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George Francis Kerchner, Army Ranger who fought on D-Day
George Francis Kerchner, a highly decorated Army Ranger who on D-Day successfully led an attack on enemy gun positions that earned him the Distinguished Service Cross, died Friday at his home in Midlothian, Va., of complications from a fall.
He was 93....Tags: Ellicott City, Educational Development Corporation, Jimmy Durante, Roman Catholicism, Firearms
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Long-time CBS broadcaster Andy Rooney dead at 92
The Baltimore SunAndy Rooney, whose CBS career spans the entire post-war history of network news, died Friday as a result of complications following minor surgery, the network announced. A mainstay of Sunday night viewing for millions of Americans, the 92-year-old Rooney...Tags: Racism, O.J. Simpson, Bob Simon, Photography and Video, Manhattan (New York City)
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'NCIS,' Carol Burnett woo Tuesday viewers
Staff writerThe highlights Tuesday night: PBS presents the unusual duo of Carol Burnett and Syria. Burnett has been tirelessly promoting "Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story," a memoir about her relationship with her late daughter. PBS turns the focus...Tags: NCIS (tv program), Lorraine Toussaint, Richard Burgi, The Voice (tv program), The Carol Burnett Show (tv program)
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Comedy writer Sidney Reznick dies at 93
VarietySidney Reznick, a comedy writer who began in radio in the early 1940s with "The Jimmy Durante Show," worked in the golden era of television and remained in the business long enough to pen three episodes of "The Love Boat," died in Los Angeles on July 24....Tags: New York City, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Durante, Bob Hope, Al Jolson
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PASSINGS: John Finnegan, Nan Merriman, Sidney Reznick
John Finnegan Character actor appeared regularly on 'Columbo' John Finnegan, 85, a character actor who portrayed a scout in the 1984 baseball film "The Natural" and regularly appeared on television's "Columbo," died Sunday at his Palm Desert home from...
Tags: New York City, Johnny Carson, Arturo Toscanini, Peter Falk, Bob Hope
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Dick Clark dies at 82; he introduced America to rock 'n' roll
Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand" and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve...Tags: Entertainment Events, Radio, Manhattan (New York City), Disc Jockeys, The Everly Brothers (music group)
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Andy Rooney's College Roommate Suffers Heart Attack at Memorial
NEW YORK, NY -- Andy Rooney's college roommate and lifelong friend had a heart attack and was pronounced dead at the newsman's memorial service before being revived by paramedics, TMZ reported Wednesday.
The site initially said that the roommate, Bob...Tags: Walter Cronkite, Colleges and Universities, North Korea, U.S. Army, Morley Safer
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Bob Banner dies at 89; Emmy-winning producer
Bob Banner, an Emmy Award-winning television producer and director whose credits included "The Garry Moore Show," "Candid Camera" and "Solid Gold" and who gave a career boost to a young Carol Burnett years before becoming executive producer of her popular...Tags: Showtime (tv network), Alistair Cooke, Evanston, Peggy Fleming, Carnegie Hall
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Harry Wesley Coover Jr. dies at 94; inventor of the powerful adhesive Super Glue
Harry Wesley Coover Jr., the inventor of Super Glue, the powerful adhesive whose uses extend beyond the household to industry and medicine, has died. He was 94.
Coover died of congestive heart failure Saturday at his home in Kingsport, Tenn., said his...Tags: Research, Aneurysm, Brain, Colleges and Universities, Eastman Kodak Company
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TV writer-producer bequeaths $10 million to needy
L.A. NOWThe estate of Michael âMickeyâ Ross, a prominent television writer-producer who died last year, has bequeathed more than $10 million to establish a fund to provide food, shelter, medical care and education for needy Southern Californians, the Jewish... -
Ilene Woods dies at 81; voice of Disney's Cinderella
Ilene Woods, who provided the speaking and singing voice for the title character in Walt Disney's classic 1950 animated feature " Cinderella," has died. She was 81.
Woods, a Calabasas resident, died of causes related to Alzheimer's disease Thursday at...Tags: New York City, Walt Disney, Johnny Carson, Radio, Movies
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