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Comic Actor Teri Garr Dies at 79
Comic Actor Teri Garr
Dies at 79
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Oct 29, 2024 12:58 PM CDT

Comic Actor Teri Garr Dies at 79

One of her early big films was Young Frankenstein

(Newser) - Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as Young Frankenstein and Tootsie has died at age 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis "surrounded by family and friends," said publicist Heidi Schaeffer, per the AP...

Cochise From The Warriors Is Dead at 75
Cochise From The Warriors
Is Dead at 75
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Oct 28, 2024 1:55 PM CDT

Cochise From The Warriors Is Dead at 75

Actor David Harris starred in the cult hit about street gangs

(Newser) - David Harris might not be a household acting name, but lots of people might know him for what turned out to be his biggest role: playing Cochise in the 1979 film The Warriors . Harris, 75, died Friday of cancer at his home in New York City, reports the New York ...

Phil Lesh's Bass Anchored, Stretched the Grateful Dead

Trained in other instruments, he joined the band not knowing how to play bass

(Newser) - Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead and an innovative musician whose bass playing exemplified psychedelic San Francisco sound, died Friday. He was 84. A post on his Instagram account said he died surrounded by family members but provided no other information. "I was awakened to the...

2-Time Grammy Winner Was Best Known for Love Boat Theme

Jack Jones is dead at 86

(Newser) - Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning crooner known for the Love Boat television show theme song , has died, the AP reports. He was 86. Jones died Wednesday night at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, California, after battling leukemia for more than two years, according to a statement from his manager, Milt Suchin....

World's Strongest Man Has Died
World's Strongest Man Has Died
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Oct 24, 2024 12:43 PM CDT

World's Strongest Man Has Died

Geoff Capes' British shot-put record has never been broken; he was also a renowned budgie breeder

(Newser) - Geoff Capes, one of Britain's most famous athletes, was a man of many talents—he won the World's Strongest Man title twice, set a British shot-put record that remains to this day, won the Highland Games six times, and was a world-renowned budgie breeder. Capes, who has died...

TV's 'Tarzan' Dies 5 Years After Wife's Murder
TV's 'Tarzan'
Dies 5 Years After
Wife's Murder
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Oct 24, 2024 6:37 AM CDT

TV's 'Tarzan' Dies 5 Years After Wife's Murder

Ron Ely, who also lost a son in 2019, died last month at age 86, family says

(Newser) - Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series Tarzan, has died at age 86. Ely's daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, told the AP on Wednesday that her father died Sept. 29 at his home in Los Alamos, California. While Ron Ely was...

State Senator Dies After Lawn Mower Accident

Kentucky's Johnnie Turner was 'a good man who loved the mountains and its people,' McConnell says

(Newser) - Lawmakers in Kentucky are mourning one of their own. State Sen. Johnnie Turner has died from injuries he suffered last month when he drove a lawn mower into the deep end of an empty swimming pool, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers said the 76-year-old Republican died...

Dodgers Pitcher Who Inspired 'Fernandomania' Dies at 63
Dodgers Phenom
Fernando Valenzuela
Dies at 63
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Oct 23, 2024 9:45 AM CDT

Dodgers Phenom Fernando Valenzuela Dies at 63

Pitcher inspired 'Fernandomania,' was first to win Cy Young, Rookie of the Year awards in same year

(Newser) - Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired "Fernandomania" while winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in 1981, has died. He was 63, reports the AP . The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital but didn't...

Iron Maiden's First Singer Dead at 66

Paul Di'Anno had been struggling with 'severe health issues' in recent years

(Newser) - Paul Di'Anno, the lead singer on Iron Maiden's first two albums, has died at age 66. Di'Anno was part of the English heavy metal band from 1978 until 1981, providing lead vocals for such classics as "Running Free" and "Sanctuary" on the band's self-titled...

Biologist With Rare Rapid-Aging Disease Dies at 28

Sammy Basso was oldest known person with progeria

(Newser) - Italian molecular biologist Sammy Basso has died at age 28—almost double the typical life expectancy for someone with the rare rapid-aging disease he was diagnosed with when he was just two years old. Basso was among the oldest living people with progeria, which is partly due to experimental treatments...

One of the Last Navajo Code Talkers Dies at 107
One of the Last Navajo
Code Talkers Dies at 107
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Oct 21, 2024 8:14 AM CDT

One of the Last Navajo Code Talkers Dies at 107

With the death of John Kinsel Sr., only two of the World War II heroes remain

(Newser) - John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the tribe's native language, has died. He was 107, reports the AP . Navajo Nation officials in Window Rock announced Kinsel's death on Saturday. Tribal President Buu Nygren has...

Man Behind the Stanford Prison Experiment Has Died

Psychologist Philip G. Zimbardo was 91

(Newser) - Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91. Stanford University announced Friday that Zimbardo died Oct. 14 at his home in San Francisco. A cause of death was not provided. In...

Mitzi Gaynor, Star of South Pacific, Dies at 93
South Pacific Star Dies at 93
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Oct 17, 2024 12:13 PM CDT

South Pacific Star Dies at 93

Mitzi Gaynor's career spanned 8 decades

(Newser) - Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film South Pacific and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93. Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical,...

One Direction Singer Liam Payne Dead at 31
One Direction Singer
Liam Payne Dead at 31
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Oct 16, 2024 5:47 PM CDT

One Direction Singer Liam Payne Dead at 31

Police say British singer fell from hotel in Buenos Aires

(Newser) - Liam Payne, a former member of the group One Direction, died Wednesday in a fall from a hotel in Buenos Aires, police in Argentina say. Police say the 31-year-old British singer fell from the third floor of a hotel in the city's Palermo neighborhood, CNN reports. In a statement,...

Lilly Ledbetter, Whose Name Was on the Fair Pay Act, Has Died
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Lilly Ledbetter
Dead at 86
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Oct 14, 2024 12:55 PM CDT

Fair-Pay Icon Lilly Ledbetter Dead at 86

Alabamian sued her employer after learning she was making drastically less than male counterparts

(Newser) - Lilly Ledbetter, whose name was attached to the Fair Pay Act in former President Obama's first act in 2009, has died at the age of 86, reports the New York Times . The cause of death, on Saturday, was respiratory failure. "Lilly Ledbetter passed away peacefully last night at...

Cause of Death Revealed for American Pickers Star

Frank Fritz died from a stroke, per death certificate seen by TMZ

(Newser) - Frank Fritz, a longtime co-host of the History Channel's American Pickers, died of "late sequela of cerebral infarction"—aka a stroke, according to a death certificate seen by TMZ . The cause of said stroke is cited as cerebrovascular disease , which affects how blood flows to the brain....

Tim Johnson Recovered From Aneurysm to Preserve Majority

Democrat's rebound kept Senate in his party's control

(Newser) - Tim Johnson, a South Dakota senator whose stroke led to a monthslong drama over which party would control the US Senate before he recovered and returned to his job, died Tuesday in Sioux Falls. He was 77. The cause was complications from a stroke, the New York Times reports. In...

Ethel Kennedy, RFK's Widow, Has Died at 96
RFK's Widow Ethel Kennedy
Has Died at 96
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Oct 10, 2024 11:11 AM CDT

RFK's Widow Ethel Kennedy Has Died at 96

Matriarch, one of the last members of JFK's generation, suffered a stroke last week

(Newser) - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family's legacy for decades, died on Thursday, her family said. She was 96, reports the AP . Kennedy had been hospitalized after suffering a...

Gospel Singer Cissy Houston Dies
Cissy Houston Dead at 91
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Oct 7, 2024 4:44 PM CDT

Cissy Houston Dead at 91

Whitney Houston's mother was a 2-time Grammy winner

(Newser) - Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, has died. She was 91. Houston died Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease, her daughter-in-law Pat...

Madonna's Brother Dead at 63
Madonna's Brother
Dead at 63
Oct 7, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Madonna's Brother Dead at 63

Christopher Ciccone had cancer

(Newser) - Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, died Friday at age 63. The fifth child of Madonna Louise and Silvio Patrick Ciccone, his famous sister was two years older than him, and the siblings worked together in New York City. A dancer and choreographer, Ciccone "used his talents to support Madonna'...

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