Lisa Banes, a versatile actress who came to prominence on the New York stage in the 1980s and went on to a busy career that…
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Ned Beatty, Actor Known for ‘Network’ and ‘Deliverance,’ Dies at 83
Ned Beatty, who during a prolific acting career that spanned more than four decades earned an Oscar nomination for his role in “Network” and gave…
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Mudcat Grant, American League’s First Black 20-Game Winner, Dies at 85
“First his musicians — up to seven of them — begin, playing dance music and jazzier stuff, and then the Kittens, some very sexy girls…
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Ron Hill, Marathoner Who Set Record in Boston, Dies at 82
His success did not come quickly. His first major international competition was the marathon at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, then the capital…
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Jim Fassel, Who Coached the Giants to the Super Bowl, Dies at 71
Jim Fassel, who was a longtime architect of offensive schemes in the pros and collegiate football and reached the pinnacle of his career when he…
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John M. Patterson, Segregationist Alabama Governor, Dies at 99
John Malcolm Patterson was born in Goldville on Sept. 27, 1921, one of six children (two of whom would die in childhood) of Albert and…
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Friederike Mayröcker, Grande Dame in German Literature, Dies at 96
Her first book of prose miniatures, “Larifari: A Confused Book,” appeared in 1956 as part of a series of works by young Austrian writers. But…
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F. Lee Bailey, Lawyer for Patty Hearst and O.J. Simpson, Dies at 87
Behind every performance lay enormous preparation: a gathering of facts by his private investigators, hours of legal analysis, all crammed into the encyclopedic Bailey memory,…
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Mike Marshall, 78, First Relief Pitcher to Win Cy Young Award, Dies
Mike Marshall, who became the first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young Award when he appeared in a major league season-record 106 games for…
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B.J. Thomas, ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’ Singer, Dies at 78
B.J. Thomas, a country and pop hitmaker and five-time Grammy winner who contributed to the Southernization of popular music in the 1960s and ’70s, died…
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