Maxine Brown Russell, a member of the groundbreaking trio the Browns with siblings Jim Ed and Bonnie Brown, died Monday in hospice care in Little Rock, Arkansas, from complications of kidney and heart disease. She was 87. As one of the premier vocal groups bridging the gap of pop and …
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George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States, father of the 43rd president, died at age 94 in his Houston home, the family announced in a statement late Friday night. During his presidency, Bush oversaw the end of the Cold War and organized the first Gulf War against Saddam …
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Bernardo Bertolucci, the Oscar-winning filmmaker and auteur behind Last Tango in Paris and The Last Emperor, died Monday at the age of 77. The director’s publicist confirmed to Variety that Bertolucci died at his home in Rome following a brief battle with cancer. The Cannes Film Festival tweeted Monday, “Farewell …
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Steve Ditko, legendary comic book artist and co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Stan Lee, has died at the age of 90. The New York Police Department confirmed Ditko’s death to Variety, adding that the artist died in his apartment in late June. No cause of death was provided. …
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