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Man Who Worked for Disney Longer Than Anyone Has Died

Burny Mattinson was set to receive company's first 70-year service award

(Newser) - Disney's longest-serving employee—an animator, writer, and director who worked on films ranging from 1955's Lady and the Tramp to 2022's Strange World—has died. Burny Mattinson, described by CEO Bob Iger as a "legend" and "a true icon" of Disney Animation, died Monday at...

Manson Family Member Linda Kasabian Dead at 73
Manson Family
Member Linda
Kasabian Dead at 73
OBITUARY
Feb 28, 2023 6:49 AM CST

Manson Family Member Linda Kasabian Dead at 73

Her testimony on 1969 murders earned her immunity, sent other members to prison

(Newser) - She was the lookout during the murders of pregnant actor Sharon Tate and four others in August 1969, then the driver on the second night of the Manson family's murder spree. Linda Kasabian's testimony on what happened over those two days ended up earning her immunity and sending...

Billionaire Financier Found Dead in NYC Office
Billionaire Financier Found
Dead in NYC Office
OBITUARY
Feb 24, 2023 5:49 AM CST

Billionaire Financier Found Dead in NYC Office

Sources tell 'New York Post' Thomas Lee died by suicide

(Newser) - Billionaire financier Thomas H. Lee, a pioneer of leveraged buyouts best known for his hugely profitable buyout of Snapple in 1992, has died at age 78. Family members confirmed the death and said "Our hearts are broken," per the Boston Globe . They did not disclose a cause of...

Richard Belzer Didn&#39;t Tire of John Munch
Richard Belzer
Didn't Tire of
John Munch
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Feb 19, 2023 2:50 PM CST

Richard Belzer Didn't Tire of John Munch

Comic turned TV detective for a record run

(Newser) - Richard Belzer, who established a successful career as a comedian with a biting stand-up routine before playing the cynical, conspiracy theory-believing TV detective John Munch, died Sunday. He died in France, at his home in Bozouls, said a friend, Bill Scheft. He was 78. A cause of death was not...

Baseball Loses a Familiar Face, and Voice
Baseball Loses a Familiar
Face, and Voice
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Feb 16, 2023 2:01 PM CST

Baseball Loses a Familiar Face, and Voice

Player and broadcaster Tim McCarver dies at 81

(Newser) - Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country's most recognized television commentators, died Thursday at age 81, per the AP...

Boy Whose 2018 Rescue Captivated the World Has Died

Duangphet Phromthep was captain of the soccer team trapped in a Thai cave

(Newser) - The world watched as 12 boys were rescued from a flooded Thai cave in 2018. On Wednesday came the news that one of those boys has died. The cause of Duangphet Phromthep's death is unclear: CNN reports he suffered an unspecified accident; the BBC reports the 17-year-old was found...

Dave Hollis, Once a Force at Disney, Is Dead at 47

He left the company in 2018 to work with his then-wife, Rachel Hollis

(Newser) - Dave Hollis, a former Disney exec who left the company in 2018 to lead his then-wife's media empire, has died at age 47. The Los Angeles Times reports a cause of death hasn't been established, but a rep for the family says he died at his Austin, Texas-area...

Curb Director's Touching Obit for Wife Goes Viral

Robert Weide's final love note to Linda Weide recalls her 'beauty,' 'grace,' love of grilled cheese

(Newser) - On Christmas Day, actor Linda Weide died in her husband's arms, the end of a yearslong battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disease. "Her bravery and dignity in the face of this illness were awe-inspiring," her husband, Robert Weide, writes in her obituary , published last...

Kid Actor on 7 Seasons of NYPD Blue Dead at 27

Austin Majors may have overdosed on fentanyl, source says

(Newser) - Austin Majors, the actor best known for playing the young son of the main character on NYPD Blue for seven seasons, is dead at 27. Majors, who played Theo Sipowicz, the son of Dennis Franz's character Det. Andy Sipowicz, died Saturday night while staying at a homeless housing facility...

One of the Founding Members of De La Soul Is Dead at 54

David Jude Jolicoeur, or Trugoy the Dove, had recently been suffering from heart issues

(Newser) - David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip hop trio De La Soul, has died, the AP reports. He was 54. His representative Tony Ferguson confirmed the reports Sunday. No other information was immediately available. In recent years,...

Days of Our Lives Actor Cody Long Dies at 34
Actor Cody Longo
Dies at 34
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Feb 12, 2023 9:40 AM CST

Actor Cody Longo Dies at 34

He was known for roles on 'Hollywood Heights' and 'Days of Our Lives'

(Newser) - Cody Longo, an actor perhaps best known for his TV roles on the shows Hollywood Heights and Days of Our Lives, has died at age 34, reports CNN . Longo died in his sleep at his home in Austin, says rep Alex Gittleson. While an official cause of death has not...

Burt Bacharach Dies at 94
Burt Bacharach
Dies at 94
OBITUARY
Feb 9, 2023 10:04 AM CST

Burt Bacharach Dies at 94

Oscar-winning composer penned songs for movies, Broadway, and Dionne Warwick, among other stars

(Newser) - Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of "Walk On By," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," and dozens of other hits, has died at 94. Bacharach died Wednesday at...

Dick Cheney's Most Famous Hunting Partner Dies at 95

Harry Whittington almost immediately forgave VP for shooting him, and even apologized

(Newser) - In Texas, he was known as Harry Whittington, an Austin lawyer with deep roots in the Lone Star State's GOP who served both George Bushes in their time in Texas politics. In the rest of the world, he was best known as the guy who famously survived getting shot...

Murphy Brown's Straight-Laced News Anchor Dead at 86

Charles Kimbrough played Jim Dial for 10 seasons

(Newser) - Charles Kimbrough, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor who played a straight-laced news anchor opposite Candice Bergen on Murphy Brown, died Jan. 11 in Culver City, California. He was 86, the AP reports. Kimbrough played newsman Jim Dial across the 10 seasons of CBS' hit sitcom between 1988 and 1998, earning...

Pakistan&#39;s Musharraf, Key US Ally After 9/11, Dies at 79
He Became a Reluctant
US Ally After 9/11
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Feb 5, 2023 5:30 AM CST

He Became a Reluctant US Ally After 9/11

Former Pakistani leader Musharraf dies at 79

(Newser) - Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the US war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died at 79. Musharraf, a former special forces commando, became president through the last of a string of military coups that roiled Pakistan...

On Path to Med School, He Became 'Father of Peeps' Instead

Ira 'Bob' Born, the brains behind mechanizing process for marshmallow chicks, is dead at 98

(Newser) - Ira "Bob" Born, a candy company executive known as the "Father of Peeps" for mechanizing the process to make marshmallow chicks, has died. He was 98. Just Born Quality Confections, the 100-year-old family-owned company Born led for much of his life, said Monday that he died peacefully on...

With Laverne, Cindy Williams Skipped Through Milwaukee

Beside Penny Marshall, star made nostalgic sitcom No. 1

(Newser) - Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular TV sitcom Laverne & Shirley, has died, her family said Monday. Williams died in Los Angeles at age 75 on Wednesday after a brief illness, her children, Zak and Emily Hudson, said in a statement, the AP...

Fans Stood When Bobby Hull Wound Up for a Slap Shot

NHL Hall of Famer scored 610 times in NHL

(Newser) - Bobby Hull, a Hall of Fame winger and two-time NHL MVP who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, has died. He was 84. The Blackhawks and the NHL Alumni Association announced Hull's death on Monday, the AP reports. There were no further details provided by...

TV&#39;s Cutest Grim Girl Is Dead at 64
Goodbye to
'Wednesday
Addams'
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Jan 30, 2023 7:23 AM CST

Goodbye to 'Wednesday Addams'

Lisa Loring, who originally played the character on 'The Addams Family,' dies of stroke at age 64

(Newser) - Younger fans of the macabre fictional Addams family will identify the character of Wednesday Addams with actors Christina Ricci or, more recently, Jenna Ortega. But for kids of the mid-'60s (and '70s, thanks to syndication), Lisa Loring played Wednesday, bringing a magnetic cuteness to the otherwise gloomy-looking, braided...

24 Actor Annie Wersching Dead at 45
24 Actor
Annie Wersching
Dies at 45
OBITUARY
Jan 30, 2023 1:44 AM CST

24 Actor Annie Wersching Dies at 45

She had been privately battling cancer since 2020

(Newser) - Actor Annie Wersching, best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series 24 and providing the voice and motion capture performance for Tess in the video game “The Last of Us,” has died, the AP reports. She was 45. Wersching passed away Sunday morning in Los...

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