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Remember Howard Cosell saying his name, “Angelo Dundee?”
Remember Howard Cosell saying his name, “Angelo Dundee?” Four years younger than the champion sportscaster, the champion corner trainer and Muhammad Ali’s coach has died at age 90. When Cosell said it, it... World's Oldest Working Musician Dies at 103
Ukulele legend and jazz guitarist, Bill Tapia, known to many fondly as "Uncle Bill," passed away in his sleep today at his home in Westminster, CA. Born on New Year's Day 1908, he was less than one month shy of his... Cliff Robertson, solid actor
Solid actor. I thought he portrayed John Kennedy with genuine accuracy. I enjoyed him as sponge diver too. " “Actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88 By Adam Bernstein, Published: September 10 Cliff... Boston Globe Obituary writer shares 6 life lessons: from the dead
" What does an obituary writer learn about life from covering the dead? [Boston Globe] asked the Globe's Bryan Marquard, who has written nearly 800 obituaries since switching to that beat three and a half years...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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820 views | 40 recommendations | 11 comments
Obituaries and Memorial Services Going Social Networking
For years, families and friends have traditionally mourned their loved ones in private settings, mostly enclosed only to those who were relatively close to the deceased person. However, as social networks are becoming more of the everyday living for many people around the... Author Frank McCourt dies
Frank McCourt was an Irish-American raconteur and memoirist whose abilities gained a world-wide audience only after entering retirement. Prior to springing to international acclaim, Frank had been a public school teacher for 30 years and was fondly regarded as a jovial and... Tony Hart Children's TV Legend Dies
The artist and children's TV presenter Tony Hart has died aged 83. Hart was a regular on TV's Vision On and then had his own art programmes for children called Take Hart and Hart Beat. He inspired children all...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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290 views | 36 recommendations | 8 comments
Oliver Postgate Dies
It is a sad day for children of a certain age, that the creator of Bagpuss and Ivor the Engine has died, aged 83.With the help of artist Peter Firmin, Postgate created some of Britain's most popular children's... Silent Star, Anita Page dies, aged 98
Actress Anita Page has has died at her Los Angeles home, aged 98.New York born, she started her film career in her teens with a small role in the film A Kiss for Cinderella. In the 1930's, she became a... Steve Jobs is Dead! I Mean... Alive! (Erroneous Obituary Published)
What, is it that slow a news day that Bloomberg had to spice things up by declaring Apple honcho Steve Jobs dead? Or, more likely, to they have an ongoing obituary file on hand in case he doesn't live to reach eighty-something? INdeed, it's common practice for news outfits to...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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418 views | 24 recommendations | 6 comments
Solzhenitsyn passes away in Moscow
News just in:The Russian Gazeta is reporting the death of writer and Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Initial reports suggest that he died of heart-failure. He was 89.This story has just...Architect Of Carter Presidency, Hamilton Jordan, Dies
Architect Of Carter Presidency, Hamilton Jordan, Dies Hamilton Jordan, 63, a fun-loving political operative who helped propel a virtually unknown politician from the Georgia statehouse to the White House, died last night at his home in Atlanta, close friends said. He...
created by Albert Milliron | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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203 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Charlton Heston Dies at 84
Charlton Heston died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., after suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease for several years. Lydia, his wife of 64 years, was said to have been by his side at the time... Obituary : Former president Soeharto passes away
"Following are his biography and the milestones in his journey. Soeharto was born on June 8, 1921 in Kamusuk, a small hamlet or an offshoot of the village of Godean in Argomulyo district, 12 kilometers west of... Alternative Obituary: Benizar Bhutto
As usual the media is trying to present complex issues in the most simplistic way - good or bad, black or white etc. It's news by bumper sticker. Big T's article highlighting the British Times clearly...
created by The Anglo American | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1514 views | 34 recommendations | 10 comments
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