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Mindy McCready Dead at 37

Country singer apparently kills herself

(Newser) - Mindy McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, is dead at 37 after an apparent suicide at her home. The coroner in Cleburne County, Ark., said McCready died today in Heber Springs, and the local sheriff said the cause appears to be...

Pioneering Makeup Artist Behind Yoda Dead at 98
Pioneering Makeup Artist Behind Yoda Dead at 98
In Peace, Rest
Feb 7, 2013 1:49 PM CST

Pioneering Makeup Artist Behind Yoda Dead at 98

Stuart Freeborn's legendary career spanned 6 decades

(Newser) - Stuart Freeborn, a pioneering movie makeup artist behind creatures such as Yoda and Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, has died at 98. LucasFilm confirmed yesterday that Freeborn had passed away, "leaving a legacy of unforgettable contributions." George Lucas said in a statement that Freeborn was "already...

Strom Thurmond's Secret Daughter Dead at 87

Segregationist never publicly acknowledged mixed-race daughter

(Newser) - Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the mixed-race daughter of arch-segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond, has died at the age of 87. Her mother was a 16-year-old maid working for the Thurmond family in South Carolina when she was impregnated by the man who went on to serve 48 years in the Senate, where...

&#39;Wild Thing&#39; Singer Presley Dead at 71
 'Wild Thing' Singer Dead at 71 
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Feb 5, 2013 12:34 AM CST

'Wild Thing' Singer Dead at 71

Reg Presley fronted Brit band the Troggs

(Newser) - "Wild Thing" rocker Reg Presley, frontman for the Troggs, has died at age 71 in England, the BBC reports. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer and retired from music last year. A music publicist and friend said Presley had suffered "a succession of recent strokes." The...

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch Dead at 88

 Former NYC 
 Mayor Ed Koch 
 Dead at 88 
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Feb 1, 2013 6:07 AM CST

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch Dead at 88

Three-term mayor was New York legend

(Newser) - Three-term New York City Mayor Ed Koch has died of congestive heart failure at age 88, a spokesman announced this morning. Koch, who was mayor from 1978 to 1989, led the city back from the brink of financial disaster and became a New York icon worldwide, the AP notes. Never...

Last Andrews Sister Dead at 94
 Last Andrews Sister Dead at 94 
Jan 30, 2013 5:46 PM CST

Last Andrews Sister Dead at 94

Patty was the lead singer

(Newser) - Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the singing Andrews Sisters trio, died today at age 94. Their hits—including the rollicking "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" and the poignant "I Can Dream, Can't I?"—captured the home-front spirit of World War II. Patty...

Woman in Aptly Named Crazy Love Movie Is Dead

Linda Riss Pugach was blinded by her ex-lover, later married him

(Newser) - "Ours was a storybook romance," Burt Pugach tells the New York Times for the obituary of his wife, Linda Riss Pugach. You be the judge: In 1959, the married Pugach hired three thugs to throw lye in the face of Linda when she ended their affair. She was...

Cardinals&#39; Great Stan Musial Dies at 92
 Cardinals' Great 
 Stan Musial Dies at 92 
OBITUARY
Jan 20, 2013 5:49 AM CST

Cardinals' Great Stan Musial Dies at 92

'The mold broke with Stan.'

(Newser) - No last name necessary. A slew of batting titles. Corkscrew stance. Humble. A gentleman. All-around good guy. Stan the Man. Stanley Frank Musial, the St. Louis Cardinals star who was one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, died yesterday. He was 92. "I never heard anybody...

&#39;Dear Abby&#39; Dead at 94
 'Dear Abby' Dead at 94 
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Jan 17, 2013 12:35 PM CST

'Dear Abby' Dead at 94

Pauline Phillips had been suffering from Alzheimer's

(Newser) - Pauline Phillips, perhaps better known as the popular "Dear Abby" advice columnist, died yesterday at age 94, a rep confirms to TMZ . Phillips, who founded the column in 1956 and eventually handed it over to her daughter Jeanne, had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. "I have lost...

Conrad Bain of Diff'rent Strokes Dead at 89

Portrayer of 'Mr. Drummond' was classic character actor

(Newser) - Conrad Bain, a veteran stage and film actor who became a star in middle age as the kindly white adoptive father of two young African-American brothers in the TV sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, has died. Bain died Monday of natural causes in his hometown of Livermore, Calif., at age 89....

Youngest Name on Schindler's List Dead at 83

Leon Leyson was 13 at the time

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today has the fascinating obituary of Leon Leyson, notable for being the youngest person on Schindler's List. Leyson was among the 1,100 Jews saved from the Nazis by Oskar Schindler, who employed them in his Krakow factory; "Little Leyson," as he was...

Snakes on a Plane Director, 60, Found Dead in Hotel

But police don't suspect foul play in death of David R. Ellis, 60

(Newser) - David R. Ellis, the 60-year-old director of Snakes on a Plane, was found dead in the bathroom of his Johannesburg hotel room Monday, the AP reports. He had been in South Africa working on a remake of 1998 Japanese anime film Kite, and was last seen in a restaurant Saturday....

'Tennessee Waltz' Singer Patti Page Dead at 85

B-side became a mega-seller

(Newser) - "Tennessee Waltz" singer Patti Page has died at age 85, reports the Tennessean . Page was a huge star in the 1950s with hits such as "(How Much Is That) Doggy in the Window," but "Waltz" turned into her signature hit and became one of the best-selling...

&#39;Lady of the Cells&#39; Dead at 103
 'Lady of the Cells' Dead at 103 
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Dec 31, 2012 9:21 AM CST

'Lady of the Cells' Dead at 103

Inside the fascinating life of Rita Levi-Montalcini

(Newser) - Italy has lost a truly fascinating centenarian. Nobel Prize winner Rita Levi-Montalcini died at her home yesterday at age 103, leading Rome's mayor to declare the scientist's death a loss "for all of humanity." It may not be much of an exaggeration: The so-called "Lady...

Those We Lost in 2012
 Those We Lost in 2012 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Dec 30, 2012 7:00 PM CST

Those We Lost in 2012

Whitney Houston, Joe Paterno, Dick Clark, Ravi Shankar

(Newser) - Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." A look at some of the notables who died in 2012:
  • Etta James, 73. Blues singer best known for her enduring classic "At Last."
...

Oops: Mag Runs Obit of 'Colorless' HW Bush

'Der Spiegel' accidentally posts incomplete obituary today

(Newser) - Reports of former President George HW Bush's demise were greatly exaggerated earlier today when German magazine der Spiegel erroneously published a partial obituary, reports the AP . Adding insult to premature death, Spiegel memorialized Bush as a "colorless politician," whose presidency only looked good when later compared to...

Gen. Schwarzkopf Dead at 78
 Gen. Schwarzkopf Dead at 78 
Dec 27, 2012 6:30 PM CST

Gen. Schwarzkopf Dead at 78

'Stormin' Norman' led forces that got Saddam out of Kuwait

(Newser) - Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the US-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died at age 78 in Tampa, Fla. The president he served under at the time, George HW Bush, who remains in the ICU of a Houston hospital,...

'Rescue Me' Singer Fontella Bass Dead at 72

Her big hit in 1965 endures

(Newser) - R&B singer Fontella Bass, whose "Rescue Me" became a No. 1 hit in 1965 and remains in play today, died yesterday at 72 after a heart attack, reports the AP . The St. Louis native had modest success with other songs, but "Rescue Me," which she co-wrote,...

Character Actor Charles Durning Dead at 89

He also survived D-Day invasion, Battle of the Bulge

(Newser) - Charles Durning grew up in poverty, lost five of his nine siblings to disease, barely lived through D-Day, and was taken prisoner at the Battle of the Bulge. His hard life and wartime trauma provided the basis for a prolific 50-year career as a consummate character actor, playing everyone from...

Odd Couple Star Jack Klugman Dies
 Odd Couple Star 
 Jack Klugman Dies 
OBITUARY
Dec 24, 2012 5:33 PM CST

Odd Couple Star Jack Klugman Dies

Gruff actor died this afternoon at age 90, family says

(Newser) - Jack Klugman, who made an art of gruffness in TV's The Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E., has died at the age of 90. The actor's son Adam says his father died this afternoon in Los Angeles. In the 1970s sitcom The Odd Couple, Klugman played sloppy sports...

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