The composer, who never fit into any particular school of composition, will be remembered for a relatively small quantity of perfectly realized, richly textured works created for some of the 20th century’s leading virtuosos. Music
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Henri Dutilleux, Leading French Composer, Dies At 97
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Aleksei Balabanov, Russian Film Director, Dies at 54
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Mr. Balabanov’s movies offered up hit men, corrupt government officials and plenty of corpses. NYT > Movies
Read More...Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74
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By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at a medical clinic in Germany at age 74 following a battle with cancer, the group's manager Tom Vitorino said. Manzarek, who lived in Northern California's Napa Valley wine country for the [...]
Read More...Ray Manzarek, Founding Member Of The Doors, Dies
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The keyboardist co-founded the band after meeting Jim Morrison in California. The Doors went on to become one of the most successful rock ‘n’ roll acts of the 1960s. Manzarek, 74, died in Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer. Music
Read More...Phoenix police officer dies in fatal hit-and-run
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PHOENIX — A Phoenix police officer and firefighter both died Sunday after suffering critical injuries in separate accidents on the job, officials said. Police said Officer Daryl Raetz, 29, was conducting a DUI stop on a vehicle in west Phoenix when another vehicle struck him at about 3:30 a.m. and then fled the scene. Raetz, [...]
Read More...Phoenix police officer dies in fatal hit-and-run
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PHOENIX — A police officer who was conducting a DUI stop on a vehicle in Phoenix died after another vehicle struck him and then fled the scene. Authorities said late Sunday afternoon that police in Surprise located the SUV that struck 29-year-old Officer Daryl Raetz around 3:30 a.m. Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said investigators [...]
Read More...Former PGA golfer, CBS broadcaster Venturi dies
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Former PGA golfer, CBS broadcaster Venturi dies Sports News : CBSSports.com
Read More...Argentine ‘Dirty War’ leader dies
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Argentina’s former military leader Jorge Rafael Videla has died aged 87 while serving a sentence for crimes against humanity, including torture. BBC News – Home
Read More...NASCAR’s Trickle dies of self-inflicted gunshot
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NASCAR’s Trickle dies of self-inflicted gunshot Sports News : CBSSports.com
Read More...Kenneth Battelle, Hairdresser to the Stars, Dies at 86
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Mr. Battelle, often called the first celebrity hairdresser, defined the styles of famous names like Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy. NYT > Movies
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