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The Smiths
SuccessAndy Rourke, bassist for massively influential ’80s band The Smiths, dead of pancreatic cancer at 59
By The Associated PressMay 19, 2023
Sam Zell, elfin figure who became a billionaire ‘dancing on the skeletons of other people’s mistakes,’ dies at 81
FinanceSam Zell, elfin figure who became a billionaire ‘dancing on the skeletons of other people’s mistakes,’ dies at 81
By Patrick Oster and BloombergMay 18, 2023
Doyle Brunson
SuccessDoyle ‘Texas Dolly’ Brunson, the ‘Godfather of Poker’ who won 10 World Series tournaments, dies at 89
By Mark Anderson and The Associated PressMay 15, 2023
Newton Minow, Barack Obama
SuccessNewton Minow, the 1960s FCC chief who eventually introduced Barack and Michelle Obama, dies at 97
By Tammy Webber and The Associated PressMay 7, 2023
Legendary Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
LifestyleLegendary Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
By The Associated PressMay 2, 2023
Remembering Harry Belafonte, the trailblazing singer, actor, and civil rights icon
NewslettersRemembering Harry Belafonte, the trailblazing singer, actor, and civil rights icon
By Ellen McGirtApril 28, 2023
Jerry Springer
SuccessJerry Springer, icon of trashy 1990s television, dies at 79
By Dan Sewell and The Associated PressApril 27, 2023
Legendary entertainer and civil rights icon Harry Belafonte dies at 96
LifestyleLegendary entertainer and civil rights icon Harry Belafonte dies at 96
By Hillel Italie and The Associated PressApril 25, 2023
Mary Quant
SuccessMary Quant, the Swinging ’60s London designer who may have invented the miniskirt, dies at 93
By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless and The Associated PressApril 13, 2023
Al Jaffee
SuccessAl Jaffee, the defining cartoonist who retired from Mad magazine at 99, dies in Manhattan at 102
By Hillel Italie and The Associated PressApril 11, 2023
Klaus Teuber
SuccessKlaus Teuber, the former dental technician who created the Catan board game phenomenon in his basement, dies at 70
By The Associated PressApril 4, 2023
Seymour Stein
SuccessSeymour Stein, the record executive who signed Madonna, The Smiths and The Replacements, dies at 80
By The Associated PressApril 3, 2023
Gordon Moore
SuccessHow Gordon Moore invented ‘Moore’s Law’ 3 years before co-founding Intel: ‘It’s what made Silicon Valley’
By The Associated PressMarch 25, 2023
Darcelle
SuccessDarcelle, Guinness record holder as world’s oldest working drag queen, dies in Portland at 92
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressMarch 24, 2023
Arby’s co-founder Leroy Raffel dies at 96
RetailArby’s co-founder Leroy Raffel dies at 96
By Chris MorrisMarch 24, 2023
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