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Allegation That He Killed His Wife Overshadowed His Acting Career

Robert Blake dead at 89

(Newser) - Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by...

Fiddler on the Roof &#39;s Tevye Bows Out
Fiddler on the Roof's
Tevye Bows Out
OBITUARY
Mar 9, 2023 10:50 AM CST

Fiddler on the Roof's Tevye Bows Out

Israeli actor and icon Chaim Topol dies at 87

(Newser) - Chaim Topol, a leading Israeli actor who charmed generations of theatergoers and movie-watchers with his portrayal of Tevye, the long-suffering and charismatic milkman in Fiddler on the Roof, has died in Tel Aviv, Israeli leaders said Thursday, per the AP. He was 87. The cause wasn't immediately released. Israeli...

Entomologist Who Created Schmidt Pain Index Dies

Justin Schmidt suffered a lot of stings for science

(Newser) - "A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain," Justin Schmidt wrote of the sting of the bullhorn acacia ant. "Someone has fired a staple into your cheek." The Arizona-based entomologist has died at age 75, but his name will live on for as long as people are...

Last Surviving Lynyrd Skynyrd Founding Member Dead at 71
Last Surviving
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Founder Dies
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Mar 6, 2023 2:42 AM CST

Last Surviving Lynyrd Skynyrd Founder Dies

Gary Rossington survived a 1977 plane crash

(Newser) - Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71. No cause of death was given, the AP reports. “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our...

Advocate Led Efforts to Ensure Disability Rights

Judy Heumann, chronicled in 'Crip Camp,' had to sue to be able to teach school

(Newser) - Judy Heumann, whose advocacy for the rights of disabled people resulted in the passage of landmark federal legislation, died Saturday. She was 75 and died in Washington, DC, the BBC reports. Heumann, who was robbed of the ability to walk by polio when she was 2, was the first wheelchair...

Tom Sizemore Dead at 61
Tom Sizemore
Dead at 61
OBITUARY
Mar 4, 2023 5:30 AM CST

Tom Sizemore Dead at 61

'Saving Private Ryan' actor never recovered from brain aneurysm he suffered last month

(Newser) - Tom Sizemore, the Saving Private Ryan actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his domestic violence and drug convictions, died Friday at age 61. The actor had suffered a brain aneurysm on Feb. 18 at his home in Los Angeles. He died in his sleep Friday...

A Jazz Giant Is Gone


A Jazz
Giant
Is Gone
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Mar 2, 2023 1:29 PM CST

A Jazz Giant Is Gone

Wayne Shorter hailed as one of the most influential modern musicians in the genre

(Newser) - Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, has died at age 89. Shorter died Thursday in Los Angeles, a representative for the musician said , per the AP . No cause of death was...

Man Who Worked for Disney Longer Than Anyone Has Died

Burny Mattinson was set to receive company's first 70-year service award

(Newser) - Disney's longest-serving employee—an animator, writer, and director who worked on films ranging from 1955's Lady and the Tramp to 2022's Strange World—has died. Burny Mattinson, described by CEO Bob Iger as a "legend" and "a true icon" of Disney Animation, died Monday at...

Manson Family Member Linda Kasabian Dead at 73
Manson Family
Member Linda
Kasabian Dead at 73
OBITUARY
Feb 28, 2023 6:49 AM CST

Manson Family Member Linda Kasabian Dead at 73

Her testimony on 1969 murders earned her immunity, sent other members to prison

(Newser) - She was the lookout during the murders of pregnant actor Sharon Tate and four others in August 1969, then the driver on the second night of the Manson family's murder spree. Linda Kasabian's testimony on what happened over those two days ended up earning her immunity and sending...

Billionaire Financier Found Dead in NYC Office
Billionaire Financier Found
Dead in NYC Office
OBITUARY
Feb 24, 2023 5:49 AM CST

Billionaire Financier Found Dead in NYC Office

Sources tell 'New York Post' Thomas Lee died by suicide

(Newser) - Billionaire financier Thomas H. Lee, a pioneer of leveraged buyouts best known for his hugely profitable buyout of Snapple in 1992, has died at age 78. Family members confirmed the death and said "Our hearts are broken," per the Boston Globe . They did not disclose a cause of...

Richard Belzer Didn&#39;t Tire of John Munch
Richard Belzer
Didn't Tire of
John Munch
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Feb 19, 2023 2:50 PM CST

Richard Belzer Didn't Tire of John Munch

Comic turned TV detective for a record run

(Newser) - Richard Belzer, who established a successful career as a comedian with a biting stand-up routine before playing the cynical, conspiracy theory-believing TV detective John Munch, died Sunday. He died in France, at his home in Bozouls, said a friend, Bill Scheft. He was 78. A cause of death was not...

Baseball Loses a Familiar Face, and Voice
Baseball Loses a Familiar
Face, and Voice
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Feb 16, 2023 2:01 PM CST

Baseball Loses a Familiar Face, and Voice

Player and broadcaster Tim McCarver dies at 81

(Newser) - Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country's most recognized television commentators, died Thursday at age 81, per the AP...

Boy Whose 2018 Rescue Captivated the World Has Died

Duangphet Phromthep was captain of the soccer team trapped in a Thai cave

(Newser) - The world watched as 12 boys were rescued from a flooded Thai cave in 2018. On Wednesday came the news that one of those boys has died. The cause of Duangphet Phromthep's death is unclear: CNN reports he suffered an unspecified accident; the BBC reports the 17-year-old was found...

Dave Hollis, Once a Force at Disney, Is Dead at 47

He left the company in 2018 to work with his then-wife, Rachel Hollis

(Newser) - Dave Hollis, a former Disney exec who left the company in 2018 to lead his then-wife's media empire, has died at age 47. The Los Angeles Times reports a cause of death hasn't been established, but a rep for the family says he died at his Austin, Texas-area...

Curb Director's Touching Obit for Wife Goes Viral

Robert Weide's final love note to Linda Weide recalls her 'beauty,' 'grace,' love of grilled cheese

(Newser) - On Christmas Day, actor Linda Weide died in her husband's arms, the end of a yearslong battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disease. "Her bravery and dignity in the face of this illness were awe-inspiring," her husband, Robert Weide, writes in her obituary , published last...

Kid Actor on 7 Seasons of NYPD Blue Dead at 27

Austin Majors may have overdosed on fentanyl, source says

(Newser) - Austin Majors, the actor best known for playing the young son of the main character on NYPD Blue for seven seasons, is dead at 27. Majors, who played Theo Sipowicz, the son of Dennis Franz's character Det. Andy Sipowicz, died Saturday night while staying at a homeless housing facility...

One of the Founding Members of De La Soul Is Dead at 54

David Jude Jolicoeur, or Trugoy the Dove, had recently been suffering from heart issues

(Newser) - David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip hop trio De La Soul, has died, the AP reports. He was 54. His representative Tony Ferguson confirmed the reports Sunday. No other information was immediately available. In recent years,...

Days of Our Lives Actor Cody Long Dies at 34
Actor Cody Longo
Dies at 34
obituary
Feb 12, 2023 9:40 AM CST

Actor Cody Longo Dies at 34

He was known for roles on 'Hollywood Heights' and 'Days of Our Lives'

(Newser) - Cody Longo, an actor perhaps best known for his TV roles on the shows Hollywood Heights and Days of Our Lives, has died at age 34, reports CNN . Longo died in his sleep at his home in Austin, says rep Alex Gittleson. While an official cause of death has not...

Burt Bacharach Dies at 94
Burt Bacharach
Dies at 94
OBITUARY
Feb 9, 2023 10:04 AM CST

Burt Bacharach Dies at 94

Oscar-winning composer penned songs for movies, Broadway, and Dionne Warwick, among other stars

(Newser) - Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of "Walk On By," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," and dozens of other hits, has died at 94. Bacharach died Wednesday at...

Dick Cheney's Most Famous Hunting Partner Dies at 95

Harry Whittington almost immediately forgave VP for shooting him, and even apologized

(Newser) - In Texas, he was known as Harry Whittington, an Austin lawyer with deep roots in the Lone Star State's GOP who served both George Bushes in their time in Texas politics. In the rest of the world, he was best known as the guy who famously survived getting shot...

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