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Thank Him for Bringing Elie Wiesel's Night to America

The literary agent Georges Borchardt has died at 97

(Newser) - Literary tastes in the US might look very different if not for Georges Borchardt. The New York Times reports the influential literary agent, who died Sunday at 97, was the person who found a US publisher for Elie Wiesel's Holocaust memoir Night—a process that involved 14 rejections from...

Fashion Giant Valentino Is Dead
Fashion
Giant
Valentino
Is Dead
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Jan 19, 2026 12:09 PM CST

Fashion Giant Valentino Is Dead

Legendary Italian designer was 93

(Newser) - A legend in the world of fashion is gone: Italian designer Valentino Garavani has died in Rome at age 93. The New York Times describes him as "the last of the great 20th-century couturiers and a designer who defined the image of royalty in a republican age for all...

His Work for Disney 'Will Live on for Generations'

Roger Allers, director of The Lion King , dies at 76

(Newser) - Roger Allers, the animation veteran who steered Disney's The Lion King to blockbuster status, has died at 76. A spokesperson for Disney Animation said Allers died suddenly Saturday at his Santa Monica home after a brief illness, per the Hollywood Reporter . Born in 1949 in Rye, New York, he...

Grammy-Nominated Musician John Forte Found Dead at 50
Grammy-Nominated Musician
John Forte Is Dead at 50
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Jan 14, 2026 10:18 AM CST

Grammy-Nominated Musician John Forte Is Dead at 50

Police say there were no signs of foul play

(Newser) - John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician known for his work with the Fugees and the Refugee Camp All-Stars among others, has died at age 50. He was found dead Monday afternoon in his home in Chilmark, Massachusetts, according to police. Chilmark Police Chief Sean Slavin said in a statement that there...

Cause of Death for Jackson Browne's Son Revealed

Ethan Browne died from effects of drug trio, including fentanyl and meth: LA medical examiner

(Newser) - A cause of death has been revealed for Ethan Browne, the 52-year-old son of singer-songwriter Jackson Browne who died in November. According to a report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner cited by People , the younger Browne died from the effects of fentanyl, meth, and lidocaine, an anesthetic and...

She Helped Launch the Civil Rights Movement at Age 15

Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up bus seat at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

(Newser) - Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was announced Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the organization confirmed she died of...

Trump: Scott Adams Was the 'Great Influencer'

Dilbert creator died of cancer Tuesday

(Newser) - Scott Adams spent years lampooning middle managers; in the end, a president was among those paying tribute. Adams, the Dilbert creator whose cubicle humor made him a workplace icon before his political commentary got him dropped by hundreds of newspapers, died Tuesday at age 68. His ex-wife, Shelly Miles Adams,...

Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Is Dead at 78
Grateful Dead's Bob Weir
Is Dead at 78
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Jan 11, 2026 12:01 AM CST

Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Is Dead at 78

He was a founding member of the band in 1965

(Newser) - Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of endless tours and marathon jams, has died at age 78. Weir's death was announced Saturday...

Ronald Reagan's Eldest Son Dies
Michael Reagan
Dead at 80
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Jan 6, 2026 5:51 PM CST

Michael Reagan Dead at 80

Conservative commenator was Ronald Reagan's eldest son

(Newser) - Conservative commentator Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, has died. KTLA reports that the 80-year-old died of cancer in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced his death in a post on X Tuesday, calling him "a steadfast guardian of his...

His Bleak Films Influenced Van Sant, Jarmusch
One of His
Films Clocks In
at More Than
7 Hours
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Jan 6, 2026 10:51 AM CST

One of His Films Clocks In at More Than 7 Hours

Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr, who directed dystopian, often darkly comic movies, dies at 70

(Newser) - The celebrated Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr, director of such works as Satantango and The Turin Horse and the recipient of numerous awards for his long and often darkly comic films, has died at 70, reports the AP . In a statement Tuesday, the Hungarian Filmmakers' Association confirmed Tarr's death, writing...

Diane Crump, Pioneering Female Jockey, Won 228 Races

She was first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby

(Newser) - Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77. Crump, who was diagnosed in October with an aggressive form of brain cancer, died Thursday in...

Pop Artists Covered Gospel Hits by Richard Smallwood
Richard Smallwood's Songs
Crossed Boundaries
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Dec 31, 2025 4:55 PM CST

Richard Smallwood's Songs Crossed Boundaries

Gospel artist's music 'didn't just inspire me, it transformed me,' Chaka Khan says

(Newser) - Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and nursing center in Sandy Spring, Maryland, the AP reports. Smallwood "opened up my whole world of gospel music,...

A Look Back at the Big Names We Lost in 2025

Pope Francis, Charlie Kirk, Ozzy are just some of the notables whose deaths made headlines

(Newser) - The death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 brought change to the Catholic Church, which is now led for the first time by an American pope. And when trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide at 41, it brought additional scrutiny to the investigations of sex offender Jeffrey...

Tatiana Schlossberg Dies at 35
Tatiana Schlossberg
Dies at 35
Dec 30, 2025 2:18 PM CST

Tatiana Schlossberg Dies at 35

Environmental journalist and JFK granddaughter was diagnosed with leukemia last year

(Newser) - Tatiana Schlossberg, a climate reporter who came from America's most famous political dynasty but made her own name in journalism, has died at 35, her family said Tuesday. "Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts," relatives announced in a social media post...

Brigitte Bardot, '60s Sex Symbol and Activist, Dies at 91

Actor turned to animal rights activism, the political far right in later years

(Newser) - Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died at age 91. Bardot died Sunday at her home in southern France, according to Bruno Jacquelin, of the Brigitte...

Annette Dionne and Her Sisters Lived Childhoods on Display

Last of the Dionne quintuplets was 91

(Newser) - Annette Dionne, who was part of one of the world's most famous set of siblings—a life they described resentfully as being "at the center of a circus"—has died. She was the last surviving Dionne quintuplet, the New York Times reports. Annette Dionne was 91 and...

Cure Guitarist, Keyboardist Perry Bamonte Dies at 65

Band remembers 'Teddy' as a quiet, 'hugely creative' force

(Newser) - Perry Bamonte, the musician who moved from the Cure's road crew to its core lineup, has died at 65 after a brief illness over Christmas, the band announced Friday, per Variety . In a tribute on its website , the Cure hailed Bamonte—nicknamed "Teddy"—as "quiet, intense,...

Veteran TV Actor Pat Finn Dies at 60
Veteran TV Actor
Pat Finn Dies at 60
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Dec 25, 2025 8:00 AM CST

Veteran TV Actor Pat Finn Dies at 60

He was on everything from Seinfeld to The Middle

(Newser) - The name may not be of the household variety, but even casual watchers of sitcoms going back to the 1990s have likely encountered actor Pat Finn. The 60-year-old has died after a recurrence of bladder cancer, reports People . A representative confirmed he died Monday at his Los Angeles home, with...

Her Love for Sammy Davis Jr. May Have Tanked Her Career

May Britt, actor whose interracial marriage to Rat Packer challenged taboos, is dead at 91

(Newser) - May Britt, a Swedish-born actor whose 1960 marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. made them unwitting flashpoints in America's fight over interracial relationships, is dead at 91, according to her son Mark Davis. He tells the Hollywood Reporter that his mother died of natural causes at a local LA hospital....

Betty Reid Soskin, 104, Shared Women's War Contributions
Park Ranger's Talks
Drew National Attention
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Dec 22, 2025 6:49 PM CST

Park Ranger's Talks Drew National Attention

Betty Reid Soskin, 104, shared the stories of women who contributed to the war effort

(Newser) - Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national fame as the oldest National Park Service ranger and used the spotlight to talk about the African American experience during World War II, has died. She was 104. Her family and the park service announced Soskin's death on social media, the AP...

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