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Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway and the film “The Big Le-bowski,” has died at age 81.

By Associated Press , February 06, 2012

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Deaths elsewhere for Feb. 3, 2012

There was no way Angelo Dundee was going to miss Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday party. The genial trainer got to see his old friend, and reminisce about good times. It was almost as if they were together in their prime again, and what a time that was.

By Associated Press , February 03, 2012

Dealths elsewhere for Feb. 1, 2012

Ian Abercrombie, a veteran British stage and screen actor whose TV roles included Elaine’s boss Mr. Pitt on “Seinfeld” and the voice of Chancellor Palpatine in “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” has died. He was 77.

February 01, 2012

Deaths elsewhere for Jan. 26, 2012

Former NFL player and Fresno State football coach JR Boone has died. He was 86.

January 26, 2012

Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and patient wait.

By Nekesa Mumbi Moody and Robert Jablon, Associated Press , January 20, 2012

Deaths elsewhere for Jan. 18, 2012

Former England Sevens international Selorm Kuadey, who was forced to retire in 2010 because of an ankle injury, has died. He was 24. Sale Sharks announced Kuadey’s death on Monday without giving the cause. British newspapers widely reported on their websites that the former England under-20 wing had committed suicide.

January 18, 2012

Edgar F. Kaiser Jr.

DENVER (AP) — Former Denver Broncos owner Edgar F. Kaiser Jr., who oversaw the trade that brought Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway to Denver, has died, according to a charitable foundation Kaiser established.

January 16, 2012

Deaths elsewhere for Jan. 5, 2012

Former Notre Dame hockey coach Charles “Lefty” Smith, who started the school’s hockey program in 1968 and was the longest-tenured employee in the athletic department, has died. He was 81. The university said he died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in South Bend, Ind.

January 05, 2012

Deaths elsewhere for Jan. 3, 2012

English soccer player Gary Ablett, the first player to have won the FA Cup with both Liverpool and Everton, has died. He was 46.

January 03, 2012

Deaths elsewhere for Jan. 2, 2012

Yaffa Yarkoni, a singer who belted out wartime songs only to become a critic of the Israeli military late in life, died Sunday after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 86.

January 02, 2012

Deaths elsewhere for Dec. 28, 2011

Houston Antwine, one of the Patriots’ top defensive players in their early years, and his wife, Evelyn, have died, the team said Tuesday.

December 28, 2011

Deaths elsewhere for Dec. 27, 2011

Mexican character actor Pedro Armendariz Jr. died Monday at the age of 71. There was no immediate confirmation of the cause of death.

December 27, 2011

Deaths elsewhere for Dec. 24, 2011

Bettye Danoff, one of the LPGA Tour’s 13 founding members, has died. She was 88. The LPGA Tour said Danoff’s family confirmed she died Thursday in Texas. At 5-foot-2 and barely 100 pounds, Danoff earned the nickname “Mighty Mite” and was the first grandmother to play the tour. Before the formation of the LPGA Tour, she beat Babe Zaharias 1-up as an amateur in the final of the 1947 Texas Women’s Open to end Zaharias’ 17-tournament winning streak.

By The Associated Press , December 24, 2011

Deaths elsewhere for Dec. 22, 2011

Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall, whose struggle with breast cancer was closely followed by Venezuelans, has died at age 28. Her family said Ekvall died Saturday at a hospital in Houston.

December 22, 2011

Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, dies at 62 PressPass

Cancer weakened but did not soften Christopher Hitchens. He did not repent or forgive or ask for pity. As if granted diplomatic immunity, his mind's eye looked plainly upon the attack and counterattack of disease and treatments that robbed him of his hair, his stamina, his speaking voice and eventually his life.

By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer , December 16, 2011

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