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Van Cliburn, pianist 'who conquered Russia,' dies at 78
Van Cliburn, a little-known pianist who in 1958 dazzled the music world by winning an international piano competition in Moscow, died Wednesday of bone cancer at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, said his publicist, Mary Lou Falcone. A child prodigy,...
Tags: Russia, Moscow (Russia), John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Music, Entertainment
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RIP Anthony Lewis
I was saddened to read the obituaries for Anthony Lewis, the Pultizer Prize-winning reporter, columnist and author. He may be most familiar for his decades of work at the New York Times. But his book, "Gideon's Trumpet," was one of the first -- and best...
Tags: The New York Times, Education, News Media, Colleges and Universities, Pentagon Papers Release (2011)
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OBITUARY: Buddy Clark, former Lauderhill councilman
My colleague Lisa J. Huriash has an obituary this morning on former Lauderhill councilman Buddy Clark. Read it here.Tags: Lauderhill
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Chinua Achebe dies at 82; Nigerian writer
JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Literature, England, Chinua Achebe, Government
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Remembering Chinua Achebe, a writer who connected us to the world
When I think about Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at age 82, I remember an event, five years ago, at Manhattan’s Town Hall. The occasion was a commemoration, sponsored by PEN American Center, of the 50th anniversary of Achebe’s...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Edwidge Danticat, Joseph Conrad, Literature, Africa
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Van Cliburn was a Cold War cultural ambassador
Van Cliburn, the lanky Texan pianist who died Wednesday at 78, was an unofficial cultural ambassador for the United States during much of the Cold War. His win at the 1958 International Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow made him a beloved musical figure...Tags: Russia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Moscow (Russia), Music, Entertainment
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PASSINGS: Peter Meyerson, Fran Warren, Max Jakobson
Peter Meyerson TV writer, producer worked on 'The Monkees' and 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Peter Meyerson, 81, a TV writer and producer who co-wrote the debut episodes of sitcom classics "The Monkees" and "Welcome Back, Kotter," died March 11 at Hoag...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Alzheimer's Disease, Brookfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Billy Eckstine, New York University
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Obituary: Kody A. Thacker
Kody A. Thacker 1993-2013 SOMERSET — Kody A. Thacker, 19, of the Slate Branch community of Somerset, Ky., departed this life on Saturday, Feb.23, 2013, in Somerset. Born Aug. 19, 1993, in Lexington, Ky., he was a son of David Thacker and...
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Obituary: Kyle J. Thacker
Kyle J. Thacker 1989-2013 SOMERSET — Kyle J. Thacker, 23, of the Slate Branch community of Somerset, Ky., departed this life on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Somerset. Born Nov. 7, 1989, in Lexington, Ky., he was a son of David Thacker and...
Tags: Eastern Kentucky University, High School Sports
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Bertha W. and Richard M. Kunkel
Five was a lucky number for Bertha “Bert” and Richard “Dick” Kunkel. They had five children, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren in their 66 years of marriage. They valued family and maintained close ties with both...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Woodhaven, The Herald-Mail
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PASSINGS: Jack Greene, Jesus Cardenas, Stephen Citron
Jack Greene Grand Ole Opry star sang hit 1960s tune Jack Greene, 83, a longtime Grand Ole Opry star who earned fame with the late 1960s hit "There Goes My Everything," died Thursday at his Nashville, Tenn., home from complications of Alzheimer's...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Music, Entertainment, Mexico, Alzheimer's Disease
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Recent Tribune death notices
The following death notices appeared in a daily edition of the Chicago Tribune: Peter P. Gavras Peter P. Gavras, age 82, March 8, 2013. Peter served his country in the Army during the Korean War. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mildred; children,...Tags: U.S. Army, Human Interest, Anglicanism, Korean War (1950-1953), World War II (1939-1945)
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