AP - Larry Ashmead, a former book editor who worked with Isaac Asimov, Tony Hillerman and other authors, has died at 78, his former employer, former employer, HarperCollins, said Friday.
[Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:06:39 GMT]
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AP - Cammie King Conlon, the former child actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," has died at the age of 76.

[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:22:04 GMT]
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AFP - Tributes were paid on Tuesday to former two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon who died following a battle with cancer.

[Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:25:16 GMT]
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AP - Alain Corneau, the French filmmaker who leapt to international notice with the 1991 hit "Tous les Matins du Monde," a period drama about 17th-century musicians, has died, his talent agency said. He was 67.

[Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:49:55 GMT]
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AP - For most of his four decades as a reporter, Jules Edward Loh traveled the United States, reaching every state and using his honeyed Georgia accent to charm his way into the hearts, minds and lives of Americans, famous and obscure.

[Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:16:02 GMT]
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AP - Jayne Brumley Ikard, one of Newsweek magazine's first female bureau chiefs and prominent Washington hostess, has died. She was 83.
[Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:22:33 GMT]
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AP - William P. Foster, credited with innovating a much-imitated high-stepping style as founder and longtime director of the Florida A&M Marching 100 band, died Saturday. He was 91.

[Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:18:33 GMT]
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AP - A French official says French diet guru Michel Montignac, whose "glycemic index" weight-loss books sold millions of copies, has died.
[Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:31:10 GMT]
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AP - Acclaimed Japanese animated film director Satoshi Kon, known for "Tokyo Godfathers," "Millennium Actress" and other prize-winning movies, has died of pancreatic cancer. He was 46.

[Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:52:33 GMT]
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AP - George David Weiss, who helped write chart-topping pop hits including "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "What a Wonderful World," has died. He was 89.
[Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:57:26 GMT]
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AP - Gheorghe Apostol, a veteran Communist politician who gained international attention in 1989 by publicly criticizing Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, has died. He was 97.

[Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:37:08 GMT]
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AP - Marcel Albert, a widely decorated World War II flying ace hailed as a hero of the French "Normandie-Niemen" squadron based in the Soviet Union, has died, officials and a relative said Wednesday. He was 92.
[Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:35:25 GMT]
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AP - William Saxbe, a Republican maverick who became the fourth attorney general to serve under President Richard M. Nixon and presided during the Watergate investigation, died Tuesday. He was 94.

[Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:00:49 GMT]
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AP - Gibson Sibanda, a veteran labor activist and co-founder of Zimbabwe's former opposition party, has died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 66, his party says.
[Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:38:54 GMT]
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AP - Edward Kean, primary writer of the "Howdy Doody Show" and who is credited with creating the exclamation, "kowabunga," has died at the age of 85, family friend Del Reddy said.
[Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:04:52 GMT]
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AP - Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent Harold Dow, who helped shape the documentary program "48 Hours" and covered the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst and the Sept. 11 attacks, has died. He was 62.

[Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:10:29 GMT]
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AP - Jack Horkheimer, the creator and host of the PBS show "Star Gazer" who helped popularize naked-eye astronomy, has died. He was 72.
[Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:53:01 GMT]
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AP - Mario Obledo, president of the National Coalition of Hispanic Organizations, has died. He was 78.
[Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:08:39 GMT]
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AP - Conny Mus, a veteran Dutch correspondent in the Middle East who covered conflicts from Romania's revolution to the wars in Iraq, died Friday while on vacation in his home country, the RTL broadcasting company said. He was 59.
[Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:47:33 GMT]
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AP - Kenny Edwards, an original member of the Stone Poneys country-rock band and longtime collaborator with singer-songwriters Linda Ronstadt and Karla Bonoff, has died in California at age 64.
[Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:44:42 GMT]
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