Mark Withers, Television Actor on ‘Dynasty,’ Dies at 77
Mark Withers, Television Actor on ‘Dynasty,’ Dies at 77 submitted by /u/NoCulture3505
Mark Withers, Television Actor on ‘Dynasty,’ Dies at 77 submitted by /u/NoCulture3505
Miho Nakayama, J-Pop Icon and ‘Love Letter’ Star, Dies at 54 submitted by /u/FewPackage3
Shalom Nagar Dies; Reluctant Executioner of Adolf Eichmann He was the hangman chosen to carry out the sentence on the fugitive Nazi war criminal, in Israel’s only case of capital punishment.
Peter B. Teeley, Who Coined the Term ‘Voodoo Economics,’ Dies at 84 As press secretary for George H.W. Bush, he came up with the expression to attack Ronald Reagan’s economic plan. The term took on a life of its own.
Morton I. Abramowitz, Diplomat Who Made Refugees a Priority, Dies at 91 As ambassador to Thailand and Turkey, and later as president of the Carnegie Endowment, he pushed for making human rights central to foreign policy.
Debbie Nelson, Eminem’s Mother, Dies at 69 The two had a fraught relationship that was immortalized in many of Eminem’s earliest hits.
Wayne Northrop Dies: ‘Dynasty’ & ‘Days of Our Lives’ Actor Was 77 submitted by /u/indig0sixalpha
J. Stanley Pottinger, 84, Dies; Official Figured Out Identity of ‘Deep Throat’ A former Nixon official (and later a novelist), he led an investigation in which a shadowy Watergate figure squirmed when asked if he had been an anonymous whistle blower.
Earl Holliman, Rugged, and Familiar, Screen Presence, Dies at 96 While never a big star, he was a recognizable one, with roles in “The Twilight Zone,” “Giant,” “Forbidden Planet” and the 1970s series “Police Woman.”
Peggy Caserta, Who Wrote a Tell-All About Janis Joplin, Dies at 84 Her Haight-Ashbury clothing store was ground zero for the counterculture. But she was best known for a tawdry book — which she later disavowed — published after Ms. Joplin’s death.
Racing pioneer ‘Motorcycle Mary’ McGee dies Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and the subject of the new documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” died at age 87.
Robert Dixon, Last Surviving Buffalo Soldier, Dies at 103 A member of one of the U.S. Army’s all-Black regiments, formed after the Civil War, he trained West Point cadets in horsemanship during World War II.
Helen Gallagher, Winner of Two Tonys and Three Emmys, Dies at 98 She was honored on Broadway for roles in “Pal Joey” and “No, No, Nanette” and then turned to TV, where she won three Daytime Emmys for her work on “Ryan’s Hope.”
Alabama A&M LB dies month after in-game injury Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died after he suffered a head injury during a game in October.
Charles Dumont, Who Wrote Enduring Melodies for Édith Piaf, Dies at 95 His dozens of songs included “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” a powerful anthem of redemptive love that became one of Piaf’s signature songs.
Fred R. Harris, Senator Who Ran for President, Dies at 94 After he spent eight years in the Senate as a moderate Democrat, his views took a leftward turn toward “new populism” in a failed 1976 shot at the presidency.
Madeleine Riffaud, ‘the Girl Who Saved Paris,’ Dies at 100 Humiliated by a Nazi officer at age 15, she joined the French Resistance. By the time she was 20, she had killed a German soldier, survived torture and captured a supply train.
M. Jodi Rell, Former Republican Governor of Connecticut, Dies at 78 She was lieutenant governor when her boss, John G. Rowland, resigned in a corruption scandal. The second woman to lead the state, she was later elected in her own right.
Steven J. Rosen, Fierce, Influential Advocate for Israel, Dies at 82 He was a prominent behind-the-scenes figure in Washington whose career was derailed when he was charged with leaking government secrets. The case was later dropped.
Steven J. Rosen, Hard-Charging Advocate for Israel, Dies at 82 He was a prominent behind-the-scenes figure in Washington whose career was derailed when he was charged with leaking government secrets. The case was later dropped.