James Bardeen, who helped elucidate the properties and behavior of black holes, setting the stage for what has been called the golden age of black hole astrophysics, died on June 20 in Seattle. He was 83. His son William said the cause was cancer. Dr. Bardeen, an emeritus professor of physics at the University of …
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Placeholder while article actions load Actress Mary Mara, best known for her roles on “ER,” “Nash Bridges” and “Ray Donovan,” died Sunday in what authorities are describing as an “apparent drowning” in a river in Upstate New York. She was 61. The New York State Police responded to a call of a possible drowning in …
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Vangelis, the Greek composer and musician whose synth-driven work brought huge drama to film soundtracks including Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire, has died aged 79. His representatives said he died in hospital in France where he was being treated. Born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou in 1943, Vangelis won an Oscar for his 1981 Chariots of …
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The soap opera star Marnie Schulenburg has died at the age of 37 after a two-year battle with cancer. The television star died Tuesday in a hospital in Bloomfield, New Jersey, from stage-four metastatic breast cancer, her rep Kyle Luker at Industry Entertainment told The Hollywood Reporter. She was best known for her work on the …
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Fred Ward, a versatile actor with a forceful onscreen presence who in a long career played roles that ranged from the sexually adventurous novelist Henry Miller to the meticulous, taciturn astronaut Gus Grissom, died on May 8. He was 79. His death was announced by his publicist, Ron Hofmann, who said Mr. Ward’s family did …
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Trevor Strnad, the lead vocalist and co-founder of the US black-metal band the Black Dahlia Murder, has died aged 41. His bandmates confirmed his death on social media. No cause was given, but contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline was shared alongside the announcement. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the …
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Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 73. The NBA said Lanier died after a short illness. The Hall of Famer had worked for the league as a global ambassador. The Athletic reported …
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Bob Lanier. whose stellar career with the Detroit Pistons in the 1970s was hampered both by injuries and his desire for a title, has died at age 73, the NBA announced Tuesday night. Lanier, taken No. 1 overall by the Pistons in 1970 out of St. Bonaventure, spent parts of 10 seasons with the franchise, averaging 22.7 …
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Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 73. The NBA said in a statement that the legendary NBA center died Tuesday after a short illness. The Hall of Famer and eight-time NBA All-Star …
Fans of The Big Lebowski are mourning the tragic death of Jack Kehler, after it was announced on Tuesday that the actor had passed away at age 75 from complications amid a battle with leukemia. Kehler’s son Eddie Kehler confirmed his sad passing to Deadline, revealing that he died at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in …
