Yahoo! News: Obituaries
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:49:34 GMT Norman Welton, former AP photo editor, dies at 81 (AP)
AP - Norman Welton, whose 31-year career as a photo editor for The Associated Press included coverage of New York City, the United Nations and four Olympic Games, has died. He was 81.
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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:03:15 GMT Ex-Nixon aide Herbert Klein dies at 91 in Calif. (AP) AP - Herbert G. Klein, Richard Nixon's ex-White House director of communications and a former editor for Copley Newspapers, has died. He was 91. [more info]
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:37:55 GMT Obituaries in the news (AP) AP - Herbert G. Klein [more info]
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:40:25 GMT Actress Anna Karen Morrow dies at 94 (AP) AP - Anna Karen Morrow, an actress who had a regular role on the prime-time soap opera "Peyton Place" and also appeared on Broadway, in films and on numerous other television shows, has died. She was 94. [more info]
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:36:34 GMT Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97 (AP)
AP - Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97.
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:39:20 GMT Nicaragua: New evidence Arguello death was suicide (AP)
AP - Investigators have released new evidence that points to suicide in the death of Managua Mayor and boxing great Alexis Arguello.
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:48:25 GMT Correction: Billy Mays obituary (AP) AP - In stories June 28 and June 29 about the death of Billy Mays, The Associated Press misstated the relationship between the TV pitchman and one of his survivors. Mays was survived by a son, Billy Mays III, not a stepson. [more info]
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:17:44 GMT Actor Harve Presnell dies of cancer at 75 (AP)
AP - Harve Presnell, whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," has died at age 75.
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:23:50 GMT German choreographer Pina Bausch dies (AP)
AP - Pina Bausch, a German choreographer known for her pioneering work, died Tuesday. She was 68.
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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:43:40 GMT Autopsy planned for TV pitchman Billy Mays (AP)
AP - Television viewers knew him as the OxiClean guy: the bearded, boisterous pitchman on commercials airing hundreds of times a week nationwide. "Hi. Billy Mays here," he would begin, before showing off his latest cleaning product or gadget.
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