Country singer Vern Gosdin, known for ‘Chiseled in Stone’ and ‘Set ‘em Up Joe,’ dies at age 74NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Singer Vern Gosdin, who recorded country music hits like the award-winning “Chiseled in Stone” during a 30-year career, has died. He was 74. Bolshoi Theater says legendary ballerina Yekaterina Maximova has died at age 70MOSCOW — Legendary Russian ballerina Ekaterina Maximova, who graced the stage of the Bolshoi Theater for 30 years, died Tuesday. She was 70. Frank Gansz, former Kansas City Chiefs coach, dies in DallasDALLAS — Former Kansas City Chiefs coach Frank Gansz, who spent much of his NFL and collegiate career working with special teams, died Monday at a Dallas hospital. Correction: Donald Jones obituaryMADISON, N.J. — In obituaries April 24 and April 25 for Drew University professor Donald G. Jones, The Associated Press reported erroneously that former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean now serves as the university’s president. Kean was the school’s president from 1990 to 2005. Robert Weisbuch is the current president. One-time heavyweight boxing champ Greg Page, injured in 2001 fight, dies at Louisville homeLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville home. He was 50. Bea Arthur, stage, film star of ‘Mame’ and TV’s ‘Maude’ and ‘The Golden Girls,’ dies at 86LOS ANGELES — Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress who considered herself lucky to be discovered by television executives after a long stage career that included a Tony award for the musical “Mame,” died Saturday at age 86. Donald G. Jones, clergyman who mentored a young Hillary Rodham, dies at 78MADISON, N.J. — Drew University professor and Methodist minister Donald G. Jones, who was spiritual mentor for a young Hillary Rodham Clinton, died Thursday at age 78. Timothy Wright, famed NY gospel singer involved in car crash that killed wife, grandson, diesNEW YORK — The Rev. Timothy Wright, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer known for his up-tempo praise songs and powerful mass choir sound, has died. He was 61. ‘Battle of the Bulge’ director Ken Annakin dies at 94; films included ‘Call of the Wild’LOS ANGELES — Ken Annakin, the British-born director whose credits included the World War II epics “Battle of the Bulge” and “The Longest Day” and the family classic “Swiss Family Robinson,” has died. He was 94. Obituaries in the news
Obituaries in the news Al Alberts PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Veteran TV talent-show host Al Alberts, one in a long line of South Philadelphia crooners, died Friday in Florida, a son said. He was 87. Oscar-winning cinematographer Jack Cardiff dies in Cambridgeshire at 94LONDON — British cinematographer Jack Cardiff has died at the age of 94. Jack Jones, respected former British labor union chief, dies in London at 96LONDON — Jack Jones, a union leader who became a household name in Britain through his battles to secure better rights for workers, has died, his son said Wednesday. He was 96. |
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