Obituaries
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Professional Wrestler Terry Funk Dies at 79
American professional wrestler Terry Funk, known in Japan as “Texas Rough Horse,” has died age 79, a...
August 26, 2023
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Art Director Nizo Yamamoto, Known for His Ghibli Works Dies
Nizo Yamamoto, an art director for animation films, died at the age of 70 on Saturday. Yamamoto wa...
August 21, 2023
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Japanese Conductor Taijiro Iimori Dies at 82
Conductor Taijiro Iimori, a Person of Cultural Merit who worked at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany,...
August 17, 2023
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Shinji Tamura, Japanese Mountaineer Dies and Another Is Injured While Climbing a Never-Scaled Mountain in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Japanese mountaineer died and another was injured when apparent rocks hit them wh...
August 16, 2023
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Comedian Kazuo Kuwabara Dies at 87
Kazuo Kuwabara, a member of the Yoshimoto Shinkigeki comedy company known for often playing an old w...
August 14, 2023
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William Friedkin, Oscar-winning Director of ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The French Connection,’ Dead at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral realism...
August 8, 2023
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Daimler Truck CFO Jochen Goetz Dies in ‘Tragic Accident’
FRANKFURT, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Daimler Truck's DTGGe.DE Chief Financial Officer Jochen Goetz has died ...
August 7, 2023
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Paul Reubens, Actor Who Played Pee-wee Herman, Dies at 70
Paul Reubens, the actor who played Pee-wee Herman, a nerdy character who wore a gray suit and red bo...
August 1, 2023
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Sinéad O’Connor, Gifted and Provocative Irish Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 56
LONDON (AP) — Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-...
July 27, 2023
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Award-Winning Novelist Seiichi Morimura Dies at 90
Novelist Seiichi Morimura, who authored “Ningen no Shomei” (“Proof of the Man”) and “Akuma no Hoshok...
July 24, 2023
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Tony Bennett Left his Heart to Generations of Music Fans
NEW YORK (AP) — What do Paul McCartney, Queen Latifah, Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder have in common?...
July 23, 2023
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Tony Bennett, Masterful Stylist of American Musical Standards, Dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American so...
July 21, 2023
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Ippei Kuri, Former President of Anime Powerhouse Tatsunoko Production, Dies at 83
Ippei Kuri, the former president of animation powerhouse Tatsunoko Production Co. that gave the worl...
July 20, 2023
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Mother of Princess Hisako Dies at 96
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Fumiko Tottori, the mother of Japanese Princess Hisako of Takamado, died of old...
July 19, 2023
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Ex-Tigers Outfielder Yokota Dies at 28 from Battle with Brain Cancer
Former Hanshin Tigers outfielder Shintaro Yokota died on Tuesday. He was 28. ...
July 19, 2023
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