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Fashion designer Alexander McQueen has been found dead. He was 40.
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Fred Morrison, inventor of the Frisbee, died Tuesday. He was 90.
Morrison got the idea for the frisbee by tossing around cake pans. Frisbie was the company that made the pans.
Morrison got the idea for the frisbee by tossing around cake pans. Frisbie was the company that made the pans.
Nodar Kumaritashvili, an Olympic luger from the country of Georgia, died due to a crash during a practice run in Vancouver.
IOC confirms Olympic luger dies after crash - 2010 Olympics - Yahoo! Sports
IOC confirms Olympic luger dies after crash - 2010 Olympics - Yahoo! Sports
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Frank Magid, an audience researcher who transformed local news, died February 5 of lymphona. He was 78.
Magid created the concept of "Action News", which featured chatting co-anchors, more lifestyle and stories, and splashy graphics.
Magid created the concept of "Action News", which featured chatting co-anchors, more lifestyle and stories, and splashy graphics.
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Doug Fieger, lead singer of The Knack, died today of cancer. He was 57.
The Knack were best known for the hit song "My Sharona".
The Knack were best known for the hit song "My Sharona".
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Dick Francis, a successful jockey turned author, died today. He was 89.
Francis wrote 42 novels - mysteries often centered around racing - and won three Edgar Allen Poe awards and a Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association.
Francis wrote 42 novels - mysteries often centered around racing - and won three Edgar Allen Poe awards and a Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association.
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Lucille Clifton, the former poet laureate of Maryland, died yesterday. She was 73.
Clifton won a National Book Award and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
Clifton won a National Book Award and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
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Barry Blitzer: TV Writer, Post Columnist
Veteran television writer Barry Blitzer, who in semi-retirement wrote a humor column and jazz reviews for the Palisadian-Post for 16 years, died on January 27 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica from complications after abdominal surgery. He was 80.
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Veteran television writer Barry Blitzer, who in semi-retirement wrote a humor column and jazz reviews for the Palisadian-Post for 16 years, died on January 27 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica from complications after abdominal surgery. He was 80.
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Science fiction author William Tenn, known for his satirical wit at a time when there were few writers with a sense of humor, died February 7. He was 89.
