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Actor Bob Saget Found Dead at 65
Bob Saget's Cause of Death
at 65 Not Yet Clear
UPDATED
Jan 10, 2022 6:51 AM CST

Bob Saget's Cause of Death at 65 Not Yet Clear

TMZ broke the news that actor was found dead in an Orlando hotel

(Newser) - Update: While the circumstances surrounding Bob Saget's death at age 65 are still unclear, tributes to the comedian were pouring in Sunday night. Outlets including People , the Hollywood Reporter , and E! were rounding up devastated reactions from co-stars, fellow comics, and more. "I am broken. I am gutted....

Woodstock Went Beyond Michael Lang&#39;s Hopeful Vision
Promoter
Planned 
'3 Days of
Peace & Music'
obituary
Jan 9, 2022 1:05 PM CST

Promoter Planned '3 Days of Peace & Music'

Woodstock went beyond Michael Lang's hopeful vision

(Newser) - Michael Lang, concert promoter and co-creator of the 1969 Woodstock music festival, has died. He was 77. A representative said Lang died Saturday in a New York hospital of a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Rolling Stone reports. Working with promoter Artie Kornfeld and a pair of businessmen, Lang conceived...

Lyricist Teamed With Husband on 'The Way We Were'

Marilyn Bergman, a songwriting hall of famer, won 3 Oscars

(Newser) - Marilyn Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who wrote, with her husband, Alan Bergman, the words for "The Way We Were," "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" and hundreds of other songs, died Saturday at her Los Angeles home. She was 93. Bergman died of respiratory failure not...

Director Peter Bogdanovich Was No Stranger to Controversy

Filmmaker is dead at 82

(Newser) - Longtime director Peter Bogdanovich has died of natural causes at the age of 82, his family announced Thursday. He gained fame early in his career in 1971 in just his second film, The Last Picture Show, per the Hollywood Reporter , which has a detailed obituary. Among the long list of...

Her Daughter Died in '63 Bombing at Alabama Church

Maxine McNair, 93, was last surviving parent of 4 Black girls killed in Birmingham blast

(Newser) - Maxine McNair, the last living parent of any of the four Black girls killed in a 1963 Alabama church bombing, died Sunday. She was 93. McNair's family announced her death in a press release, per the AP . A cause of death wasn't given. McNair's daughter, 11-year-old Denise...

Noted Paleoanthropolgist Dies in Kenya at Age 77

Richard Leakey was the son of world-famous anthropology couple

(Newser) - Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, known for his fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya, has died at 77, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Sunday evening. The cause of death was not announced. Leakey, the son of globally known anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey, also held a number of public service...

Holocaust Survivor Warned of Far Right as 'Mrs. Gertrude'

In a viral video, Gertrude Pressburger urged young people to vote in Austria's presidential election

(Newser) - Holocaust survivor Gertrude Pressburger, who became famous during Austria's 2016 presidential campaign with a video message in which "Mrs. Gertrude" warned of hatred and exclusion triggered by the far right, has died at 94. Pressburger died Friday after a long illness, her family said Saturday. The AP reports...

He Got One Ring as a Player, Lost 4 as a Coach
He Lost 4
Rings as Coach,
but Got One
as a Player
obituary
Jan 1, 2022 11:24 AM CST

He Lost 4 Rings as Coach, but Got One as a Player

Dan Reeves dies at 77 from dementia complications

(Newser) - Dan Reeves, who won a Super Bowl as a player with the Dallas Cowboys but was best known for a long coaching career highlighted by four more appearances in the title game with the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons, all losses, died Saturday at age 77. A statement released...

Betty White's Relevance and Appeal Spanned 7 Decades

Emmy-winning star of ' the Golden Girls' and 'the Mary Tyler Moore Show' was 99

(Newser) - Betty White, the comedic actress whose award-winning TV career began before there were broadcasts, has died. She was 99 and died at her Brentwood, California, home overnight. "Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever," Jeff Witjas, her agent and friend, said...

Promising Teenage QB Dies After Surgery
Dad: Teen QB Didn't Die
of Surgery Complications
UPDATED
Dec 31, 2021 11:30 AM CST

Dad: Teen QB Didn't Die of Surgery Complications

It's still not clear, though, what killed Georgia's Robbie Roper, 18

(Newser) - Update: The funeral for Georgia high schooler Robbie Roper, a promising young football star who died earlier this month, was held Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Woodstock, with a surprising update from his dad. Per USA Today , via Fox News , James Roper told those gathered to pay tribute to...

Before Mickey Mouse Club's Britney and Justin, There Was Tiffini

Tiffini Hale, who performed in late '80s reboot of variety show and in Disney's The Party, dead at 46

(Newser) - When The All New Mickey Mouse Club, a reboot of sorts of the popular '50s variety show, debuted in 1989 on the startup Disney Channel, Tiffini Hale was one of the original cast members, preceding the likes of Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling. She went...

John Madden Dead at 85
John Madden
Dead at 85
obituary
Dec 29, 2021 1:32 AM CST

John Madden Dead at 85

NFL legend's death was unexpected

(Newser) - John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, the league said. He was 85. The NFL said he died unexpectedly and did not detail a cause, the AP reports....

Harry Reid Dead at 82
Harry Reid Dead at 82
OBITUARY
Dec 28, 2021 8:28 PM CST

Harry Reid Dead at 82

For decades, former boxer was one of the toughest dealmakers in Congress

(Newser) - Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82. Reid died Tuesday, "peacefully" and surrounded by friends "following a courageous, four-year battle with pancreatic cancer," Landra Reid said of her husband in a statement. "Harry was...

Dallas Buyers Club Director Dies Suddenly at 58


Jean-Marc Vallée's
Cause of Death
Revealed
updated
Dec 28, 2021 3:47 AM CST

Jean-Marc Vallée's Cause of Death Revealed

Director died of a heart attack, rep confirms

(Newser) - Update: It was a heart attack that killed Jean-Marc Vallée, the director's rep tells the Los Angeles Times . Deadline says Vallée was a "fitness fanatic and teetotaler," exercising often and practicing Wim Hof's breathing method, which the New York Post says involves "holding...

Tributes Reflect Tutu&#39;s Reach
Tributes Reflect
Tutu's Reach
Dec 27, 2021 7:10 PM CST

Tributes Reflect Tutu's Reach

Palestinians, Israelis join appreciation of crusader against injustice

(Newser) - Tributes to Archbishop Desmond Tutu offered a reminder that his influence was felt far beyond South Africa. The Nobel Peace Prize winner, who died Sunday , was remembered for his courage, his humanity, and his "impish sense of humor." The tributes came from:

&#39;Modern-Day Darwin&#39; Is Dead at 92
'Modern-Day Darwin'
Is Dead at 92
obituary
Dec 27, 2021 6:54 AM CST

'Modern-Day Darwin' Is Dead at 92

Harvard's E.O. Wilson, a two-time Pulitzer winner, started with ants

(Newser) - Renowned Harvard naturalist Edward O. Wilson has died at age 92, reports Reuters . The cause was not disclosed by the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. It might be safe to say that nobody on the planet knew more about ants than Wilson, but it was how Wilson applied what he...

Desmond Tutu Has Died at 90
Desmond Tutu Has 
Died at 90
Dec 26, 2021 5:45 AM CST

Desmond Tutu Has Died at 90

World mourns South African freedom fighter

(Newser) - Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday. He was 90. An uncompromising foe of apartheid—South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression against the Black majority—...

Author Joan Didion Dead at 87
Acclaimed Author
Joan Didion Is Dead
obituary
Dec 23, 2021 11:34 AM CST

Acclaimed Author Joan Didion Is Dead

She died of complications from Parkinson's at age 87

(Newser) - Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose precise social and personal commentary in such classics as The White Album and The Year of Magical Thinking made her a uniquely clear-eyed critic of turbulent times, has died at age 87. Didion's publisher Penguin Random House announced the author's...

Architect Focused on Buildings&#39; Surroundings
Architect
Turned
Buildings
Inside Out
obituary
Dec 21, 2021 5:29 PM CST

Architect Turned Buildings Inside Out

Richard Rogers designed Pompidou Centre and Millennium Dome

(Newser) - Richard Rogers, the British architect who helped change the look of modern cities by putting features like elevators and air ducts on the outside of his buildings, has died at 88. Rogers, who founded the firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, burst into public view in 1972 with the Pompidou...

'Gentle Giant' Found Dead in Hotel Room Had CTE: Family

Vincent Jackson's loved ones have donated his brain to Boston University

(Newser) - Update: The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver found dead in a Florida hotel room in February had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, his family announced Thursday, per NBC News . Vincent Jackson, who died at the age of 38, had stage 2 CTE, widow Lindsey Jackson said in a statement....

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