Otis Clay, the Hall of fame rhythm and blues artist known as much for his big heart and charitable work in Chicago as for his singing internationally, died Friday. He was 73. The Mississippi-born Clay — whose gruff, tenor-tinged voice…
Dale L Bumpers, a liberal governor and four-term Democratic senator from Arkansas who came out of retirement in 1999 to make a passionate closing argument defending President Bill Clinton against removal from office in a Senate trial, died on Friday…
Ken Taylor the former Canadian ambassador to Iran died today at age 81. His son broke the news to the CBC. The Calgary-born diplomat was most famous for his role in the 1979 covert operation called the “Canadian Caper,” when he sheltered six Americans…
Novelist Jackie Collins died on Saturday of breast cancer at age 77, her family said in a statement. “It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one of a kind mother, Jackie Collins,…
NEW YORK (A.P.) — Gary Richrath, a former guitarist for the classic rock band R.E.O. Speedwagon who also co-wrote the group’s hit song “Take It on the Run,” died Sunday, according to a band publicist. He was 65. Erik Stein…
Subway co-founder Fred DeLuca, who as a teenager opened a Connecticut sandwich shop that would become the world’s largest restaurant chain, died Monday evening at the age of 67 after a fight with leukemia, the company said Tuesday. After his…
The prolific horror filmmaker Wes Craven dead at 76 Wes Craven, the director of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream,” has died at 76. The influential horror master battled with brain cancer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Craven is…
Civil rights Julian Bond dead at age 75 Julian Bond, a civil rights activist and longtime board chairman of the NAACP, died Saturday night, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Bond died in Fort Walton Beach, Florida after a…
Giants Hall of Fame running back Frank Gifford has passed away, one week shy of his 85th birthday. “It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and friend, Frank Gifford,” the…
Peter Jennings died Aug. 7, 2005 Here is one of the many obituaries of Peter’s death back then: ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings died today at his home in New York City. He was 67. On April 5, Jennings announced…
Chris Squire, the bass guitarist and co-founder of 1970s British progressive rock band Yes, has died at the age of 67, his bandmates have said. Current Yes keyboardist Geoffrey Downes tweeted: “Utterly devastated beyond words to have to report the…
Timothy John “Tim” Russert (May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president…
