obituaries

Marty Schottenheimer, legendary NFL coach with 200 wins, dies at 77

By Bernie Wilson, Associated Press

Schottenheimer was the eighth-winningest coach in NFL history. He went 200-126-1 in 21 seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington and San Diego Chargers.

Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76

By Associated Press

Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old.

Rennie Davis, ‘Chicago Seven’ activist, is dead at 80

By James Anderson, Associated Press

Rennie Davis, one of the "Chicago Seven" activists who was tried for organizing an anti-Vietnam War protest outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago that turned violent, has died.

Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Mark Twain, dies at 95

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

Award-winning character actor Hal Holbrook who toured the world as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice "Follow the money" in the political thriller "All the President's Men," has died.

Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dead at 96

By Hillel Italie, Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in "Sounder," a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers' hearts in "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,"…

Oscar and Emmy-winning actor Cloris Leachman dies at 94

By Lynn Elber, Associated Press

Millions of viewers knew her as the self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." She also appeared as the mother of Timmy on the "Lassie" series.

Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter and Vietnam author, dies

By Will Lester, Associated Press

The reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who broke the story of the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times and who chronicled the deception at the heart of the Vietnam War in his epic book about the war died Thursday.

Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling novelist, dead at 59

By Associated Press

Dickey blended crime, romance and eroticism in "Sister, Sister," "Waking With Enemies" and dozens of other stories about contemporary Black life.

Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star, dies at 65

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

Actor Tanya Roberts has died, several hours after she was mistakenly declared dead by her publicist and her partner. She was 65.

2020 was a year of loss. Here are some of the well-known figures who died

By Bernard McGhee, Associated Press

In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.