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Michael Cacoyannis, the director of Zorba the Greek, died today. He was 89.
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Character actor G.D. Spradlin dies in CA at 90
Gervase Duan "G.D." Spradlin, a former lawyer and oil producer who found a second act as a prolific character actor, playing authority figures in such films as "Apocalypse Now" and "The Godfather: Part II," has died. He was 90.
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Gervase Duan "G.D." Spradlin, a former lawyer and oil producer who found a second act as a prolific character actor, playing authority figures in such films as "Apocalypse Now" and "The Godfather: Part II," has died. He was 90.
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Christopher Mayer Passes Away reported that the American actor died on Saturday, July 23, 2011. He was known mostly for his role of Vance Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard and T.J. Daniels on Santa Barbara.
29 year old freestyle skier Jeret "Speedy" Peterson, winner of a Silver medal for the USA in 2010, called police then shot himself.
US: Olympic medalist calls 911, then shoots himself
US: Olympic medalist calls 911, then shoots himself
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Saxophonist Frank Foster dies; played with Basie
Frank Foster, a jazz saxophonist who played with the Count Basie Orchestra and composed the band's hit, "Shiny Stockings," died Tuesday. He was 82.
Foster died Tuesday morning at his home in Chesapeake, Virginia, of complications from kidney failure, according to Cecilia Foster, his wife of 45 years.
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Frank Foster, a jazz saxophonist who played with the Count Basie Orchestra and composed the band's hit, "Shiny Stockings," died Tuesday. He was 82.
Foster died Tuesday morning at his home in Chesapeake, Virginia, of complications from kidney failure, according to Cecilia Foster, his wife of 45 years.
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Dan Peek, co-founder of the rock group America, died Sunday. He was 60.
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Singer-songwriter Gene McDaniels, who wrote "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" and "Feel Like Makin' Love" (the Roberta Flack song), died yesterday. He was 76.
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Colombian salsa star, singer Joe Arroyo dies
The Colombian salsa star, Joe Arroyo, has died at the age of 55, after being in hospital for a month with heart, lung and kidney problems.
Arroyo, whose most famous hit was La Rebelion, began singing in brothels in the Caribbean city of Cartagena at the age of eight.
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The Colombian salsa star, Joe Arroyo, has died at the age of 55, after being in hospital for a month with heart, lung and kidney problems.
Arroyo, whose most famous hit was La Rebelion, began singing in brothels in the Caribbean city of Cartagena at the age of eight.
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Former Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu apparently killed himself. He was 42.
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Elmer Lower, president of ABC News from 1963 to 1974, died Tuesday. He was 98.
Lower tripled the size of ABC's news division and hired Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, and Sam Donaldson, among others.
Lower tripled the size of ABC's news division and hired Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, and Sam Donaldson, among others.
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