Obituaries

Ten amazing memories: Heartwarming stories of my dog, Brando (2000-2013)

There were many reasons to love my dog Brando. Here are just 10 of them VIDEO

Ken Foster Friday, Apr 12, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 14
Life Video, essays, dogs, Pets

The woman who wrecked Great Britain

Margaret Thatcher earned every single cheer that greeted her death VIDEO

Alex Pareene Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 12:14 PM UTC 336
Politics Video, Opening Shot

RIP Roger Ebert: Movie criticism’s Great Communicator

From his TV stardom to his second career as Twitter pioneer, he was the most beloved and generous of all critics

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Apr 5, 2013 1:10 AM UTC 31
Life R.I.P, Roger Ebert, Movies

Remembering Chinua Achebe

The Nigerian writer's legacy is defined not only by his literary output, but by the strength of his moral vision

Maya Jaggi Friday, Mar 22, 2013 5:48 PM UTC
Life Chinua Achebe, novelists, Books

Jazz pioneer Donald Byrd dies

The leading trumpeter of the 1950s was 80 years old

AP/Kate Zezima and Randall Chase Monday, Feb 11, 2013 10:18 PM UTC
Entertainment Obituaries, news wire, Jazz

Women’s history pioneer Gerda Lerner dies at 92

Lerner was a founding member of NOW and created the nation's first graduate program in women's history

Dinesh Ramde, Associated Press Friday, Jan 4, 2013 1:34 PM UTC
Life Obituaries, women's history

Russell Means, American Indian activist and actor, dies at 72

"Last of the Mohicans" star who helped lead the 1973 uprising at Wounded Knee died from throat cancer

Associated Press Monday, Oct 22, 2012 4:37 PM UTC
News Last of the Mohicans

George McGovern dies at age 90

He was a life-long liberal who tried to unseat Nixon, "the most corrupt president in history"

Kristi Eaton and Walter R. Mears, AP Sunday, Oct 21, 2012 1:56 PM UTC
News Democratic Party, Richard Nixon

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54

The "Green Mile" star passed away after complications from a heart attack Monday morning

Hillel Italie, Associated Press Monday, Sep 3, 2012 11:00 PM UTC
Entertainment From the Wires, Celebrity

Hip-hop insider found dead

Chris Lighty, manager of famous acts such as Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes and 50 Cent, died on Thursday

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Aug 30, 2012 8:41 PM UTC
Entertainment Chris Lighty, Music, Obituaries

Phyllis Diller dead at 95

"People invited me to parties only because they knew I would supply some laughs," she said in 1965. "They still do"

Associated Press Monday, Aug 20, 2012 7:41 PM UTC
Entertainment From the Wires, Comedy

Tony Scott: A photo tribute

The British filmmaker launched careers and showcased stars like Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington SLIDE SHOW

Santiago Wills Monday, Aug 20, 2012 7:30 PM UTC
Life Tony Scott, Obituaries, Movies

Amazing corrections

The NYT's Gore Vidal obit mistakes fascism for Nazism and sleeping for sex

Salon Staff Thursday, Aug 2, 2012 3:07 PM UTC 19
Life Amazing corrections

Nora Ephron’s romantic-comedy revolution

A feminist who crafted old-fashioned romances -- and a famous fake orgasm -- Ephron changed more than the movies

Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012 4:35 PM UTC
Life R.I.P., Nora Ephron, Obituaries

RIP Andrew Sarris, 1928-2012

The erudite dean of American film critics -- Pauline Kael's rival and promoter of the "auteur theory" -- dies at 83

Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, Jun 20, 2012 7:26 PM UTC 10
Life R.I.P., Movies, Obituaries

Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62

Robin Gibb, one-third of the Bee Gees, becomes the second disco-era star to die within a week

Gregory Katz, Associated Press Monday, May 21, 2012 1:45 PM UTC
Entertainment Obituaries

Goodbye to a Beastie Boy

With the death of Adam Yauch, music loses a generational touchstone -- and an endlessly irreverent wit

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, May 4, 2012 6:30 PM UTC 52
Entertainment R.I.P., Beastie Boys, Obituaries

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