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Trailblazing Sportscaster Phyllis George Dead at 70

'Someone has to be first, and that was Phyllis'

(Newser) - Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS' The NFL Today and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70, reports the AP . A family rep said George died Thursday at a hospital in Lexington, Ky., after a long fight...

To the Man Who Gave Us 'Deep Belly Laughs,' Goodbye

From 'This Is Spinal Tap' to 'Anchorman,' Fred Willard carved out an unusual career

(Newser) - Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films like This Is Spinal Tap, Best In Show, and Anchorman, has died, the AP reports. He was 86. Willard's daughter, Hope Mulbarger, said in a statement Saturday that her father died...

She First Saw the Beatles in 1960. Then, 'My Whole Life Changed'

Astrid Kirchherr, who took iconic black-and-white photos of the Fab Four, is dead at 81

(Newser) - Astrid Kirchherr, the German photographer who shot some of the earliest and most striking images of the Beatles and helped shape their trendsetting visual style, has died at age 81. She died Wednesday in her native Hamburg, days before her 82nd birthday. Her death was first announced by Beatles historian...

Green Beret Who Received Medal of Honor Dies at 41

Ronald Shurer II, who joined the Secret Service after the Army, had lung cancer

(Newser) - He was a Green Beret awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Afghanistan, as well as a Secret Service staffer later in his career. Now, per the Army Times , both those organizations are mourning the loss of former Army Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer II, who died...

Teen Forced to Undergo Chemo Dies at 22

Cassandra Callender fought cancer for 5 years

(Newser) - Cassandra Callender, who was forced by Connecticut courts as a teenager to undergo chemotherapy for cancer, has died after a five-year battle with the disease, her mother said Thursday. She was 22, the AP reports. Callender, of Windsor Locks, died Tuesday at home, where she had been in hospice care...

Comedian Jerry Stiller Dead at 92
Seinfeld Actor
Jerry Stiller Is Dead 
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May 11, 2020 5:28 AM CDT

Seinfeld Actor Jerry Stiller Is Dead

Father of Ben Stiller also was in a long-running comedy team with wife Anne Meara

(Newser) - Comedian Jerry Stiller, the father of Ben Stiller who played the high-strung Frank Costanza on Seinfeld, has died at 92, reports USA Today . Ben Stiller announced the news on Twitter, saying his dad died of natural causes. "He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband...

&#39;Double Rainbow Guy&#39; Dead at 57
'Double Rainbow Guy'
Dead at 57
May 11, 2020 4:20 AM CDT

'Double Rainbow Guy' Dead at 57

Paul Vasquez had just found out about an unspecified ailment

(Newser) - Paul L. Vasquez, the burly mountain man whose awestruck reaction upon seeing a double rainbow propelled him to internet stardom and turned him into a folk hero, has died in Central California, the AP reports. He was 57. Vasquez, who called himself Yosemitebear on social media, died early Saturday at...

She Told Us, &#39;No Pain (No Gain).&#39; And Now She&#39;s Gone
'The Voice of
Every Woman'
Has Died at 66
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May 10, 2020 2:20 PM CDT

'The Voice of Every Woman' Has Died at 66

Betty Wright kicked off her career at the ripe age of 2

(Newser) - Betty Wright, the Grammy Award-winning soul singer who gave us "No Pain (No Gain)" and "Tonight Is the Night," has died at age 66. The cause was cancer, Billboard reports. "I just lost my aunt this morning," Wright's niece tweeted Sunday, per People , adding...

RIP, Little Richard —'a Genius, Pure and Simple'

Mick Jagger, Quincy Jones are among those reacting to Little Richard's death

(Newser) - Reactions are rolling in to the death of rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard, who died Saturday at 87, the AP reports. Among them:

Self-Proclaimed 'Architect of Rock 'n' Roll' Is Dead at 87

Little Richard is gone

(Newser) - Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, has died Saturday. He was 87. Pastor Bill Minson, a close friend of Little Richard's, told the AP...

'One of the Greats of Magic' Dead at 75 From Virus

Roy Horn and partner Siegfried Fischbacher, of Siegfried & Roy, were Sin City institution

(Newser) - Magician Roy Horn of the famed Las Vegas act Siegfried & Roy has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 75, per the AP . A spokesman says Horn was diagnosed with COVID-19 last week and died Friday at Las Vegas' MountainView Hospital, the New York Times reports. Siegfried &...

Man Who 'Changed the Very Sound of Music' Dead at 73

Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider was 73

(Newser) - The enigmatic co-founder of one of the most influential groups in music history has died. Florian Schneider, who founded Kraftwerk with Ralf Hutter in Dusseldorf 50 years ago, died of cancer last week, a musical collaborator confirms to the Guardian . Schneider was 73. The group pioneered electronic music and inspired...

&#39;Giant Among Men&#39; Is Dead at 69
'Giant Among Men'
Is Dead at 69
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May 4, 2020 6:40 PM CDT

'Giant Among Men' Is Dead at 69

Greg Zanis spent more than 2 decades making crosses, putting them at mass shooting sites

(Newser) - An Illinois man who spent years making crosses and bringing them to the sites of mass shootings and other disasters around the US died Monday. The death of Greg Zanis, announced by his daughter, Susie Zanis, was expected after a recent announcement that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer...

Singer Cady Groves Dead at 30


Nashville
Singer
Cady Groves
Dead at 30
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May 4, 2020 11:35 AM CDT

Nashville Singer Cady Groves Dead at 30

Label says she died of natural causes

(Newser) - Country singer Cady Groves has died in Nashville at age 30, reports Variety . For those unfamiliar, one of her bigger hits was the 2011 song "This Little Girl," and it shows why USA Today categorizes her as a "pop and country" singer rather than country alone. Groves'...

An NFL Legend Is Dead at 90
An NFL Legend
Is Dead at 90
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May 4, 2020 9:55 AM CDT

An NFL Legend Is Dead at 90

Former Dolphins coach Don Shula has the league's only perfect season

(Newser) - He coached the 1972 Miami Dolphins to a perfect 17-0 record, culminating with a Super Bowl win. No NFL coach before or since matched that feat by Don Shula. The 90-year-old died "peacefully at his home," the team announced Monday, reports TMZ . No cause of death was announced...

&#39;One of the Funniest Actors&#39; Is Gone at 56
'One of the Funniest
Actors' Is Gone at 56
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May 2, 2020 6:30 AM CDT

'One of the Funniest Actors' Is Gone at 56

Sam Lloyd, who played Ted Buckland on 'Scrubs,' died after being diagnosed with brain tumor

(Newser) - He was known as Ted Buckland, the lawyer who also sang in a barbershop quartet on the aughts sitcom Scrubs. Now, a goodbye to actor Sam Lloyd, nephew of Back to the Future Star Christopher Lloyd, at the age of 56, his agent confirms to Variety . In January 2019, just...

He Created the 'Greatest Icon in Automotive History'

Gale Halderman, who led team that designed the original Ford Mustang, is dead at age 87

(Newser) - The very first Ford Mustang was scooped up in 1964 for around $3,400 , and over the next year and a half, a million-plus more were sold. The original pony car has since become a legend among cars. On Wednesday, the lead designer of that legend died. The Detroit News...

Slumdog Millionaire Actor Dead at 53
Slumdog Millionaire
Actor Dead at 53
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Apr 29, 2020 6:53 AM CDT

Slumdog Millionaire Actor Dead at 53

Indian film star Irrfan Khan was hospitalized with colon infection

(Newser) - A beloved Bollywood star who transitioned to Hollywood, with roles in Slumdog Millionaire and Life of Pi, has died. Irrfan Khan, who'd been admitted to a Mumbai hospital with a colon infection, was just 53, per the BBC . He announced his diagnosis with a rare neuroendocrine tumor in 2018...

Nobody Threw Harder Than Steve Dalkowski
'Fastest I Ever Saw,'
Ted Williams Said of Him
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Apr 27, 2020 7:45 PM CDT

'Fastest I Ever Saw,' Ted Williams Said of Him

Steve Dalkowski never made the big leagues, but the legend flourished

(Newser) - Steve Dalkowski, a wild left-hander who never made the big leagues despite a consensus that he threw harder than anyone else in baseball, has died. He was 80. He died Sunday at a hospital in Connecticut in New Britain, the AP reports. His sister, Patricia Cain, said he had several...

Double-Lung Transplant Gave Her a New Life. Virus Claimed It

Joanne Mellady lived more than twice as long as the average for lung transplant patients

(Newser) - Before her double-lung transplant, Joanne Mellady could barely put on a shirt without losing her breath. Afterward, she barely stopped moving. Mellady, who died of the coronavirus in March, had a bucket list that made her family blush, the AP reports. Since getting her transplant in 2007, the widow and...

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