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She Romanced James Dean, Played Jerry Seinfeld's Mom

The Last of Seinfeld's
Surviving 'Parents' Has Died

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Apr 16, 2022 5:45 AM CDT

The Last of Seinfeld's Surviving 'Parents' Has Died

Liz Sheridan, who played Helen Seinfeld, was 93

(Newser) - April hasn't been a kind month to Seinfeld's matriarchs. Roughly two weeks after Estelle Harris—famed for her role as George Costanza's highly vocal mother on the show— died at age 93 , the actress who played Jerry Seinfeld's mother died. Liz Sheridan died five days after...

A Hockey Icon Is Dead at 65

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Apr 15, 2022 9:18 AM CDT

A Hockey Icon Is Dead at 65

Mike Bossy of the Islanders was one of the NHL's most prolific scorers

(Newser) - Mike Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, has died after a battle with lung cancer at age 65. The Islanders and TVA Sports, the French-language network in Canada where he worked as a hockey analyst, confirmed...

Gilbert Gottfried Dead at 67

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Apr 12, 2022 4:31 PM CDT

Gilbert Gottfried Dead at 67

Comedian was 'just indescribably unusually hilarious,' Jon Stewart says

(Newser) - If there's a heavenly choir up there, it's just gained an abrasive new voice—but America has lost one of its greatest comedians. The family of Gilbert Gottfried says the legendary standup has died at age 67 after a long illness, Variety reports. "In addition to being...

'I Didn't Know It Was Such
an Important Thing, That List'

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Apr 11, 2022 10:55 AM CDT

'I Didn't Know It Was Such an Important Thing, That List'

Secretary Mimi Reinhard, who typed up Oskar Schindler's famous list of names, dies at 107

(Newser) - Mimi Reinhard, a secretary in Oskar Schindler's office who typed up the list of Jews he saved from extermination by Nazi Germany, has died in Israel at the age of 107. Reinhard died Friday and was laid to rest Sunday in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, her son Sasha Weitman...

Bobby Rydell Had Series of Hits Between Elvis, Beatles

Teen Idol
Rode Wave
Between
Elvis, Beatles

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Apr 6, 2022 6:17 PM CDT

Teen Idol Rode Wave Between Elvis, Beatles

Bobby Rydell also starred in the musical 'Bye Bye Birdie'

(Newser) - Bobby Rydell, a heartthrob of early rock 'n' roll who was a star of radio, television, and the movie musical Bye Bye Birdie, died Tuesday. Rydell died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital in a suburb of his hometown of Philadelphia, the AP reports. Rydell, who credited a...

Estelle Harris of Seinfeld Fame Dies at 93

An Archetype of
Maternal Indignation Has Died

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Apr 3, 2022 5:51 AM CDT

An Archetype of Maternal Indignation Has Died

Estelle Harris of 'Seinfeld' fame dead at 93

(Newser) - Estelle Harris, who hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza's short-fused mother on Seinfeld has died. She was 93. As middle-class matron Estelle Costanza, Harris put a memorable stamp on her recurring role in the smash 1990s sitcom. With her high-pitched voice and humorously overbearing attitude, she...

Singer Retired to Join Police

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Mar 27, 2022 1:10 PM CDT

Singer Retired to Join Police

Jeff Carson's hits include 'Not On Your Love' and 'The Car'

(Newser) - Country music singer and songwriter Jeff Carson, who had a No. 1 hit with "Not On Your Love" before becoming a police officer, has died. He was 58 and died of a heart attack at a hospital in Franklin, Tenn., his publicist said. Carson was born Jeffrey Lee Herndon...

For Foo Fighters,
a 'Tragic and
Untimely Loss'

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Mar 26, 2022 6:00 AM CDT

For Foo Fighters, a 'Tragic and Untimely Loss'

Drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50 while on tour with band in Bogota, Colombia

(Newser) - Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for Foo Fighters for 25 years and best friend of frontman Dave Grohl, has died during a South American tour with the rock band. He was 50. There were no immediate details on how Hawkins died, although the band said in a statement Friday that his...

His Mission: Don't Let 'Those
Who Kill Turn Us Into Killers'

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Mar 20, 2022 2:05 PM CDT

His Mission: Don't Let 'Those Who Kill Turn Us Into Killers'

New Hampshire Democrat Rep. Renny Cushing dies at 69

(Newser) - "Being a survivor of a homicide victim has a pain for which there aren’t any words," said Robert "Renny" Cushing during a 2019 discussion with the Death Penalty Information Center. Earlier that year, New Hampshire became the 21st state to outlaw capital punishment, after its House...

John Clayton's
NFL Coverage
Stressed Detail

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Mar 19, 2022 1:15 PM CDT

John Clayton's NFL Coverage Stressed Detail

'The Professor' covered the league for newspapers, radio, and ESPN

(Newser) - John Clayton, a longtime print and broadcast NFL reporter who was inducted into the writers' wing of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Friday. He was 67 and died after a brief illness, the Seattle Seahawks announced. Clayton had been a radio sideline reporter for the team for the...

He Was a
Congressman
Almost as Long
as His State
Was a State

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Mar 19, 2022 7:00 AM CDT

He Was a Congressman Almost as Long as His State Was a State

Don Young of Alaska, longest-serving member of House of Representatives, dies at 88

(Newser) - Alaska gets one member in the US House of Representatives, and for most of the time that it's been a state, that member has been Don Young. On Friday, the Last Frontier bid farewell to Young, 88, the dean of the House as its longest-serving member, who died while...

Former NFL Linebacker's
Cause of Death Revealed

updated

Mar 17, 2022 4:40 PM CDT

Former NFL Linebacker's Cause of Death Revealed

Parys Haralson suffered a stroke at age 37

(Newser) - Update: It was a stroke that killed 37-year-old former NFL player Parys Haralson last year. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office determined that Haralson suffered a ruptured blood vessel or vessels in the brain and listed the manner of death as "natural," reports USA Today . The...

Survivor Told
Generations
About Horrors
of the Holocaust

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Mar 14, 2022 4:50 PM CDT

Survivor Told Generations About Horrors of the Holocaust

Leon Schwarzbaum, 101, visited German schools and appeared on TV and in film

(Newser) - Leon Schwarzbaum, a survivor of the Nazis' death camp at Auschwitz and a lifelong fighter for justice for the victims of the Holocaust, has died. He was 101. Schwarzbaum died early Monday in Potsdam, near Berlin, the International Auschwitz Committee reported on its website. No cause of death was given,...

After Paralysis During Game,
He's Credited With Naming ADA

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Mar 14, 2022 10:15 AM CDT

After Paralysis During Game, He's Credited With Naming ADA

Kent Waldrep, strong advocate for people with disabilities, dies at 67

(Newser) - Back in 1974, Kent Waldrep got tackled while running the ball for Texas Christian University and ended up paralyzed from the chest down for life, per AL.com . He died last month at age 67, and his obituaries are focused not so much on what happened during that game against...

Oscar Winner William Hurt
Is Dead at 71

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Mar 13, 2022 5:54 PM CDT

Oscar Winner William Hurt Is Dead at 71

He won for 'Kiss of the Spider Woman'

(Newser) - William Hurt, the Oscar-winning actor of Broadcast News, Body Heat, and The Big Chill, has died at age 71, per the AP . Hurt's son, Will, said in a statement that Hurt died Sunday of natural causes. He added that his father died peacefully, among family. In a long-running career,...

Traci Braxton
Rejoined
Sisters After
Social Work

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Mar 12, 2022 3:05 PM CST

Traci Braxton Rejoined Sisters After Social Work

'She was a bright light,' Toni Braxton posts

(Newser) - Traci Braxton, a singer, actress, and social worker who appeared with her sisters on the reality TV show Braxton Family Values, died Saturday. She was 50. Braxton had been treated for esophageal cancer for about a year, said her husband, Kevin Surratt, People reports. "She was a bright light,...

Willie Nelson's
Sister Bobbie,
His Piano
Player, Dies

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Mar 11, 2022 10:14 AM CST

Willie Nelson's Sister Bobbie, His Piano Player, Dies

She played in her brother's band for decades

(Newser) - Bobbie Nelson, the older sister of country music legend Willie Nelson and longtime pianist in his band, has died at age 91, per the AP . An original member of the Willie Nelson and Family Band, Bobbie Nelson played piano for more than 50 years with her brother. She died Thursday...

His Friendship 'Echoed
Through Generations'

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Mar 11, 2022 7:05 AM CST

His Friendship 'Echoed Through Generations'

Longtime 'Sesame Street' actor Emilio Delgado dies at 81

(Newser) - He broke barriers as a rare Latino figure on American TV and went on to win an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition. But the generations of kids who grew up watching him might simply remember his warm presence and smile. Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who...

The Man Who Killed
Che Guevara Has Died

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Mar 11, 2022 12:15 AM CST

The Man Who Killed Che Guevara Has Died

Mario Teran carried out the order of the Bolivian president

(Newser) - Mario Teran "simply complied with his duty as a sergeant of the army," says a retired Bolivian general—but the order he carried out was one he reportedly later described as causing "the worst moment of my life." Teran, the man who executed Ernesto "Che"...

Actress From Wings
Dies at 54

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Mar 3, 2022 4:37 PM CST

Actress From Wings Dies at 54

Farrah Forke had cancer

(Newser) - A familiar face from the world of TV is gone. Farrah Forke, perhaps best known for playing helicopter pilot Alex Lambert on Wings, has died at age 54, reports Variety . Forke had been battling cancer for a number of years, per People . She portrayed Lambert on seasons four through six...