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Dryden backstopped the NHL's most successful franchise to championships in six of his eight seasons in the league from 1970-71 to '78-79. He died after a fight with cancer.
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Sonia Recchia/Getty ImagesThe English actor was best known for starring as the arch-villain in the original Superman films and for depicting the title character in Billy Budd. -
Courtesy city of GreensboroMelvin served as mayor between 1971 and 1981. The Melvin Municipal Office Building, which houses City Hall, was named in his honor.
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Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie. -
On Thursday, The Park Church on Beatties Ford Road held a funeral for Charlotte civil rights attorney James Ferguson, known as Fergie. -
The bandleader and pianist was one of the leading Latin musicians of his generation. He won multiple Grammys and was recognized as an NEA Jazz Master. -
Loni Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness, according to her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan. -
Over a career that spanned 70 years, Jimenez' playing came to define Tex-Mex music and carried the tradition-drenched conjunto sound all over the world and across genres. -
Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who became one of baseball's best all-around players while starring for the Chicago Cubs, has died. He was 65. -
The songwriter and math professor found a following with his satirical political songs. -
London's Sunday Times once called Laine "quite simply the best singer in the world." -
According to the Clearwater Police and Fire departments, Terry Bollea died Thursday morning after a cardiac arrest. -
Known as the "Prince of Darkness," the lead singer of the massively influential rock band Black Sabbath, Osbourne reached another generation via the MTV reality show "The Osbournes" in the early 2000s.
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Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986, died Friday. -
Rosalyn Drexler was a pop artist, a sculptor, a novelist, a playwright and even a professional wrestler at one point. She died at 98 years old.
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Giorgio Armani has died. The Italian fashion designer revolutionized the suit jacket and helped modernize late 20th century fashion with clean lines and soft colors.
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One of the most respected Indigenous actors of his generation, Greene appeared in more than 200 television shows and movies. He played a Lakota medicine man in the 1990 blockbuster Dances With Wolves. -
Longtime CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller has died at age 73. He was known by colleagues for his encyclopedic knowledge of the White House.
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Library of Congress archivist Joe Hickerson has died at 89. For decades, he worked to preserve America's collection of folk music and served as director of the library's American Folklife Center.
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Guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds, who was a member of the heavy metal band Mastodon, died this week. For over two decades, Hinds and his bandmates were known within the metal scene for complex riffs and epic storytelling. The 51-year-old was involved in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta.
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James Dobson founded Focus on the Family and was known for a lifetime of conservative Christian work, advocating against abortion rights and LGBTQ+ rights. He died Thursday at the age of 89.
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Conservative Christian leader James Dobson, who founded Focus on the Family and was once called "the nation's most influential evangelical leader," died Thursday. -
Jordan, who died Aug. 11, was a teen when she first heard a Charlie Parker recording. Later she became part of the jazz scene in Detroit and New York City. Originally broadcast in 1981 and 1988.
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The journalist Carmen Gonzalez died Saturday at 24. She worked for the Boyle Heights Beat, among other publications, and hosted podcasts, mentored student journalists, and appeared in reports on NPR.
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A family spokesperson said Spencer died Monday after battling cancer for several years. As Dee, she was a deadpan, wisecracking sister on What's Happening!! Spencer later became a veterinarian.
