Tributes & Obituaries

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  Rapper Coolio, best known for his hit single "Gangsta's Paradise," dies at age 59

  CBS News - By Gina Martinez

  Coolio, the rapper best known for his 1995 hit "Gangsta's Paradise", has died, his manager confirmed to CBS News. He was 59. Coolio, whose real name …

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  Pharoah Sanders Dies at 81

  Pitchfork - Nina Corcoran

  Saxophonist and jazz legend Pharoah Sanders has died, the label Luaka Bop announced. His cause of death has not been revealed, but the label wrote, “He died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends in Los Angeles earlier this morning. Always and forever the most beautiful human being, may …

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  Louise Fletcher: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's Nurse Ratched dies aged 88

  bbc.co.uk - By Elsa Maishman

  Louise Fletcher, who won an Oscar for her unforgettable role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has died aged 88. The US actress died at her home in the south of France, her agent said. While she was best known for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched, Fletcher's career spanned six …

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  US secretary of state's father Donald Blinken dies

  bbc.co.uk - BBC News

  Donald Blinken, a former US diplomat and father of current US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has died at the age of 96, his son has said. Antony Blinken tweeted that his father, who served as US Ambassador to Hungary between 1994 and 1997, was "a source of love and inspiration" and had inspired …

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  Valery Polyakov: Record-breaking Russian cosmonaut dies aged 80

  bbc.co.uk - By James FitzGerald

  A Russian cosmonaut who holds the record for the longest-ever trip to space has died aged 80. Valery Polyakov spent 437 full days orbiting the Earth between 1994 and 1995 on the Mir space station. He worked on experiments to see whether people could maintain their mental health if they were to make a …

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  Broadway Actress Marva Hicks Has Passed Away

  justjared.com

  Marva Hicks, a Broadway actress and recording artist, has passed away. The death was announced by Marva‘s family, who have not discloses a cause of …

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  Actor Henry Silva dies at 95

  NBC News - Variety

  Henry Silva, an actor with a striking look who often played villains and had credits in hundreds of films including “Ocean’s Eleven” and “The Manchurian Candidate,” died of natural causes Wednesday at the Motion Picture Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif., …