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Poet Backed the Beats, and Change, With Bookstore

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 101, owned influential City Lights in San Francisco

(Newser) - Poet, publisher, and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who helped launch and perpetuate the Beat movement, has died. He was 101. Ferlinghetti died at his San Francisco home Monday, the AP reports. The cause was lung disease. Ferlinghetti was known for his influential bookstore, City Lights, an essential San Francisco meeting place...

Intended as a Joke, 'It Became a Cursedly Serious Thing'

The artist behind the Wall Street bull has died

(Newser) - The artist who sculpted Charging Bull, the bronze statue in New York which became an iconic symbol of Wall Street, has died in his hometown in Sicily at age 80, the AP reports. Arturo Di Modica died at his home in Vittoria on Friday evening, the town said in a...

Rush Limbaugh Is Dead at 70
Rush Limbaugh
Is Dead at 70
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Feb 17, 2021 11:34 AM CST

Rush Limbaugh Is Dead at 70

Conservative radio host was diagnosed with lung cancer a year ago

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh has died at age 70, his wife Kathryn announced Wednesday at the start of the conservative radio host's show, which USA Today notes he had not appeared on for nearly two weeks. Fox News has these lines from her: "Losing a loved one is terribly difficult,...

Man Who Created the World's Biggest Hotel Chain Has Died

Marriott's Arne Sorenson is dead at 62 from pancreatic cancer

(Newser) - Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson, whose claim to fame was creating the world's biggest hotel chain, has died at age 62 from pancreatic cancer, reports Reuters . Sorenson, who was the first person from outside the Marriott family to run the company, engineered the $13 billion purchase of Starwood Hotels and...

&#39;Jeopardy!&#39; Champ Dies at Age 24
'Jeopardy!' Champ
Dies at Age 24
Feb 13, 2021 11:12 AM CST

'Jeopardy!' Champ Dies at Age 24

Brayden Smith died unexpectedly, his mother says

(Newser) - A five-time Jeopardy! champion who appeared on the show during Alex Trebek’s last week as host has died, CNN reports. Debbie Smith announced the death of her 24-year-old son in a tweet Friday, writing: “We are heartbroken to share that our dear Brayden Smith recently passed away unexpectedly....

Jazz Great Asked His Fans to Play On
Jazz Great Asked
His Fans to Play On
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Feb 11, 2021 6:30 PM CST

Jazz Great Asked His Fans to Play On

'It's a constant experiment,' Chick Corea said of his music

(Newser) - Chick Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has died. He was 79, the AP reports. Corea died Tuesday of a rare form of cancer, his team posted on his website....

&#39;Hustler&#39; Publisher Dies at 78
'Hustler'
Publisher
Dies at 78
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Feb 10, 2021 6:31 PM CST

'Hustler' Publisher Dies at 78

Larry Flynt built an adult entertainment empire

(Newser) - Porn purveyor Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, died Wednesday, the AP reports. He was 78. Flynt had been in frail health and died of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, said his nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr. From his...

Schottenheimer, NFL's 'One Play at a Time' Coach, Dies

'Martyball' approach made him one of the league's winningest coaches, with 4 different teams

(Newser) - Marty Schottenheimer, an NFL coach with one of the league's best records, has died at the age of 77. Schottenheimer, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2014, died in hospice care on Monday in Charlotte, NC, a family spokesperson tells ESPN . The former coach of the Clevelands Brown,...

She Was One-Third of 'Most Iconic Female Singing Trio'

Mary Wilson of the Supremes dies suddenly at 76

(Newser) - Mary Wilson, a founding member of the legendary Motown group the Supremes, died suddenly Monday. She was 76. Friend and publicist Jay Schwartz said she died at her home in Las Vegas, but did not provide a cause of death. "She was a trailblazer, a diva and will be...

Millie Hughes-Fulford Circled the Earth 146 Times

Researcher spent 9 days in orbit on the Columbia

(Newser) - Millie Hughes-Fulford, a trailblazing astronaut and scientist who became the first female payload specialist to fly in space for NASA, died last week after a yearslong battle with cancer, her family said. She was 75. Hughes-Fulford was selected by NASA for its astronaut program in 1983 and in June 1991...

Baseball Mourns Pedro Gomez, Reporter and &#39;Bridge-Builder&#39;
Pedro Gomez Was 'More
Than a Media Personality'
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Feb 8, 2021 4:08 PM CST

Pedro Gomez Was 'More Than a Media Personality'

Baseball mourns longtime reporter

(Newser) - Pedro Gomez, an ESPN reporter who covered 25 World Series and 22 All-Star Games, has died. He was 58. The network said his death was unexpected, CNN reports. "Pedro was an elite journalist at the highest level and his professional accomplishments are universally recognized," ESPN said. "More...

Beloved Singer's Wife Dies of COVID-19

Engelbert Humperdinck's wife of 56 years, Patricia Healey, was 85

(Newser) - Patricia Healey, the British actress and wife for 56 years to singer Engelbert Humperdinck, died Thursday of COVID-19. Humperdinck shared on Jan. 26 that he, his wife, one of their sons, and two of their caregivers had tested positive for the coronavirus, USA Today reports. He asked fans for prayers...

&#39;Textbook Tackle&#39; Dies at 84
'Textbook Tackle'
Dies at 84
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Feb 7, 2021 4:03 PM CST

'Textbook Tackle' Dies at 84

Charlie Krueger had a 16-year career with the 49ers

(Newser) - Charlie Andrew Krueger, a star defensive tackle who spent his 16-year NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers, has died, the AP reports. He was 84. The team said Saturday he died in Clayton, Calif., but did not disclose other details. The San Francisco Chronicle said the cause was heart...

Peers Respected the 'Calm and Unselfish' George Shultz

Longtime secretary of state cut landmark nuclear arms treaty with Soviets

(Newser) - Former Secretary of State George Shultz, a titan of American academia, business and diplomacy who spent most of the 1980s trying to improve Cold War relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle East, has died. He was 100. Shultz died Saturday at his...

Leon Spinks, Who Once Beat Muhammed Ali, Dead at 67

A former heavyweight champ and Olympian

(Newser) - Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67. Spinks, who lived his later years in Las Vegas, died Friday night, according to a release from a...

7-Year-Old Motorcycle Cop Inspired Make-a-Wish Founder

Frank Shankwitz planned organization while an Arizona Highway Patrol officer

(Newser) - An Arizona Highway Patrol officer was called back to headquarters one day in 1980 and told about a 7-year-old boy who wanted to be a motorcycle officer when he grew up. The boy had end-stage leukemia. A police helicopter picked up the boy at the hospital and took him to...

Sound of Music Star Christopher Plummer Is Dead
Christopher
Plummer
Dead at 91
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Feb 5, 2021 12:31 PM CST

Christopher Plummer Dead at 91

'Sound of Music' made him a star

(Newser) - Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has died at age 91, per the AP . Plummer died Friday morning at his home in Connecticut with his wife,...

'Captain Sir Tom' Loses His Battle With COVID

100-year-old raised millions for health care workers in the UK

(Newser) - First, he captivated the world at the age of 99 by raising money for health care workers fighting COVID. Then, Britain's Tom Moore contracted the virus himself at age 100. And on Tuesday, Moore's family announced that he has died, reports the AP . In April, the World War...

He Thought Playing Twain Was 'Corny.' Then He Couldn't Stop

Stage, film, and TV actor Hal Holbrook, 'Deep Throat' in 'All the President's Men,' dies at 95

(Newser) - He played Mark Twain for 60-plus years, was "Deep Throat" in All the President's Men, and won an Emmy for playing Lincoln. Now, a goodbye to Hal Holbrook, who died Jan. 23 at the age of 95, the actor's assistant told the New York Times on Monday....

Famed Private Eye Jack Palladino Dies After Attack

San Francisco private investigator had many big-name clients

(Newser) - Jack Palladino, the flamboyant private investigator whose clients ranged from presidents and corporate whistleblowers to scandal-plagued celebrities, Hollywood moguls, and sometimes suspected drug traffickers, died Monday at age 76. Palladino suffered a devastating brain injury Thursday after a pair of would-be robbers tried to grab his camera outside his home...

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