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Green Acres &#39; Frank Cady Dead at 96

 Green Acres' 
 Frank Cady 
 Dead at 96 
obituary
Jun 11, 2012 3:00 AM CDT

Green Acres' Frank Cady Dead at 96

He played Hooterville general store operator Sam Drucker

(Newser) - Frank Cady, best known for his role as general store operator Sam Drucker on Green Acres, died on Friday, reports the Los Angeles Times . He was 96. Cady was mostly known as a character actor, and appeared on a wide range of television shows in the 1950s and 1960s. He...

RIP, Ray Bradbury
 RIP, Ray Bradbury 
tributes
Jun 6, 2012 12:24 PM CDT

RIP, Ray Bradbury

He elevated science fiction into the mainstream

(Newser) - A sampling of the salutes being directed toward Ray Bradbury, who has died at age 91:
  • Gerald Jonas, New York Times : "By many estimations Mr. Bradbury was the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream."
  • Lynell George, Los Angeles Times : "Bradbury was
...

Ray Bradbury Dead at 91
 Ray Bradbury 
 Dead at 91 
Jun 6, 2012 9:39 AM CDT

Ray Bradbury Dead at 91

Author wrote seminal sci-fi works like Fahrenheit 451 , and The Martian Chronicles

(Newser) - Renowned sci-fi author Ray Bradbury has died in Los Angeles at age 91, i09 is reporting, with confirmation from his family and biographer. The report does not indicate the cause of death. "If I had to make any statement, it would be how much I love and miss him,...

Family Feud&#39;s Richard Dawson Dead
 Family Feud's 
 Richard Dawson Dead 
OBITUARY
Jun 3, 2012 9:44 AM CDT

Family Feud's Richard Dawson Dead

Game show host died of esophageal cancer, son says

(Newser) - Not a good morning for the small screen : Longtime Family Feud host Richard Dawson died late yesterday of complications from esophageal cancer, reports TMZ . He was 79. Known as "the Kissing Bandit" during his first run as host, from 1976 to 1985, Dawson later returned to host the show...

Folk Music Legend Doc Watson Dead at 89

Master flatpicker changed folk music forever

(Newser) - No history of American folk and country music would be complete without a mention of blind guitar wizard Doc Watson, who has died at the age of 89. His rapid-fire flatpicking style influenced generations of musicians, and helped elevate the guitar to lead instrument status in the country music of...

Boxing Great Johnny Tapia Dead at 45

 Boxing Great 
 Johnny Tapia 
 Dead at 45 
OBITUARY
May 29, 2012 2:30 AM CDT

Boxing Great Johnny Tapia Dead at 45

Troubled five-time world champ found dead at home

(Newser) - The boxing world is mourning five-time world champion Johnny Tapia, who was found dead at his Albuquerque home on Sunday. The prizefighter, whose career was marked by drug and alcohol addiction, arrests, and depression, was just 45. Police say foul play is not suspected. Tapia's mother was murdered when...

Inventor of First TV Remote Dead
 Inventor of First 
 TV Remote Dead 
obituary
May 22, 2012 3:20 PM CDT

Inventor of First TV Remote Dead

Eugene Polley created the Flash-Matic for Zenith in the 1950s

(Newser) - Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity. Polley died of natural causes at a suburban...

World's 'Finest' Interpreter of Art Songs Dead at 86

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau excelled at Schubert lieder

(Newser) - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, perhaps the 20th century's greatest singer of art songs, died yesterday at home in Bavaria, the New York Times reports. He was 86. The German son of a classical scholar and a schoolteacher, Fischer-Dieskau (pronounced FEE-sher DEES-cow) studied voice in Berlin and had two years of unexpected...

'Godfather of Go-Go' Chuck Brown Dead at 75

DC's funk pioneer is gone

(Newser) - Chuck Brown, who created the "go-go" genre of funk in DC in the 1970s and remained a mainstay of black Washington's culture ever since, has died at age 75, reports the Washington Post . A snippet from the paper's obituary, by Chris Richards:
  • "Like a DJ blending
...

Mexican Novelist Carlos Fuentes Dead at 83

He was a giant among Latin American writers

(Newser) - Author Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom by delving into the failed ideals of the Mexican revolution, died today in a Mexico City hospital at age 83. Mexico's National Council for Culture for the Arts confirmed the death of Mexico's most...

Booker T and MGs Bassist Dunn Dies
 Booker T and MGs 
 Bassist Dunn Dies 
OBITUARY
May 13, 2012 5:40 AM CDT

Booker T and MGs Bassist Dunn Dies

Donald 'Duck' Dunn was in Rock Hall of Fame

(Newser) - Bass player and songwriter Donald "Duck" Dunn, a member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame band Booker T. and the MGs and the Blues Brothers band, has died in Tokyo. He was 70. Dunn was in Tokyo for a series of shows. News of his death...

Stylist Vidal Sassoon Dead
 Stylist Vidal Sassoon Dead 
obituary
May 9, 2012 2:58 PM CDT

Stylist Vidal Sassoon Dead

He revolutionized women's cuts in the 1960s

(Newser) - Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, who undid the beehive with his wash-and-wear cuts and went on to become an international name in hair care, died today of natural causes at his Los Angeles home at age 84, police said. When Sassoon picked up his shears in the 1950s, styled hair was typically...

Wild Things Author Maurice Sendak Dead at 83

Died from complications from a recent stroke

(Newser) - Maurice Sendak, author/illustrator of the beloved Where the Wild Things Are, has died at age 83, reports the New York Times . The cause was complications from a recent stroke, says his editor. The Times offers a glowing profile of Sendak and the many books he was known for penning and...

Poker Legend Amarillo Slim Dead at 83
 Poker Legend 
 Amarillo Slim 
 Dead at 83 
obituary
May 2, 2012 12:08 AM CDT

Poker Legend Amarillo Slim Dead at 83

Texan was game's first superstar

(Newser) - Amarillo Slim, a poker Hall of Famer who was instrumental in bringing the game into the national limelight, died Sunday at 83 of colon cancer, his son tells the Los Angeles Times . Slim, born Thomas Austin Preston, Jr., "brought poker out of the back alleys," says a historian...

'Hatchet Man' Chuck Colson Dead at 80

Nixon 'dirty tricks artist' converted to evangelical Christianity

(Newser) - Notorious political "hatchet man" and prison reform advocate Chuck Colson has died at age 80 outside of Washington, DC. Renowned as a "dirty tricks artist" for President Nixon, Colson underwent a religious conversion in 1973 when facing charges for his role in discrediting Pentagon whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. After...

Rock Legend Levon Helm of The Band Dead at 71

He sang and played drums for the group

(Newser) - With songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek," The Band fused rock, blues, folk, and gospel to create a sound that seemed as authentically American as a Mathew Brady photograph or a Mark Twain short story....

CBS&#39; Mike Wallace Dead at 93
 CBS' Mike Wallace Dead at 93 
OBITUARY
Apr 8, 2012 9:43 AM CDT

CBS' Mike Wallace Dead at 93

'60 Minutes' veteran interviewed scads of luminaries over 65-year career

(Newser) - Veteran CBS news correspondent and 60 Minutes stalwart Mike Wallace died last night at the age of 93, reports CBS News . The self-described "nosy and insistent" reporter, who once asked Ayatollah Khamenei if he was crazy and called Martin Luther King Jr. his hero, had a broadcast career that...

'Painter of Light' Thomas Kinkade Dead at 54

His sentimental works are generally hated by critics, loved by the public

(Newser) - America's best-selling artist Thomas Kinkade died unexpectedly yesterday in his California home at age 54, reports the San Jose Mercury News . The family said the death appeared to be of natural causes, but authorities will not know officially for a few days. "Thom provided a wonderful life for...

Car Designer Ferdinand Porsche Dies
 Car Designer 
 Ferdinand 
 Porsche Dies 
Obituary
Apr 5, 2012 5:34 PM CDT

Car Designer Ferdinand Porsche Dies

Yes, that Porsche

(Newser) - The man who designed the first Porsche died today at age 76 in Salzburg, Austria. Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche was born into the auto business; his grandfather designed the original Volkswagen Beetle, according to the LA Times ' obituary. But it was Ferdinand Porsche who designed the 911 sports car,...

Former Mexico Prez Dead at 77
 Former Mexico Prez Dead at 77 
Apr 1, 2012 11:09 AM CDT

Former Mexico Prez Dead at 77

Miguel de la Madrid led country through economic crises, earthquake of '80s

(Newser) - President Felipe Calderon says on his Twitter account that former President Miguel de la Madrid has died at age 77. A spokeswoman for Calderon's office speaking on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to speak to the press confirmed today that the message was posted by Calderon....

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