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Plane Crash in Tennessee Kills a Motorsports Legend

Dirt track hall of fame driver Scott Bloomquist was 60

(Newser) - The crash of a single-engine, vintage plane into a barn in Tennessee on Friday morning has claimed the life of a 60-year-old dirt track racing legend. The Hawkins County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that the remains are "believed to be that of Scott Bloomquist," who...

Great White's Jack Russell Dies, a Month After Retiring

Singer, 63, who survived fatal '03 club fire, suffered from lewy body dementia, multiple system atrophy

(Newser) - He survived a massive blaze in 2003 while performing in a Rhode Island nightclub, in a tragedy that took the lives of 100 and injured hundreds more. Now, more than two decades later, Jack Russell, the frontman for the '80s group Great White, has died at 63, reports the...

&#39;Jeopardy&#39; Singer Greg Kihn Dead of Alzheimer&#39;s
'80s Hitmaker Is Dead
of Alzheimer's at 75
OBITUARY
Aug 16, 2024 9:52 AM CDT

'80s Hitmaker Is Dead of Alzheimer's at 75

'Breakup Song' singer Greg Kihn loved Weird Al's cover of 'Jeopardy'

(Newser) - Gen X has lost another of its '80s rockers. The AP reports that Greg Kihn, frontman for the Greg Kihn Band behind "The Breakup Song" and MTV staple "Jeopardy," has died at the age of 75. In a statement, Kihn's management team says he died...

Hollywood Squares Host Peter Marshall Is Dead
One Joke Changed
Hollywood Squares Trajectory
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Aug 15, 2024 1:56 PM CDT

One Joke Changed Hollywood Squares Trajectory

Longtime host Peter Marshall is dead at 98

(Newser) - Peter Marshall, the host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on The Hollywood Squares, has died at age 98. He died Thursday of kidney failure at his home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles, per the AP . Marshall helped define the form of the smooth,...

Iconic Actress Gena Rowlands Dead at 94
Iconic Actress
Gena Rowlands
Dead at 94
obituary
Aug 15, 2024 12:35 AM CDT

Iconic Actress Gena Rowlands Dead at 94

Along with her first husband, she 'kick-started' America's indie film movement

(Newser) - Legendary actress Gena Rowlands, perhaps best known by some generations for her acclaimed work in films like Gloria and by other generations for her beloved roles in movies including The Notebook, has died at age 94. No further details were given by the office of the agent representing Rowlands' son,...

Entrepreneur Built Famous Amos Cookies
Wally Amos Made
Cookie Empire by Hand
obituary
Aug 14, 2024 6:25 PM CDT

Wally Amos Made Cookie Empire by Hand

Entrepreneur started with a $25K celebrity loan

(Newser) - Wally Amos, the enthusiastic entrepreneur who turned a $25,000 loan from Marvin Gaye and Helen Reddy into the multimillion-dollar Famous Amos cookie store empire, died Tuesday. He was 88. Amos' children said he died at home in Honolulu of dementia complications, the New York Times reports. Amos started in...

Billionaire Known for A-List Celeb Dates Dies at 91

Austrian businessman Richard Lugner dies just months after he married his 6th wife

(Newser) - Richard Lugner, the Austrian billionaire best known for his A-list dates to the Vienna Opera Ball, has died at the age of 91, reports People . His death comes just months after he tied the knot on June 1 with his sixth wife, 42-year-old Simone Reiländer. At the time, he...

Google Was Brainstormed in Susan Wojcicki&#39;s Garage
Former YouTube CEO,
Tech Pioneer Dies at 56
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Aug 10, 2024 2:40 PM CDT

Former YouTube CEO, Tech Pioneer Dies at 56

Google was brainstormed in Susan Wojcicki's garage

(Newser) - Susan Wojcicki, who was Google's 16th employee and led YouTube during a period of explosive growth, has died. She was 56 and had battled non-small cell lung cancer for two years, her husband, Dennis Troper, posted on Facebook . Wojcicki was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley,...

His 'Matador Routine' on the Golf Greens Was a Showstopper

Hall of Fame golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez is dead at 88

(Newser) - Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport's most popular players during a long career, died Thursday. He was 88; no cause of death was given, per the AP . The golfer was born...

Sole American Convicted in My Lai Massacre Has Died

William L. Calley Jr. was 80

(Newser) - William L. Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the US soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most notorious war crime in modern American military history, has died. He was 80. Calley died on April 28 at a hospice center in Gainesville,...

Creator of Beloved Sweet Valley High Universe Dead at 92

Francine Pascal launched a series that spawned many, many spin-offs

(Newser) - The creator of one of the most beloved series of young adult novels is dead at 92. Francine Pascal died of lymphoma Sunday at a Manhattan hospital, her daughter tells the New York Times . Pascal, a journalist by training, got her start in showbiz as a writer on the 1960s...

Edna O&#39;Brien Was &#39;Attracted to Taboos Just as They Break&#39;
The Country Girls Was a Scandal
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Jul 28, 2024 1:40 PM CDT

The Country Girls Was a Scandal

Edna O'Brien challenged taboos in Ireland and elsewhere

(Newser) - Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel The Country Girls before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. A statement by her publisher...

Eastwood&#39;s Partner of a Decade Dies
Eastwood Partner's
Cause of Death Revealed
UPDATED
Jul 24, 2024 8:10 AM CDT

Eastwood Partner's Cause of Death Revealed

Christina Sandera, 61, died of a heart attack

(Newser) - Clint Eastwood's longtime partner Christina Sandera died of a heart attack. California's Monterey County Health Department confirms the cause of death to the New York Post . The death certificate for the 61-year-old "philanthropist" lists her immediate cause of death as cardiac arrhythmia, an abnormal heart rhythm, with...

Last Surviving Member of Four Tops Dies at 88
Last Surviving Member
of Four Tops Dead at 88
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Jul 23, 2024 2:30 AM CDT

Last Surviving Member of Four Tops Dead at 88

Abdul "Duke" Fakir was surrounded by loved ones

(Newser) - Abdul "Duke" Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as "Reach Out, I'll Be There" and "Standing in the Shadows of Love," has died at age 88, the AP reports. Fakir died...

Former All My Children Star Dies at 51


Former
All My
Children Star
Dies at 51
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Jul 22, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

Former All My Children Star Dies at 51

Esta TerBlanche played Princess Gillian Andrassy Lavery on the soap

(Newser) - A face that will be familiar to longtime fans of the soap opera All My Children is gone. Esta TerBlanche, who played Princess Gillian Andrassy Lavery on the show from 1997 to 2001, has died at her home in North Hollywood at age 51, reports Deadline . No cause of death...

Longtime Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Dies at 74
Texas Rep Behind
Juneteenth Dies at 74
OBITUARY
Jul 20, 2024 5:33 AM CDT

Texas Rep Behind Juneteenth Dies at 74

Sheila Jackson Lee had served Houston district since 1995, had pancreatic cancer

(Newser) - Longtime US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74, reports the AP . Lillie Conley, her chief of staff, confirmed that Jackson Lee, who had pancreatic cancer , died in...

Lou Dobbs Anchored Shows on CNN, Fox Business for Decades

Host was a major supporter of Donald Trump, who posted praise of the host

(Newser) - Lou Dobbs, the longtime political and business commentator who hosted a show for decades on CNN and then Fox Business, has died. He was 78. The death of the Lou Dobbs Tonight anchor was announced on his official X account, Variety reports, which provided no details. "Lou was a...

Bob Newhart Is Dead at 94
Bob Newhart
Is Dead at 94
obituary
Jul 18, 2024 3:10 PM CDT

Bob Newhart Is Dead at 94

A comedy legend is gone

(Newser) - Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at age 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart's publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses, per...

Fandango Founder, 64, Dies in Apparent Suicide

Financial exec J. Michael Cline founded the company in 2000

(Newser) - The man who founded Fandango and spent a decade with the company died Tuesday of an apparent suicide. Variety reports J. Michael Cline, 64 and a resident of Palm Beach, is thought to have jumped from the 20th floor of the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan. The NYPD responded to the...

Beloved Chef Naomi Pomeroy Drowns in Tubing Accident

The 49-year-old helped make Portland, Oregon, a culinary destination

(Newser) - James Beard award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy put Portland on the culinary map—and now the city and foodie world beyond is mourning the 49-year-old, who died in a river accident on Saturday. The New York Times reports that Pomeroy, husband Kyle Linden Webster, and a friend were floating down the...

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