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#VOA: Britain’s Prince Philip Dies. #VOANews

April 9, 2021 No Comments VA Press

Prince Philip, the Greek-born consort to Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest sitting monarch, has died at the age of 99. The Duke of Edinburgh is best remembered for his sense of duty to the queen, and also his sense of humor. Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA from London. Source link

#VOA: Beloved Children’s Author Beverly Cleary Dies at 104. #VOANews

March 27, 2021 No Comments VA Press

NEW YORK – Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children’s author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died. She was 104. Cleary’s publisher HarperCollins announced Friday that the author died Thursday in Northern California, where she

#VOA: Boxing Great Marvelous Marvin Hagler Dies at 66. #VOANews

March 14, 2021 No Comments VA Press

Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Thomas Hearns in a fight that lasted less than eight minutes yet was so epic that it still lives in boxing lore. Two years later he was so disgusted after losing a decision to Sugar Ray Leonard — stolen, he claimed, by the judges — that

#VOA: Bunny Wailer, Reggae Luminary And Last Wailers Member, Dies. #VOANews

March 2, 2021 No Comments VA Press

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica, according to his manager. He was 73.Wailer, a baritone singer whose birth name is Neville Livingston, formed The Wailers in 1963 with late

#VOA: AG: Olympics Gymnastics Coach, Charged with Dozens of Crimes, Dies by Suicide. #VOANews

February 26, 2021 No Comments VA Press

LANSING, MICHIGAN – A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar died by suicide Thursday after being charged with two dozen crimes, including forms of human trafficking, Michigan’s attorney general said. The announcement from Attorney General Dana Nessel came about three hours after a news

#VOA: Beat Poet, Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti Dies at 101. #VOANews

February 24, 2021 No Comments VA Press

SAN FRANCISCO – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, bookseller and activist who helped launch the Beat movement in the 1950s and embody its curious and rebellious spirit well into the 21st century, has died at age 101. Ferlinghetti, a San Francisco institution, died Monday at his home, his son Lorenzo

#VOA: Oscar-winning ‘Sound of Music’ Star Christopher Plummer Dies at 91. #VOANews

February 5, 2021 No Comments VA Press

NEW YORK – Christopher Plummer, the dashing, award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has died. He was 91. Plummer died Friday morning at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine

#VOA: Oscar and Emmy-Winning Actress Cloris Leachman Dies at 94. #VOANews

January 28, 2021 No Comments VA Press

LOS ANGELES – Cloris Leachman, an Oscar winner for her portrayal of a lonely housewife in “The Last Picture Show” and a comedic delight as the fearsome Frau Blücher in “Young Frankenstein” and neighbor Phyllis on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” has died. She was 94. Leachman died in her

#VOA: South African Jazz ‘Giant’ Jonas Gwangwa Dies Aged 83. #VOANews

January 23, 2021 No Comments VA Press

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, whose music powered the anti-apartheid struggle, died Saturday aged 83, the presidency said. President Cyril Ramaphosa led the tributes to the legendary musician who was nominated for an Oscar for the theme song of the 1987 film “Cry Freedom.” “A giant

#VOA: US Television Host Larry King Dies Aged 87: CNN. #VOANews