Topic: obituary

Author of memoir 'Prozac Nation' dead at 52

Author of memoir 'Prozac Nation' dead at 52

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 12:33 PM

Elizabeth Wurtzel -- author of the highly acclaimed 1994 memoir "Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America" -- died in New York on Tuesday, US media reported. She was 52. Read more »

Actor Danny Aiello of 'Do the Right Thing' dead at age 86

Actor Danny Aiello of 'Do the Right Thing' dead at age 86

Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 09:13 AM

Danny Aiello, a veteran stage and film actor remembered for his roles in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo" and dozens of other movies, died at age 86, his publicist and agent said on Friday. Read more »

Billionaire Lucio Tan's namesake son dies

Billionaire Lucio Tan's namesake son dies

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 12:59 PM

Nicknamed Bong, Lucio Tan Jr, assumed the presidency of Philippine Airlines (PAL) holding firm two weeks before his death. He held top positions in family-controlled LT Group, Tanduay, and Philippine National Bank.  Read more »

Rudy Boesch, SEAL and ‘Survivor’ star, is dead at 91

Rudy Boesch, SEAL and ‘Survivor’ star, is dead at 91

Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 05 12:29 PM

Boesch (pronounced “bosh”) was known to millions of television viewers from “Survivor: Borneo,” the first season of CBS’s “Survivor” franchise. It premiered on May 31, 2000, and became a phenomenon over the next three months. Read more »

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