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David Soul, a Star of the Hit Cop Show ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ Dies at 80
An actor and singer, he rose to fame in the 1970s as one half of the...
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Vinie Burrows, Acclaimed Actress Who Became an Activist, Dies at 99
She got her start on Broadway at 15. But after finding a dearth of roles for...
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Glynis Johns, Tony Winner for ‘A Little Night Music,’ Dies at 100
In a trans-Atlantic career that endured for more than 60 years, she was also known for...
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Mike Sadler, Intrepid Desert Navigator in World War II, Dies at 103
Like a human GPS, he guided Britain’s first special forces across the vast Sahara for hit-and-run...
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Maureen Flavin Sweeney Dies at 100; Her Weather Report Delayed D-Day
She helped save General Eisenhower’s invasion from potential disaster, enabling the Allies to gain a foothold...
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Frank Ryan Dies at 87; Cerebral Quarterback Led Browns to ’64 Title
Off the field, he earned a Ph.D. in mathematics and taught the subject at Rice and...
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Shecky Greene, High-Energy Comedy Star, Is Dead at 97
A Las Vegas institution, he would do just about anything for a laugh, including physical comedy...
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Her Sculptures Were Ignored for 33 Years. Then She Got a New Roommate.
Hanna Eshel did not succeed in the New York art world. Her only reliable exhibit space...
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Gerry Holzman, Master Carver of a New York Merry-Go-Round, Dies at 90
He conceived and worked for 20 years — with about 1,000 volunteers — on the Empire...
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Pope.L, Provocative Performance Artist, Dies at 68
He is best known for crawling along the entirety of Broadway in Manhattan wearing a Superman...
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Tom Smothers, Comic Half of the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86
Though he played a naïve buffoon onstage, he was the driving force behind the folk-singing duo’s...
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Kamar de los Reyes, ‘One Life to Live’ Actor, Dies at 56
He was perhaps best known for playing a gangster-turned-police officer on daytime TV. He was also...