 'Lost in Time'

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Aug 9, 2023 7:50 PM CDT

Robbie Robertson Sought to Write Songs 'Lost in Time'

Lead guitarist for the Band also collaborated with Martin Scorsese

(Newser) - Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter for the Band—a Canadian American group that famously backed Bob Dylan while achieving Rock and Roll Hall of Fame success in its own right—died Wednesday. Robertson, 80, died in Los Angeles after a long illness, CBC News reports. He wrote or co-wrote...

Singer
Immortalized
in Documentary
Has Died

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Aug 9, 2023 4:55 PM CDT

Singer Immortalized in Documentary Has Died

Sixto Rodriguez was the subject of 'Searching for Sugar Man'

(Newser) - Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man , has died at age 81. Rodriguez' death Tuesday in Detroit was announced on the Sugarman.org website and confirmed Wednesday by his granddaughter, Amanda Kennedy. He died following a short illness, according to...