Obits
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Gwar Guitarist Cory Smoot Found Dead on the Road
Longtime member of shock-rock band’s cause of death is still unknown
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‘Porky’s’ Star Wyatt Knight Commits Suicide
The actor was in pain from cancer treatments and opted to take his own life, his wife says
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Daniel B. Burke, Former CEO of Capital Cities/ABC, Dies at 82
Survivors include NBCU CEO Steve Burke
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Dennis Hall, Veteran TV Cinematographer, Dies on Location for USA’s ‘Common Law’
Hall, 54, died while in New Orleans working on the upcoming USA show
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IndyCar Driver Dan Wheldon Dies in 15-Car Pileup (Video)
Wheldon, 33, a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, endured fatal crash during national ABC broadcast
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Sue Mengers, Former Super Agent, Dies
Pioneering female agent represented Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal and Faye Dunaway, among other well-knowns
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Dennis Ritchie, Computer Pioneer Who Developed Unix, Dies at 70
Computer trailblazer created tools that “run pretty much everything today,” colleague says
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Emmy-Winning Costume Designer Ray Aghayan Dies
Aghayan won the first-ever Emmy awarded for costume design, and was nominated for three Oscars
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Fritz Manes, Producer of Eastwood Films, Dies at 79
High school friend of Eastwood went on to produce films in the ’70s and ’80s
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Former Weezer Bassist Mikey Welsh Dies of Suspected Drug Overdose
Musician played on hits “Island in the Sun” and “Hash Pipe” before quitting band due to nervous breakdown
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John Calley Memorial Set for Oct. 19
Friends, family and colleagues will gather at the Sony lot to pay tribute to the former studio head, who died last month at 81
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Dolores Hope, Widow to Comic Legend Bob Hope, Dead at 102
Married to comedian for nearly seven decades, she was known for her philanthropy
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Longtime Studio Head John Calley Dies at 81
Ran three major studios, backed films including “A Clockwork Orange,” “The Da Vinci Code”