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World&#39;s Oldest Man Dies at 113
World's Oldest Man Dies
OBITUARY
Jan 20, 2019 10:34 AM CST

World's Oldest Man Dies

Masazo Nonaka was 113, ran a hot springs inn in Japan

(Newser) - The world's oldest man has died at his home—a hot springs inn—in northern Japan at the age of 113. Masazo Nonaka died in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, his family said. He died...

'Bride Married to Amazement': Poet Mary Oliver Dies

Beloved Pulitzer-winner was 83

(Newser) - Mary Oliver, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose rapturous odes to nature and animal life brought her critical acclaim and popular affection, has died. She was 83. Bill Reichblum, Oliver's literary executor, said she died Thursday at her home in Hobe Sound, Florida. The cause of death was lymphoma. "...

Pioneer of Low-Cost Investing for the Masses Dies at 89

John Bogle 'had unwavering passion for America'

(Newser) - John C. Bogle, who simplified investing for the masses by launching the first index mutual fund and founded Vanguard Group, died Wednesday, the company said. He was 89. Bogle did not invent the index fund, but he expanded access to no-frills, low-cost investing in 1976 when Vanguard introduced the first...

Only 9 Navajo Code Talkers Were Left. Sadly, That Number Just Fell

Alfred K. Newman has died in New Mexico at age of 94

(Newser) - Hundreds of Navajos assisted in bringing down the Japanese in World War II by helping to develop an intricate code based on their native language. Just nine of those Code Talkers survived into 2019—but now there are only eight. The Arizona Republic reports 94-year-old Alfred K. Newman has died...

A Broadway Legend Is Dead
A Broadway Legend Is Dead
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Jan 15, 2019 6:21 AM CST

A Broadway Legend Is Dead

Carol Channing was 97

(Newser) - Singer, actress, and Broadway legend Carol Channing has died at age 97 in her California home, reports BroadwayWorld . The Seattle native had "one of the most easily recognized and highly imitated voices in the world," notes the website, and she used it to great success on Broadway, TV...

Artist Jo Andres, Wife of Steve Buscemi, Dead at 65

She was an acclaimed filmmaker, choreographer, and performance artist

(Newser) - It was one of those rare, long-lasting Hollywood marriages: Artist Jo Andres, who was married to actor Steve Buscemi for more than 30 years, has died at age 65, reports People . The cause of death has not been revealed. The couple was photographed together at a movie event as recently...

Jimmy Carter's Defense Secretary Had One Big Regret

Harold Brown never forgot what happened in Iran

(Newser) - Harold Brown, who as defense secretary in the Carter administration championed cutting-edge fighting technology during a tenure that included the failed rescue of hostages in Iran, has died at age 91. Brown died Friday, said the Rand Corp., the California-based think tank which Brown served as a trustee for more...

Southwest Airlines Co-Founder Dies at 87

The wisecracking Herb Kelleher revolutionized air travel

(Newser) - Not many CEOs dress up as Elvis Presley, settle a business dispute with an arm-wrestling contest, or go on TV wearing a paper bag over their head. Herb Kelleher did all those things. Along the way, the co-founder and longtime leader of Southwest Airlines also revolutionized air travel. Kelleher died...

The Captain and Tennille&#39;s &#39;Captain&#39; Dead at 76
The Captain and Tennille's
'Captain' Dead at 76
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Jan 2, 2019 4:44 PM CST

The Captain and Tennille's 'Captain' Dead at 76

Daryl Dragon died of renal failure

(Newser) - Daryl Dragon, the cap-wearing "Captain" of "The Captain and Tennille" who teamed with then-wife Toni Tennille on such easy listening hits as "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Muskrat Love," died Wednesday at age 76, the AP reports. Dragon died of renal failure at a...

Bob Einstein of Curb, 'Super Dave' Fame Dead at 76

Two-time Emmy winner played Funkhouser on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'

(Newser) - Bob Einstein, who as Marty Funkhouser acted as a foil for Larry David's character on Curb Your Enthusiasm, died Wednesday at 76 after a recent cancer diagnosis. Einstein, the older brother of Albert Brooks, started off as a writer in the 1960s, winning the first of two Emmys as...

WWE&#39;s Most Recognizable Interviewer Has Died
WWE's Most Recognizable
Interviewer Has Died
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Jan 2, 2019 12:08 PM CST

WWE's Most Recognizable Interviewer Has Died

'Mean Gene' Okerlund was 76

(Newser) - The man the WWE calls "the most recognizable interviewer in sports-entertainment history" has died, and Deadspin says that's no exaggeration. Gene Okerlund, better known by the "Mean Gene" moniker bestowed on him by Jesse Ventura, was 76. No cause of death was given. The WWE reports he...

Journalist, Fox News Contributor Dead at 26

Bre Payton dies after sudden illness

(Newser) - California journalist and frequent Fox News guest Bre Payton died suddenly Friday at age 26, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The Federalist , the news website for which Payton wrote, says only that Payton suffered a sudden illness; according to a GoFundMe campaign set up to raise money for a scholarship...

Colleague on News Anchor's Death: 'There Are No Words'

Overdose suspected in death of Chris Burrous

(Newser) - A Los Angeles celebrity has died unexpectedly at 43. Chris Burrous, a fixture on KTLA's Morning News since 2011, died at a hospital Thursday in what police describe as a possible overdose. Firefighters responding to a report of an unconscious man at a Days Inn in the LA suburb...

List of Those Who Died in 2018 Includes Less-Known Names
Among Those
Who Died in 2018:
35 Less-Known Names
in case you missed it
Dec 22, 2018 3:04 PM CST

Among Those Who Died in 2018: 35 Less-Known Names

Does Juan Romero ring a bell?

(Newser) - Being reminded that Aretha Franklin, John McCain, George HW and Barbara Bush, Burt Reynolds, Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain, Stephen Hawking, and Stan Lee died in 2018 will likely come as no great shock. But the AP's roll call of some of the people who shuffled off this mortal coil...

Penny Marshall Dies at 75
Penny Marshall
Dies at 75
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Dec 18, 2018 1:27 PM CST

Penny Marshall Dies at 75

Legendary actress, director died of diabetes complications

(Newser) - Penny Marshall, the legendary Laverne & Shirley actress turned iconic director, died Monday night at age 75. Her publicist confirms to the New York Daily News Marshall died "peacefully" at her Hollywood Hills home due to diabetes complications. Born in the Bronx to an industrial film director father and...

A Jazz Legend Is Gone at 81
A Jazz Legend
Is Gone at 81
OBITUARY
Dec 14, 2018 8:10 AM CST

A Jazz Legend Is Gone at 81

Vocalist, NPR host, and civil rights activist Nancy Wilson is dead

(Newser) - A powerful jazz vocalist has sung her last song. Nancy Wilson, a three-time Grammy winner and host of NPR's "Jazz Profiles," died Thursday at her home in Pioneertown, Calif., after a long illness, her manager confirms to NPR . She was 81. Known for telling stories through her...

She Got an Oscar Nom for Her First Film. Then She Met Eastwood

Actress and director Sondra Locke has died at age 74

(Newser) - She was in her early 20s when she received an Oscar nomination for her very first film, and from there Sondra Locke went on to act and direct for the next 30 years. Her longtime relationship with Clint Eastwood in the '70s and '80s earned her even more...

Tuskegee Airman: &#39;We Were Just Doing Our Job&#39;
Tuskegee Airman:
'We Were Just Doing Our Job'
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Dec 8, 2018 5:20 PM CST

Tuskegee Airman: 'We Were Just Doing Our Job'

Wilfred DeFour served as an aircraft technician

(Newser) - A New York City man who served as an aircraft technician with the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen died Saturday at age 100, the AP reports. Police say a home health aide found Wilfred DeFour unconscious and unresponsive inside his Harlem apartment at about 9am. DeFour was pronounced dead by Emergency...

Punk Pioneer Dead at 63
Punk Pioneer
Dead at 63
Dec 6, 2018 5:45 PM CST

Punk Pioneer Dead at 63

Pete Shelley 'was held in the highest regard'

(Newser) - Pete Shelley, lead singer and guitarist of first-wave British punk band Buzzcocks, died Thursday in Estonia. He was 63. NPR reports that no cause of death was given when the band’s publicist confirmed the news “with great sadness.” But, per the BBC , a heart attack is suspected....

George HW Bush Dead at 94
George HW Bush
Dead at 94
Nov 30, 2018 11:17 PM CST

George HW Bush Dead at 94

Former president dies 8 months after Barbara Bush's death

(Newser) - Former President George HW Bush has died at the age of 94, the AP reports. Family spokesman Jim McGrath says Bush died shortly after 10pm Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. The nation's 41st president served from 1989 to 1993, and eight years...

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