Obits
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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”
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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