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Last &#39;Great Escape&#39; Survivor Dies
Last 'Great Escape'
Survivor Dies
OBITUARY
Feb 28, 2019 4:50 AM CST

Last 'Great Escape' Survivor Dies

Dick Churchill thought his name saved his life

(Newser) - The last of the Great Escapers has died. Dick Churchill, a British Royal Air Force veteran who took part in the famous 1944 mass escape from the Stalag Luft III POW camp, died earlier this month at his home in England, the New York Times reports. He was 99. The...

He Never Wanted to Be a Music Icon. He Became One Anyway

Talk Talk's Mark Hollis dead at age 64: reports

(Newser) - The frontman and creative mind behind the UK's Talk Talk has reportedly died at the age of 64. Per the Guardian , Anthony Costello, believed to be a relative of Mark Hollis', tweeted Monday, "RIP Mark Hollis. Cousin-in-law. Wonderful husband and father. Fascinating and principled man. Retired from the...

Man&#39;s Obituary: &#39;Don&#39;t Be an Idiot&#39;
Man's Obituary:
'Don't Be an Idiot' 
OBITUARY
Feb 24, 2019 8:41 AM CST

Man's Obituary: 'Don't Be an Idiot'

Geoffrey Turner died of lung cancer, uses his last words to urge others to quit smoking

(Newser) - Geoffrey Turner is dead, and he would like you to know exactly why: "I was an idiot who made the same stupid decision, day-after-day, multiple times per day. I was a smoker and even though I knew it may eventually kill me, I chose to deny the truth to...

Hangover Actor Brody Stevens Dead at 48
Hangover Actor
Brody Stevens 
Dead at 48
OBITUARY
Feb 23, 2019 6:05 AM CST

Hangover Actor Brody Stevens Dead at 48

Comedian is believed to have taken his own life

(Newser) - The comedy world is in mourning for one of its own with the death of actor and comedian Brody Stevens at the age of 48, People reports. He apparently took his own life, with law enforcement sources telling TMZ Stevens was found hanging in his Los Angeles home early Friday...

Monkees' Bass Player Peter Tork Is Dead

He was like the Ringo Starr of his made-for-TV band

(Newser) - The Monkees' deliberately goofy bass and keyboard player, Peter Tork, has died at age 77, reports the Washington Post . Tork had been diagnosed with a rare form of tongue cancer in 2009. His death leaves two surviving members of the group, Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith. Lead singer Davy Jones...

A Fashion Icon Is Dead
A Fashion Icon Is Dead
obituary
Feb 19, 2019 6:37 AM CST

A Fashion Icon Is Dead

Designer Karl Lagerfeld was 85

(Newser) - Women's Wear Daily calls him "one of the most prolific, admired and multi-talented fashion figures of the modern age." It's one of the assessments coming in Tuesday morning upon the news that German designer Karl Lagerfeld has died at 85. Lagerfeld joined Chanel in 1983...

Prolific Author W.E.B. Griffin Dead at 89

Best-selling novelist wrote about the military

(Newser) - W.E.B. Griffin, the prolific and best-selling author of military novels, has died, the AP reports. Griffin, whose real name was William E. Butterworth III, died Feb. 12 at 89. His death was confirmed Monday by his publisher, Putnam, which did not immediately provide additional details. Himself a military...

Sailor in Iconic Times Square Kiss Photo Dead at 95

George Mendonsa kissed Greta Zimmer Friedman on V-J Day

(Newser) - The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II has died, the AP reports. George Mendonsa died two days before his 96th birthday. Mendonsa's daughter, Sharon Molleur, told the Providence Journal Mendonsa fell and had a seizure Sunday at the assisted...

Bygone Style Icon Dead at 85
Bygone Style Icon Dead at 85
obituary
Feb 16, 2019 10:00 AM CST

Bygone Style Icon Dead at 85

Lee Radziwill was also Jackie O's sister

(Newser) - Lee Radziwill knew how to dress, and the world was agog. And now she's gone. The style icon and sister to Jackie Onassis died Friday in New York at age 85 of what sounds like age-related illness, reports WWD . Radziwill had three professions—as an actress, an interior designer,...

Conspiracy Theorist Who Ran for Prez Is Dead at 96

Lyndon LaRouche Jr. had a long and storied life

(Newser) - Lyndon LaRouche Jr., the political extremist who ran for president in every election from 1976 to 2004, including a campaign waged from federal prison, has died. He was 96, the AP reports. LaRouche's political action committee confirmed Wednesday on its website that LaRouche died a day earlier. The cult-like...

Lawmaker Forever Linked to 'Freedom Fries' Is Dead

Rep. Walter Jones came to regret his vote in favor of the invasion of Iraq

(Newser) - It's not the legacy Rep. Walter Jones would have wanted. But coverage of the longtime North Carolina congressman's death on Sunday is reminding the world that he helped make "freedom fries" a thing. Back in 2003, Jones received a letter from a constituent who owned a diner...

&#39;Powerhouse&#39; Actor Albert Finney Dead at 82
'Powerhouse' Actor
Albert Finney Dead at 82
OBITUARY
Feb 8, 2019 9:43 AM CST

'Powerhouse' Actor Albert Finney Dead at 82

5-time Oscar nominee starred in 'Erin Brockovich' and more

(Newser) - Tributes pouring in from film circles acknowledge the acting greatness that was Albert Finney, who has died at age 82. The five-time Oscar nominee "passed away peacefully after a short illness with those closest to him by his side," a family rep says, per the BBC . The Guardian...

Lawmaker Who Served 59 Years in House Dies
Longest-Serving Lawmaker
in US History Dies
OBITUARY
Feb 8, 2019 12:07 AM CST

Longest-Serving Lawmaker in US History Dies

John Dingell served with presidents from Eisenhower to Obama

(Newser) - Former US Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history, has died. The Michigan Democrat, who mastered legislative deal-making and was fiercely protective of Detroit's auto industry, was 92. Dingell, who served in the US House for 59 years before retiring in 2014, died Thursday at...

Soap Opera Star Kristoff St. John Found Dead at Home

'Young and the Restless' actor was 52

(Newser) - Kristoff St. John, who played Neil Winters on The Young and the Restless since 1991, died Sunday at age 52, the AP reports. Police were called to his home in California's San Fernando Valley after one of his friends found the actor's body; St. John was pronounced dead...

Rosenberg Accomplice Dead at 101
Rosenberg
Accomplice
Dead at 101
OBITUARY
Jan 31, 2019 9:15 AM CST

Rosenberg Accomplice Dead at 101

Morton Sobell admitted to stealing military secrets for Soviets

(Newser) - "When you write my obituary, please don't say that I was accused of treason," Morton Sobell told the New York Times in 1998. Wish granted. The third figure in the famous 1951 spying case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg—found guilty of conspiracy against the US, a...

Top Chef Alum Is Dead at 29
Top Chef Alum Is Dead at 29
Jan 25, 2019 5:00 PM CST

Top Chef Alum Is Dead at 29

Fatima Ali had a rare form of bone cancer

(Newser) - A fan favorite from Top Chef has died at age 29 of a rare form of bone cancer. Fatima Ali told the world in October in a poignant essay that she had less than a year to live because her Ewing's Sarcoma had returned. It was particularly devastating because...

'A Pretty Good Spy' Who Inspired Argo Is Dead at 78

Tony Mendez was awarded the Intelligence Star for his imaginative exfiltration scheme

(Newser) - The CIA mastermind behind the so-called "Canadian caper"—which got six US diplomats out of Iran during the 1979-80 hostage crisis—died Saturday the age of 78, the Washington Post reports; he had Parkinson's disease. A 25-year CIA veteran, Tony Mendez was also an impressionistic painter admired...

World&#39;s Oldest Man Dies at 113
World's Oldest Man Dies
OBITUARY
Jan 20, 2019 10:34 AM CST

World's Oldest Man Dies

Masazo Nonaka was 113, ran a hot springs inn in Japan

(Newser) - The world's oldest man has died at his home—a hot springs inn—in northern Japan at the age of 113. Masazo Nonaka died in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, his family said. He died...

'Bride Married to Amazement': Poet Mary Oliver Dies

Beloved Pulitzer-winner was 83

(Newser) - Mary Oliver, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose rapturous odes to nature and animal life brought her critical acclaim and popular affection, has died. She was 83. Bill Reichblum, Oliver's literary executor, said she died Thursday at her home in Hobe Sound, Florida. The cause of death was lymphoma. "...

Pioneer of Low-Cost Investing for the Masses Dies at 89

John Bogle 'had unwavering passion for America'

(Newser) - John C. Bogle, who simplified investing for the masses by launching the first index mutual fund and founded Vanguard Group, died Wednesday, the company said. He was 89. Bogle did not invent the index fund, but he expanded access to no-frills, low-cost investing in 1976 when Vanguard introduced the first...

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