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News Articles: Obituaries

Terence Davies, director of <em>The Deep Blue Sea</em>, poses for a portrait in September 2011 during the 36th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.

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British filmmaker Terence Davies dies at 77

The screenwriter and director was best known for his autobiographical films Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes.

October 07, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus poses for a photo in 1970. Butkus, a fearsome middle linebacker for the Bears, has died, the team announced Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. He was 80. According to a statement released by the team, Butkus' family confirmed that he died in his sleep overnight at his home in Malibu, Calif.

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Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80

Butkus, a middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears whose speed and ferocity set the standards for the position in the modern era, died Thursday, the team announced. He was 80.

October 05, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Boston Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield works in the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, June 27, 2009. Wakefield has died at age 57.

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Retired Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield dies at 57

His role in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry of the early 2000s turned Wakefield into a fan favorite whose impact went far beyond his numbers.

October 01, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Barbara Hoctor Lynch, right, is pictured cohosting <em>All Things Considered</em> with Noah Adams at a studio in a former NPR building in Washington, D.C., during the 1970s.

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Barbara Hoctor Lynch, former NPR host, has died at 77

The former broadcast journalist who spent time hosting NPR's two flagship news shows during the late 70s, died this month.

September 30, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman
GPB  NPR

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The career and legacy of Senator Diane Feinstein

Dianne Feinstein, who was first elected to the Senate from California in 1992, has died. She was 90 years old. Her most enduring legacy may be opening more doors for women in politics.

September 29, 2023
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  • Scott Shafer
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in July 2022.

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Dianne Feinstein, longest serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90

Feinstein suddenly became the mayor of San Francisco when two other officials were assassinated. Later she was elected to the U.S. Senate after male senators grilled Anita Hill in public hearings.

September 29, 2023
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  • Scott Shafer
GPB  NPR

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies after 31 record-setting years in Congress

The California Democratic Senator has died at 90 years old. She was the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history and had planned to retire at the end of her term.

September 29, 2023
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  • Marisa Lagos and
  • Sarah McCammon
Actor Michael Gambon took over the role of Albus Dumbledore in <em>The Prisoner of Azkaban.</em>

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Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter,' dies at 82

Gambon was best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the Harry Potter movies. The Irish-born actor got his start on stage and worked under Laurence Olivier.

September 28, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong
Former Baltimore Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson speaks during a ceremony to unveil a statue of him in Baltimore on Sept. 29, 2012. Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died.

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Brooks Robinson, Hall of Fame Orioles third baseman, dies at 86

Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died. He was 86.

September 26, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GPB  NPR

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David McCallum, star of TV series 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' and 'NCIS,' dies at 90

The Scottish-born actor's career included roles on stage and in movies, but the 1960s spy series made him a household name and his role as a quirky pathologist 40 years later brought him fame again.

September 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
FILE - This photo reproduction of a computer-generated image released by Italian Police of  Matteo Messina Denaro is displayed at the Palermo police headquarters, Italy, Thursday, April 6, 2007.

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A Mafia boss on the run for decades dies in hospital months after his capture

Matteo Messina Denaro died on Monday in a hospital prison ward several months after being captured following decades on the run, Italian state radio said.

September 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero poses inside the "<em>Tren de La Cultura"</em> ("Train of Culture"), during a news conference for the exhibition "Fernando Botero: The Circus," in Medellín, Colombia, Jan. 30, 2015.

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Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famous for rotund and oversize figures, dies at 91

Colombian artist Fernando Botero has died at the age of 91. "I don't paint fat women," he once told Spain's El Mundo newspaper, "I am interested in volume, the sensuality of the form."

September 15, 2023
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  • John Otis
The saxophonist Charles Gayle would often perform in clown makeup as Streets, a character who served not only as social commentary but also as a reflection on "things that are in your heart."

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Charles Gayle, the fierce saxophonist who created his own path, has died at 84

In his horn, subway cars rumbled, buses hissed, traffic screeched and sirens howled. Homeless for more than a decade, Gayle was forever in conversation with the streets of New York.

September 08, 2023
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  • Lars Gotrich
Franne Lee at the New York Public Library's Hal Prince exhibition in 2019. Lee designed the costumes for Prince's <em>Sweeney Todd</em> and <em>Candide.</em>

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Franne Lee, who designed costumes for 'SNL' and 'Sweeney Todd,' dies at 81

From SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.

September 06, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth seen at KAABOO 2017 at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in San Diego, Calif.

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  • Obituaries

Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of Smash Mouth, has died at 56

The singer of such hits as "Walking on the Sun" and "All Star" died of acute liver failure in his home in Boise, Idaho.

September 05, 2023
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  • Jackie Northam
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