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Nichelle Nichols
Broke Ground
on Star Trek

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Jul 31, 2022 5:30 PM CDT

Nichelle Nichols Broke Ground on Star Trek

Lt. Uhura had a famous moment onscreen with Captain Kirk

(Newser) - Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original Star Trek television series, has died at 89. Her son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico, of natural causes, the AP reports. "Her light...

Nobody Won
Like Bill Russell

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Jul 31, 2022 3:25 PM CDT

Nobody Won Like Bill Russell

Star won 11 championships while, Obama said, 'standing up for the rights and dignity of all men'

(Newser) - Bill Russell, the NBA Hall of Famer considered by many the greatest player in the history of team sports and a towering figure in the struggle for civil rights, died Sunday at 88. A tweet by his family statement said only that his wife, Jeannine, was at his side. Russell...

Code Talker Wanted
Young to Know Power
of Navajo Language

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Jul 30, 2022 5:50 PM CDT

Code Talker Wanted Young to Know Power of Navajo Language

3 colleagues survive Samuel Sandoval, 98

(Newser) - Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers, who transmitted messages in World War II using a code based on their native language, has died. Sandoval died late Friday at a hospital in Shiprock, New Mexico, his wife, Malula, told the AP on Saturday. He was 98. Hundreds...

Family Confirms
Death of Tony Dow

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Jul 27, 2022 6:00 PM CDT

Family Confirms Death of Tony Dow

'Wally Cleaver' actor was 77

(Newser) - On Tuesday, reports of Leave It to Beaver star Tony Dow's death t urned out to be erroneous . On Wednesday, sadly, they were true, according to a statement from his manager, Frank Bilotta, CNN reports. A statement on the 77-year-old actor's official Facebook page said confirmation had been...

Creator of Gaia Theory
Dies on 103rd Birthday

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Jul 27, 2022 2:26 PM CDT

Creator of Gaia Theory Dies on 103rd Birthday

James Lovelock was 'half scientist and half inventor'

(Newser) - James Lovelock, the British environmental scientist whose influential Gaia theory sees the Earth as a living organism gravely imperiled by human activity, has died on his 103rd birthday. Lovelock’s family said Wednesday that he died the previous evening at his home in southwest England "surrounded by his family,...

Leave It to Beaver Star 'Wally Cleaver' Has Died

Leave It to Beaver Star
'Wally Cleaver' Isn't Dead

UPDATED

Jul 26, 2022 6:36 PM CDT

Leave It to Beaver Star 'Wally Cleaver' Isn't Dead

Tony Dow obituaries were published after 'erroneous' statement from management team

(Newser) - Update: Reports of Tony Dow's death have apparently been exaggerated. The New York Times says it published an obituary of the Leave It to Beaver actor after his management team made an announcement on Facebook "which proved erroneous and has since been deleted." Relatives say the 77-year-old,...

Goodfellas , Law & Order Actor Paul Sorvino Dies

'There Will Never Be
Another Paul Sorvino'

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Jul 25, 2022 3:09 PM CDT

'There Will Never Be Another Paul Sorvino'

Character actor was best known for 'Goodfellas' role

(Newser) - Another death in what has been an exceptionally grim year for movie mobsters: Veteran character actor Paul Sorvino, who played Paulie Cicero in Goodfellas, has died at age 83. "Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life and one...

He Was 'One
of the Most Important
Cinematic Artists of His Era'

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Jul 25, 2022 2:03 AM CDT

He Was 'One of the Most Important Cinematic Artists of His Era'

Bob Rafelson dead at 89

(Newser) - Bob Rafelson, an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s who was nominated for two Oscars for Five Easy Pieces, has died, the AP reports. He was 89. Rafelson died at his home in Aspen on Saturday night surrounded by his family, said his wife, Gabrielle Taurek...

James Caan's Death
Attributed to Heart Problems

updated

Jul 23, 2022 2:25 PM CDT

James Caan's Death Attributed to Heart Problems

Hollywood veteran was 82

(Newser) - Update: Los Angeles County health officials attributed James Caan's death earlier this month to a heart attack, listing a series of cardiac problems as contributing factors. A death certificate says the actor suffered from coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and congestive heart failure, TMZ reports. Caan was...

Elvis Actor
Found Dead

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Jul 22, 2022 7:00 AM CDT

Elvis Actor Found Dead

Shonka Dukureh dies in Nashville at age 44

(Newser) - Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in this year's movie about Elvis Presley , was found dead Thursday in a bedroom at her home in Nashville, police say. She was 44. Nashville police say there were no signs of foul play, per the AP . Autopsy results are pending from...

Renowned Creator of Funky
Urban Sculptures Dies

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Jul 18, 2022 2:48 PM CDT

Renowned Creator of Funky Urban Sculptures Dies

Claes Oldenburg was 93

(Newser) - Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, who turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of a baseball bat, a clothespin, and other objects, has died at age 93. Oldenburg died Monday morning in Manhattan, according to his daughter, Maartje Oldenburg. He had been in poor health since falling and...

Pioneer of Psychedelics
in Therapy Dies at 91

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Jul 13, 2022 8:34 AM CDT

Pioneer of Psychedelics in Therapy Dies at 91

Ann Shulgin, along with late husband Alexander, was psychotherapy pioneer

(Newser) - Ann Shulgin, who together with her late husband, Alexander Shulgin, pioneered the use of psychedelic drugs in psychotherapy and co-wrote two seminal books on the subject, has died at the age of 91. Shulgin had been in ill health due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, daughter Wendy Tucker said. She...

Extreme Heat Workout
Habit Killed Marion Barber

UPDATED

Jul 12, 2022 5:53 PM CDT

Extreme Heat Workout Habit Killed Marion Barber

Ex-NFLer died of heat stroke after apparent exercise in 'sauna-like conditions'

(Newser) - Update: Marion Barber III died of heat stroke after apparently exercising in "sauna-like conditions" in his apartment in Frisco, Texas. The Collin County medical examiner ruled the former NFL star's death an accident, police said Monday, per the AP . He hadn't been seen for three weeks before...

You Know His Theme
Music, if Not His Name

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Jul 11, 2022 12:27 PM CDT

You Know His Theme Music, if Not His Name

Monty Norman, creator of the James Bond signature sound, dies at 94

(Newser) - Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died at age 94. A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said: "It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short...

Scathing Obit: 'It Will Be
Challenging to Miss Lawrence'

Scathing Obit: 'It Will Be Challenging to Miss Lawrence'

Estranged son wrote obit for Lawrence H. Pfaff Sr.

(Newser) - Gannett owns the Florida Times-Union, and it put out an unusual statement about an unusual obituary: "We regrettably published an obituary that did not adhere to our guidelines and we are looking into the matter further. We regret any distress this may have caused." The obit , which ran...

He Was a
Gangster in
Real Life. Then
He Played One

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Jul 9, 2022 7:45 AM CDT

He Was a Gangster in Real Life. Then He Played One

Tony Sirico, best known for his role as 'Paulie Walnuts' on 'The Sopranos,' dies at 79

(Newser) - With his winged coiffure and scathing one-liners, Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri was one of the most memorable characters on HBO's The Sopranos. Now, fellow cast members are saying arrivederci to the actor who played him: Tony Sirico has died in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at the age of 79,...

Shinzo Abe Leaves
a Mixed Legacy

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Jul 8, 2022 8:45 AM CDT

Shinzo Abe Leaves a Mixed Legacy

Assassinated ex-PM was 'complex, polarizing' figure in Japan

(Newser) - Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power. Japan's longest serving prime minister, he was also perhaps the most polarizing, complex politician in recent Japanese history, the AP reports. Abe, who was assassinated Friday , angered both liberals at home and World War II victims in Asia with his...

One Final Honor
for Iwo Jima Hero

updated

Jul 4, 2022 2:00 AM CDT

One Final Honor for Iwo Jima Hero

Woody Williams, 98, will lie in honor at the US Capitol

(Newser) - Update: At a memorial Sunday in Charleston, West Virginia, Sen. Joe Manchin said Hershel W. "Woody" Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, would lie in state at the US Capitol. But Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer announced he would actually lie in honor....

You Know His Poster,
if Not His Name

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Jul 3, 2022 10:15 AM CDT

You Know His Poster, if Not His Name

Arnold Skolnick, who created the iconic Woodstock imagery, is dead

(Newser) - When freelance designer Arnold Skolnick was asked to quickly churn out a publicity poster for an upcoming concert in 1969, he ended up creating what the New York Times calls a "symbol of the era." The upcoming concert, of course, was Woodstock, and Skolnick came up with the...

Hells Angels
Founder Wrote
Books, Worked
in TV, Films

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Jun 30, 2022 6:45 PM CDT

Hells Angels Founder Wrote Books, Worked in TV, Films

Sonny Barger also worked security at infamous Altamont concert

(Newser) - Sonny Barger, the founder of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club who turned his experiences into books and work on TV and films, has died. He was 83 and died at home Wednesday night after developing liver cancer, NBC News reports. A note Barger had written was posted on his Facebook...