Mar 13 Sports writer John Feinstein, author of ‘A Season on the Brink’ and other bestsellers, dies at 69 By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press John Feinstein, one of the country's foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, died unexpectedly Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 02 Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash at age 63 By Associated Press Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song “Wish I Didn't Miss You,” was killed early Saturday in a car crash. Continue reading
Mar 01 Singer David Johansen, last surviving member of the New York Dolls, dies at 75 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter, has died. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 3:05 Remembering the life and legendary career of actor Gene Hackman By John Yang, Azhar Merchant Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman is dead at the age of 95. Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home on Wednesday. Authorities are still investigating the cause, but a search warrant affidavit… Continue watching
Feb 26 Actor Michelle Trachtenberg of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Harriet the Spy’ fame dies at 39 Michelle Trachtenberg, the actor known for “Gossip Girl,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Harriet the Spy” died Wednesday. She was 39. Continue reading
Feb 24 Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer and influential performer, dies at 88 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press She died at home surrounded by her family, publicist Elaine Schock said in a statement. Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and could no longer sing,… Continue reading
Feb 21 Soul singer Jerry ‘Iceman’ Butler, whose hits included ‘Only the Strong Survive,’ dies at 85 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself," has died at age 85. Continue reading
Feb 20 Former Oklahoma governor and senator David Boren dies at 83 By Tim Talley, Sean Murphy, Associated Press David Boren, the former Oklahoma governor and longtime U.S. Senate intelligence chief who went on to lead the University of Oklahoma after his retirement from politics, has died. Continue reading
Jan 30 Marianne Faithfull, British singer, actor and pop icon, dies at 78 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones' greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied, has died. Continue reading
Jan 21 Jules Feiffer, acclaimed cartoonist and writer, dies at 95 By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Artistically limber, Feiffer hopscotched among numerous forms of expression, chronicling the curiosity of childhood, urban angst and other societal currents. To each he brought a sharp wit and acute observations of the personal and political relations that defined his readers'… Continue reading