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Boston Celtics Great John Havlicek Dies at 79

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Apr 26, 2019 12:46 AM CDT

Celtics Legend John Havlicek Dies

1965 play immortalized him forever

(Newser) - John Havlicek's legacy was built over 16 years with the Boston Celtics, eight of them as NBA champions, making him among the best to ever play the game. One play immortalized him forever. "Havlicek stole the ball!" Celtics radio announcer Johnny Most screamed, a moment that remains...

H&R Block Co-Founder Dies

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Apr 24, 2019 12:41 AM CDT

H&R Block Co-Founder Dies

Henry Bloch was 96

(Newser) - Henry Bloch, who helped found tax preparation giant H&R Block, died Tuesday at age 96, the company announced. Bloch died of natural causes at St. Luke's Hospice in Kansas City. He founded H&R Block in 1955 in the city with his brother, Richard, to take advantage of...

Trainspotting 2
Actor Is Shot Dead

Apr 18, 2019 7:51 AM CDT

Trainspotting 2 Actor Is Shot Dead

Bradley Welsh shot in Edinburgh, where he owned a boxing gym

(Newser) - Those who watched Trainspotting 2 will know him as gangland figure Doyle. (See a clip here .) Actor Bradley Welsh, 48, who starred in the sequel to the popular original, was shot to death in his hometown of Edinburgh, reports the BBC . Welsh was found in a public stairwell, and...

Mary Tyler Moore Actor Georgia Engel Dies at 70

'Small-Voiced'
Mary Tyler Moore
Veteran Dead at 70

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Apr 16, 2019 6:14 AM CDT

'Small-Voiced' Mary Tyler Moore Veteran Dead at 70

Georgia Engel played Georgette, had long string of television credits

(Newser) - Georgia Engel, who played the charmingly innocent, small-voiced Georgette on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and amassed a string of other TV and stage credits, has died. She was 70, reports the AP . Engel died Friday in Princeton, NJ, said her friend and executor, John Quilty. The cause of death...

He Was a Ratings Sensation.
Then It All Fell Apart

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Apr 10, 2019 1:43 PM CDT

He Was a Ratings Sensation. Then It All Fell Apart

Charles Van Doren is dead at 93

(Newser) - Charles Van Doren, the dashing young academic whose meteoric rise and fall as a corrupt game show contestant in the 1950s inspired the movie Quiz Show and served as a cautionary tale about the staged competitions of early television, died of natural causes Tuesday in Connecticut. He was 93. The...

Last WWII Doolittle Raider Dies

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Apr 10, 2019 12:33 AM CDT

Last WWII Doolittle Raider Dies

Doolittle co-pilot Dick Cole was 103

(Newser) - Retired Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Cole, the last of the 80 Doolittle Tokyo Raiders who carried out the daring US attack on Japan during World War II, died Tuesday at a military hospital in Texas. He was 103. Cole's daughter, Cindy Chal, said he was having some heart...

Favorite of Cassavetes and
Wes Anderson Dead at 84

Apr 8, 2019 5:37 PM CDT

Favorite of Cassavetes and Wes Anderson Dead at 84

Seymour Cassel was a character actor who worked with the greats

(Newser) - Character actors aren't often called larger-than-life, but Seymour Cassel was just that. The live-wire pillar of independent film known for his frequent collaborations with John Cassavetes and Wes Anderson has died at 84, the AP reports. His daughter, Dilyn Cassel Murphy, said Monday that her father passed away Sunday...

Larger-Than-Life
Senator Is Dead at 97

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Apr 6, 2019 4:10 PM CDT

Larger-Than-Life Senator Is Dead at 97

Ernest F. 'Fritz' Hollings was a moderate in explosive times

(Newser) - Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, the silver-haired Democrat who helped shepherd South Carolina through desegregation as governor and went on to serve six terms in the US Senate, has died, the AP reports. He was 97. A spokesman said Hollings died at his home on the Isle of Palms early...

Artist Who Created
Paint-by-Numbers
Pictures Dies

OBITUARY

Apr 5, 2019 1:11 AM CDT

Artist Who Created Paint-by-Numbers Pictures Dies

Dan Robbins was inspired by da Vinci

(Newser) - The artist who created the first paint-by-numbers pictures and helped turn the kits into an American sensation during the 1950s has died. Dan Robbins, whose works were dismissed by some critics but later celebrated by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, died Monday in Sylvania, Ohio, says...

Experimental Pop Icon
Scott Walker Dead at 76

Mar 25, 2019 10:57 AM CDT

Experimental Pop Icon Scott Walker Dead at 76

Walker started off with the Walker Brothers in the 1960s

(Newser) - Influential singer, songwriter and, producer Scott Walker, whose hits with the Walker Brothers in the 1960s included "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore," has died. He was 76. The record company 4AD said he died Friday afternoon in London, the AP reports. The Walker Brothers enjoyed a...

King of
Surf Guitar
Dies at 81

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Mar 18, 2019 2:01 AM CDT

King of Surf Guitar Dies at 81

Dick Dale pioneered sound in the '50s

(Newser) - Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like "Miserlou " and "Let's Go Trippin' " earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar, has died at age 81. His former bassist Sam Bolle says Dale passed away Saturday night. No other details were...

One of Third Reich's Most
Famous Children Is Dead

Mar 14, 2019 6:53 AM CDT

One of Third Reich's Most Famous Children Is Dead

Edda Goering, 80, was the daughter of Hermann Goering

(Newser) - How to describe Edda Goering? She "was a sort of Shirley Temple of Nazi Germany," writes the Telegraph , while the New York Times calls her "practically a princess of the Third Reich." Both provide a sense of the media attention the daughter of Hitler henchman Hermann...

One of the Most Recorded
Musicians in History Is Dead

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Mar 12, 2019 6:46 AM CDT

One of the Most Recorded Musicians in History Is Dead

Session drummer Hal Blaine played on scores of '60s, '70s hits

(Newser) - You may not have heard the name Hal Blaine, but if you've heard music from the '60s and '70s, you've heard him play. Blaine, an extremely prolific session drummer who became one of the most recorded musicians of all time, has died at the age of...

George Foreman's
Daughter Is Found Dead

Mar 9, 2019 6:30 PM CST

George Foreman's Daughter Is Found Dead

The famous boxer's daughter was only 42

(Newser) - Freeda wanted to be a fighter too, just like dad. And for a while she was. Now George Foreman's daughter has been found dead in her Texas home at age 42, with inside sources telling TMZ they don't suspect foul play. Back in 2000-2001, Freeda fought as a...

Colombo Crime
Family Boss
Dead at 85

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Mar 9, 2019 6:30 AM CST

Colombo Crime Family Boss Dead at 85

Carmine 'The Snake' Persico died in North Carolina at age 85 while serving 139-year sentence

(Newser) - He was the last surviving member of New York City's Commission, the governing body of the US Mafia. Now, Carmine "The Snake" Persico has joined his former crime buddies in eternal rest. Persico attorney Benson Weintraub says the 85-year-old head of the Colombo crime family died Thursday in...

Airwolf Star
Jan-Michael
Vincent Is Dead

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Mar 8, 2019 1:16 PM CST

Airwolf Star Jan-Michael Vincent Is Dead

The '80s star died in February of cardiac arrest at the age of 73

(Newser) - Just days after the untimely death of Luke Perry comes news that another iconic heartthrob is gone. TMZ reports on the death of actor Jan-Michael Vincent, known best for his starring turn in the '80s show Airwolf , though the 73-year-old actually passed away last month, per his death certificate....

Oldest-Ever Member of
US House Dies at 95

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Mar 7, 2019 2:47 PM CST

Oldest-Ever Member of US House Dies at 95

Ralph Hall started out as a Democrat in Texas, switched to the GOP after 12 terms

(Newser) - Former Texas Rep. Ralph Hall, the oldest-ever member of the US House and a man who claimed to have once sold cigarettes and Coca-Cola to the bank-robbing duo of Bonnie and Clyde in Dallas, has died. He was 95. Ed Valentine, Hall's longtime strategist, said the Republican and World...

'The Most Brilliant Man
That I've Ever Met' Has Died

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Mar 6, 2019 11:10 AM CST

'The Most Brilliant Man That I've Ever Met' Has Died

Jerry Merryman helped invent the hand-held electronic calculator at Texas Instruments

(Newser) - Jerry Merryman, one of the inventors of the hand-held electronic calculator who's described as "the most brilliant man that I've ever met," has died. He was 86. Merryman died Feb. 27 at a Dallas hospital from complications of heart and kidney failure, said his stepdaughter, Kim...

WWE's 'Walking
Condominium'
Has Fallen

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Mar 5, 2019 8:51 AM CST

WWE's 'Walking Condominium' Has Fallen

King Kong Bundy dead at 61

(Newser) - The "walking condominium" has fallen. The death of 61-year-old WWE legend King Kong Bundy, real name Christopher Pallies, was confirmed Tuesday by his promoter and friend David Herro. "Today we lost a Legend and a man I consider family. Rest in Peace Chris. We love you," he...

2 Singers Dead,
Including Prodigy
Frontman

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Mar 4, 2019 8:39 AM CST

2 Singers Dead, Including Prodigy Frontman

Keith Flint was 49; also, former 'Voice' contestant Janice Freeman is dead at 33

(Newser) - Two obituaries in the world of music are making headlines Monday. The bigger name of the two is Keith Flint, who fronted the UK electronic music group the Prodigy and is dead at age 49. But fans of the Voice might be more familiar with the second—contestant Janice Freeman,...