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Pete DuPre, World War II veteran known for playing his harmonica, dies at 98
Pete DuPre, a WWII veteran known for playing the harmonica at community events, died Tuesday at 98, according to his family. Read more
Pete DuPre, a WWII veteran known for playing the harmonica at community events, died Tuesday at 98, according to his family. Read more
The singer born Marvin Lee Aday died Thursday, according to a family statement provided by his longtime agent Michael Greene. Read more
The portly, round-faced Anderson used his girth and a checkered childhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as fodder for his early stand-up routines. Read more
French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for appearing in Chanel perfume ads as well as film and television roles, died today after a skiing accident in the Alps, local authorities said. He was 37. Read more
Lusia Harris, who was the only woman to be drafted by an NBA team and scored the first points in women’s basketball history at the Olympics, died Tuesday, her family announced. She was 66. Read more
Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and later helped to bring attention to the Black pilots who had battled racism at home to fight for freedom abroad, died Sunday. He was 102. Read more
Ralph Emery, who became known as the dean of country music broadcasters over more than a half-century in both radio and television, died Saturday, his family said. He was 88. Read more
Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died. She was 78. Read more
Durst was convicted in September of shooting Susan Berman at point-blank range at her Los Angeles home in 2000. Read more
Betty White died from a stroke she had six days before her Dec. 31 death at age 99, according to her death certificate. Read more
Benny Agbayani Sr. loved dancing and saw it as a way to meet and connect with people from all walks of life. He served as dance director of the Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association for nearly 25 years. Read more
Bob Saget, a comedian and actor known for his role as a widower raising a trio of daughters in the sitcom “Full House,” has died, according to authorities in Florida. Read more
Michael Pagnotta, a spokesperson for Lang’s family, said the 77-year-old had been battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma and passed away Saturday at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Read more
Few movie stars, Black or white, had such an influence both on and off the screen. Read more
Considered part of a generation of young “New Hollywood” directors, Bogdanovich was heralded as an auteur from the start, with the chilling lone shooter film “Targets” and soon after “The Last Picture Show,” from 1971. Read more
“The Golden Girls” actress would have turned 100 on Jan. 17. Read more
Basketball Hall of Famer Sam Jones, the Boston Celtics’ “Mr. Clutch” whose sharp shooting fueled the league’s longest dynasty and earned him 10 NBA titles — second only to teammate Bill Russell — has died, the team said. He was 88. Read more
Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2021. Read more
Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died at 82. Read more
John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died this morning, the league said. He was 85. Read more
Wilson became one of the world’s leading voices for the protection of endangered wildlife. Read more
