Obits
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Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Activist and Adviser to Bill Clinton, Dies at 85
The D.C. power broker was selected to head the Urban League when he was still in his 30s
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Irv Cross, Former NFL Player and CBS Sports Commentator, Dies at 81
Cross worked for CBS Sports for 23 years after his playing career
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Alan Robert Murray, Oscar-Winning Sound Editor on ‘American Sniper’ and ‘Joker,’ Dies at 66
Frequent Clint Eastwood collaborator holds the record for most nominations of any sound editor with 10
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Peter S. Davis, Producer Behind the ‘Highlander’ Series, Dies at 79
Davis turned cult film about an ancient battle between immortal warriors into a multimillion dollar franchise
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat Poet and Publisher, Dies at 101
The longtime owner of San Francisco’s City Light Books stood trial for publishing Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”
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Martha Ruth Stewart, ‘In a Lonely Place’ Actress and Singer, Dies at 98
Actress made her screen debut in 1945’s “Doll Face”
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Harry Bring, Producer on ‘Criminal Minds,’ ‘Army Wives’ and ‘X-Files,’ Dies at 77
“Harry Bring succumbed to a life full of laughter and hard work,” his son said Tuesday
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Rush Limbaugh, Conservative Radio Host, Dies at 70
The conservative radio icon was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in 2020
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Johnny Pacheco, Salsa Music Pioneer, Dies at 85
Dominican musician and bandleader co-founded Fania Records, known as the Motown of Salsa
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Lynn Stalmaster, Venerable Casting Director for ‘Tootsie,’ ‘Harold and Maude’ and More, Dies at 93
Stalmaster was the first casting director to receive an Academy Award
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Katherine Creag, NBC New York Reporter, Dies at 47
Longtime journalist’s death came as surprise, her employer said; she’d been working as recently as Wednesday morning
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Larry Flynt, Hustler Magazine Founder, Dies at 78
The adult entertainment mogul’s life was depicted in 1996’s “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” starring Woody Harrelson
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Marty Schottenheimer, Legendary NFL Coach, Dies at 77
Coach for the Chargers, Chiefs, Washington and Browns had 200 wins in his career
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Mary Wilson, Singer Who Co-Founded The Supremes, Dies at 76
Wilson was also a best-selling author, businesswoman and cultural ambassador
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Billy Brown, ‘Alaskan Bush People’ Star, Dies at 68
Discovery pays tribute to Brown as “a trailblazer, a lovely man, and most definitely one of a kind”