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Actor, Writer, TV Host Tried to Stay Ready
Actor, Writer, TV Host
Tried to Stay Ready
obituary
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
obituary
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
obituary
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...

Coke Dealer Who Inspired Johnny Depp Movie Dies
'Ambassador of the
Outlaws' Dies at 78
OBITUARY
May 6, 2021 10:40 AM CDT

'Ambassador of the Outlaws' Dies at 78

Coke dealer George Jung inspired Johnny Depp movie

(Newser) - "Boston George," the cocaine smuggler who inspired the 2001 Johnny Depp movie Blow, has died seven years after getting out of prison . George Jung's death Wednesday at age 78 was confirmed by posts on his official social media accounts, Fox reports. Jung started out smuggling cannabis in...

An Auto Racing Legend Is Gone
An Auto Racing Legend Is Gone
obituary
May 3, 2021 12:16 PM CDT

An Auto Racing Legend Is Gone

Three-time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser dead at 87

(Newser) - Bobby Unser, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and part of the only pair of brothers to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” has died at age 87, per the AP . He died Sunday at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, of natural causes, the Indianapolis Speedway said Monday. Unser...

Olympia Dukakis, 89, Played Mother to the Stars
Actress Won
Oscar in 'Year
of the Dukakii'
obituary
May 1, 2021 4:15 PM CDT

Actress Won Oscar in 'Year of the Dukakii'

Olympia Dukakis triumphed in 1988, when her cousin ran for president

(Newser) - Olympia Dukakis, the stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck, has died. She was 89. Dukakis died Saturday at her home in New York City; the cause of death was not released, the AP...

Michael Douglas: Stepmom 'Brought Out the Best' in Us

Kirk Douglas' widow, Anne Douglas, dies at 102

(Newser) - Anne Douglas, the widow of Kirk Douglas and stepmother of Michael Douglas, died Thursday in California. She was 102. Douglas died at her home in Beverly Hills, according to an obituary provided by spokeswoman Marcia Newberger. No cause of death was given, per the AP . Kirk Douglas, the Hollywood legend...

&#39;Forgotten Astronaut&#39; of First Moon Mission Dies
'Forgotten Astronaut' of
First Moon Mission Dies
OBITUARY
Apr 28, 2021 1:56 PM CDT

'Forgotten Astronaut' of First Moon Mission Dies

Michael Collins piloted command module as Armstong, Aldrin walked on lunar surface

(Newser) - As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon, Michael Collins remained in the Columbia command module for 22 hours, "truly alone, and absolutely isolated from any known life" whenever the module passed over the moon's far side, he wrote in the...

COVID Kills Fashion Designer Alber Elbaz, 59
COVID Kills
a 2nd Big
Fashion
Designer
obituary
Apr 25, 2021 1:56 PM CDT

COVID Kills a 2nd Big Fashion Designer

Alber Elbaz, 59, was best known for spending 14 years at helm of Lanvin

(Newser) - Israeli designer Alber Elbaz, best known for spending 14 years at the helm of France's Lanvin fashion house, has died at 59, the luxury conglomerate Richemont said Sunday. A spokesperson for Richemont told CNN that Elbaz died Saturday from COVID-19. In a statement, Richemont's chairman Johann Rupert said...

Oldest Survivor of Pearl Harbor Shot Back at Planes

Clayton Schenkelberg, 103, saw it as just doing his job, his son says

(Newser) - When Japanese warplanes began attacking Pearl Harbor, Clayton Schenkelberg volunteered to drive a train packed with torpedoes to safety. Then he got a rifle and began shooting back. "He didn’t think it was anything special," his son said. "He had a job to do and he...

Rapper &#39;Humpty Hump,&#39; aka Shock G, Is Dead
Rapper 'Humpty Hump,'
aka Shock G, Is Dead
obituary
Apr 23, 2021 2:40 PM CDT

Rapper 'Humpty Hump,' aka Shock G, Is Dead

Gregory Jacobs was 57

(Newser) - Hip-hop lost DMX earlier this month , and now the rapper Shock G of the group Digital Underground is dead at age 57, reports TMZ . No cause of death has been revealed. SFGate notes that Shock G, whose real name was Gregory Jacobs, is perhaps better known by his rap alter-ego...

Bay City Rollers Frontman Les McKeown Is Dead
Bay City Rollers Frontman
Les McKeown Is Dead
obituary
Apr 22, 2021 4:04 PM CDT

Bay City Rollers Frontman Les McKeown Is Dead

He led the group during its heyday in the 1970s

(Newser) - The frontman for 1970s pop sensation the Bay City Rollers has died at age 65. No cause of death for Les McKeown was given, but the musician's family tweeted that he died suddenly at home, reports the BBC . McKeown fronted the Scottish group during its heyday in the early...

You Have Him to Thank for So Many Epic Songs
You Have Him
to Thank for So
Many Epic Songs
obituary
Apr 21, 2021 4:43 AM CDT

You Have Him to Thank for So Many Epic Songs

Hitmaker Jim Steinman dead at 73

(Newser) - Jim Steinman, the Grammy-winning composer who wrote Meat Loaf's best-selling Bat Out Of Hell album as well as hits for Celine Dion, Air Supply, and Bonnie Tyler, has died, his brother said. He was 73. Bill Steinman told the AP that his brother died Monday from kidney failure and...

Former Vice President Walter Mondale Is Dead

Mondale, 93, also nominated the first female running mate on major ticket, Geraldine Ferraro

(Newser) - Former Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who lost the most lopsided presidential election after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, has died at age 93. Mondale’s family says he died Monday in Minneapolis, per the AP . The death of the former senator,...

Helen McCrory Wanted to &#39;Be an Interpreter&#39;
Peaky Blinders,
Harry Potter
Actress
Dead at 52
obituary
Apr 16, 2021 2:40 PM CDT

Peaky Blinders, Harry Potter Actress Dead at 52

Helen McCrory was married to actor Damian Lewis

(Newser) - Helen McCrory, a British actress who appeared in three Harry Potter films, the Peaky Blinders TV series, and more than 25 plays, has died. Her husband, actor Damian Lewis, made the announcement Friday on Twitter . "I'm heartbroken to announce that after an heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful...

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