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MF Doom, Who Awed With Intricate Wordplay, Dead at 49
MF Doom, Wordsmith
Extraordinaire, Dead at 49
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Jan 1, 2021 7:25 AM CST

MF Doom, Wordsmith Extraordinaire, Dead at 49

Masked rapper was known for his complex lyrics

(Newser) - MF Doom, a masked rapper who awed hip-hop fans and fellow musicians with intricate wordplay, has died. He was 49. The British-born rapper rarely appeared in public in recent years without his signature mask, modeled after the Marvel Comics villain Doctor Doom, reports the AP . His death was confirmed Thursday...

Governor Averted Public Panic Over Three Mile Island

As US attorney general, Dick Thornburgh helped win approval of the ADA

(Newser) - Dick Thornburgh, who as Pennsylvania governor won plaudits for his cool handling of the 1979 Three Mile Island crisis and as US attorney general restored credibility to a Justice Department hurt by the Iran-Contra scandal, has died. He was 88. Thornburgh died Thursday at a retirement community outside Pittsburgh, his...

Actress Who Beat Raquel Welch for Role of Mary Ann Has Died

Dawn Wells of 'Gilligan's Island' fame was 82

(Newser) - Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island, died Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said. She was 82. Born in Reno, Nevada, Wells represented her state in the 1959 Miss America pageant and...

Bullhorn-Toting Principal Who Inspired 1989 Film Has Died

Joe Clark was 82

(Newser) - Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film Lean on Me, died at his Florida home on Tuesday after a long battle with an unspecified illness, his family said in statement. He was 82. Clark...

Fashion King Pierre Cardin Dead at 98
Adieu to
a French
Fashion Icon
OBITUARY
Dec 29, 2020 7:55 AM CST

Adieu to a French Fashion Icon

Pierre Cardin, whose name graced everything from watches to bedsheets, is dead at 98

(Newser) - France's Academy of Fine Arts says Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose Space Age style was among the iconic looks of 20th-century fashion, has died at 98. The academy announced his death in a tweet Tuesday, per the AP . His family tells AFP that he died at the American...

Deadliest Catch Star Dead at 33
Star of Deadliest Catch
Is Dead at 33
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Dec 28, 2020 10:55 AM CST

Star of Deadliest Catch Is Dead at 33

No cause of death given for Nick McGlashan, who had battled substance abuse issues

(Newser) - A familiar face from the show Deadliest Catch is gone. TMZ reports that 33-year-old Nick McGlashan died Sunday in Nashville, Tenn. Authorities haven't released a cause of death because it's still under investigation, per the Hollywood Reporter . McGlashan appeared on the Discovery show from 2013 to 2020, though...

Signature Pitch &#39;Giggles at You as It Goes by&#39;
Phil Niekro Only
Needed 1 Pitch
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Dec 27, 2020 1:40 PM CST

Phil Niekro Only Needed 1 Pitch

Hall of Famer mastered the knuckleball, which one hitter said 'giggles at you as it goes by'

(Newser) - Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, who pitched well into his 40s with a knuckleball that baffled big league hitters for more than two decades, mostly with the Atlanta Braves, has died after a long fight with cancer, the team announced Sunday. He was 81, the AP reports. Niekro won...

Hall of Famer Won at Every Level
Hall of Famer Won
at Every Level
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Dec 25, 2020 4:10 PM CST

Hall of Famer Won at Every Level

K.C. Jones teamed with Bill Russell for NCAA and NBA titles, as well as Olympic gold

(Newser) - Basketball Hall of Famer KC Jones, a 12-time NBA champion who was one of only seven players in history to win championships in college and the pros along with an Olympic gold medal, has died. He was 88. The Celtics said Jones' family confirmed Friday that he died at an...

&#39;Most Important Indian&#39; Resolved Standoffs
'Most Important Indian'
Resolved Standoffs
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Dec 24, 2020 5:20 PM CST

'Most Important Indian' Resolved Standoffs

Hank Adams often worked behind the scenes, or with Marlon Brando

(Newser) - Hank Adams, one of Indian Country's most prolific thinkers and strategists, has died. Adams, an Assiniboine-Sioux, died Monday at a hospital in Olympia, Washington, according to the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. He was 77, the AP reports. Adams was called the "most important Indian" by influential Native American...

Stars Mourn a Voice That Would 'Wrap You in Peace'

Rebecca Luker appeared in Broadway hits for decades

(Newser) - Rebecca Luker, a soprano and three-time Tony-nominated actor who starred in some of the biggest Broadway hits of the past three decades, died Wednesday. She was 59, the AP reports. Her death was announced by her husband, veteran Broadway actor Danny Burstein, who said in a statement: "Our family...

The Man Behind Slim Jims Is Dead of COVID
The Man Behind Slim Jims
Is Dead of COVID
obituary
Dec 22, 2020 8:48 AM CST

The Man Behind Slim Jims Is Dead of COVID

Food scientist Lon Adams developed the secret recipe we know today

(Newser) - The name Lon Adams probably doesn't ring a bell, but if you've ever sampled a Slim Jim, you're familiar with his work. Adams was a food scientist for Goodmark Foods who developed the modern recipe for the popular jerky snack, reports the News & Observer of Raleigh,...

Singer Was 45 When She Hit With &#39;80&#39;s Ladies&#39;
KT Oslin
Wasn't Wild
About
Country
obituary
Dec 21, 2020 7:20 PM CST

KT Oslin Wasn't Wild About Country

Singer was 45 when she launched her career with '80's Ladies'

(Newser) - Country singer KT Oslin, who hit it big with the nostalgic ballad "80's Ladies" and won three Grammy awards, has died. She was 78. Oslin's friend Robert K. Oermann said she died Monday in suburban Nashville, the AP reports. The cause of death was not released. Oermann...

'Today We Lost the Best Bounty Hunter in the Galaxy'

Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch dies

(Newser) - Jeremy Bulloch, the English actor who first donned a helmet, cape, and jetpack to play Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, died Thursday. Bulloch died at a London hospital from health complications after years of living with Parkinson’s disease, his agents at Brown, Simcocks & Andrews said...

John Le Carre Dead at 89
'We Will Not See His Like Again'
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Dec 13, 2020 5:25 PM CST

'We Will Not See His Like Again'

John Le Carré has died at age 89

(Newser) - John Le Carré, perhaps the greatest living spy novelist, died Saturday in England. The 89-year-old lost his life to pneumonia, his family said. Le Carré was "an undisputed giant of English literature," his longtime agent told the Guardian . "He defined the Cold War era and fearlessly spoke...

Country&#39;s First Black Superstar Dead at 86
COVID Kills
Country's First
Black Superstar
updated
Dec 12, 2020 3:10 PM CST

COVID Kills Country's First Black Superstar

Charley Pride was 86

(Newser) - Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” helped sell millions of records and made him the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86, the AP reports. Pride died...

&#39;Gentle Giant&#39; Friday Actor Dead at 62
Cops Find Actor Dead
During Wellness Check
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Dec 11, 2020 9:36 AM CST

Cops Find Actor Dead During Wellness Check

Manager says Tommy 'Tiny' Lister had 'COVID symptoms'

(Newser) - Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, who audiences loved as the neighborhood bad guy in 1995's Friday, has died at 62. Per People , the actor's manager, Cindy Cowan, said Lister showed "COVID symptoms" for a week prior to his death. In a statement from the LA County Sheriff's...

Dick Allen Had to Wear a Helmet All Game
Dick Allen
Had to Wear
a Helmet
All Game
obituary
Dec 7, 2020 7:30 PM CST

Dick Allen Had to Wear a Helmet All Game

Slugger endured racial slurs and objects thrown at him on the field

(Newser) - Dick Allen hit the ball so hard that fans in Philadelphia started showing up in batting practice during his rookie season just to watch him hammer shots over the Coca-Cola sign atop the left-center field roof at Connie Mack Stadium. The rousing attention, he got that early. The rightful acclaim...

Man&#39;s Obit a &#39;Scathing Critique&#39; of Anti-Maskers
An Elderly Man Died of COVID.
His Obit Pulls No Punches
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Dec 6, 2020 6:03 AM CST

An Elderly Man Died of COVID. His Obit Pulls No Punches

'He died in a world where many of his fellow Americans refuse to wear a piece of cloth'

(Newser) - An 81-year-old man died this week at his Scott City, Kan., nursing home, and he "was not surrounded by friends and family." That's not because Marvin James Farr wasn't loved: The farmer and veterinarian died after being infected by COVID-19, and his obituary is now serving...

&#39;Squiggy&#39; Has Died at 73
Comic Actor
Who Hid His
Diagnosis Is
Dead at 73
obituary
Dec 5, 2020 5:00 PM CST

Comic Actor Who Hid His Diagnosis Is Dead at 73

David Lander played the beloved role of Squiggy on 'Laverne & Shirley'

(Newser) - Lovers of classic TV know him as Squiggy, the greasy-haired neighbor who made America laugh. Now David Lander's family says the comic actor died Friday in Los Angeles from complications of multiple sclerosis, TMZ reports. He was 73. Committed to acting by age 10, Lander teamed up with Michael...

He Co-Founded Pizza Hut, Then Switched to Papa John's

Frank Carney, who had one of the largest Papa John’s franchises, dead at 82

(Newser) - Frank Carney, who with his brother started the Pizza Hut empire in Wichita, died Wednesday from pneumonia, the AP reports. He was 82. Carney had recently recovered from COVID-19, but had Alzheimer's disease for more than a decade and died at an assisted living facility in Wichita, his wife...

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