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SuccessFrom a 16-year-old truck washer to the inventor of the Pop Tart: William Post dies at 96, leaving great wealth and a legacy of snack innovation behind
By Sydney Lake and Sasha RogelbergFebruary 15, 2024
Bob Moore
SuccessFormer gas station owner and JCPenney manager who became a millionaire after 50 dies at 94, leaving his company to employees
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 14, 2024
Jimmy Van Eaton
SuccessJimmy Van Eaton, pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who spent 4 decades selling bonds after backing Jerry Lee Lewis, dies at 86
By The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2024
Toby Keith
SuccessToby Keith, swaggering country star whose macho, patriotic songs disguised nuanced politics, dies of stomach cancer at 62
By Kristin M. Hall and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2024
Wee Cho Yaw
SuccessWee Cho Yaw, billionaire was one of the last of Singapore’s 20th century banking giants, dies at 95
By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, Low De Wei and BloombergFebruary 4, 2024
N. Scott Momaday
SuccessN. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer winner and giant of Native American literature, dies at Santa Fe home at 89 years old
By Hillel Italie and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2024
Marlena Shaw
SuccessMarlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ singer, dies at 81
By The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2024
Mary Weiss
SuccessMary Weiss, groundbreaking ’60 girl-group leader with the Shangri-Las, dies in Palm Springs at 75
By The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2024
Shecky Greene
SuccessShecky Greene, longtime Las Vegas comic revered as crowd work legend, dies at 97
By Andrew Dalton and The Associated PressJanuary 2, 2024
Eddie Bernice Johnson
SuccessEddie Bernice Johnson, trailblazing Texas politician, dies at 88
By The Associated PressJanuary 2, 2024
Tom Wilkinson, actor known for ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Michael Clayton,’ dead at 75
LifestyleTom Wilkinson, actor known for ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Michael Clayton,’ dead at 75
By The Associated PressDecember 30, 2023
Tom Smothers
SuccessTom Smothers, TV comedian who became boomer icon amid censorship battle with CBS, dies at 86
By Frazier Moore, Andrew Dalton and The Associated PressDecember 27, 2023
Mike Nussbaum
SuccessMike Nussbaum, America’s oldest professional actor, dies days before 100th birthday
By Sophia Tareen and The Associated PressDecember 25, 2023
Norman Lear speaking during the Writers Guild of America strike
SuccessNorman Lear, liberal activist who revolutionized prime time TV with ‘All in the Family,’ dies in his sleep at 101
By Lynn Elber and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2023
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
PoliticsSandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
By Mark Sherman and The Associated PressDecember 1, 2023
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