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`I Love Lucy' director Bill Asher dies at 90 Jul 17, 12:34 AM (ET) PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) - The director and producer behind the television classics "I Love Lucy" and "Bewitched" has died. Bill Asher was 90. His wife, Meredith, says he died Monday at a facility in Palm Desert, Calif., of...

'7 Habits' author Stephen Covey dead at 79 http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/16/us/obit-stephen-covey/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9 (CNN) -- Author Stephen Covey, whose "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" sold more than 20 million copies, died Monday at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, a...

Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm dies at 95 Jul 15, 12:49 PM (ET) By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) - Celeste Holm, a versatile, bright-eyed blonde who soared to Broadway fame in "Oklahoma!" and won an Oscar in "Gentleman's Agreement" but whose last years were filled with financial difficulty...

Oscar-winning producer Richard Zanuck dead at 77 Jul 13, 6:38 PM (ET) By LYNN ELBER and BOB THOMAS LOS ANGELES (AP) - Film producer Richard Zanuck, who won the best picture Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy" and was involved in such blockbuster films as "Jaws" and "The Sting" after his father...

Don Grady, who was one of television's most beloved big brothers as Robbie Douglas on the long-running 1960s hit "My Three Sons," died Wednesday. He was 68 His "My Three Sons" co-star Barry Livingston, who played youngest brother Ernie, confirmed Grady's death to The Associated Press...

'Green Acres' actor Frank Cady dies at 96 By Claire Noland...

Desperate Housewives' Kathryn Joosten Dies at 72 by Michael Slezak Emmy winner Kathryn Joosten, whose emotional death scene as Karen McKluskey gave Desperate Housewives‘ recent series finale its biggest emotional punch, died yesterday of lung cancer in Westlake Village, CA. She was 72...

Guitar picking master Doc Watson dies in NC at 89 May 30, 3:23 AM (ET) By CHRIS TALBOTT You could hear the mountains of North Carolina in Doc Watson's music. The rush of a mountain stream, the steady creak of a mule in leather harness plowing rows in topsoil and the echoes of ancient sounds...

Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96 May 22, 3:18 PM (ET) By CARLA K. JOHNSON CHICAGO (AP) - Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the...

Carroll Shelby, legendary car builder and racing champion, dies at age 89 By Justin Hyde | Motoramic Carroll Shelby, an international automotive icon who rose from a bed-ridden childhood in Texas to build one of the most iconic sports cars ever and become a world-champion racer died...

'Laugh-In' co-creator Digby Wolfe dies at 82 May 8, 7:10 PM (ET) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Digby Wolfe, the comedy writer who co-created the 1960s variety show "Laugh-In," has died. He was 82. Friends have confirmed that the British-born writer, actor, singer and teacher died May 2 of lung...

Levon Helm, key member of The Band, dies at 71 Apr 19, 6:40 PM (ET) By MICHAEL HILL ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - With songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,""The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek," The Band fused rock, blues, folk and gospel to create a sound that seemed as authentically...

Tuna linked to salmonella outbreak in 20 states By WILL LESTER WASHINGTON (AP) — A yellowfin tuna product used to make dishes like sushi and sashimi sold at restaurants and grocery stores has been linked with an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than 100 people in 20 states...

Computer Pioneer, Commodore Founder Jack Tramiel Dies at 83 By Fred O'Connor and Agam Shah, IDG News Apr 9, 2012 5:50 pm Jack Tramiel, a pioneer in the computing industry and founder of Commodore, died on Sunday at age 83, his son Leonard Tramiel confirmed Monday. Tramiel's...

Mike Wallace (93) Vetern News Caster and of Founding Member of 60 Minutes dies. http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/ ... llace-dies Veteran CBS journalist Mike Wallace died Saturday evening at the age of 93, CBS announced Sunday morning. Wallace was on the founding staff of "60 Minutes"...

Thomas Kincaid, 54, artist (CNN) - Thomas Kinkade, one of the most popular artists in America, has died (April 6) at his California home, his family said. He was 54. "Thom provided a wonderful life for his family,'' his wife, Nanette, said in a statement late Friday night. "We are shocked...

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, designer of the Porsche 911, dies at 76 By Justin Hyde | Motoramic – 3:50 pm For a rich kid kicked out of design school, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche created one of the greatest legacies in automotive design with the Porsche 911 — one that will survive far...

With great sadness,... Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from being repeatedly poked in the belly. He was 71. Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of...

Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at 88 in Tenn. Mar 28, 10:27 PM (ET) By CHRIS TALBOTT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - It is impossible to overstate the importance of Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly...

Samuel Glazer, co-founder of Mr. Coffee, dies at 89 http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2 ... id=twitter Mr. Coffee, dies at 89 Richard Drew / AP Samuel Glazer, a co-founder of Mr. Coffee, one of the first automatic drip coffee makers, has died. He was 89. Glazer and his business partner...