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| Veteran Italian screenwriter Cecchi D'Amico dies
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:12:52 GMT AP - Screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, who emerged from the male-dominated post-war Italian cinema to become a celebrated artist and contribute to such milestones as "Bicycle Thieves" and "The Leopard," died Saturday at age 96. | ||
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100731/ap_en_ot/eu_italy_obit_cecchi_d_amico | ||
| Montana author, survivor of 2 grizzly attacks dies
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:09:03 GMT AP - A Montana man who recently published a book about surviving two attacks by grizzly bears has died of natural causes. Jim Cole was 60. | ||
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_bear_attack_author | ||
| Brother of famed Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher dies
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:19:27 GMT AP - John R. Branca, brother of famed Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca and father of prominent entertainment lawyer John Branca, who is co-executor of Michael Jackson's estate, has died, his family said Thursday. | ||
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_en_ot/us_obit_branca | ||
| Former Nazi SS officer Steidtmann dead at 95
(AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:05:50 GMT AP - A German newspaper says that former Nazi SS officer Erich Steidtmann, suspected but never convicted of involvement in World War II massacres, has died at age 95. | ||
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_obit_steidtmann | ||
| Editor-anthologist Les Pockell dies at 68
(AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:43:43 GMT AP - Les Pockell, a publishing executive and literary anthologist known for his deep and unpredictable intellect and an equally eclectic range of book projects, has died. He was 68. | ||
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_en_ot/us_obit_pockell | ||
| Canadian actor Maury Chaykin dies at age 61
(AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:01:26 GMT AP - Canadian actor Maury Chaykin has died at age 61. | ||
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_en_tv/cn_canada_obit_maury_chaykin | ||
| James Akins, former Saudi ambassador, dead at 83
(AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:00:31 GMT AP - James E. Akins, the ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Arab oil embargo in the 1970s, has died. He was 83. | ||
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100725/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_akins | ||
| Longtime journalist Daniel Schorr dies at age 93
(AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:47:49 GMT  AP - Daniel Schorr, whose journalism career over more than six decades landed him in the dark corners of Europe during the Cold War and the shadows of President Richard Nixon's notorious "enemies list" in the 1970s, has died. He was 93. | ||
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_schorr | ||
| Blues guitarist Phillip Walker dies at 73
(AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:01:08 GMT AP - Blues guitarist and singer Phillip Walker, who backed such stars as Etta James and Lowell Fulson, has died. He was 73. | ||
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_en_mu/us_obit_walker | ||
| Former Nev. Gov. Kenny Guinn dies in Las Vegas
(AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:21:37 GMT  AP - Former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn, a two-term moderate Republican whose tenure marked a prosperous era in a state now facing severe budget problems, died Thursday after falling from the roof of his Las Vegas home while making repairs. He was 73. | ||
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_guinn | ||
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