Mar 23 Author and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, heir of beloved 'Babar' series, dies at age 98 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press "Babar" author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father's popular picture book series about an elephant-king and presided over its rise to a global, multimedia franchise, has died. Continue reading
Mar 08 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68 By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The studio of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama says he has died at age 68. The manga series started in 1984 and is an international million-seller that was turned into hugely popular anime series, video games and films. Continue reading
Mar 02 Fashion icon Iris Apfel, famous for her eye-catching and irreverent style, dies at 102 By Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press Iris Apfel, a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity known for her eccentric style, has died. She was 102. Continue reading
Feb 17 Lefty Driesell, fiery college basketball coach who put Maryland on the map, dies at 92 By David Ginsburg, Associated Press Lefty Driesell, the Hall of Fame coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs, died Saturday. He was 92. Continue reading
Feb 04 Hage Geingob, Namibian president and anti-apartheid activist, dies at 82 By Farai Mutsaka, Sonja Smith, Associated Press Namibia's president and founding prime minister Hage Geingob died Sunday at age 82 while receiving treatment for cancer, and the southern African nation quickly swore in his deputy to complete the term in office. Continue reading
Jan 30 Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Rivera first gained wide notice in 1957 as Anita in the original production of "West Side Story" and was still dancing on Broadway with her trademark energy a half-century later in 2015's "The Visit."… Continue reading
Jan 23 Charles Osgood, CBS host and network's poet-in-residence, dies at 91 By Associated Press Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning,” was a broadcaster who could write essays and light verse as well as report hard news, and he worked radio and television with equal facility. Continue reading
Jan 22 Norman Jewison, 'In the Heat of the Night' and 'Moonstruck' director, dead at 97 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died “peacefully” Saturday, according to his publicist. Continue reading
Jan 05 Actor David Soul, half of 'Starsky and Hutch' duo, dies at 80 By Associated Press Soul also hit the music charts with the single “Don’t Give Up on Us” and lived in Britain for many years where he performed in several stage roles. Continue reading
Dec 31 The influential people we said goodbye to in 2023 By Bernard McGhee, Associated Press Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former first lady Rosalynn Carter and retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor are among some of the notable people who died this year. Continue reading