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Ivan Reitman, October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022
Producer-director Ivan Reitman died unexpectedly in his sleep at his home in Montecito, California. He was […]
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Brigadier General Charles McGee, December 7, 1919 – January 17, 2022
Military pilot Charles McGee, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, died in his sleep on January 17 at the age 102. […]
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Sidney Poitier, February 20, 1927 – January 7, 2022
Sidney Poitier, America’s first black movie star and Academy Award winner, died at the age of […]
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Desmond Tutu, October 7, 1931 – December 26, 2021
Desmond Tutu, teacher, priest and theologian who was the first black Dean of St. Mary’s Cathedral in […]
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Joan Didion, December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021
Columnist, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, political reporter, and memoirist Joan Didion died on December 23 from complications […]
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bell hooks, September 28, 1952 – December 15, 2021
Poet, author, feminist, professor, critic and activist Gloria Jean Watkins died on December 15th at the […]
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Anne Rice, October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021
Anne Rice died on December 11th at the age of 80. The author of over 30 […]
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Gary Paulsen, May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021
Children’s and YA author Gary Paulsen wrote over 200 books, over 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays for teens. He died suddenly at the age of 82. […]
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Michael K. Williams, November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021
Actor Michael K. Williams died on September 6, 2021 at the age of 54. […]
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Charlie Watts, June 2, 1941 – August 24, 2021
Charlie Watts, the drummer for the what some might say is the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band, The Rolling Stones, died on August 24, 2021. […]