William Safire, a onetime speechwriter for President Nixon who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, has died at age 79, the newspaper announced Sunday.
Actor Henry Gibson, who played roles ranging from loopy poets to vengeful Illinois Nazis and cranky judges during a 40-year film and television career, has died at age 73, his representatives said Wednesday.
Poet and punk rocker Jim Carroll has died at age 60. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Nobel laureate Norman E. Borlaug, an agricultural scientist who helped develop disease-resistant wheat used to fight famine in poor countries, died Saturday. He was 95.
North Korea will send a delegation to the funeral of former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung, who is best remembered for trying to foster better relations between the two neighbors.
PORT COLBORNE, Ontario (AP) -- Ted "Teeder" Kennedy, who captained the Toronto Maple Leafs to five Stanley Cups during a Hall of Fame career, died Friday. He was 83.
Naomi Sims, one of the world's first black supermodels, has died at the age of 61 after a battle with breast cancer, according to her family.
Comedian and impersonator Fred Travalena died Sunday afternoon after a seven-year battle with cancer. He was 66.
The Queen of the Blues is dead.
Altovise Davis, the widow of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., has died. She was 65.
William Safire, a onetime speechwriter for President Nixon who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, has died at age 79, the newspaper announced Sunday.
Actor Henry Gibson, who played roles ranging from loopy poets to vengeful Illinois Nazis and cranky judges during a 40-year film and television career, has died at age 73, his representatives said Wednesday.
Poet and punk rocker Jim Carroll has died at age 60. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Nobel laureate Norman E. Borlaug, an agricultural scientist who helped develop disease-resistant wheat used to fight famine in poor countries, died Saturday. He was 95.
North Korea will send a delegation to the funeral of former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung, who is best remembered for trying to foster better relations between the two neighbors.
PORT COLBORNE, Ontario (AP) -- Ted "Teeder" Kennedy, who captained the Toronto Maple Leafs to five Stanley Cups during a Hall of Fame career, died Friday. He was 83.
Naomi Sims, one of the world's first black supermodels, has died at the age of 61 after a battle with breast cancer, according to her family.
Comedian and impersonator Fred Travalena died Sunday afternoon after a seven-year battle with cancer. He was 66.
The Queen of the Blues is dead.
Altovise Davis, the widow of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., has died. She was 65.
Former Ecuadorian President Leon Febres Cordero died of cancer Monday afternoon. He was 77.
After spending nearly 28 years in an irreversible coma, heiress and socialite Martha "Sunny" von Bulow died Saturday in a New York nursing home, according to a family statement. She was 76.
"It was an affectionate, unusual relationship I had with this incredible horse," the comedian tells PEOPLE of his costar
Ibrahim Nasir, credited with ushering in independence to the Maldives as prime minister and then serving as its first president has died, a former government spokesman confirmed.
The author of Jurassic Park and the creator of TV's ER privately battled cancer, his family says
Sen. Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died following a bout with cancer, Obama and his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, said Monday.
Madelyn Dunham, 86, "was the cornerstone of our family," says the Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced Monday, 1 day before the election
Tom Hanks released a statement Tuesday remembering his Road to Perdition costar Paul Newman, who died at age 83:
Mourners remember Chris "Lil' Chris" Baker in Los Angeles
Legendary actor Paul Newman died of cancer at his home in Westport, Connecticut, at the age of 83.
Screen legend Paul Newman died Friday evening of cancer
Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other Peanuts characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91
Bill Melendez, 91, drew more than 70 TV specials for Snoopy and friends, including A Charlie Brown Christmas
Don LaFontaine, the voiceover king whose "In a world ..." phrase on movie trailers was much copied -- and much parodied -- has died, according to media reports. He was 68.
Ike Pappas, a longtime CBS newsman who reported the shooting death of presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald on the radio as it was happening, has died at age 75
Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the now loved-catch phrase, "in a world where..." and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died
Pro wrestling pioneer Walter "Killer" Kowalski has died from a heart attack
LeRoi Moore died of complications from an ATV accident in June, the band says
His sister-in-law tells PEOPLE, "He struggled for his life. He couldn't breathe"
A publicist says Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mac has died at age 50
Robert Hazard, who wrote Cyndi Lauper's hit, passes away after a brief illness
Skip Caray, a voice of the Atlanta Braves for 33 years and part of a family line of baseball broadcasters that included Hall of Famer Harry Caray, died in his sleep at home on Sunday, the team said. He was 68.
The Carnegie Mellon professor, who battled pancreatic cancer, became an Internet sensation
Randy Pausch, the professor whose "last lecture" became a runaway phenomenon on the Internet and was turned into a best-selling book, died Friday of pancreatic cancer, Carnegie Mellon University announced on its Web site.
The actress was surrounded by her family in her Hollywood Hills home
An Australian woman often described as the world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108 after posting a final message about her ailing health but how she sang "a happy song, as I do every day."
"America has lost a devoted public servant and a man of character," President Bush says
Former White House press secretary Tony Snow -- who once told reporters "I'm a very lucky guy" -- died at the age of 53 early Saturday after a second battle with cancer.
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86
"He was the most optimistic man I ever met," says his wife Susan
Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" Dryden, one of the first of the pioneering black World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, died Thursday
"Hugely influential," says Stiller, while Leno adds, "He never lost that fire"
The counterculture icon passed away from heart failure Sunday
The son of a man who died from intestinal problems says he now wonders whether his father's wife might have poisoned him.
"She was a star and true lady, and she will be missed greatly," the actress tells PEOPLE
A public wake, a private funeral and a televised memorial are set for the NBC newsman
The death of the Meet the Press host and media institution is a blow not just to NBC but all of political journalism
Artist Alton Kelley, who created the psychedelic style of posters and other art associated with the 1960s San Francisco rock scene, has died. He was 67
A family spokesman says actor-director-producer Mel Ferrer, who starred in scores of movies and directed his late wife, Audrey Hepburn in numerous others, has died at age 90
The Oscar-winning director and producer and actor was surrounded by family
The last surviving plaintiff in Topeka's Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools, has died at 88
Irvine Robbins, who as co-founder of Baskin-Robbins brought Rocky Road, Pralines 'n Cream and other exotic ice cream concoctions to every corner of America, has died at age 90
A Marine who survived being burned over more than 95 percent of his body in Iraq and established a charity to help burned children has died, the military has announced.
John McConnell, a steel-processing entrepreneur who grew the company he started on a $600 loan into a billion-dollar enterprise, died Friday of cancer at age 84. McConnell passed away at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, the same city in which he founded his business.
The Oscar winner who starred in Ben-Hur and played Moses dies at his home
Actor Charlton Heston died at his Beverly Hills home at the age of 84 Saturday, his family said.
Mike Smith, the lead singer of The Dave Clark Five, has died at age 64.
The Rev. James Orange, a civil rights activist whose 1965 jailing sparked a fatal protest that ultimately led to the famed Selma-to-Montgomery march and the Voting Rights Act, died Saturday at Atlanta's Crawford Long Hospital, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference said in a statement. He was 65.
Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee who played the alarmist police chief who famously saves a beach resort in the 1975 blockbuster Jaws and its sequel, died Sunday. He was 75.
Raymond Jacobs, believed to be the last surviving member of the group of Marines photographed during the original U.S. flag-raising on Iwo Jima during World War II, has died at age 82.
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto -- the "smiling general" who ruled his country with an iron fist for three decades -- died Sunday at a hospital in Jakarta, said his doctor. He was 86.
James LeVoy Sorenson, inventor of the computerized heart monitor and of disposable paper surgical masks, died on Sunday of cancer at age 86. The Utah billionaire and chairman of the board of Sorenson Companies passed away in Salt Lake City.
Suzanne Pleshette, best-known for her role as Bob Newhart’s wisecracking wife on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, died at her home in Los Angeles Saturday. She was 70.
All in the Family star Allan Melvin, who played Archie Bunker's neighbor on the seminal 1970s sitcom, died in Los Angeles Thursday. He was 84.
Richard Knerr, co-founder of the company that introduced America to the Hula Hoop, the Frisbee and other iconic toys, died on Monday, January 14th. The 82-year-old entrepreneur passed away at Methodist Hospital after suffering a stroke earlier in the day at his home in Arcadia, Calif.
Actor Brad Renfro has died at age 25, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Paris Hilton was at the center of a bizarre nightclub incident when she comforted an entertainer in an Oompa-Loompa costume injured when the crowd rushed the stage.
It's what makes women wear torturous undergarments and feign interest in preposterous sporting rituals. It's also what makes men hold dainty purses outside of fitting rooms and suffer through hosts of terrible movies. What could be this powerful? Why, love, of course.
Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor died Tuesday morning, a day after he was shot inside his home in Florida.
The mother of troubled actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers has died after a short illness.
Martha Stewart's mother, Martha Kostyra – who was known as Big Martha – has died at age 93.
Award-winning singer-actor Robert Goulet died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 73.
British actress Deborah Kerr, who shared one of cinema's most famous kisses with Burt Lancaster in "From Here to Eternity," has died
David Osier, an editor who spent the last years of a distinguished career sharing his enthusiasm for journalism and his passion for excellence with colleagues at CNN.com, died Sunday in Atlanta after a battle with cancer. He was 62.
Former Northern Ireland and Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Derek Dougan has died at the age of 69.
Georg Buschner, the man who guided East Germany to Olympic soccer gold and masterminded one of the most famous victories of all time, has died at the age of 81, his old club Carl Zeiss Jena reported on Monday.
German football league head Werner Hackmann has died at the age of 59, the country's Football Association (DFB) has confirmed.
Pietro Rava, the last remaining member of Italy's 1938 World Cup-winning team, has died aged 90.
Actress Jane Wyatt, the prototypical housewife and mother in the television series "Father Knows Best," has died at age 96, her spokeswoman told CNN Sunday.
Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett has died at the age of 60, according to a spokeswoman for the band.
Pramod Mahajan, an Indian politician who represented the moderate face of his Hindu nationalist BJP party, has died in Mumbai.
Mo Mowlam, the UK Northern Ireland Secretary who helped Tony Blair negotiate the Good Friday Agreement and who played a significant role in the Northern Ireland peace process, has died at the age of 55.
A man whose pioneering flying career with the U.S. Navy began in the age of biplanes and ended in the jet age has died. Retired Navy Capt. Roy "Butch" Voris, an original Blue Angel, died at his home in Monterey, California. He was 86.
The boxing world has been paying tribute to former world heavyweight champion Max Schmeling, who has died at the age of 99.
The designer of the Mercury space capsules that took the first Americans into orbit has died at age 83, NASA announced Sunday.
Designer Geoffrey Beene died Tuesday of complications from pneumonia at his home on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Manuel Quaresma, the head of Portugal's football federation (FPF), has died at the age of 49 following an undetermined illness, the Portuguese news agency Lusa said on Sunday.
Singapore tycoon Khoo Teck Puat, the largest shareholder in Britain's Standard Chartered Bank, has died at the age of 86.
South African Harold Henning, the winner of more than 50 golf tournaments, died on Thursday at the age of 69 after a lengthy illness, the PGA Tour has said.
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