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Basketball legend Newell dies at age 93
Men's top 25 rankings, analysis, stats and more, including our pick to win it all, North Carolina. BERKELEY, Calif. - Pete Newell coached his last game nearly a half-century ago ... (more...)
Mime legend Marcel Marceau dies
Story Highlights; Marcel Marceau has died at the age of 84, French media report; Marceau revived art of mime; performed for more than 50 years; French Jew survived Holocaust; worked with ... (more...)
Chicago comedian Bernie Mac dead at age 50 - Chicago ...
Bernie Mac; Bernie Mac's life, career; Bernie Mac remembered; Bernie Mac dies at age 50; Your thoughts on Bernie Mac Aug 09, 2008; My student, Bernie Mac Aug 14, 2008; Chicago comedian Bernie ... (more...)
Tammy Faye Messner Dies at Age 65 - Tributes, Tammy Faye Messner ...
She had a very peaceful death and is no longer in pain," her son Jay Bakker says ... Fergie: I'm Working Out Every Day for Wedding; It's a New Year's Eve Wedding for Britney's ... (more...)
Russian Orthodox Church head dies
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexiy II, has died at the age of 79, Church officials say. (more...)
Don Herbert, TV's 'Mr. Wizard,' Dies : NPR
Actor Don Herbert, who explained the world of science to young viewers in the 1950s and '60s, has died at the age of 89. His show, "Watch Mr. Wizard," ran for 14 years. Science ... (more...)
1950s pinup model Bettie Page dies in LA at 85
LOS ANGELES ? Bettie Page , the 1950s secretary-turned-model whose controversial photographs in skimpy attire or none at all helped set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution ... (more...)
Milton Friedman, free market economist, dies at age 94
Article:Milton Friedman, free market economist, dies at age 94:/n/a/2006/11/16/state/n100144S61.DTL (more...)
President Bush and family 'deeply saddened' by death of beloved cat ... - San Francisco Examiner
As President-elect Barack Obama and his family prepares to move into the White House, President George W. Bush and his family is in mourning ? not because they have to move, but because of the death of their beloved cat, India . The White House web ... (more...)
Inventor of Hawaiian Shirt Says Final Aloha - Reason.com
Alfred Shaheen, the inventor of the "aloha shirt" worn by everyone from returning World War II vets to Elvis Presley to slob frat boys to fictional fruit-drink pitchman and rageaholic " Punchy ," has died at the age of 86. His technically and ... (more...)
The Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Found Dead in Michigan Home - FOX News
In this image released by Virgin Records, Iggy Pop, center, is shown with Ron Asheton, left, and Scott Asheton of The Stooges. ANN ARBOR, Michigan ? Guitarist Ron Asheton of The Stooges has been found dead in his Ann Arbor home. He was 60. City ... (more...)
Alan Walters, economic aide to UK's Thatcher, dies - Boston Globe
LONDON? Sir Alan Walters, a top economic adviser to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has died at age 82. His wife, Margaret Patricia Walters, said her husband died Saturday after suffering from Parkinson's Disease for seven years ... (more...)
The Travoltas Return Home with Jett's Ashes - Daily Blabber
How awful must it be for John Travolta and his family to return home from the Bahamas after the death of Jett Travolta ? John, Kelly Preston , and their daughter, Ella Blue , 8, flew back to Florida Monday night with Jett's ashes (they have a home in ... (more...)
Packers' Former Kicker Dies At Age 63 - Channel 3000
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers player who kicked the winning field goal in the team's first appearance on "Monday Night Football" has died at age 63. Dale Livingston was the Packers' kicker in 1970 and led Green Bay in scoring that season ... (more...)
Lt. Gen. Kinnard dies at age 93 - Army Times
Lt. Gen. Harry W.O. Kinnard, a giant figure in the history of Army aviation and airmobile operations, died Monday in Arlington, Va., after a long illness. Kinnard, 93, was an authority on airborne operations before he became a rated aviator in 1962 ... (more...)
Ron Asheton, guitarist for The Stooges, dies at age 60 - CBC News
Ron Asheton, a guitarist and later a bass player with the punk band The Stooges, was found dead Tuesday at age 60 in his home in Ann Arbour, Mich. City police Sgt. Brad Hill said officers were called to Asheton's home around midnight by the musician ... (more...)