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Bully From
Dazed and
Confused
Dead at 54

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Apr 14, 2025 10:05 AM CDT

Bully From Dazed and Confused Dead at 54

Ex-child actor Nicky Katt, who also starred in legal drama Boston Public , reportedly killed himself

(Newser) - Nicky Katt, who started out as a child actor before moving on to adult roles in the film Dazed and Confused and ABC's Boston Public, has died at the age of 54. Katt's attorney confirmed his death, without offering further details, per the Hollywood Reporter and New York ...

Mario Vargas Llosa Dies

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Apr 14, 2025 6:01 AM CDT

Mario Vargas Llosa Dies

Author, 2010 Nobel Laureate has passed away at age 89

(Newser) - Mario Vargas Llosa, a towering figure in Latin American literature and Nobel laureate, has died at the age of 89, as announced by his children, Álvaro, Gonzalo, and Morgana. Álvaro shared a letter on social media saying: "It is with deep sorrow that we announce that...

North Korean Assassin Turned Pastor Dies

He Came as an Assassin,
Died as a Pastor

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Apr 9, 2025 5:00 PM CDT

He Came as an Assassin, Died as a Pastor

Kim Shin-jo resettled in South Korea after failed mission to kill president

(Newser) - Kim Shin-jo, a prominent ex-North Korean commando who resettled in South Korea as a pastor after his daring mission to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee in 1968 failed, died on Wednesday. He was 82. Kim died of old age and his official funeral is set for Saturday, Kim's...

Child Actor Who Played Dennis the Menace Dead at 73

Child Actor Who Played
Dennis the Menace Dies at 73

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Apr 7, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

Child Actor Who Played Dennis the Menace Dies at 73

Jay North went on to serve in the Navy, work as a corrections officer

(Newser) - Jay North, best known for playing Dennis the Menace in the 1960s live-action TV sitcom based on the iconic comic strip, died Sunday at age 73. A longtime friend says he died of colorectal cancer, the New York Times reports. She wrote in a Facebook post that North died "...

Theodore McCarrick, Defrocked Over Sexual Abuse, Dies at 94

Former Cardinal Defrocked
Over Sexual Abuse Dies

Apr 4, 2025 4:10 PM CDT

Former Cardinal Defrocked Over Sexual Abuse Dies

Theodore McCarrick avoided criminal penalties

(Newser) - Theodore McCarrick, a onetime Washington, DC, cardinal and a Vatican and US envoy who was removed from the priesthood over sexual abuse, has died. He was 94 and was living in Dittmer, Missouri, the Washington Post reports. The Washington Archdiocese announced Friday that McCarrick had died the day before but...

Val Kilmer
Dies at 65

Apr 2, 2025 12:31 AM CDT

Val Kilmer Dies at 65

Top Gun, Tombstone star died of pneumonia, his daughter says

(Newser) - Val Kilmer, beloved star of iconic films including Top Gun and Tombstone, died Tuesday at age 65. Kilmer's daughter tells the New York Times the actor died of pneumonia. He had previously battled throat cancer and recovered, she says. Kilmer made his big-screen debut in Top Secret!, a 1984...

Richard Chamberlain, Miniseries Star, Dies at 90

Richard
Chamberlain
Was 'King of
the Miniseries'

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Mar 30, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Richard Chamberlain Was 'King of the Miniseries'

Dr. Kildare star moved on to Shogun, Thorn Birds

(Newser) - Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series Dr. Kildare who found a second career as an award-winning "king of the miniseries," has died. He was 90 and died Saturday night in Waimanalo, Hawaii, of complications following a stroke, his publicist said, per the AP . Tall...

Spy Who Helped
Prevent WWIII Dead at 86

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Mar 27, 2025 7:10 PM CDT

Spy Who Helped Prevent WWIII Dead at 86

Oleg Gordievsky switched sides during Cold War because he believed in democracy for his country

(Newser) - Oleg Gordievsky, a double agent who helped British intelligence during the Cold War while stationed in London as the Soviets' top spy, has died. He was 86. Police, who said they found him dead at his home near London, are investigating but said foul play is not suspected, the New ...

Kitty Dukakis Revealed
Vulnerabilities 'to Help Others'

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Mar 22, 2025 4:18 PM CDT

Kitty Dukakis Revealed Vulnerabilities 'to Help Others'

Advocate for homeless, refugees campaigned for her husband, as well

(Newser) - Kitty Dukakis, who battled addiction and depression, advocated for people without homes or nations, and championed the presidential campaign of her husband, Michael, has died. She was 88 and died Friday night of dementia complications at her home in Brookline, Massachusetts, her family said. A statement said she "lived...

George Foreman
Dead at 76

Mar 21, 2025 10:22 PM CDT

George Foreman Dead at 76

Heavyweight fought Muhammed Ali in one of the greatest fights ever staged

(Newser) - George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who lost the "Rumble in the Jungle" to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful businessman, died Friday night. He was 76. Foreman's family announced his death on social media. "A devout preacher, a devoted...

Actress Emilie Dequenne
Dies of Cancer at 43

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Mar 17, 2025 5:45 PM CDT

Actress Emilie Dequenne Dies of Cancer at 43

'Life is disgusting sometimes,' director says

(Newser) - Belgian actress Emilie Dequenne has died at age 43, less than two years after she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. She made her film debut in 1999's Rosetta, filmed when she was 17, and was best known for that movie and the 2012 drama...

Senator Known
for His Wit
Dies at 93

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Mar 14, 2025 10:04 AM CDT

Senator Known for His Wit Dies at 93

Moderate Republican Alan Simpson of Wyoming also was known for his bipartisan outreach

(Newser) - Former US Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps in the years before today's political acrimony, has died at 93. Simpson died Friday after suffering a broken hip in December, per a statement from his family and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West,...

Renowned
Sports Writer
Dies at 69

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Mar 14, 2025 8:03 AM CDT

Renowned Sports Writer Dies at 69

Bestselling author John Feinstein dies of natural causes at 69

(Newser) - John Feinstein, one of the country's foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, including the groundbreaking A Season on the Brink about college basketball coach Bob Knight, died unexpectedly on Thursday. Feinstein was 69. He died of natural causes at his brother's home in McLean,...

Arizona Congressman, 77, Dies

Mar 13, 2025 4:56 PM CDT

Arizona Congressman, 77, Dies

Democrat Raul Grijalva's death leaves House with a 218-213 party split

(Newser) - Rep. Raul Grijalva died Thursday after a battle with lung cancer. The 77-year-old Democrat, the longest-serving member of Arizona's congressional delegation, died in Tucson, KPNX reports. Grijalva was elected to House for the 12th time in November after saying it would be his final term; he'd received the...

Luxembourg's
Prince Frederik Dead at 22

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Mar 10, 2025 7:11 AM CDT

Luxembourg's Prince Frederik Dead at 22

Young royal had a rare genetic disorder called PolG disease

(Newser) - A young European royal is dead after succumbing to a rare genetic disorder. TMZ reports that 22-year-old Prince Frederik of Luxembourg, the youngest son of the Prince and Princess of Nassau, died earlier this month of PolG disease, a mitochondrial condition that "robs the body's cells of energy,...

Pamela Bach Dead at 62

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Mar 6, 2025 1:56 PM CST

Pamela Bach Dead at 62

Authorities say David Hasselhoff's ex-wife died by suicide

(Newser) - Pamela Bach, who met David Hasselhoff on the set of a Knight Rider episode and was married to him for 17 years, has died at age 62. The Los Angeles medical examiner's office says she died by suicide on Wednesday, the AP reports. TMZ , citing law enforcement sources, reports...

'Man With the Golden Arm'
Saved 2.4M Babies

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Mar 3, 2025 9:52 AM CST

'Man With the Golden Arm' Saved 2.4M Babies

James Harrison, Australia's most prolific blood and plasma donor, dies at age 88

(Newser) - An octogenarian who's known as Australia's "Man With the Golden Arm" has died, after decades of blood and plasma donations that saved the lives of 2.4 million babies, per the BBC . The family of James Harrison says the 88-year-old died in his sleep on Feb. 17...

Angie Stone Found
Niche in Neo-Soul

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Mar 2, 2025 10:30 AM CST

Angie Stone Found Niche in Neo-Soul

The R&B singer, killed in vehicle crash, was 63

(Newser) - Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio the Sequence known for the hit song "Wish I Didn't Miss You," was killed Saturday in a car crash. She was 63. Stone was riding in a cargo van from Alabama to Atlanta when...

He Was the New York Dolls
Singer—and Buster Poindexter

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Mar 2, 2025 6:01 AM CST

He Was the New York Dolls Singer—and Buster Poindexter

David Johansen is dead at age 75

(Newser) - David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter, has died at age 75, per the AP . Johansen died Friday at his home in New York City, according...

Oldest Known
Holocaust Survivor
Dies in NY

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Feb 28, 2025 7:11 AM CST

Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor Dies in NY

Rose Girone, 113, was 9 months pregnant when Nazis sent husband to concentration camp

(Newser) - Rose Girone, who would have been unlikely to see her 30th birthday if she hadn't escaped Nazi Germany just in time, has died at age 113. Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, died this week at a nursing home on Long Island. Girone, born into a Jewish family in...