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`Unchained Melody' writer Hy Zaret dies
07/03/2007 9:07 AM, AP

Lyricist Hy Zaret, who wrote the haunting words to "Unchained Melody," one of the most frequently recorded songs of the 20th century, has died at age 99.

Zaret died at his home Monday, about a month shy of his 100th birthday, his son, Robert Zaret, said Tuesday.

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Three more music makers have passed on.

Last of the original Drifters dies at 81
07/04/2007 11:17 PM, AP

Bill Pinkney, the last survivor of the original members of the musical group The Drifters, died Wednesday. He was 81.

Pinkney was found dead at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, Daytona Beach Police spokesman Jimmie Flynt said. The death was not considered suspicious, he said.

Pinkney was scheduled to perform for Fourth of July festivities there.

Full story at Yahoo news.

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Will Schaefer, TV show composer, dies
07/05/2007 12:06 AM, AP

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Will H. Schaefer, a composer whose music accompanied hit television shows such as "I Dream of Jeannie" and "The Flintstones," has died in California, a family friend said Wednesday. He was 78.

Schaefer died of cancer Saturday in a nursing home in Cathedral City near Palm Springs, Calif., said Danny Flahive.

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Jazz violinist Johnny Frigo dies at 90
07/04/2007 11:32 PM, AP

Johnny Frigo, a versatile jazz violinist and bassist who toured with Jimmy Dorsey and wrote a jazz standard recorded by Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughn, has died, according to his son. He was 90.

Frigo died early Wednesday at a Chicago hospital after battling cancer in recent years, said his son Rick Frigo.

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Character Actor Charles Lane Dies at 102
Jul 10, 4:47 PM (ET)
By BOB THOMAS

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Charles Lane, the prolific character actor whose name was little known, but whose bespectacled face and crotchety persona made him instantly recognizable to generations of movie-goers, has died, his son said Tuesday. He was 102.

The actor's son, Tom Lane, said he was talking with his father Monday evening. "He was lying in bed with his eyes real wide open," the younger Lane said. "Then he closed his eyes and stopped breathing."

Lane, whose career spanned more than 60 years, appeared in such film classics as "It's a Wonderful Life,""Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and "Twentieth Century."

He also had a recurring role as the scheming railroad man, Homer Beadle, on the 1960s TV sitcom "Petticoat Junction" and appeared often on television's "I Love Lucy."

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Cartoonist Doug Marlette Killed in Crash
Jul 10, 3:23 PM (ET)
By MARTHA WAGGONER

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Doug Marlette, the North Carolina-born cartoonist who won a Pulitzer Prize and created the popular strip "Kudzu," was killed in a car accident Tuesday morning in Mississippi, authorities said. He was 57.

Marlette, who joined the Tulsa (Okla.) World last year, was the passenger in the car, which struck a tree after skidding on a rain-slicked road, said John Garrison, the coroner in Mississippi's Marshall County.

"Evidently, it hydroplaned, left the highway and struck the tree," Garrison said.

Marlette's editorial cartoons and his strip, "Kudzu," are syndicated worldwide. The "Kudzu" strip deals humorously with rural Southern life, featuring characters such as the Rev. Will B. Dunn.

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I remember Charles Lane from his various guest appearances on "Bewitched", as well as "I love Lucy". He played "crotchety" extremely well!
 
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RIP everyone.

I was so shocked and saddened about Chris Benoit and his family. The entire situation is tragic no matter how you look at it. :(
 
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Ulrich Muehe Dies at 54
Jul 25, 6:31 PM (ET)

BERLIN (AP) - Ulrich Muehe, the German actor who captivated movie audiences with his performance as a Stasi agent in the Oscar-winning film "The Lives of Others," has died. He was 54.

Muehe died Sunday of stomach cancer in Walbeck, Germany, the town's mayor, Brunhilde Vucke, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

A well-known theater and TV actor in Germany, Muehe had ended weeks of speculation about his health by acknowledging just on Sunday he had cancer.

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'Tomorrow' host Tom Snyder dies at 71

His catch phrase for the show was: "Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air."

Full story at CNN.com.

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French Actor Michel Serrault Dies
Jul 30, 6:50 AM (ET)

PARIS (AP) - French actor Michel Serrault, whose hit performance as a transvestite in the film and stage versions of "La cage aux folles" (The Birdcage) catapulted him to international stardom, has died, his priest said Monday. He was 79.

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Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh, who won 3 Super Bowls with the 49ers, dead at 75

Nicknamed "The Genius" for his original schemes that became known as the West Coast offense, Walsh died at his Woodside home Monday morning following a long battle with leukemia. He was 75.

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Italian Director Antonioni Dies at 94
Jul 31, 5:55 AM (ET)
By ALESSANDRA RIZZO

ROME (AP) - Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, whose depiction of alienation made him a symbol of art-house cinema with movies such as "Blow-Up" and "L'Avventura," has died, officials and news reports said Tuesday. He was 94.

The ANSA news agency said that Antonioni died at his home on Monday evening.

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NBC Producer Dies in NYC Building Plunge
Jul 31, 9:58 AM (ET)

NEW YORK (AP) - Eric R. Wishnie, an Emmy-winning former television producer who worked with Tom Brokaw at NBC News, died Monday after falling from his apartment building, police said. He was 44.

Tim Minton, a reporter for WNBC-TV, the local affiliate, quoted police as saying they did not believe foul play was involved.

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From TV Guide online:

On Friday Pirate Master contestant Cheryl Kosewicz was found dead in her home, an apparent victim of suicide. Her boyfriend took his own life just two months earlier.
 
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