CLEARWATER, Fla. — Evel Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose jumps over Greyhound buses, live sharks and Idaho’s Snake River Canyon made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69. … Read full obituary
Tony Holland, the co-creator of EastEnders and a host of other drama series, has died, aged 67. … Read full obituary
A former Republican Congressman who led the attempt to impeach former US President Bill Clinton has died in hospital in his home state of Illinois. …
His own reputation was damaged when it emerged during the scandal that he had had an affair with a married woman in his early 40s. … Read full obituary
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Henry Hyde at Conservative Babylon
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Robert Cade, who invented the sports drink Gatorade and launched a multibillion-dollar industry that the beverage continues to dominate, died Tuesday of kidney failure. He was 80. … Read full obituary
The Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died in hospital this morning after being shot at his home in Miami. Taylor, a first-round draft pick for the Redskins in 2004 and Pro Bowl alternate last season, had his femoral artery severed when he was shot in the leg during an apparent robbery. … Read full story
Kevin DuBrow, the lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has died, CNN has confirmed. He was 52.
DuBrow died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to TMZ.com. The Clark County coroner’s office was examining the body to determine the cause of death, according to TMZ. … Read full obituary
Joe Kennedy, who last pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays during a seven-year major league career, died early Friday morning while at home with family in Florida. He was 28. The cause of death could not immediately be determined, agent Damon Lapa said. … Read full obituary
Dick Wilson, the character actor and pitchman who for 21 years played an uptight grocer begging customers “Please, don’t squeeze the Charmin,” died of natural causes Monday in Woodland Hills, Calif. He was 91. … Read full obituary
PAOLI, Pa. (AP) Veteran Philadelphia broadcaster Hy Lit, whose career as a rock deejay on the city’s airwaves spanned half a century, died Saturday. He was 73. … Read full obituary
Peter Zinner, whose decades-long career as a film editor included the first two “Godfather” films and an Oscar for 1978’s “The Deer Hunter,” has died. He was 88. … Read full obituary
CINCINNATI — Joe Nuxhall, who was the youngest player in major league history and the beloved “old left-hander” on Cincinnati Reds radio broadcasts, died overnight following a bout with cancer, the team said Friday. He was 79. … Read full obituary
Delbert Mann, who transformed Paddy Chayefsky’s classic teleplays “Marty” and “The Bachelor Party” into big-screen triumphs and helped bring TV techniques to the film world, died Sunday. He was 87. … Read full obituary
NEW YORK (AP) — Best-selling writer Ira Levin, whose novels included the horror classic “Rosemary’s Baby,” the Nazi thriller “The Boys From Brazil” and the satirical fantasy “The Stepford Wives,” has died. He was 78. … Read full obituary
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — George Osmond, father of the famous singing family The Osmond Brothers, has died. He was 90. … Read full obituary
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