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Former Days of Our Lives Actor Is Dead at 39
Former Days of Our Lives
Actor Is Dead at 39
obituary
Jan 21, 2025 2:44 PM CST

Former Days of Our Lives Actor Is Dead at 39

Francisco San Martin played the character of Dario Hernandez

(Newser) - An actor best known for his roles on big soap operas has died at age 39, reports NBC News . Francisco San Martin, who rose to fame for portraying the character of Dario Hernandez on Days of Our Lives more than a decade ago, took his own life in his Los...

Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist Jules Feiffer Dies at 95
Cartoonist
Jules Feiffer
Dies at 95
OBITUARY
Jan 21, 2025 12:59 PM CST

Cartoonist Jules Feiffer Dies at 95

Career of author, playwright, comic artist spanned 8 decades

(Newser) - Jules Feiffer, whose work won a Pulitzer and whose pen churned out cartoons, plays, screenplays, graphic novels, and children's books in what the Washington Post calls "one of the most humorously neurotic literary voices of his generation," has died at the age of 95. Feiffer first rose...

Last Surviving Member of the Band Is Dead at 87
Last Surviving Member
of the Band Is Dead at 87
obituary
Jan 21, 2025 12:16 PM CST

Last Surviving Member of the Band Is Dead at 87

Garth Hudson was a master instrumentalist

(Newser) - Garth Hudson, the Band's virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician, has died at age 87, per the AP . Hudson drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as "Up on Cripple Creek," "The Weight," and "...

Cecile Richards, Ex-Leader of Planned Parenthood, Dead at 67

Women's rights activist died of brain cancer, her family says

(Newser) - Cecile Richards, a feminist and activist for women's rights and the longtime president of Planned Parenthood, died Monday at the age of 67. "This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie. Our hearts are broken today, but no...

Legendary Filmmaker David Lynch Is Dead

The director was 78

(Newser) - Director David Lynch, the filmmaker behind classics including Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and TV's Twin Peaks, has died at age 78, reports Variety and TMZ . No cause of death was immediately given, but Lynch announced last year that he had emphysema .
  • "There's a big hole in the
...

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker Dies at 90
'Mr. Baseball'
Bob Uecker
Dies at 90
OBITUARY
Jan 16, 2025 10:55 AM CST

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker Dies at 90

Brewers announcer was a legend in Milwaukee, got his nickname from Johnny Carson

(Newser) - Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and Hall of Fame honors, has died at 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday, calling it "one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history."...

Former MLB Pitcher Is Dead at 37
Report: Ex-MLB Pitcher
Likely Died of Overdose
UPDATED
Jan 14, 2025 4:26 PM CST

Report: Ex-MLB Pitcher Likely Died of Overdose

Oriole Brian Matusz, 37, was 'beloved throughout Birdland'

(Newser) - Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz may have been another victim of the nation's overdose crisis. According to a police report obtained by the Baltimore Banner , the 37-year-old's mother found him dead from an apparent overdose in his Arizona home on Jan.6, "cold to the touch...

Soap Opera Icon Dead at 79
Soap Opera
Legend Dead at 79
OBITUARY
Jan 13, 2025 8:45 AM CST

Soap Opera Legend Dead at 79

Leslie Charleson played Monica Quartermaine on General Hospital

(Newser) - The actor who played Monica Quartermaine on General Hospital for nearly 50 years died Sunday at age 79. Leslie Charleson, who joined the soap opera in 1977, hadn't appeared since December 2023 amid ongoing health struggles, Variety reports. She was hospitalized last week after a fall. "Just as...

Singer, Anti-Gay Rights Activist Anita Bryant Dead at 84

Her outspoken anti-LGBTQ+ activism ended her career

(Newser) - Anita Bryant, whose singing career was long overshadowed by her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died at age 84. She died Dec. 16 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, according to an obituary published in the Oklahoman on Thursday.
  • Bryant was crowned Miss Oklahoma in 1958 and was second
...

Peter, Paul and Mary's Peter Yarrow Is Dead
Peter, Paul and Mary's
'Peter' Has Died at 86
obituary
Jan 7, 2025 11:59 AM CST

Peter, Paul and Mary's 'Peter' Has Died at 86

Only Noel 'Paul' Stookey now survives in wake of Yarrow's death

(Newser) - Peter Yarrow—the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary—has died at age 86. Yarrow, who also co-wrote the group's most enduring song, "Puff the Magic Dragon," died Tuesday in New York, said publicist Ken Sunshine. Yarrow had been battling...

Jean-Marie Le Pen Dead at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen Dead at 96
OBITUARY
Jan 7, 2025 8:03 AM CST

Jean-Marie Le Pen Dead at 96

Onetime leader of France's far-right National Front was also father of Marine Le Pen

(Newser) - Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's far-right National Front known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, has died at 96. Le Pen's controversial statements, including Holocaust denial, led to multiple convictions and strained his political alliances. Le...

Mike Rinder Left Scientology, Then Fought It
One of Scientology's
Top Critics Dies at 69
obituary
Jan 6, 2025 6:55 PM CST

One of Scientology's Top Critics Dies at 69

Former church official Mike Rinder co-hosted documentary series with Leah Remini

(Newser) - Mike Rinder, a top official of the Church of Scientology before becoming one of its most widely heard opponents, died Sunday. He was 69. Christie Collbran Rinder, his wife, said the cause of death was esophageal cancer, the New York Times reports. With actor Leah Remini, also a former church...

Director Jeff Baena, Husband of Aubrey Plaza, Is Dead

Couple worked together on Life After Beth, The Little Hours ; he was 47

(Newser) - Jeff Baena, a screenwriter and director whose work included Life After Beth and The Little Hours, has died. Baena, the husband of actress Aubrey Plaza, was 47. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office reported that his body was discovered on Friday at a home in Los Angeles, per Variety...

Donny and Marie Osmond's Brother Dead at 73

Wayne Osmond was an original member of The Osmonds

(Newser) - One of the original members of the 1970s family band The Osmonds has died at 73. Wayne Osmond, brother of Donny and Marie (and other Osmonds), died of complications related to a stroke on New Year's Day, three of his brothers revealed in social media posts Thursday. Wayne Osmond...

Holocaust Survivor, 103, Was Oldest Living Olympic Medalist

Agnes Keleti assumed a false identity before winning gold in gymnastics five times

(Newser) - Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103. Keleti died Thursday in Budapest, the Hungarian state news agency reported, after being hospitalized with pneumonia on Dec. 25. She won a total of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics, including five golds,...

'Catwoman' Socialite Dies in Paris
Jocelyn
Wildenstein
Dies While
Napping
OBITUARY
Jan 2, 2025 6:29 AM CST

Jocelyn Wildenstein Dies While Napping

Socialite known for plastic surgeries, headliner divorce from billionaire, passed away in Paris

(Newser) - Jocelyn Wildenstein, the Swiss socialite nicknamed "Catwoman" after a seemingly endless series of plastic surgeries, has died. "Her partner Lloyd Klein is pained to announce the death of Jocelyne Wildenstein in Paris," Klein told AFP in a statement, using an alternate spelling of her first name. The...

One of the Last Pearl Harbor Survivors Dies at 103

Navy medic Harry Chandler pulled injured sailors from the water

(Newser) - Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. He was 103. Chandler died Monday at a senior living center in Tequesta, Florida, according to Ron Mahaffee, the husband of his...

His First CNN Appearance Was on 9/11
His First CNN
Appearance
Was on 9/11
OBITUARY
Dec 31, 2024 9:21 AM CST

His First CNN Appearance Was on 9/11

ABC, CNN anchor Aaron Brown has died at age 76

(Newser) - Veteran ABC News reporter Aaron Brown joined CNN in 2001—and his very first appearance was on the morning of Sept. 11. "Good Lord, there are no words," Brown told viewers as the South Tower of the World Trade Center came down in the terror attacks. Fans are...

'Visionary' Founder of HBO, Cablevision Dies
Founder of HBO,
Cablevision Dead at 98
OBITUARY
Dec 30, 2024 1:45 PM CST

Founder of HBO, Cablevision Dead at 98

Charles Dolan was a 'visionary,' family says

(Newser) - Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent US media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98. A statement issued by his family said Dolan died of natural causes, Newsday reports. "It is with deep sorrow that we announce...

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...

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