Skeeter Davis, 72, Dies
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The Grand Ole Opry lost one of its most unique members with the Sept. 19 passing of Skeeter Davis.
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Actor Ossie Davis, who brought dignity  and a passion for racial equality to the stage and screen in a  career of more than 50 years, was found dead early on Friday at  the age of 87.
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US actor Roy Scheider, best known for playing the police chief in the first two Jaws movies, dies at the age of 75.
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Former St. Louis Brown Rollie Stiles, believed to be the oldest former major leaguer, has died. He was 100.
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Skeeter Davis, who hit the top of the pop charts with "The End of the World" in 1963 and sang on the Grand Ole Opry radio show for more than 40 years, died Sunday of cancer. She was 72.
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Former world heavyweight champion Max  Schmeling, who fought two unforgettable bouts with the great  American Joe Louis in the 1930s, has died at the age of 99.
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Comedian Joey Bishop, the last surviving member of the super-hip team of entertainers known as the Rat Pack and led Frank Sinatra, has died at age 89, his longtime friend and publicist, Warren Cowan, said on Thursday.
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By Steve Vantreese, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Jun. 16-- -- Doug Travis' 60 years of service as a conservation educator ended the way he always said they would. He died.
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The hometown newspaper of the late Hunter S. Thompson published a tribute edition Saturday, three days after what would have been his 70th birthday, celebrating the champion of "gonzo journalism."
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Chuck Hiller, who hit the National League's first grand slam in the World Series, has died. He was 70.
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Billionaire Marvin Davis, a former oilman who sold his 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 79.
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Ossie Davis, famed African-American actor and civil rights activist, was found dead Friday in his hotel room in Miami Beach, Florida. He was in town filming the movie "Retirement." After several attempts to reach the actor, police were called to the ho...
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Nick Skorich, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1961-63 and the offensive line coach on the 1960 championship team, has died at the age of 83.
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Former world heavyweight champion Max  Schmeling, who fought two unforgettable bouts with the great  American Joe Louis in the last 1930s, has died at the age of  99.
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LOS ANGELES  - Anita O'Day, the last of the great jazz singers spawned by the swing era, died Thursday of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles. She was 87.
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Billionaire Marvin Davis, a former oilman who sold his 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s, died Saturday at his Beverly Hills home. He was 79.
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Actor and civil rights activist Ossie Davis was remembered Friday as a man of strength and integrity, as mourners including Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover paid their respects at a Harlem church.