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Segregationist Governor Didn&#39;t Protect Freedom Riders
Governor Didn't Keep
Mob From Freedom Riders
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Jun 5, 2021 5:25 PM CDT

Governor Didn't Keep Mob From Freedom Riders

John Patterson later said he shouldn't have trusted local police to stop white mobs in Alabama

(Newser) - Former Alabama Gov. John Patterson, who entered politics as a reformer but was criticized for failing to protect the Freedom Riders from angry white mobs, has died. He was 99. His daughter, Barbara Patterson Scholl, said Patterson died peacefully at home, the AP reports. His involvement with state government spanned...

Jimmy Allen Ruth Drove Freedom Riders to Jackson
Jimmy Allen Ruth
Delivered Freedom Riders
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Jun 5, 2021 3:35 PM CDT

Jimmy Allen Ruth Delivered Freedom Riders

Bus driver knew the risk he was taking, family says

(Newser) - Jimmy Allen Ruth had just started driving for Trailways in 1961 when a group of Freedom Riders wanted a bus to take them from Nashville to Jackson, Mississippi. Every driver turned the assignment down but the 23-year-old Ruth, who was white. "He agreed to drive the students and never...

F. Lee Bailey Represented His Clients With Flair

List included OJ Simpson, Patty Hearst, and the Boston Strangler

(Newser) - F. Lee Bailey, a private investigator turned relentless and theatrical defense lawyer whose career fortunes rose and fell but whose fame remained intact, died Thursday. He was 87 and living in a hospice center in the Atlanta area, the Washington Post reports. Bailey represented accused killers, drug lords, and other...

His Song Went Gold Last Week. Now He&#39;s Dead at 20
Rapper With Smash Hit
Is Dead at 20
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Jun 1, 2021 10:45 AM CDT

Rapper With Smash Hit Is Dead at 20

Dallas' Lil Loaded had a gold record with '6locc 6a6y'

(Newser) - One week after his big hit was certified as a gold record, Dallas rapper Lil Loaded has died at age 20, reports Billboard . Attorney Askhan Mehyrayi told the outlet that the singer (real name Dashawn Robertson) is believed to have committed suicide. Lil Loaded was best known for his 2019...

&#39;Raindrops&#39; Singer Dead at 78
Singer BJ Thomas
Dead at 78
May 30, 2021 5:45 AM CDT

Singer BJ Thomas Dead at 78

Singer's success spanned pop, country, and gospel

(Newser) - B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” has died. Per the AP , he was 78....

Gavin MacLeod Jumped From Mary Tyler Moore to Love Boat

Actor said cruise show would make viewers 'forget their own problems'

(Newser) - Television actor Gavin MacLeod of the Love Boat and the Mary Tyler Moore Show has died. He was 90. MacLeod died Saturday, his nephew, Mark See, told Variety . No cause of death was given. MacLeod achieved stardom as Murray Slaughter, the sardonic TV news writer on the 1970s comedy the ...

That Was John Davis' Voice on Milli Vanilli's Hits

Producer had singer record the tracks alone, late at night

(Newser) - John Davis, one of the real singers behind the lip-synching pop duo Milli Vanilli, has died of the coronavirus, his family said. He was 66. Davis died on Monday in Nuremberg, Germany, his daughter Jasmin Davis said. "We are so incredibly sad and heartbroken," Davis told the AP...

Beloved Children&#39;s Author Eric Carle Dead at 91
Beloved
Children's Author
Eric Carle Dead at 91
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May 27, 2021 12:00 AM CDT

Beloved Children's Author Eric Carle Dead at 91

He created such iconic books as 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'

(Newser) - Eric Carle, the beloved children’s author and illustrator whose classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished literary memories, has died at age 91. Carle's family says he died Sunday at his summer studio in Northampton, Mass....

Longtime Va. Senator, Liz Taylor's Sixth Husband, Dies at 94

Republican John Warner had an independent streak that infuriated hardcore conservatives

(Newser) - Former Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia, a former Navy secretary who was once married to Elizabeth Taylor, has died at 94, his longtime chief of staff said Wednesday. Warner died Tuesday of heart failure at home in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and daughter at his side, Susan A....

Samuel E. Wright, Who Played Sebastian, Mufasa, Dead at 74
Voice Actor Behind Beloved
Sebastian Is Dead
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May 26, 2021 6:17 AM CDT

Voice Actor Behind Beloved Sebastian Is Dead

Samuel E. Wright voiced crab in 'Little Mermaid' film, appeared in 'Lion King' musical

(Newser) - Samuel E. Wright, the actor behind two iconic Disney characters and much more, died Monday night at his home after fighting prostate cancer for three years, his daughter tells the Hollywood Reporter . Wright voiced Sebastian the crab in 1989's The Little Mermaid; he performed such hits as "Kiss...

The Office Actor Dies at 55
The Office Actor
Mark York Dead at 55
OBITUARY
May 25, 2021 6:18 AM CDT

The Office Actor Mark York Dead at 55

He played property manager Billy Merchant on the show

(Newser) - Mark York, the actor who played Billy Merchant on The Office, died last week at age 55. TMZ reports that York, a paraplegic since 1988, died "quickly" at an Ohio hospital after falling ill, but that his cause of death is not clear. His obituary says the ailment was...

In 1968, Lee Evans Followed Olympics Protest With His Own

Hall of Fame sprinter became a committed activist for social justice

(Newser) - Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics and then went on to a life of humanitarian work in support of social justice, died Wednesday. He was 74. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Evans' family had started...

Actor, Writer, TV Host Tried to Stay Ready
Actor, Writer, TV Host
Tried to Stay Ready
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May 18, 2021 2:35 PM CDT

Actor, Writer, TV Host Tried to Stay Ready

Charles Grodin thought 'getting ahead' shouldn't be his main goal

(Newser) - Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in The Heartbreak Kid and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro's counterpart in the comic thriller Midnight Run to the bedeviled father in the Beethoven comedies, has died. He was 86. Grodin died...

Kid Reporter Who Interviewed Obama at 11 Dies at 23

Damon Weaver was on his way to a journalism career

(Newser) - Getting to tell the president what you want in your school lunch is a dream come true for a kid. And landing an interview with a sitting president is a dream come true for a young reporter. Damon Weaver did both at the same time in 2009 , when he was...

Chemist Discovered the Glue That Held Post-it Notes

3M scientist 'looked at things in a different way,' his wife says

(Newser) - The inventor of the adhesive used on one of 3M's best-known products, the Post-it Note, has died, according to the company and his published obituary. Spencer Silver, who was 80, died May 8 at his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, the family's obituary said. The chemist was working...

Pervis Staples Brought the Tenor to Family Group

'I'll Take You There' took the Staples Singers to the top

(Newser) - Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complemented his father's and sisters' in the legendary gospel group the Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman announced Wednesday. He was 85. Pervis Staples died at his home in Dalton, Illinois. The cause of death wasn't given. Pervis Staples sang gospel songs with...

Beloved St. Elsewhere Star Dead at 106
Beloved St. Elsewhere
Star Dead at 106
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May 12, 2021 12:43 AM CDT

Beloved St. Elsewhere Star Dead at 106

Norman Lloyd played many roles on the big and small screens and the stage

(Newser) - Norman Lloyd, whose role as kindly Dr. Daniel Auschlander on TV’s St. Elsewhere was a single chapter in a distinguished stage and screen career that put him in the company of Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, and other greats, has died. He was 106. Lloyd's son, Michael...

Singer Was a Pioneer Offstage, as Well
Singer Was
a Pioneer
Offstage,
as Well
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May 8, 2021 6:26 PM CDT

Singer Was a Pioneer Offstage, as Well

Lloyd Price might have had the first rock hit

(Newser) - Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock 'n' roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favorites as "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," "Personality," and the semi-forbidden "Stagger Lee," has died. He was 88. Price died Monday in New Rochelle, New York, of complications...

Bachelor Party Star Tawny Kitaen Dies at 59
'80s Star
Tawny Kitaen
Dead at 59
May 8, 2021 9:45 AM CDT

'80s Star Tawny Kitaen Dead at 59

Actress played opposite Tom Hanks in 'Bachelor Party,' appeared in Whitesnake videos

(Newser) - She started out in the world of TV game shows before becoming one of the most well-known faces of the '80s, appearing in Whitesnake music videos and the 1984 film Bachelor Party. Now, a goodbye to Julie "Tawny" Kitaen, who died Friday at the age of 59 in...

His Brand Was Adored by Surfers, Skateboarders, and 'Spicoli'

Paul Van Doren, co-founder of Vans, dies at age 90

(Newser) - In the '70s, skateboarders and surfers wore them. In the '80s, Sean Penn donned a pair of the black-and-white checkerboard version as Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Today, teens and young adults still sport the Vans brand, famous for its iconic canvas boat shoes with...

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