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Director Jeff Baena, Husband of Aubrey Plaza, Is Dead

Couple worked together on Life After Beth, The Little Hours ; he was 47

(Newser) - Jeff Baena, a screenwriter and director whose work included Life After Beth and The Little Hours, has died. Baena, the husband of actress Aubrey Plaza, was 47. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office reported that his body was discovered on Friday at a home in Los Angeles, per Variety...

Donny and Marie Osmond's Brother Dead at 73

Wayne Osmond was an original member of The Osmonds

(Newser) - One of the original members of the 1970s family band The Osmonds has died at 73. Wayne Osmond, brother of Donny and Marie (and other Osmonds), died of complications related to a stroke on New Year's Day, three of his brothers revealed in social media posts Thursday. Wayne Osmond...

Holocaust Survivor, 103, Was Oldest Living Olympic Medalist

Agnes Keleti assumed a false identity before winning gold in gymnastics five times

(Newser) - Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103. Keleti died Thursday in Budapest, the Hungarian state news agency reported, after being hospitalized with pneumonia on Dec. 25. She won a total of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics, including five golds,...

'Catwoman' Socialite Dies in Paris
Jocelyn
Wildenstein
Dies While
Napping
OBITUARY
Jan 2, 2025 6:29 AM CST

Jocelyn Wildenstein Dies While Napping

Socialite known for plastic surgeries, headliner divorce from billionaire, passed away in Paris

(Newser) - Jocelyn Wildenstein, the Swiss socialite nicknamed "Catwoman" after a seemingly endless series of plastic surgeries, has died. "Her partner Lloyd Klein is pained to announce the death of Jocelyne Wildenstein in Paris," Klein told AFP in a statement, using an alternate spelling of her first name. The...

One of the Last Pearl Harbor Survivors Dies at 103

Navy medic Harry Chandler pulled injured sailors from the water

(Newser) - Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. He was 103. Chandler died Monday at a senior living center in Tequesta, Florida, according to Ron Mahaffee, the husband of his...

His First CNN Appearance Was on 9/11
His First CNN
Appearance
Was on 9/11
OBITUARY
Dec 31, 2024 9:21 AM CST

His First CNN Appearance Was on 9/11

ABC, CNN anchor Aaron Brown has died at age 76

(Newser) - Veteran ABC News reporter Aaron Brown joined CNN in 2001—and his very first appearance was on the morning of Sept. 11. "Good Lord, there are no words," Brown told viewers as the South Tower of the World Trade Center came down in the terror attacks. Fans are...

'Visionary' Founder of HBO, Cablevision Dies
Founder of HBO,
Cablevision Dead at 98
OBITUARY
Dec 30, 2024 1:45 PM CST

Founder of HBO, Cablevision Dead at 98

Charles Dolan was a 'visionary,' family says

(Newser) - Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent US media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98. A statement issued by his family said Dolan died of natural causes, Newsday reports. "It is with deep sorrow that we announce...

Linda Lavin, TV's 'Alice,' Dies at 87
Goodbye to
the 'New Girl
in Town'
OBITUARY
Dec 30, 2024 5:44 AM CST

Goodbye to the 'New Girl in Town'

Linda Lavin, who played a working-class waitress on TV sitcom Alice , dies at 87

(Newser) - Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working-class icon as a paper-hat-wearing waitress on the TV sitcom Alice, has died. She was 87. Lavin died in Los Angeles on Sunday of complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her representative told the AP . A success on Broadway, Lavin...

His Breakthrough Hit Was Initially Turned Down by Every Studio

Charles Shyer, Private Benjamin filmmaker, dies at 83

(Newser) - Charles Shyer, the Oscar-nominated writer and filmmaker known for classic comedies like Private Benjamin, Baby Boom, and Father of the Bride that he made alongside Nancy Meyers, has died. He was 83. Shyer died in Los Angeles on Friday, his daughter, filmmaker Hallie Meyers-Shyer told the AP . No cause was...

Jimmy Carter Built Legacy After Presidency
Jimmy Carter Built a
Legacy After Presidency
obituary
Dec 29, 2024 4:43 PM CST

Jimmy Carter Built a Legacy After Presidency

Georgia peanut farmer gained admiration for humanitarian work, efforts to preserve democracy

(Newser) - Former President Jimmy Carter, who was turned out of office by voters after one term and went on to build houses for the poor and champion democracy around the world, died Sunday. He was 100 and the longest-living US president. His son said Carter died at his home in Plains,...

Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100

Georgia Democrat had been in hospice since February 2023

(Newser) - Former President Jimmy Carter, the first US president to reach centenarian status, has died at age 100, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Carter, who was predeceased by his wife Rosalynn in November 2023, had been in hospice care since February 2023. His son, Chip Carter, confirmed that the Nobel laureate and...

Carbon Monoxide Leak Blamed in Trailblazing Model's Death

Dayle Haddon, who took a stand against age discrimination, was 76

(Newser) - Dayle Haddon, an actor, activist, and trailblazing former Sports Illustrated model who pushed back against age discrimination by reentering the industry as a widow, has died in a Pennsylvania home from what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning, per the AP . Authorities in Bucks County found Haddon, 76, dead in...

Parting With Our Most Famous 'Juliet' Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Actor Olivia Hussey, star of Zeffirelli's 1968 Romeo and Juliet , has died at age 73

(Newser) - Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, has died, her family said on social media Saturday. She was 73. Hussey died on Friday, "peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones," a statement posted to her Instagram account...

Greg Gumbel Anchored Sports Coverage for Decades
Greg Gumbel Broke
Ground in Broadcast Booth
obituary
Dec 27, 2024 5:45 PM CST

Greg Gumbel Broke Ground in Broadcast Booth

Sportscaster handled football, basketball, baseball, and Olympics coverage

(Newser) - Greg Gumbel, a leading and groundbreaking TV sportscaster for decades, has died. He was 78. The cause of death was cancer, his family said Friday. "He leaves behind a legacy of love, inspiration and dedication to over 50 extraordinary years in the sports broadcast industry; and his iconic voice...

Oldest Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack Was 105
Warren Upton Was
Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor
obituary
Dec 27, 2024 4:15 PM CST

Warren Upton Was Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor

22-year-old swam ashore from the Utah as it began to capsize

(Newser) - Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, has died. He was 105. Upton died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Gatos, California, after a bout of pneumonia, said Kathleen Farley of the Sons and...

'Tough and Brilliant,' He Led Time Warner, Citigroup

Businessman Richard Parsons dies of cancer at 76

(Newser) - Richard Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday, reports the AP . He was 76. Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited "unanticipated complications" from the disease...

Martha Moxley's Mother Never Quit Seeking Justice for Her

Conviction of Michael Skakel, whose defenders included his cousin RFK Jr., was overturned

(Newser) - Dorthy Moxley, who fought for decades to bring her teenage daughter's killer to justice in a roller-coaster Connecticut murder case that held the nation's attention for years, has died. She was 92. John Moxley said his mother died Tuesday at her home in Summit, New Jersey, of complications...

Prime Minister Led Economic Change in India
Prime Minister Led
Economic Change in India
obituary
Dec 26, 2024 2:30 PM CST

Prime Minister Led Economic Change in India

Modi praises Manmohan Singh's 'efforts to improve people's lives'

(Newser) - Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India's economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the US, died Thursday. He was 92. Singh was admitted to New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorated, the hospital...

Teen Actor Falls From Moving Vehicle, Dies

Details of Hudson Joseph Meek's death have not been revealed

(Newser) - A 16-year-old actor who appeared in Baby Driver died Saturday after falling from a moving vehicle Thursday night in Alabama. Hudson Joseph Meek, who along with his brother, Tucker Meek, started acting a decade ago, was critically injured and taken to a hospital, but few more details were given on...

She Sang on One of the Most Famous Disco Songs Ever

Alfa Anderson of Chic has died at age 78

(Newser) - The name Alfa Anderson may not be of the household variety, but it's a safe bet most people have heard her sing. Anderson—who has died at age 78—can be heard on "Le Freak," a song by the group Chic that is one of the most...

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