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News Articles: Obituaries

A portrait of the late Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian is on display next to his casket.

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  • Obituaries

‘Giant For Justice’ C.T. Vivian Laid To Rest

Oprah called him a 'giant for justice.' Former Vice President Biden praised his capacity for love, and his family remembered a civil rights hero, loving husband and father.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Annie Ross, photographed on March 1, 1956 backstage at St. Martins Theatre in West London.

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  • Music News

Annie Ross, Mid-Century Jazz Icon, Dead At 89

Ross was recognized as a natural performer from an early age. She essentially never stopped.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • James Gavin
Arabella (Michaela Coel) attends a support meeting with other survivors of sexual assault on HBO's<em> I May Destroy You. </em>Coel, the show's creator, writer, director and star, based the series on a personal experience.

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  • Television

'I May Destroy You' Let Michaela Coel Explore Dangerous Areas In A Safe Place

In the HBO drama, a young woman is drugged and sexually assaulted — and then must piece together what happened to her. Coel wrote, directed and stars in the show, which is based on her own experience.

July 22, 2020
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By:
  • Terry Gross
John Lewis

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  • Obituaries

John Lewis, Lion Of Civil Rights Era With Long, Celebrated Career In Congress, Has Died

 

John Lewis, lion of civil rights era with long, celebrated career in Congress, has died; diagnosed with cancer in 2019.

July 17, 2020
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  • Associated Press and
  • Associated Press
Civil Rights pioneer Rev. C.T. Vivian dies at the age of 95.

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  • Obituaries

Rev. C.T. Vivian, Key Civil Rights Leader, Has Died At 95

The Rev. Vivian, a civil rights veteran who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and served as head of the organization co-founded by the civil rights icon, has died at home in Atlanta of natural causes Friday morning, July 17, 2020.

July 17, 2020
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  • Associated Press
GPB  NPR

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  • Obituaries

'Mythbusters' Star Grant Imahara, Electrical Engineer And Robotics Wiz, Dies At 49

Imahara was best known as a member of the "Build Team" on the Discovery Channel's Mythbusters. A constant tinkerer, he was undaunted by even the most outlandish technical challenges.

July 15, 2020
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
The creators of <em>The Magic School Bus </em>series: illustrator Bruce Degen and author Joanna Cole, posing at the Scholastic Store in New York City in an undated photo.

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  • Arts & Life

'The Magic School Bus' Series Author Joanna Cole Has Died

The 75-year-old author of more than 250 books for children — including The Magic School Bus series, which became a beloved staple of PBS' children's programming, died July 12.

July 15, 2020
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Naya Rivera at the 2019 Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai annual luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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  • Obituaries

'Glee' Actor Naya Rivera's Death Ruled Accidental Drowning

Rivera was best known for her role as Santana Lopez, a take-no-prisoners cheerleader/singer on Glee for six seasons. She had disappeared while boating with her son on Lake Piru in Southern California.

July 14, 2020
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby and
  • Barbara Campbell
Actress Kelly Preston with her husband, John Travolta, at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018. The actress died after a two-year fight with breast cancer.

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  • Obituaries

Kelly Preston, Actress And Wife Of John Travolta, Dead At 57

Preston died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She acted in various TV shows but rose to fame after her role in the 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito comedy, Twins.

July 13, 2020
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  • Andrew Limbong
Nick Cordero attends the 68th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 8, 2014 in New York City.

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  • Obituaries

'Never Known A Kinder Person': Actor Nick Cordero Dies Of COVID-19 At 41

The Broadway actor was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in Bullets Over Broadway. Cordero had been working on a production of Rock of Ages when he developed symptoms of pneumonia.

July 06, 2020
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Charlie Daniels performs in Nashville in 2013. Daniels died Monday at the age of 83.

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  • Music News

Charlie Daniels, Who Sang Of The Devil In Georgia, Is Dead At 83

The country music star who linked to pop artists and singer-songwriters died Monday at age 83. He was best known for his mainstream hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."

July 06, 2020
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Composer Ennio Morricone, posing with his Oscar for <em>The Hateful Eight </em>in 2016. He died Monday at age 91 in Rome.

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  • Music News

Ennio Morricone, The Sound Of The American West, Dies At 91

The iconic Italian composer, who scored The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and more than 500 other films, died Monday in Rome.

July 06, 2020
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  • Rose Friedman
Mo Rocca will be at The Carter Center on Thursday, Nov. 21 to talk about his new book, "Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving."

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  • Author Interviews

From Sammy Davis Jr. To Toomer's Oaks, Mo Rocca Gives New Life To Forgotten Stories In 'Mobituaries'

Mo Rocca follows the world of the living as correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning , panelist for Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me , and host of The Henry Ford's...

November 13, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer and Cokie Roberts, photographed around 1979, were among the prominent female voices on NPR in its early years.

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  • Obituaries

'Unrelentingly Tough' and 'Unfailingly Kind': NPR's Scott Simon Remembers Cokie Roberts

Journalism lost a trailblazing voice yesterday. Cokie Roberts, who covered Congress for NPR beginning in the 1970s and later joined ABC News, passed...

September 18, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
From left to right: Ada Lovelace, Ida B. Wells (Project Gutenberg), and Emily Warren Roebling.

For Prominent Women Discrimination Often Doesn't Stop At The Grave

Today on “Two Way Street” we’re discussing The New York Times obituary project “ Overlooked ” with its co-creator Jessica Bennett . From Ida B. Wells to...

May 03, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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