Obits
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Vanity Fair Columnist Christopher Hitchens Dead at 62
Hitchens, who lost his battle with esophageal cancer on Thursday, wrote brilliantly to the end
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Funeral Arrangements Set for Movie Marketing Innovator Joseph Farrell
The family of the former chairman and CEO of National Research Group is asking for donations to be made to Oceana and Sailors for the Sea
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Music Executive Shot in Hollywood Dies
John Atterberry had worked with Spice Girls and Jessica Simpson, among others
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Movie Marketing Innovator Joseph Farrell Dead at 76
Former chairman and CEO of National Research Group dies of natural causes
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‘M*A*S*H’ Star Harry Morgan Dies at 96
Character actor best known for playing Col. Sherman T. Potter, Officer Bill Gannon on “Dragnet”
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‘Laugh-In’ Regular Alan Sues Dies at 85
The actor was known for his over-the-top characters, including Uncle Al the Kiddies’ Pal and the flamboyant sportscaster Big Al
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Judy Lewis, Hollywood Love Child, Dies: The End of an Era?
Born out of wedlock in 1935 to two sensual Hollywood icons, Lewis paid an emotional price enforced by the era, but emerged redeemed
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Love Child of Clark Gable, Loretta Young Dies At 76
Judy Lewis spent her first 19 months in hideaways and orphanages
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Comedian Patrice O’Neal Dead at 41
The comic, who appeared on Comedy Central’s Charlie Sheen Roast in September, had recently suffered a serious stroke
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Ken Russell, Director of ‘Tommy’ and ‘Women in Love,’ Dies at 84
British director known for violent, sexually charged films
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N.Y. Times Reporter/Columnist Tom Wicker Dies at 85
After covering the Kennedy assassination, he became a firebrand for the left
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Jack Elinson, Veteran TV Comedy Writer, Dies at 89
Decades-long career includes work on such classics as “Andy Griffith Show,” “Hogan’s Heroes” and “Good Times”
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Ted Forstmann, CEO of IMG Worldwide, Dead at 71
The head of the talent management and TV production firm and former investment banker succumbed to brain cancer
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Rapper Heavy D Dies at 44
Musician/actor had recently appeared in “Tower Heist” and at the BET Hip-Hop Awards
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Emmy-Winning TV and Film Writer Hal Kanter Dies at 92
His credits included “The Rose Tattoo” and “Pocketful of Miracles”