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Pat Summerall Dead At 82 DALLAS — Pat Summerall, the deep-voiced NFL player-turned-broadcaster who spent half of his four decades calling sports famously paired with John Madden, died Tuesday. He was 82. Susie Wiles, Summerall’s daughter, said her father died in Dallas. “He was an...

Van Cliburn, pianist and Cold War hero, dies at 78 Feb 27, 3:59 PM (ET) By ANGELA K. BROWN FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - For a time in Cold War America, Van Cliburn had all the trappings of a rock star: sold-out concerts, adoring, out-of-control fans and a name recognized worldwide. He even got a...

'Underdog' cartoon co-creator dies at 85 Feb 15, 10:21 AM (ET) BOSTON (AP) - William Watts Biggers, the co-creator of the cartoon "Underdog," the mild-mannered canine shoeshine boy who turned into a caped superhero to rescue his girlfriend, Sweet Polly Purebred, has died. He was 85. Family...

Re: 2013 Obits: R.I.P. and Remembrance thread by David Paleg » Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:22 pm Stuart Freeborn, Yoda's maker, dies Stuart Freeborn, the pioneering makeup artist behind 'Star Wars' creatures Yoda and Chewbacca, as well work on '2001: A Space Odyssey', 'The Omen', and...

'Dear Abby' advice columnist dies at age 94[ Jan 17, 4:28 PM (ET) By STEVE KARNO WSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Pauline Friedman Phillips, who as Dear Abby dispensed snappy, sometimes saucy advice on love, marriage and meddling mothers-in-law to millions of newspaper readers around the world and...

Ned Wertimer, doorman on 'Jeffersons,' dies at 89 Jan 8, 8:51 PM (ET) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ned Wertimer, who played Ralph the Doorman on all 11 seasons of the CBS sitcom "The Jeffersons," has died. Wertimer's manager Brad Lemack said Tuesday that the 89-year-old actor died at a Los...

Jack Klugman has died at the age of 90 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jack Klugman, the prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV's "The Odd Couple" and the crime-fighting coroner in "Quincy, M.E.," died Monday, a son said. He was 90...

Bar code's co-inventor N. Joseph Woodland dies, 91 Dec 13, 7:17 PM (ET) By EMERY P. DALESIO (AP) This undated family photo taken in the 1950s shows bar code co-inventor N. Joseph Woodland. ... Full Image RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels...

Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92 Dec 12, 2:31 AM (ET) By MUNEEZA NAQVI and RAVI NESSMAN NEW DELHI (AP) - With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso hobnobbed with the Beatles, became a hippie musical...

Natina Reed, R&B singer (Blaque)/actress, 32 ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say R&B singer Natina Reed, known as a member of the female group Blaque, was killed Friday (Oct. 26) after being stuck by a car in metro Atlanta. The Gwinnett County Police Department said in a news release Sunday that...

'Emmanuelle' star Sylvia Kristel dies at age 60 Oct 18, 7:22 AM (ET) By MIKE CORDER THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Actress Sylvia Kristel, the Dutch star of the hit 1970s erotic movie "Emmanuelle," has died of cancer at age 60. Her agent, Features Creative Management, said in a statement...

'Pink Panther' actor Herbert Lom dead at 95 Sep 27, 9:21 AM (ET) By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD and JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) - Herbert Lom, the Czech-born actor best known as Inspector Clouseau's long-suffering boss in the "Pink Panther" movies, died Thursday, his son said. He was 95. Alec Lom said...

Early laptop designer Moggridge dies at 69 Sep 9, 5:50 PM (ET) NEW YORK (AP) - Bill Moggridge, a British industrial designer who designed an early portable computer with the flip-open shape that is common today, has died. He was 69. The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum...

Legendary songwriter Hal David dies in LA at 91 Sep 1, 7:38 PM (ET) By BOB THOMAS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording artists in the...

VETERAN CHARACTER ACTOR DEAD AT 88 William Windom, the recognizable character actor who had a career on the small screen spanning seven decades, passed away today at age 88. Born on September 28, 1923 in New York City and schooled at Williams College, Fordham and Columbia, Windom made his...

Actor Ron Palillo of "Welcome Back, Kotter" The actor best known as the nerdy high-school student Arnold Horshack on "Welcome Back, Kotter," has died in Florida. Ron Palillo was 63. Palillo's friend, Karen Poindexter, says Palillo died early Tuesday in Palm Beach Gardens of an apparent heart...

'Cosmo' grand dame Helen Gurley Brown dies at age 90 By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY August 13, 2012 One of the biggest pioneers in magazines - Helen Gurley Brown - has died. Hearst announced that, "Helen passed away this morning at the McKeen...

Italian special effects master Rambaldi dies at 86 Aug 10, 4:24 PM (ET) By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) - Carlo Rambaldi, a special effects master and three-time Oscar winner known as the father of "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial," died Friday in southern Italy after a long illness, Italian news...

Composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68 Aug 7, 5:22 PM (ET) By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) - Marvin Hamlisch was blessed with perfect pitch and an infallible ear. "I heard sounds that other children didn't hear," he wrote in his autobiography. He turned that skill into writing and arranging...

Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies Aug 1, 2:30 AM (ET) By HILLEL ITALIE In a world more to his liking, Gore Vidal might have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat's bearing - tall, handsome and composed - and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an aide or...