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'Jesus, Take the Wheel' Writer Dies in NC Plane Crash

Grammy-winning Brett James penned 27 No. 1 country hits for stars

(Newser) - Brett James, a prolific country songwriter whose pen helped shape some of Nashville's biggest hits, died Thursday at age 57 when the small plane he was piloting crashed in North Carolina. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame confirmed the passing of one of Music City's most in-demand...

Critic Whose Earnest Review of Olive Garden Went Viral Dies

North Dakota newspaper columnist Marilyn Hagerty attracted national attention in 2012

(Newser) - Marilyn Hagerty, a North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, died Tuesday. She was 99. Gail Hagerty remembered her mother as a journalist at heart who was more interested in giving readers an honest assessment than in being critical, reports...

What Meryl Streep, Others Are Saying About Redford

Hollywood honors the cinematic giant: 'One of the lions has passed'

(Newser) - Robert Redford died Tuesday at the age of 89, with an indomitable, varied, and decades-long legacy in Hollywood already sealed. A look at the tributes being paid to the actor, director, founder of the Sundance Film Festival, and activist:
  • Sundance: Per the Guardian , the Utah-based film festival Redford founded in
...

Hollywood Legend Robert Redford Is Dead

Actor, director, activist was 89

(Newser) - Hollywood icon Robert Redford died Tuesday at his home in Utah at the age of 89, reports the New York Times . Redford died in his sleep, said Cindi Berger of the publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK. She did not specify a cause of death. Redford, of course, had a...

He Penned Theme Songs for the Monkees, Days of Our Lives
Writer of Monkees'
Theme Song Dies
OBITUARY
Sep 15, 2025 10:51 AM CDT

Writer of Monkees' Theme Song Dies

Prolific songwriter Bobby Hart dead at 86

(Newser) - Songwriter Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees' multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone," has died. He was 86. Hart died at his home in Los Angeles, according to his...

She Made &#39;Kiss My Grits!&#39; a Household Retort
She Made
'Kiss My Grits!'
a Household Retort
OBITUARY
Sep 11, 2025 9:16 AM CDT

She Made 'Kiss My Grits!' a Household Retort

Polly Holliday, who played Flo on sitcom Alice , has died at 88

(Newser) - Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase "Kiss my grits!" into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom Alice, has died. She was 88. Holliday died Tuesday at her home in New York, said her theatrical...

Charlie Kirk Argued for a New Kind of Conservatism

Slain Turning Point USA founder helped build Trump's support among young people

(Newser) - Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior, and ally of President Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during one of his trademark public appearances at a college in Utah. He was 31. Kirk was married to podcaster Erika Frantzve. They have...

Supertramp Loses Its &#39;Heartbeat&#39;
Supertramp
Loses Its 'Heartbeat'
OBITUARY
Sep 8, 2025 7:03 AM CDT

Supertramp Loses Its 'Heartbeat'

Co-founder and frontman Rick Davies dead at 81

(Newser) - Rick Davies, co-founder and frontman of British rock band Supertramp, has passed away at 81. The musician died Saturday at his home on Long Island "after a long illness," the band announced Sunday, acknowledging "the privilege of knowing him, and playing with him for over 50 years,...

The Turtles Co-Founder Dies at 78
He Sang on
'Happy Together,'
Other Turtles Hits
OBITUARY
Sep 8, 2025 6:09 AM CDT

He Sang on 'Happy Together,' Other Turtles Hits

Mark Volman co-founded the 1960s band, then Flo & Eddie

(Newser) - Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960's pop group the Turtles, whose hits include "Happy Together" and "Elenore," has died after a brief illness. He was 78. Volman was known for his exuberant stage presence and distinctive vocals, per the AP . In a 1967 performance...

He Led the Mets to Their Stunning '86 World Series Win

MLB manager Davey Johnson, who also won 2 World Series with the Orioles, has died at age 82

(Newser) - Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986, has died. He was 82. Longtime Mets public relations representative Jay Horwitz said Johnson's wife, Susan, informed him of...

Royal Family&#39;s Oldest Member Dies
Royal Family's
Oldest Member Dies
OBITUARY
Sep 5, 2025 9:42 AM CDT

Royal Family's Oldest Member Dies

Duchess of Kent, known for devotion to music and consoling Wimbledon runners-up, was 92

(Newser) - The Duchess of Kent, who famously broke royal protocol to hug a Wimbledon runner-up and stepped away from family duties to teach music in a public school, has died, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. She was 92. Born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, the duchess was married to Prince Edward, Duke of...

Woman Who Helped Family of Lee Harvey Oswald Dies

Ruth Paine, who befriended assassin's wife and housed her and her kids in Texas, has died at age 92

(Newser) - Ruth Paine, whose kindness to Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife would leave her inexorably linked to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, has died. She was 92. Paine died on Sunday in a senior living facility in Santa Rosa, California, daughter Tamarin Laurel-Paine said Thursday, per the...

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91
Giorgio Armani
Is Dead at 91
Sep 4, 2025 8:54 AM CDT

Giorgio Armani Is Dead at 91

Iconic Italian fashion designer had amassed a $10B empire

(Newser) - Giorgio Armani, the Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, has died at home at the age of 91, his fashion house confirmed. Armani, one of the most recognizable names and faces in the global fashion industry, missed Milan Fashion Week in June...

Ernest Hemingway's Son Was a 'Larger Than Life Paradox'

Patrick Hemingway, 97, was author's last surviving child

(Newser) - Patrick Hemingway, the last surviving child of Ernest Hemingway who was inspired by his father to spend years in Africa and later oversaw numerous posthumous works by the Nobel laureate, died Tuesday at age 97. Hemingway, the second of the author's three sons, died at his home in Bozeman,...

Architect of Michael Jordan&#39;s Nike Deal Dies at 88
The Architect
of the Air Jordan
Dies at 88
OBITUARY
Sep 3, 2025 6:11 AM CDT

The Architect of the Air Jordan Dies at 88

Hall of Famer George Raveling 'blessed my life with wisdom,' says Jordan, helped change athletic apparel

(Newser) - George Raveling, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who played a role in Michael Jordan signing a landmark endorsement deal with Nike, has died. He was 88. Raveling's family said Tuesday in a statement that he had "faced cancer with courage and grace," reports the AP . "...

Dances With Wolves Actor Dead at 73
Dances With Wolves
Actor Dead at 73
Sep 2, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Dances With Wolves Actor Dead at 73

Graham Greene, Canadian First Nations actor, was nominated for an Oscar for the film

(Newser) - Graham Greene, a Canadian First Nations actor who fell into acting in the 1970s and had a Hollywood breakout role in Dances With Wolves, has died at age 73. Greene died in a Toronto hospital after a long illness. While working as a recording engineer, he started acting after a...

After Major Events Like 9/11, Obituaries Shifted in Tone

Researchers analyzed 38M US obituaries for clues to what makes a life well lived

(Newser) - What makes a life well lived? A new study led by Michigan State University researchers decided to mine the obituary pages for clues, analyzing 38 million US obituaries published over three decades. The researchers weren't interested in how people wanted to be remembered, but rather how family and...

Beauty Pioneer Who Pushed for Transparency Dies at 38

Uoma Beauty founder, diversity advocate Sharon Chuter was found dead on her patio on Aug. 14

(Newser) - Sharon Chuter, the visionary behind Uoma Beauty and a trailblazer for corporate transparency, has died at 38, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. She was found dead on a patio on Aug. 14, with the death still under investigation, per People and USA Today . Chuter leaves a...

Comedian Reggie Carroll Murdered in Mississippi
Comedian Reggie Carroll
Killed in Mississippi
OBITUARY
Aug 25, 2025 5:54 AM CDT

Comedian Reggie Carroll Killed in Mississippi

Man charged in shooting death of Mo'Nique's 'brother in comedy'

(Newser) - Reggie Carroll, a Baltimore-based comedian who took his routine across the country, has died following a shooting in Mississippi. Police responded to a reported shooting on Burton Lane in Southaven on Wednesday evening, finding Carroll with gunshot wounds, per Deadline . The 52-year-old died later at a hospital. On Saturday, police...

Sopranos Actor Worked Backstage Until His 60s
Jerry Adler
Became
an Actor
in His 60s
obituary
Aug 24, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Jerry Adler Became an Actor in His 60s

Longtime backstage worker had roles in The Sopranos , The Good Wife, and Rescue Me

(Newser) - Jerry Adler, who worked backstage on Broadway for decades before appearing in regular roles on TV's The Sopranos, The Good Wife, and Rescue Me, has died. He was 96 and died Saturday, his family announced. Referring to Adler's "iconic roles" in a post on X, per People...

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