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Linda Lavin, TV's 'Alice,' Dies at 87
Goodbye to
the 'New Girl
in Town'
OBITUARY
Dec 30, 2024 5:44 AM CST

Goodbye to the 'New Girl in Town'

Linda Lavin, who played a working-class waitress on TV sitcom Alice , dies at 87

(Newser) - Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working-class icon as a paper-hat-wearing waitress on the TV sitcom Alice, has died. She was 87. Lavin died in Los Angeles on Sunday of complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her representative told the AP . A success on Broadway, Lavin...

His Breakthrough Hit Was Initially Turned Down by Every Studio

Charles Shyer, Private Benjamin filmmaker, dies at 83

(Newser) - Charles Shyer, the Oscar-nominated writer and filmmaker known for classic comedies like Private Benjamin, Baby Boom, and Father of the Bride that he made alongside Nancy Meyers, has died. He was 83. Shyer died in Los Angeles on Friday, his daughter, filmmaker Hallie Meyers-Shyer told the AP . No cause was...

Jimmy Carter Built Legacy After Presidency
Jimmy Carter Built a
Legacy After Presidency
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Dec 29, 2024 4:43 PM CST

Jimmy Carter Built a Legacy After Presidency

Georgia peanut farmer gained admiration for humanitarian work, efforts to preserve democracy

(Newser) - Former President Jimmy Carter, who was turned out of office by voters after one term and went on to build houses for the poor and champion democracy around the world, died Sunday. He was 100 and the longest-living US president. His son said Carter died at his home in Plains,...

Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100

Georgia Democrat had been in hospice since February 2023

(Newser) - Former President Jimmy Carter, the first US president to reach centenarian status, has died at age 100, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Carter, who was predeceased by his wife Rosalynn in November 2023, had been in hospice care since February 2023. His son, Chip Carter, confirmed that the Nobel laureate and...

Carbon Monoxide Leak Blamed in Trailblazing Model's Death

Dayle Haddon, who took a stand against age discrimination, was 76

(Newser) - Dayle Haddon, an actor, activist, and trailblazing former Sports Illustrated model who pushed back against age discrimination by reentering the industry as a widow, has died in a Pennsylvania home from what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning, per the AP . Authorities in Bucks County found Haddon, 76, dead in...

Parting With Our Most Famous 'Juliet' Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Actor Olivia Hussey, star of Zeffirelli's 1968 Romeo and Juliet , has died at age 73

(Newser) - Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, has died, her family said on social media Saturday. She was 73. Hussey died on Friday, "peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones," a statement posted to her Instagram account...

Greg Gumbel Anchored Sports Coverage for Decades
Greg Gumbel Broke
Ground in Broadcast Booth
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Dec 27, 2024 5:45 PM CST

Greg Gumbel Broke Ground in Broadcast Booth

Sportscaster handled football, basketball, baseball, and Olympics coverage

(Newser) - Greg Gumbel, a leading and groundbreaking TV sportscaster for decades, has died. He was 78. The cause of death was cancer, his family said Friday. "He leaves behind a legacy of love, inspiration and dedication to over 50 extraordinary years in the sports broadcast industry; and his iconic voice...

Oldest Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack Was 105
Warren Upton Was
Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor
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Dec 27, 2024 4:15 PM CST

Warren Upton Was Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor

22-year-old swam ashore from the Utah as it began to capsize

(Newser) - Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, has died. He was 105. Upton died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Gatos, California, after a bout of pneumonia, said Kathleen Farley of the Sons and...

'Tough and Brilliant,' He Led Time Warner, Citigroup

Businessman Richard Parsons dies of cancer at 76

(Newser) - Richard Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday, reports the AP . He was 76. Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited "unanticipated complications" from the disease...

Martha Moxley's Mother Never Quit Seeking Justice for Her

Conviction of Michael Skakel, whose defenders included his cousin RFK Jr., was overturned

(Newser) - Dorthy Moxley, who fought for decades to bring her teenage daughter's killer to justice in a roller-coaster Connecticut murder case that held the nation's attention for years, has died. She was 92. John Moxley said his mother died Tuesday at her home in Summit, New Jersey, of complications...

Prime Minister Led Economic Change in India
Prime Minister Led
Economic Change in India
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Dec 26, 2024 2:30 PM CST

Prime Minister Led Economic Change in India

Modi praises Manmohan Singh's 'efforts to improve people's lives'

(Newser) - Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India's economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the US, died Thursday. He was 92. Singh was admitted to New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorated, the hospital...

Teen Actor Falls From Moving Vehicle, Dies

Details of Hudson Joseph Meek's death have not been revealed

(Newser) - A 16-year-old actor who appeared in Baby Driver died Saturday after falling from a moving vehicle Thursday night in Alabama. Hudson Joseph Meek, who along with his brother, Tucker Meek, started acting a decade ago, was critically injured and taken to a hospital, but few more details were given on...

She Sang on One of the Most Famous Disco Songs Ever

Alfa Anderson of Chic has died at age 78

(Newser) - The name Alfa Anderson may not be of the household variety, but it's a safe bet most people have heard her sing. Anderson—who has died at age 78—can be heard on "Le Freak," a song by the group Chic that is one of the most...

RIP to One of Baseball's Greatest Players


Baseball's
Greatest
Base Stealer
Dies at 65
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Dec 22, 2024 12:01 AM CST

Baseball's Greatest Base Stealer Dies at 65

Rickey Henderson changed the game while he played

(Newser) - Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died at age 65, per the AP . Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were "shocked and heartbroken by his passing," but did not specify a...

Notorious DC Drug Kingpin Dies in Federal Custody

Rayful Edmond was 60, died of unknown circumstances

(Newser) - Rayful Edmond, a drug kingpin once believed to control about a third of the cocaine trade in the nation's capital during the crack epidemic of the 1980s, has died in federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons confirmed Tuesday. Edmond, 60, was known at the height of his criminal empire...

Conan O'Brien Lost Both His Parents This Week

They died within 3 days of each other at their Massachusetts home

(Newser) - This has been a devastating week for Conan O'Brien and his five siblings. Their parents, who had been married for 66 years, died at their home in Brookline, Massachusetts, within three days of each other, Us Magazine reports. Dr. Thomas O'Brien, 95, died on Monday and Ruth Reardon...

The Amazing Kreskin Dies '10 Days From Retirement'

Famed TV mentalist was 89

(Newser) - The Amazing Kreskin is no longer with us. The mentalist, a presence on TV talk shows for decades, has died at age 89, his family said in a post on X Tuesday. Born George Joseph Kresge Jr. in New Jersey in 1935, he was inspired to become a mentalist by...

J-Pop Star Found Dead in Bathtub
J-Pop Icon Found
Dead in Bathtub
OBITUARY
Dec 6, 2024 10:00 AM CST

J-Pop Icon Found Dead in Bathtub

Singer and actor Miho Nakayama dead at 54

(Newser) - Miho Nakayama, a Japanese teen idol of the 1980s who went on to become an award-winning actor, died Friday, shocking her management and fans. The 54-year-old was found dead in a bathtub at her Tokyo home on Friday by an acquaintance who went to investigate after Nakayama failed to show...

Fox Contributor Dr. Kelly Powers Dies at 45
Fox Contributor
Dr. Kelly Powers Dies at 45
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Dec 4, 2024 4:47 PM CST

Fox Contributor Dr. Kelly Powers Dies at 45

Surgeon became the patient after brain cancer diagnosis

(Newser) - She called herself the "luckiest unlucky girl." Dr. Kelly Powers, a physician and surgeon who made numerous appearances on Fox News and Fox Business in the leadup to a 2020 brain cancer diagnosis, died of cancer Sunday at age 45. It was just one illness she suffered. She...

My Chemical Romance's Ex-Drummer Found Dead at 44

Law enforcement tells TMZ that Bob Bryar was discovered in his Tennessee home

(Newser) - Bob Bryar, a former drummer with My Chemical Romance who played on the band's career-defining rock opera, The Black Parade, has died, according to the band. He was 44. "The band asks for your patience and understanding as they process the news of Bob's passing," a...

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