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Former Skid Row Singer Johnny Solinger Dies
Former Skid Row Singer
Johnny Solinger Dies
OBITUARY
Jun 27, 2021 2:53 PM CDT

Former Skid Row Singer Johnny Solinger Dies

He had recently announced that he'd been diagnosed with liver failure

(Newser) - Longtime Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger has died. He was 55. Solinger posted on Facebook in May that he was suffering from liver failure and needed help paying for palliative care, Rolling Stone reports. “As with most musicians I do not have health insurance and it’s very difficult...

Writer With Long-Haul COVID Dies by Suicide
Writer With Long-Haul
COVID Dies by Suicide
OBITUARY
Jun 18, 2021 6:30 AM CDT

Writer With Long-Haul COVID Dies by Suicide

Heidi Ferrer struggled with symptoms for 13 months, husband says

(Newser) - Screenwriter Heidi Ferrer will not be recorded in official statistics as a coronavirus casualty, but her husband believes she would be alive today if she hadn't suffered from long-haul COVID. The 50-year-old Dawson's Creek writer died by suicide last month after 13 months spent struggling with symptoms, husband...

Actor Frank Bonner, WKRP In Cincinnati &#39;s Herb, Dead at 79
WKRP Actor
Frank Bonner
Dead at 79
obituary
Jun 18, 2021 1:21 AM CDT

WKRP Actor Frank Bonner Dead at 79

'Herb Tarlek' turned 'Hokay, fine' into a catchphrase

(Newser) - Frank Bonner, who played Herb Tarlek in 88 of the 90 episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati, died Wednesday at age 79. Bonner's plaid-suit-wearing sales manager character at the struggling fictional radio station turned "Hokay, fine" into a catchphrase. The actor also directed six episodes of the sitcom, which...

New Yorker Writer Janet Malcolm Is Dead
New Yorker Writer
Janet Malcolm Is Dead
obituary
Jun 17, 2021 12:37 PM CDT

New Yorker Writer Janet Malcolm Is Dead

Journalist was 86

(Newser) - Janet Malcolm, the inquisitive and boldly subjective author and reporter known for her challenging critiques of everything from murder cases and art to journalism itself, has died at age 86. Malcolm's death was confirmed Thursday by a spokesperson for the New Yorker, where Malcolm was a longtime staff writer....

Gone Girl Actress Dies After Hit-and-Run


Actress
Lisa Banes
Dies After
Hit-and-Run
obituary
Jun 15, 2021 9:25 AM CDT

Actress Lisa Banes Dies After Hit-and-Run

Known for roles in 'Gone Girl' and 'Cocktail'

(Newser) - Actress Lisa Banes has died from the injuries she suffered in a hit-and-run collision in New York City earlier this month, reports People . The 65-year-old had been hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury since June 4, when a motorized scooter struck her as she crossed a street on the Upper...

Ned Beatty, Actor Behind 'Lotso' and More, Dead at 83

Character actor known for roles in 'Deliverance,' 'Network,' 'Superman'

(Newser) - Ned Beatty, one of the most well-known character actors of the past five decades, died Sunday morning at age 83. Beatty, who made his debut in Deliverance in 1972, went on to play such roles as the Miami DA in All the President's Men; Lily Tomlin's lawyer husband...

Mod Squad Star Dies
He Played the Coolest Cop,
and Prince's Dad
OBITUARY
Jun 7, 2021 1:38 PM CDT

He Played the Coolest Cop, and Prince's Dad

Clarence Williams III dies at 81

(Newser) - Clarence Williams III, a versatile and intense actor whose work spanned decades, has died at 81. He began his career on stage, per the Hollywood Reporter . But it was his role as Linc, a counterculture kid turned undercover detective, on The Mod Squad that made him a star in...

Last of Soldiers Who Freed Auschwitz Dies at 98

Soviet Union's David Dushman flattened the death camp's fence with his tank

(Newser) - David Dushman, the last surviving Soviet soldier involved in the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, has died. He was 98. The Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria said Sunday that Dushman had died at a Munich hospital on Saturday, per the AP . “Every witness...

Segregationist Governor Didn&#39;t Protect Freedom Riders
Governor Didn't Keep
Mob From Freedom Riders
obituary
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
obituary
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
obituary
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
obituary
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...

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