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Super Glue Inventor Dead at 94
 Super Glue Inventor Dead at 94 
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Mar 28, 2011 6:22 AM CDT

Super Glue Inventor Dead at 94

Harry Wesley Coover Jr. never got rich off his most famous invention

(Newser) - The name Harry Wesley Coover Jr., who died Saturday at the age of 94, might not ring a bell, but you've almost certainly heard of his most famous invention: Super Glue. Coover first stumbled upon the adhesive (formal name: cyanoacrylates) while working on clear plastic gun-sights during World War II;...

Elizabeth Taylor Appreciation: Her Violet Eyes Entranced Us From the Start
 Elizabeth Taylor: 
 Oh, Those Eyes 
appreciation
Mar 23, 2011 12:52 PM CDT

Elizabeth Taylor: Oh, Those Eyes

Kenneth Turan: She mesmerized us from the get-go

(Newser) - For Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan, an indelible image of Elizabeth Taylor comes early in her career in A Place in the Sun, filmed when she was just 17. "The actress' face in huge close-up is so exquisitely, so heartbreakingly beautiful you never doubt that (Montgomery) Clift's...

Elizabeth Taylor: A Life in Pictures

The screen icon was known for stormy personal life, screen successes

(Newser) - During her 79 years, Elizabeth Taylor appeared in more than 50 films, won two Oscars, and was married eight times to seven men. She battled substance abuse, poor health, and overeating, and often found herself in the tabloid pages. But, the AP notes, she'll be remembered just as much for...

Elizabeth Taylor Dead at 79
 Elizabeth Taylor Dead at 79 
Mar 23, 2011 8:25 AM CDT

Elizabeth Taylor Dead at 79

Actress succumbs to congestive heart failure

(Newser) - Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor has died today of congestive heart failure at the age of 79, reports ABC News. "She was surrounded by her children: Michael Wilding, Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd, and Maria Burton," a rep tells ABC. Taylor died "peacefully today in Cedars-Sinai Hospital," where...

Ex-Secretary of State Warren Christopher Dies

Former top diplomat was 85

(Newser) - Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, the man Jimmy Carter proclaimed "the best public servant I ever knew," has died of complications of bladder and kidney cancer at age 85. Christopher headed the State Department during Bill Clinton's first term, and was instrumental in peace efforts in the...

Legendary Big-Wave Surfer Drowns in California

Sion Milosky went under at famed surf break Mavericks

(Newser) - The man credited in surfing lore with paddling into the biggest wave of all time (a 60-footer in Hawaii) has been killed in a surfing accident near San Francisco, reports the San Jose Mercury News . Sion Milosky, a 35-year-old Hawaii native, was surfing 20-foot waves at the renowned Mavericks surf...

LSD King Owsley Stanley Dead at 76

Counterculture pioneer takes final trip

(Newser) - Owsley Stanley, LSD cook, sound engineer, sculptor, and one of the most influential figures in '60s counterculture, has been killed in a car accident in Australia at the age of 76. Nicknamed "Bear," Stanley manufactured millions of doses of high quality "Owsley Acid" at his San Francisco...

Hugh Martin Obituary: Author of 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' Is Dead
A Merry Little Christmas
Songwriter Is Dead at 96
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Mar 12, 2011 3:21 PM CST

A Merry Little Christmas Songwriter Is Dead at 96

Hugh Martin wrote the classic for the movie 'Meet Me in St. Louis'

(Newser) - The man who wrote the holiday classic Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is dead at 96. Hugh Martin gets a nice sendoff from Richard Corliss at Time , who recounts how the song—written in the 1940s for the film Meet Me in St. Louis—originally had more somber lyrics:...

David Broder Dead: Longtime Political Writer for Washington Post Dies at 81
 David Broder Dead at 81 
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Mar 9, 2011 12:34 PM CST

David Broder Dead at 81

Pulitzer winner covered politics for the 'Post'

(Newser) - Longtime Washington Post political columnist David Broder is dead at age 81 from complications of diabetes. The Post offers a lengthy obit for him here and his final column here . Broder covered every presidential election since 1956 and won a Pulitzer in 1973 for his Watergate coverage. The newspaper's Ben...

Ex Alice in Chains Bassist Mike Starr Dead at 44

He was arrested last month on drug charges

(Newser) - Mike Starr, the former bassist for Alice in Chains who was on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2009, was found dead today in a Salt Lake City home, reports TMZ . Starr, 44, was arrested last month on felony drug charges. No cause of death has been released yet, but...

In Lieu of Flowers, Give to Beat Obama in '12

Recent obituaries want to unseat president from beyond grave

(Newser) - The dead people are mad as hell, and some of them aren't going to take it anymore: A recent obituary trend involves asking for donations in lieu of flowers ... specifically, donations to anyone running against President Obama in 2012. Salon , tipped off by a tweet from The Fix , found at...

Suze Rotolo: Bob Dylan's Muse Dead at 67
 Bob Dylan's Muse Dead at 67 
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Feb 28, 2011 6:42 AM CST

Bob Dylan's Muse Dead at 67

Suze Rotolo inspired classic songs

(Newser) - Suze Rotolo, the inspiration behind many of Bob Dylan’s early songs and his girlfriend in New York during the early 1960s, died last week at 67 following a long illness. Rotolo appeared on the cover of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan; their relationship led Dylan to pen classics like “...

Frank Buckles, Last Surviving US World War I Veteran, Dead at 110
 Last US WWI Vet Dead at 110 
OBITUARY
Feb 28, 2011 1:55 AM CST

Last US WWI Vet Dead at 110

Frank Buckles was final survivor of 5 million Americans who served

(Newser) - The last doughboy has died. Frank Buckles, the last surviving American veteran of World War I, died peacefully of natural causes at his farm in West Virginia at age 110, the Washington Post reports. Buckles, who was born in Missouri in 1901, lied about his age to get into the...

Duke Snider Obituary: Legendary Dodger Dies at 84
 Dodgers Great 
 Duke Snider 
 Dead at 84 


OBITUARY
Feb 27, 2011 3:22 PM CST

Dodgers Great Duke Snider Dead at 84

Hall of Fame centerfielder was contemporary of Mantle, Mays

(Newser) - Duke Snider, the Hall of Fame center fielder for the charmed "Boys of Summer" who helped the Dodgers bring their elusive and only World Series crown to Brooklyn, died early Sunday of what his family called natural causes. He was 84. "The Duke of Flatbush" hit .295 with...

Len Lesser, Seinfeld's Uncle Leo, Dead at 88
 Seinfeld's 
 Uncle Leo 
 Dead at 88 
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Feb 17, 2011 3:03 AM CST

Seinfeld's Uncle Leo Dead at 88

Veteran actor Len Lesser made more than 500 TV, film appearances

(Newser) - Veteran character actor Len Lesser, best known for playing Jerry's eccentric Uncle Leo on Seinfeld, has died of cancer-related pneumonia at the age of 88. Lesser's 60-year TV career included parts in the Monkees, Get Smart, and the Rockford Files. Lesser, a native New Yorker and World War II vet,...

Kidnapping Victim J. Paul Getty III Dead at 54

Kidnappers cut off oil heir's ear in 1973

(Newser) - J. Paul Getty III, grandson of oil tycoon and notorious miser J. Paul Getty, has died at the age of 54. Getty was best known to the public for his misfortunes—most notably, he was kidnapped as a teen in Italy in 1973, the Los Angeles Times reports. His grandfather—...

Last Tango in Paris Star Maria Schneider Dead at 58

Actress dies in Paris after long illness

(Newser) - The captivating French actress who starred with Marlon Brando in Bernardo Bertolucci's famous X-rated 1972 film Last Tango in Paris has died in Paris at the age of 58. Maria Schneider passed away after "a long illness," a talent agency representative said, without providing further details. Schneider was...

Bond Theme Composer John Barry Dead at 77

Barry won five Oscars and a Grammy for his soundtracks

(Newser) - John Barry, the soundtrack composer famous for scoring 11 James Bond films and winning five Academy Awards, died yesterday of a heart attack. His first Oscars came in 1967 for Born Free, earning him best score and best song, followed by best score for The Lion in Winter, Out of ...

Fitness Guru Jack LaLanne Dies at 96
 Fitness Guru 
 Jack LaLanne 
 Dead at 96 
obituary
Jan 24, 2011 5:27 AM CST

Fitness Guru Jack LaLanne Dead at 96

Exercised 2 hours a day well into his 90s

(Newser) - Television fitness guru Jack LaLanne died yesterday in his California home from respiratory failure due to pneumonia. He was 96. LaLanne, a self-professed "sugar-holic" as a child, was an advocate of exercise, raw vegetables, and clean living—and widely considered to be the father of the modern fitness movement...

Star-Studded Farewell for Sargent Shriver

Kennedy in-law honored for life of service

(Newser) - His 19 grandchildren read short remembrances, U2 frontman Bono led mourners in singing "Forever Young" and fond memories and laughter filled a funeral service for R. Sargent Shriver, the 95-year-old statesman laid to rest this weekend. Shriver, who served as the Peace Corps' first director for brother-in-law John Kennedy...

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