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  • Actor Toru Watanabe dies at 61

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    December 2, 2022

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    November 30, 2022

  • Former President Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s rise, dies at 96

    Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led his country out of isolation after the crushing of pro...

    November 30, 2022

  • Clarence Gilyard, ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Matlock’ actor, dies at 66

    NEW YORK (AP) — Clarence Gilyard Jr., a popular supporting actor whose credits include the blockbust...

    November 30, 2022

  • Film director Yoichi Sai dies of cancer at 73

    Film director Yoichi Sai died Sunday of bladder cancer. He was 73. He is known for directing such ...

    November 28, 2022

  • Godzilla movie director Kazuki Omori dies

    Film director Kazuki Omori, who worked on several Godzilla movies, died of acute myeloid leukemia at...

    November 15, 2022

  • John Aniston, star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ dead at 89

    NEW YORK (AP) — John Aniston, the Emmy-winning star of the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives” an...

    November 15, 2022

  • Former baseball player Choji Murata dies at 72 in a fire at his home

    Former baseball player Choji Murata dies at 72 in a fire at his home...

    November 11, 2022

  • Singer-rapper Aaron Carter dies in California at age 34

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Carter, the singer-rapper who began performing as a child and had hit album...

    November 6, 2022

  • Gerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97

    NEW YORK (AP) — Gerald Stern, one of the country’s most loved and respected poets who wrote with spi...

    October 30, 2022

  • Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87

    Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collide...

    October 29, 2022

  • Red Bull Formula One owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies at 78

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, the co-founder of energy drink compan...

    October 23, 2022

  • Veteran comedian Koji Nakamoto dies after car accident

    Koji Nakamoto, an actor and former member of The Drifters comedy group, died Wednesday after being s...

    October 20, 2022

  • Japanese avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi dies at 89

    TOKYO (AP) — Avant-garde pianist and composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, who studied with John Cage and went ...

    October 11, 2022

  • Judy Tenuta, brash ‘Goddess of Love’ comedian, dies at 72

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judy Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the “Goddess of Love”...

    October 7, 2022

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