Tag Archives: Celebrity Deaths

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  Tabasco CEO Paul McIlhenny dies

  Paul McIlhenny, the chairman and chief executive of the company that makes Tabasco sauce, has died. He was 68.
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  Country music star Mindy McCready found dead

  Country music singer Mindy McCready committed suicide Sunday in Heber Springs, the local sheriff’s office said in a statement.
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  Etch A Sketch creator Andre Cassagnes dies

  While tinkering in his garage, French electrician Andre Cassagnes dreamed up a drawing toy that kids could shake up and start over.
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  Clara Jane Nixon dies

  Clara Jane Nixon is survived by a son and daughter.
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  Famous twin dies at 85

  Vivian A. Brown was the elder of the Brown twins by eight minutes.
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  Marva Whitney, ‘Soul Sister Number 1,’ dies at 68

  Singer Marva Whitney, nicknamed by collaborator James Brown “Soul Sister No. 1,″ has died after suffering complications from pneumonia.
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  Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, Gulf War commander, dies

  Schwarzkopf, who known as “Stormin’ Norman” for his explosive temper, directed 700,000 coalition troops that engaged in a six-week air assault of Iraqi forces in January 1991.
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  Fans say goodbye to Jenni Rivera

  A bright red casket with butterflies on it was center stage in a packed Los Angeles auditorium Wednesday as thousands of mourners bid farewell to Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera.
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  Larry Hagman, villain J.R. Ewing on ‘Dallas,’ dead at 81

  The Dallas Morning News reports that Hagman died Friday afternoon at a Dallas hospital, citing sources close to the actor.
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  Alex Karras, Ex-NFL lineman and actor, dead at 77

  Alex Karras, the burly defensive lineman turned actor in the ABC sitcom “Webster,” died Wednesday surrounded by his family in their Los Angeles home.
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  Kitty Wells blazed country path for women

  “She was a trailblazer for all the women in country music,” Reba McEntire said Tuesday.
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  Sylvester Stallone’s son dead at 36

  Sage Stallone, the 36-year-old son of actor Sylvester Stallone, died Friday.