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Jazz Great Asked His Fans to Play On
Jazz Great Asked
His Fans to Play On
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Feb 11, 2021 6:30 PM CST

Jazz Great Asked His Fans to Play On

'It's a constant experiment,' Chick Corea said of his music

(Newser) - Chick Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has died. He was 79, the AP reports. Corea died Tuesday of a rare form of cancer, his team posted on his website....

&#39;Hustler&#39; Publisher Dies at 78
'Hustler'
Publisher
Dies at 78
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Feb 10, 2021 6:31 PM CST

'Hustler' Publisher Dies at 78

Larry Flynt built an adult entertainment empire

(Newser) - Porn purveyor Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, died Wednesday, the AP reports. He was 78. Flynt had been in frail health and died of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, said his nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr. From his...

Schottenheimer, NFL's 'One Play at a Time' Coach, Dies

'Martyball' approach made him one of the league's winningest coaches, with 4 different teams

(Newser) - Marty Schottenheimer, an NFL coach with one of the league's best records, has died at the age of 77. Schottenheimer, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2014, died in hospice care on Monday in Charlotte, NC, a family spokesperson tells ESPN . The former coach of the Clevelands Brown,...

She Was One-Third of 'Most Iconic Female Singing Trio'

Mary Wilson of the Supremes dies suddenly at 76

(Newser) - Mary Wilson, a founding member of the legendary Motown group the Supremes, died suddenly Monday. She was 76. Friend and publicist Jay Schwartz said she died at her home in Las Vegas, but did not provide a cause of death. "She was a trailblazer, a diva and will be...

Millie Hughes-Fulford Circled the Earth 146 Times

Researcher spent 9 days in orbit on the Columbia

(Newser) - Millie Hughes-Fulford, a trailblazing astronaut and scientist who became the first female payload specialist to fly in space for NASA, died last week after a yearslong battle with cancer, her family said. She was 75. Hughes-Fulford was selected by NASA for its astronaut program in 1983 and in June 1991...

Baseball Mourns Pedro Gomez, Reporter and &#39;Bridge-Builder&#39;
Pedro Gomez Was 'More
Than a Media Personality'
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Feb 8, 2021 4:08 PM CST

Pedro Gomez Was 'More Than a Media Personality'

Baseball mourns longtime reporter

(Newser) - Pedro Gomez, an ESPN reporter who covered 25 World Series and 22 All-Star Games, has died. He was 58. The network said his death was unexpected, CNN reports. "Pedro was an elite journalist at the highest level and his professional accomplishments are universally recognized," ESPN said. "More...

Beloved Singer's Wife Dies of COVID-19

Engelbert Humperdinck's wife of 56 years, Patricia Healey, was 85

(Newser) - Patricia Healey, the British actress and wife for 56 years to singer Engelbert Humperdinck, died Thursday of COVID-19. Humperdinck shared on Jan. 26 that he, his wife, one of their sons, and two of their caregivers had tested positive for the coronavirus, USA Today reports. He asked fans for prayers...

&#39;Textbook Tackle&#39; Dies at 84
'Textbook Tackle'
Dies at 84
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Feb 7, 2021 4:03 PM CST

'Textbook Tackle' Dies at 84

Charlie Krueger had a 16-year career with the 49ers

(Newser) - Charlie Andrew Krueger, a star defensive tackle who spent his 16-year NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers, has died, the AP reports. He was 84. The team said Saturday he died in Clayton, Calif., but did not disclose other details. The San Francisco Chronicle said the cause was heart...

Peers Respected the 'Calm and Unselfish' George Shultz

Longtime secretary of state cut landmark nuclear arms treaty with Soviets

(Newser) - Former Secretary of State George Shultz, a titan of American academia, business and diplomacy who spent most of the 1980s trying to improve Cold War relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle East, has died. He was 100. Shultz died Saturday at his...

Leon Spinks, Who Once Beat Muhammed Ali, Dead at 67

A former heavyweight champ and Olympian

(Newser) - Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67. Spinks, who lived his later years in Las Vegas, died Friday night, according to a release from a...

7-Year-Old Motorcycle Cop Inspired Make-a-Wish Founder

Frank Shankwitz planned organization while an Arizona Highway Patrol officer

(Newser) - An Arizona Highway Patrol officer was called back to headquarters one day in 1980 and told about a 7-year-old boy who wanted to be a motorcycle officer when he grew up. The boy had end-stage leukemia. A police helicopter picked up the boy at the hospital and took him to...

Sound of Music Star Christopher Plummer Is Dead
Christopher
Plummer
Dead at 91
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Feb 5, 2021 12:31 PM CST

Christopher Plummer Dead at 91

'Sound of Music' made him a star

(Newser) - Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has died at age 91, per the AP . Plummer died Friday morning at his home in Connecticut with his wife,...

'Captain Sir Tom' Loses His Battle With COVID

100-year-old raised millions for health care workers in the UK

(Newser) - First, he captivated the world at the age of 99 by raising money for health care workers fighting COVID. Then, Britain's Tom Moore contracted the virus himself at age 100. And on Tuesday, Moore's family announced that he has died, reports the AP . In April, the World War...

He Thought Playing Twain Was 'Corny.' Then He Couldn't Stop

Stage, film, and TV actor Hal Holbrook, 'Deep Throat' in 'All the President's Men,' dies at 95

(Newser) - He played Mark Twain for 60-plus years, was "Deep Throat" in All the President's Men, and won an Emmy for playing Lincoln. Now, a goodbye to Hal Holbrook, who died Jan. 23 at the age of 95, the actor's assistant told the New York Times on Monday....

Famed Private Eye Jack Palladino Dies After Attack

San Francisco private investigator had many big-name clients

(Newser) - Jack Palladino, the flamboyant private investigator whose clients ranged from presidents and corporate whistleblowers to scandal-plagued celebrities, Hollywood moguls, and sometimes suspected drug traffickers, died Monday at age 76. Palladino suffered a devastating brain injury Thursday after a pair of would-be robbers tried to grab his camera outside his home...

Dustin Diamond Dies Weeks After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Dustin Diamond Dies
of Cancer at Age 44
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Feb 1, 2021 1:17 PM CST

Dustin Diamond Dies of Cancer at Age 44

Actor best known as 'Screech' revealed his diagnosis in January

(Newser) - Dustin Diamond has died at age 44, reports TMZ , news that comes fewer than three weeks after he went public with a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis . A rep told TMZ the actor, best known for playing Saved by the Bell's Samuel "Screech" Powers, died Monday morning. CNN...

Founding &#39;Animals&#39; Guitarist Dies at 77
A 'Pioneering Guitar
Player' Has Died
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Jan 31, 2021 5:00 PM CST

A 'Pioneering Guitar Player' Has Died

Hilton Valentine of The Animals was 77

(Newser) - Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the English rock band The Animals who is credited with coming up with one of the most famous opening riffs of the 1960s, has died, the AP reports. He was 77. The band’s label ABKCO Music confirmed that Valentine died on Friday, saying...

John Chaney Was &#39;a Hall of Famer in Life&#39;
Hall of Fame
Coach 'Led
By Example'
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Jan 29, 2021 4:05 PM CST

Hall of Fame Coach 'Led By Example'

John Chaney mentored athletes off the court while winning more than 700 games

(Newser) - In 24 seasons as Temple's head basketball coach, John Chaney's team was left out of the NCAA or NIT tournament precisely once. He won consistently despite having only one consensus All-American in that time—Mark Macon, a guard. "Many of my players came from environments where people...

On Every Stage, Cicely Tyson Brought &#39;Convictions and Grace&#39;
Cicely Tyson Played
Roles of 'Real Substance'
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Jan 28, 2021 7:00 PM CST

Cicely Tyson Played Roles of 'Real Substance'

Groundbreaking actor starred in 'Sounder' and 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'

(Newser) - Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who received an Oscar nomination for her role as a sharecropper’s wife in Sounder, won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88, and touched TV viewers’ hearts in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, died Thursday at age 96. Tyson's death...

&#39;There Was No One Like Cloris&#39;
'There Was No One Like Cloris'
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Jan 27, 2021 6:32 PM CST

'There Was No One Like Cloris'

Cloris Leachman dies at 94

(Newser) - Cloris Leachman, an Oscar-winner for her portrayal of a lonely housewife in The Last Picture Show, a comedic delight as Frau Blücher in Young Frankenstein, and self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died, the AP reports. She was 94. Leachman died in her sleep of...

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