Jun 29 Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95 By Associated Press Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Continue reading
Jun 27 Julian Sands, British actor who loved hiking, confirmed dead months after disappearance By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and 90s including “A Room With a View” and “Leaving Las Vegas,” was found dead on a Southern California mountain five months after… Continue reading
Jun 16 Donald Triplett, the 1st person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89 By Associated Press He was the subject of a book titled "In a Different Key," a PBS documentary film, BBC news magazine installment and countless medical journal articles. Continue reading
Jun 16 Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers exposing Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Daniel Ellsberg, the government analyst and whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, has died at 92. Ellsberg had announced in February that he was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. Continue reading
Jun 14 Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Gottlieb died Wednesday and had one of the most remarkable runs of any editor after World War II, helping shape the modern publishing canon. Continue reading
Jun 13 Acclaimed novelist Cormac McCarthy dies at 89 By Associated Press McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who in prose both dense and brittle took readers from the southern Appalachians to the desert Southwest in such novels as “The Road,” “Blood Meridian” and “All the Pretty Horses,” died Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 12 Silvio Berlusconi, tarnished leader who transformed Italian politics, dies at 86 By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Berlusconi cast a spell over Italy — and nearly led it to financial ruin. Continue reading
Jun 10 Ted Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ dies in federal prison at 81 By Michael Balsamo, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Theodore “Ted" Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” has died in federal prison, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press on Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 06 Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ dies at 83 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on "The Girl from Ipanema" made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83. Continue reading
Jun 03 Kaija Saariaho, pioneering composer hailed as one of the 21st century’s greats, dies at 70 By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday. She was 70. Continue reading