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Dame Edna Creator Dies
Dame Edna Creator Dies
OBITUARY
Apr 22, 2023 8:33 AM CDT

Dame Edna Creator Dies

Aussie comedian Barry Humphries was 89

(Newser) - Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died. He was 89. His death was confirmed Saturday by the Sydney hospital where he spent several days with complications...

New Yorker Cartoonist Drew Signature Creatures 1K Times

Edward Koren's work lampooned without offending, critic says

(Newser) - Edward Koren, a longtime cartoonist for the New Yorker magazine known for his hairy, huminoid creatures, has died. He was 87. Koren died of lung cancer on Friday in Brookfield, Vermont, said his wife, Curtis Koren. He created more than 1,000 cartoons of the long-snouted creatures for the New ...

Some Said She Was to Fashion What the Beatles Were to Music

Mary Quant, mastermind of Swinging '60s style, dies at 93

(Newser) - Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture around the world, has died. She was 93. Quant’s family said she died "peacefully at home" in Surrey, southern England, on Thursday. Quant helped popularize the miniskirt—some credit...

After Murdering Friend's Mom at 15, She Became a Crime Novelist

Anne Perry dead at 84

(Newser) - When she was 15, Juliet Hulme helped her best friend murder the other girl's mother. By the time she died at age 84 on Monday, she was Anne Perry, award-winning and best-selling author of dozens of crime novels. The New York Times traces her troubled and fascinating life: Born...

His 'Fold-Ins' Delighted Mad Magazine Readers for Decades

Al Jaffee, who didn't retire until age 99, dies at 102

(Newser) - Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions," has died. He was 102. Jaffee died Monday in Manhattan from multiple organ failure, according to...

Michael Lerner, Who Played the Tough Boss in Elf , Dead at 81
Character Actor
From Barton Fink,
Elf Dead at 81
obituary
Apr 10, 2023 1:30 AM CDT

Character Actor From Barton Fink, Elf Dead at 81

Michael Lerner had a host of roles over the years

(Newser) - Michael Lerner, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role as domineering movie mogul Jack Lipnick in 1991's Barton Fink, has died at age 81. The character actor, who TMZ notes may be most well-known in recent generations for playing James Caan's unforgiving boss in Elf, starred...

Last Living Nuremberg Prosecutor Is Dead
With No Trial Experience,
He Convicted 22 Nazis
obituary
Apr 9, 2023 5:30 AM CDT

With No Trial Experience, He Convicted 22 Nazis

Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103

(Newser) - Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps, has died. He had just turned 103 in March, per the AP . Ferencz died Friday evening...

After Asking Students to Write Their Obituary, Teacher Is Out

High school assignment was prompted by plans for an active shooter drill

(Newser) - When he learned the Orlando high school where he teaches was going to hold an active shooter drill that day, Jeffrey Keene had an idea for an assignment. "This isn't a way to upset you or anything like that," Keene said he told the 35 students in...

UK Pop Group S Club 7 'Devastated' by Singer's Death

Paul Cattermole, 46, died of so-far unknown causes, right before band's reunion tour in October

(Newser) - Paul Cattermole, a member of early-2000s British pop group S Club 7, has died just weeks after the band announced a reunion tour. He was 46. The band and Cattermole's family said Friday that "it is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved...

Lance Reddick Starred in The Wire , John Wick Films
Lance Reddick's Cause
of Death: Heart Disease
udpated
Apr 6, 2023 1:44 PM CDT

Lance Reddick's Cause of Death: Heart Disease

60-year-old starred in the 'The Wire,' the 'John Wick' films, and more

(Newser) - The cause of Lance Reddick's unexpected death at age 60 has been revealed: heart disease. More specifically, ischemic heart disease and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, according to the death certificate for the late actor obtained by TMZ . Reddick died in his home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los...

Creator of Catan Board Game Dies at 70
Creator of Catan
Board Game Dies at 70
OBITUARY
Apr 4, 2023 7:35 PM CDT

Creator of Catan Board Game Dies at 70

Klaus Teuber's game became a smash hit

(Newser) - Klaus Teuber, creator of the hugely popular Catan board game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island, has died after a brief illness, according to a family statement. He was 70. The board game, originally called The Settlers of Catan when introduced in 1995 and based...

Raquel Welch Is Dead at 82
Raquel Welch
Had Alzheimer's
updated
Apr 4, 2023 8:46 AM CDT

Raquel Welch Had Alzheimer's

International sex symbol of the '60s, '70s died in February after cardiac arrest

(Newser) - The death certificate for Raquel Welch has revealed that the 82-year-old died in February after suffering a cardiac arrest, reports TMZ . It also revealed a surprise—that the actor had Alzheimer's disease, which is listed as one of the underlying causes of her death. Neither Welch nor her family...

Fleetwood Mac Singer Christine McVie Dies
Stroke, Cancer Caused
Christine McVie's Death
updated
Apr 3, 2023 7:05 PM CDT

Stroke, Cancer Caused Christine McVie's Death

The 'smoky' voice of Fleetwood Mac was 79

(Newser) - Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac died of a massive stroke and cancer, according to her death certificate. The document says the singer was diagnosed with "metastatic malignancy of unknown primary origin," per the Blast , which obtained the death certificate. The information was not released when McVie died on...

He Discovered Madonna When She Was Just a 'Club Kid'

Seymour Stein, who also helped launch Talking Heads, dies at 80

(Newser) - Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient, and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads, and many others, died Sunday at age 80, the AP reports. Stein, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the...

Gordon E. Moore Saw the Future of Computing
Moore's Law
Saw the Future
of Computing
obituary
Mar 25, 2023 1:30 PM CDT

Moore's Law Saw the Future of Computing

Gordon Moore's vision led to laptops, microprocessors everywhere

(Newser) - Gordon E. Moore, an Intel Corp. co-founder whose vision helped lead to the rise of Silicon Valley and put laptop computers and microprocessors everywhere, died Friday. He was 94. Moore called himself an "accidental entrepreneur" who became a billionaire and philanthropist after—having failed to be hired as a...

First Magician on Las Vegas Strip Dies at 100
She Was the First Magician
on the Las Vegas Strip
OBITUARY
Mar 20, 2023 7:35 PM CDT

She Was the First Magician on the Las Vegas Strip

Gloria Dea dies at 100

(Newser) - Gloria Dea, the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s, has died. She was 100. Dea died Saturday at her Las Vegas residence, said LaNae Jenkins, the director of clinical services for Valley Hospice, who was one of Dea's caretakers....

When Celebrities Died, He Was the Man Behind the Scenes

Ed Winter, former Los Angeles County coroner, has died at 73

(Newser) - When celebrities died in Los Angeles County, there was one man's name you could pretty much count on hearing: that of Ed Winter, the county's former deputy coroner, who handled investigations into the deaths of some of the most high-profile stars in Hollywood. Now, a goodbye to Winter...

&#39;Icon for the Feminist Movement&#39; Dead at 82
'Icon for the Feminist
Movement' Dead at 82
obituary
Mar 14, 2023 1:16 AM CDT

'Icon for the Feminist Movement' Dead at 82

Former Rep. Pat Schroeder was a pioneer for women's rights

(Newser) - Former US Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, died Monday night, the AP reports. She was 82. Schroeder's former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died at a hospital in Celebration, Florida, the city where she had...

&#39;Fosbury Flop&#39; Remains a Lesson in Innovation
'Fosbury Flop' Remains
a Lesson in Innovation
obituary
Mar 13, 2023 7:15 PM CDT

'Fosbury Flop' Remains a Lesson in Innovation

Dick Fosbury changed high jumpers' technique

(Newser) - Dick Fosbury, the lanky leaper who revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal with his "Fosbury Flop," has died. He was 76. Fosbury died Sunday, the AP reports, after a recurrence with lymphoma, his publicist said. Before Fosbury, many high jumpers cleared...

Steely-Eyed Vikings Coach Reached Four Super Bowls

'You've got to handle losing,' Bud Grant said

(Newser) - Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame coach who took the Minnesota Vikings and their mighty Purple People Eaters defense to four Super Bowls in eight years and lost all of them, died Saturday. He was 95. Wearing his trademark purple Vikings cap and a stone-faced demeanor, Grant'...

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