Oct 17 Mitzi Gaynor, among the last surviving stars of Hollywood’s musical golden age, dies at 93 By Kaitlyn Huamani, Bob Thomas, Associated Press With an entertainment career that spanned eight decades across film, television and the stage, Mitzi Gaynor is best remembered for her turn in the 1958 film “South Pacific.”… Continue reading
Oct 16 Liam Payne, former One Direction singer, dies in fall from Argentina hotel balcony at 31 By Isabel DeBre, Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials said. Continue reading
Oct 14 Lilly Ledbetter, fighter for equal pay, dies at 86 By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press Ledbetter was a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation named in her honor. Continue reading
Oct 14 Kennedy family gathers to pay tribute to matriarch Ethel Kennedy By Associated Press Monday's funeral, which was closed to the public, took place at Our Lady of Victory, in Centerville, Massachusetts, under a cool gray sky. Continue reading
Oct 12 Alex Salmond, former Scottish first minister who nearly got Scotland’s independence from UK, dies at 69 By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Salmond, who was one of the most divisive figure in British politics at the turn of the century and who as the then-leader of the Scottish National Party took Scotland to the brink of independence in the 2014 referendum, died… Continue reading
Oct 10 Ethel Kennedy, social activist and Kennedy matriarch, dies at 96 By Michael Casey, Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press The wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said. Continue reading
Oct 09 Business titan Ratan Tata, former leader of Indian conglomerate Tata Group, dies at age 86 By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Tata Group is a sprawling collection of nearly 100 companies, including the country’s largest automaker, the largest private steel company and a leading outsourcing firm. Continue reading
Oct 01 John Amos, iconic screen actor from ‘Good Times’ to ‘Roots’ to ‘The West Wing,’ dies at 84 By Beth Harris, Associated Press “Many fans consider him their TV father,” his son Kelly Christopher Amos said in a statement. Continue reading
Sep 30 Pete Rose, baseball phenom who was banned for gambling, dies at 83 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Rose was baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied. Continue reading
Sep 30 Tony winner Gavin Creel dies of rare cancer at 48 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Creel, a Broadway musical theater veteran who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” opposite Bette Midler and earned nominations for “Hair” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” died Monday. Continue reading