Archive for November, 2003

“Winningest lefty” Warren Spahn, 82

Posted: Monday, November 24th, 2003 4:30 pm

Spahn, the winningest left-hander in baseball history and a leader of the dominant Milwaukee Braves teams of the late 1950s, died at his Broken Arrow home Monday, family members said. He was 82. … Read full obituary


Snowflake the white gorilla, 38-40

Posted: Monday, November 24th, 2003 4:01 am

A white gorilla which has been a star attraction at Barcelona zoo for decades has died of cancer, officials say.

Snowflake was thought to be the world’s only white gorilla.

He had been at the zoo for 37 years… Read full obituary


Art Carney, 85

Posted: Tuesday, November 11th, 2003 3:22 pm

The HoneymoonersChester, Conn. — Art Carney, who played Jackie Gleason’s sewer worker pal Ed Norton in the TV classic The Honeymooners and went on to win the 1974 Oscar for best actor in Harry and Tonto, has died at 85, a funeral home manager says. … Read full obituary


Reds outfielder Dernell Stenson, 25

Posted: Thursday, November 6th, 2003 4:00 am

CHANDLER, Ariz. — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Dernell Stenson was found dead Wednesday on a residential street after he was shot and apparently run over in a Phoenix suburb, police said. … Read full obituary


Righteous Brother Bobby Hatfield, 63

Posted: Thursday, November 6th, 2003 3:26 am

KALAMAZOO, Michigan (AP) — Bobby Hatfield, who with partner Bill Medley pioneered “blue-eyed soul” as the Righteous Brothers with hits like “Unchained Melody” and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” died Wednesday night of undetermined causes at a hotel, his manager said. He was 63. … Read full obituary


Documentary maker Robert Guenette, 68

Posted: Wednesday, November 5th, 2003 5:59 am

Robert Guenette, an Emmy Award-winning documentarian who pioneered depicting great events in history as if they had been filmed by modern newsreel cameras with productions such as “They’ve Killed President Lincoln” and “The Crucifixion of Jesus,” has died. He was 68. … Read full obituary