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News Articles: Obituaries

Sam Neill arrives at the premiere of "Apples Never Fall" on March 12, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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Sam Neill, known for 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78, his family says

In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor's social media page.

July 13, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks after winning the Republican primary on June 9 in Columbia, S.C.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies at 71

His office said Graham died Saturday night after a "brief and sudden illness." The Republican senator was instrumental in enacting Trump's policy and staffing priorities.

July 12, 2026
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel and
  • Claudia Grisales
FILE - Singer Bonnie Tyler performs her song "Believe in Me" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden on May 17, 2013.

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Bonnie Tyler, singer of power ballad 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' dies at 75

Tyler's biggest hit is a perfect encapsulation of what made her a star in the 1980s: An epic power ballad surging with emotion, delivered in a voice that sounded like it might tear the singer apart.

July 09, 2026
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Mona Khalil, a Lebanese ecologist activist, looks at a turtle in southern Lebanon in August 2002.

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  • Middle East

Leading Lebanese conservationist dies after an Israeli airstrike on her home

Mona Khalil died Friday after an Israeli airstrike hit her beachside home two weeks ago. She's credited with creating a conservation movement in southern Lebanon to protect sea turtle nesting grounds.

June 23, 2026
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  • Jane Arraf
Clive Davis in 2026

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Clive Davis, music executive and champion of legendary pop artists, has died at 94

The record executive was instrumental in shepherding the successful careers of a number of monumental music stars, including Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin, Billy Joel and Whitney Houston.

June 22, 2026
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By:
  • Andrew Flanagan and
  • Chloe Veltman
Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan delivers the keynote address at the IMF Statistical Forum/Statistics for Policy Making in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2014. Greenspan died on Monday at age 100.

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Alan Greenspan, the legendary former Federal Reserve chair, dies

During his chairmanship, Greenspan was celebrated as possibly the best central banker in history. But later, his reputation was tarnished by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

June 22, 2026
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  • Scott Horsley
Director James Burrows attends the "Will & Grace" start of production kick off event and ribbon cutting ceremony at Universal City Plaza on August 2, 2017 in Universal City, California.

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James Burrows, director of classic shows 'Cheers' and 'Friends,' dies at 85

Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few viewers recognized him or knew his name, other than to see it flash quickly on the screen in the opening credits. But they knew his work.

June 19, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Abdullah Ibrahim in Johanneburg, South Africa, in 2017.

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  • Obituaries

Abdullah Ibrahim, quiet giant of the jazz piano, has died at 91

The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid.

June 15, 2026
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  • Martin Johnson
Film critic Gene Shalit is seen during a toast with <em>Today</em> show cast and crew at the end of Katie Couric's final show on May 31, 2006, in New York.

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Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic, dies at 100

Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for puns, Gene Shalit joined Today in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973. He was a middle-of-the-road critic, known for his wit and intelligence.

June 12, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
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Remembering French-Iranian artist and writer Marjane Satrapi

Satrapi's groundbreaking graphic novel Persepolis introduced readers to life in Iran during the Islamic revolution and the Iran/Iraq war. She died June 4, 2026. Originally broadcast June 2, 2003.

June 12, 2026
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  • Terry Gross
"I see the world as very beautiful," said David Hockney. The British artist is pictured above in May 1978.

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  • Obituaries

David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dies at 88

Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker.

June 12, 2026
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By:
  • Susan Stamberg and
  • Neda Ulaby
Ulmer shared with Jimi Hendrix a sense of intrepid danger in his guitar solos, along with the expressive timbral and textural devices that often call the word "psychedelic" to mind.

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  • Obituaries

James Blood Ulmer, avant-garde electric guitarist and singer, has died at 86

The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career.

June 08, 2026
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  • Nate Chinen

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NPR photojournalist David Gilkey, in&nbsp;remembrance

David Gilkey, an NPR photojournalist who documented tragedy and hope, was killed in Afghanistan in 2016 along with NPR's Afghan interpreter and fellow journalist Zabihullah Tamanna.

June 05, 2026
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  • NPR Staff
Marjane Satrapi attends the <em>La Bande Des Jotas</em> Photocall during the 7th Rome Film Festival on Nov. 16, 2012 in Rome.

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  • Obituaries

Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56

The Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker was perhaps most well-known for the graphic memoir, and subsequent film, about her life during the Iranian revolution in 1979.

June 04, 2026
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  • Ivy Buck and
  • Chloe Veltman
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Atlanta-based Peabo Bryson, known for duets from 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' dies at 75

Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Peabo Bryson has died at 75. He was known for his Disney duets "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World." He died Tuesday after having a stroke. 

June 03, 2026
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  • Associated Press
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