Feb 21 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento dead at 91 By Associated Press Known for composing in styles ranging from melody to dissonance, Argento earned the Pulitzer in 1975. Continue reading
Feb 07 Frank Robinson, baseball Hall of Famer and pioneering manager, dies at 83 By Associated Press Robinson was the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues. Continue reading
Dec 18 Director and actress Penny Marshall dies at 75 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Marshall starred in "Laverne & Shirley" before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, with hits like "Big" and "A League of Their Own."… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 2:05 Remembering Nancy Wilson, singer with dazzling style Singer Nancy Wilson has died at the age of 81. Wilson -- who was also a civil rights activist who marched in Selma -- released more than 60 albums in a career spanning five decades, winning three Grammys and scoring… Continue watching
Dec 03 Friends, former aides remember what made George H.W. Bush ‘the kind of person I want as president’ By Matt Loffman, Saher Khan, Tess Conciatori Here are some recollections about Bush, World War II veteran and 41st president, from some of the people who knew him best. Continue reading
Nov 27 ‘SpongeBob’ creator Stephen Hillenburg dies of ALS at 57 By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Hillenburg conceived, wrote, produced and directed the animated series Spongebob SquarePants that began in 1999 and bloomed into hundreds of episodes, movies and a Broadway show. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 4:14 How Stan Lee helped ‘revolutionize’ comic books We remember Stan Lee, writer and editor of Marvel Comics and creator of iconic characters as Spider-Man, the X-Men, Black Panther and the Fantastic Four. William Brangham has the story of this pop culture legend. Continue watching
Nov 12 Stan Lee, comic book revolutionary, dies at 95 By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press Lee revived the industry in the 1960s by offering the costumes and action craved by younger readers while insisting on sophisticated plots, college-level dialogue, satire, science fiction, even philosophy. Continue reading
Oct 15 Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, dies at 65 By Associated Press Allen and childhood friend Bill Gates founded Microsoft Corp. in 1975. Earlier this month, Allen said the cancer he was treated for in 2009, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, had returned. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 2:56 Remembering Burt Reynolds, movie star with swagger With his trademark grin and signature mustache, Burt Reynolds was one of Hollywood's biggest box office stars in the late 1970s and early '80s. While the critics rarely took him seriously, the actor made his mark in popular favorites, as… Continue watching