Charles Grodin, Deliciously Droll Actor, Dies at 86 "Low key but high strung," as he described himself, he starred in 'The Heartbreak Kid,' 'Midnight Run' and 'Heaven Can Wait.'

"Self-described as 'low key but high strung,' Grodin often played uptight and cranky characters who ultimately were likable."

#CharlesGrodin
1935-2021
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Food writer Julie Powell, author of 'Julie & Julia,' dies at 49 Powell became an internet darling after blogging for a year about making every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, leading to a book deal and a film adaptation.

"... became an internet darling after blogging for a year about making every recipe in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking"...

#JuliePowell
1973-2022
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Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, has died at age 91 Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died.

"... he would paint every day from morning until night, and in absolute silence, so as not to allow anything to distract him."

#FernandoBotero
1932-2023
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Roger Graef obituary Documentary maker and writer who shone a light on the inner workings of the police and the criminal justice system

"Twelve million people saw the programme: the outrage it provoked led to Margaret Thatcher saying in parliament that 'it was not the way to behave.'"

#RogerGraef
1936-2022
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Malcolm Browne, Journalist Who Took The 'Burning Monk' Photo, Dies Browne won a Pulitzer Prize for his writing and spend decades as a writer for The New York Times, but it's that picture that he's remembered for.

"In a war that would produce many shocks to the American public, Browne's photo was one of the first and remains an iconic image of the war a half-century later."

#MalcolmBrowne
1931-2012
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Pro wrestling legend George (the Animal) Steele dies at 79 WWE Hall-of-Famer Jim Myers had master's degree, was Hall of Fame coach over 28 years at Madison Heights Madison

"But he also earned a bachelor’s degree from MSU and a master’s degree..."

#GeorgeSteele
1937-2017
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Obituary: Hugh Thompson Obituary: US pilot who tried to stop the My Lai massacre of civilians in the Vietnam war.

"... he rescued 15 defenceless civilians while training his machine guns on US infantrymen commanded by the infamous Lieutenant William Calley..."

#HughThompson
1943-2006
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Thomas C. Schelling, Master Theorist of Nuclear Strategy, Dies at 95 (Published 2016)

"Professor Schelling analyzed superpower negotiations in the way that he analyzed the conflicts between, say, a blackmailer and his client, a parent and a child, or management and labor."

#ThomasSchelling
1921-2016
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Abdelkarim Elkabli, venerated Sudanese performer, dies at 89 His music embodied the hopes of many ordinary Sudanese in their struggle for progress and national identity.

"Reflecting Sudan’s far-ranging musical heritage, Mr. Elkabli performed solo with an oud (a lute) or backed by a big-band orchestra, and his songs addressed love, folk song themes of heroism and chivalry, and politics."

#AbdelkarimElkabli
1932-2021
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Keiko Fukuda, a Trailblazer in Judo, Dies at 99 (Published 2013)

"She grew to love the sport. When she learned she would have to give it up as part of the arranged marriage planned for her, she refused..."

#KeikoFukuda
1913-2013
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"Touching down in heavy snow and on uneven land, which caused their capsule to roll down a slope, the two cosmonauts... spent the night with recovery personnel, waiting for a helicopter to come the next day."

#AnatolyBerezovoy
1942-2014
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"Ms Amonkar would often begin her concerts by giving an earful to the erring organiser if luck so chose."

#KishoriAmonkar
1932-2017
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René Burri obituary Adventurous Magnum photographer known for portraits of Che and Picasso and insightful reportage from remote corners of the world

"In Cuba on a commission for Look magazine in 1963, he took an iconic image of the Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevara..."

#ReneBurri
1933-2014
Born on this day

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Florian Schneider 1947 – 2020: almost every musician working today owes a debt to the Kraftwerk innovator The co-founder of the electronic group Kraftwerk, whose influence reaches across the entire musical landscape, has died at the age of 73. RIP

"... Schneider’s wider influence rivals the legends of rock’n’roll, Merseybeat and punk rock."

#FlorianSchneider
1947-2020
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Jack Cover dies at 88; scientist invented the Taser stun gun Cover, who spent most of his career working in the aerospace and defense industries, originally developed the idea for the Taser in the 1960s. But it didn't really take off until the 1990s.

"Despite the continuing debate, the Taser has come into widespread use, adopted by more than 13,000 military and law enforcement agencies around the world..."

#JackCover
1920-2009
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Astronaut and Akron native Judith Resnik remembered as brilliant, strong-willed (This story was originally published in the Akron Beacon Journal on Jan. 29, 1986) It was the children Tuesday, who helped teacher Barbara Roduner deal with the loss of her childhood friend, astr…

"In January 1978, NASA announced that she was one of 35 astronaut candidates, six of whom were women."

#JudithResnik
1949-1986
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"... when South Africa’s Sharpeville massacre led to apartheid government bans on performances by or broadcasts of black musicians, Masekela went into exile..."

#HughMasekela
1939-2018
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Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, Reassuring Best-Selling Author, Dies at 88 (Published 2023)

“Like a lot of children who feel they’re going to die soon, he was afraid he would be forgotten... I promised I’d tell his story.”

#HaroldKushner
1935-2023
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San Francisco musical pioneer dies at 72 Dave Smith's Prophet-5 synthesizer was used by everyone from Michael Jackson to...

"Smith's greatest contribution to electronic music was the development of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)... Today, nearly every electronic instrument still incorporates MIDI technology."

#DaveSmith
1950-2022
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Wangari Maathai obituary Kenyan winner of the Nobel peace prize for environmental efforts to help the poorest

"... she won a scholarship to study in the US, as part of the 'Kennedy airlift' in which 300 Kenyans – including Barack Obama's father – were chosen to study at American universities in 1960."

#WangariMaathai
1940-2011
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Joan Feynman, Who Shined Light on the Aurora Borealis, Dies at 93 (Published 2020)

"Despite those discouraging words, she went on to become a world-famous astrophysicist and a pioneer in solar physics."

#JoanFeynman
1927-2020
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Obituary | Naomi Sims Obituary: One of the first black models to appear on the cover of US magazines

"... her breakthrough, a commercial for the phone company AT&T with a white model and an Asian model..."

#NaomiSims
1948-2009
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Mory Kanté: African music star dies aged 70 The singer, who helped bring African music to world audiences with hits like Yéké Yéké, dies in Guinea.

"Born in a famous family of 'griots' - West African musicians and storytellers - he had been nicknamed 'the electronic griot,' and was known as a distinguished player of kora - a West African harp."

#MoryKante
1950-2020
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Eusebius McKaiser, broadcaster and journalist dies at age 45 McKaiser was a political and social commentator who was outspoken about issues of racism and sexuality

"McKaiser was a political and social commentator, as well as popular radio talk show host, debate coach, master of ceremonies and a public speaker of note who was a South African national debate champion..."

#EusebiusMcKaiser
1978-2023
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The 'uncompromising' and versatile opera singer Maria Ewing dies at 71 "She was fearless in her approach to finding the emotional truth of a piece of music — whatever it was," her daughter, the actress and director Rebecca Hall, tells The Times.

"Maria Ewing, a daring and original American mezzo-soprano, known for risk-taking roles and an unwavering dedication to her art..."

#MariaEwing
1950-2022
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"He saw a few of his young colleagues in the right queue, and switched to it behind Mengele's back. At the time he did not know he had saved his life."

#ViktorFrankl
1905-1997
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'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies at 76 NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," ''I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature song, "Respect," and stood as a cu...

"Her gifts, natural and acquired, were a multi-octave mezzo-soprano, gospel passion and training worthy of a preacher’s daughter, taste sophisticated and eccentric, and the courage to channel private pain into liberating song."

#ArethaFranklin
1942-2018
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Kitty O’Neil, Famed Hollywood Stuntwoman and Daredevil, Dies at 72 Kitty O'Neil, a deaf Hollywood stuntwoman, daredevil and protege of Hal Needham who doubled for Lynda Carter on 'Wonder Woman' and set a land-speed record as the fastest woman driver ever, has died. S...

"She accomplished her most famous Hollywood stunt in 1979 when, dressed as Wonder Woman, she plunged headfirst 127 feet... onto an inflatable air bag set up on the hotel’s pool deck."

#KittyONeill
1946-2018
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Ama Ata Aidoo: Ghana's famous author and feminist dies Ama Ata Aidoo challenged Western perceptions of African women through her award-winning works.

"She also served as education minister in the early 1980s but resigned when she could not make education free."

#AmaAtaAidoo
1942-2023
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DR. HAING NGOR DIES

"Hiding his glasses early on, he was arrested and tortured three times in efforts to make him confess to being a physician."

#HaingNgor
1940-1996
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