» Hungarian far-right politician and writer dies (AP)
02/04/12 14:33
AP - Istvan Csurka, a Hungarian anti-Soviet dissident playwright and later far-right nationalist politician who was criticized at home and abroad for his anti-semitic articles, died Saturday at age 77.

» Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY (AP)
02/04/12 14:21
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 fil..

» George Esper | War correspondent, 79
02/04/12 06:48
George Esper, 79, a tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War and remained behind to cover the fall of Saigon, died in his sleep Thursday night, his son, Thomas, told the AP o..

» Herbert Edwards Sr., real estate agent
02/04/12 06:46
Herbert Edwards Sr., 80, formerly of West Oak Lane, a real estate agent, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, at Maplewood Manor in Germantown of progressive supranuclear palsy, a brain disorder.

» Robert B. Cohen | Founded chain, 86
02/04/12 05:34
Magazine distributor Robert B. Cohen, 86, who built the Hudson News chain of newsstands from one store at LaGuardia Airport and changed the way travelers spend their downtime, has died.

» Director, writer, producer Zalman King dead at 70 (AP)
02/04/12 05:02
AP - Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 1/2 Weeks," has died. He was 70.

» Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY
02/04/12 04:27

» Elizabeth Candon; nun ran Vt. college, served state; at 90
02/04/12 04:10
Sister Elizabeth Candon, a Roman Catholic nun who served as a secretary of the Vermont Agency of Human Services and as president of Burlington’s Trinity College, has died.

» Robert F. Day; longtime banker loved Needham; at 100
02/04/12 04:09
During his years as president of Needham Cooperative Bank, Robert F. Day was the first to arrive each morning and the last to leave in the afternoon.

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» Ben Gazzara, intense actor on television, stage, and in movies for five decades
02/04/12 04:08
Ben Gazzara, an intense actor whose long career included playing Brick in the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’’ on Broadway, roles in influential films by John Cassavetes, and work with several generations of top Hollywood..

» George Esper; covered Vietnam War with resolve, finesse
02/04/12 04:07
George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died.

» Robert B. Cohen, 86, built popular chain of newstands
02/04/12 04:07
Magazine distributor Robert B. Cohen, who built the Hudson News chain of newsstands from one store at LaGuardia Airport and changed the way travelers spend their downtime, has died at age 86.

» AP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79 (AP)
02/04/12 00:43
AP - George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was 79.

» Patricia Disney dies in Los Angeles at age 77 (AP)
02/04/12 00:34
AP - Patricia Disney, who was once married to Walt Disney's late nephew Roy E. Disney and was vice chairwoman of Roy's investment company, died Friday after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

» Harry G. Toland, 89, longtime Bulletin editor
02/03/12 20:08
Harry G. Toland, 89, of Wallingford, a reporter and editor at the Bulletin who was widely admired for his journalistic integrity, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, of congestive heart failure at his home.

» Robert S. Milnazik, graphic designer and artist
02/03/12 14:29
Robert Stephen Milnazik, 81, of Wayne, a graphic designer and artist, died Sunday, Jan. 22, at Paoli Memorial Hospital of head trauma from a fall at home.

» Cleveland Donald Jr. | Pioneering educator, 65
02/03/12 07:11
Cleveland Donald Jr., 65, the second black graduate of the University of Mississippi who started a black-studies program at the college, died Jan. 26 of natural causes at his home in New Milford, Conn., said his brother, retired Army Maj. G..

» Wislawa Szymborska | Polish poet, 88
02/03/12 07:09
Wislawa Szymborska, 88, Poland's 1996 Nobel Prize-winning poet whose simple words and playful verse plucked threads of irony and empathy out of life, died Wednesday of lung cancer at her home in the southern city of Krakow.

» Martin Komitzky, 73; designed Comcast spaces and other interiors
02/03/12 07:08
Martin Komitzky, 73, of Queen Village, a retired principal at Daroff Design, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, of pancreatic cancer at Hahnemann University Hospital.

» David Peaston | R&B singer, 54
02/03/12 05:37
Singer David Peaston, 54, who had a string of R&B hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, died Wednesday of complications from diabetes, said a niece, Neuka Mitchell.

» Leonard Panaggio, columnist, R.I.’s first tourism director, 92
02/03/12 05:00
NEWPORT, R.I. - A longtime columnist for The Newport Daily News who was Rhode Island’s first tourism director has died.

» Charlie Spoonhour; coached St. Louis in NCAA tournaments
02/03/12 05:00
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Charlie Spoonhour, the popular, homespun basketball coach who took Saint Louis to three NCAA tournaments behind a prolific offense, has died after battling a lung disease. He was 72.

» Dorothea Tanning, painter, sculptor, and poet noted for Surrealist style, 101
02/03/12 05:00
NEW YORK - Dorothea Tanning, a leading Surrealist painter of the 1930s whose path had led her from the small town of Galesburg, Ill., to a whirlwind life in the international art world, died Tuesday at her home in Manhattan. She was 101.

» Robert Hallisey, lawyer and judge known for sharp wit and attention to detail; at 88
02/03/12 05:00
When Robert Hallisey retired from the Massachusetts Superior Court, his boss said the vacancy felt like more than just one judge. “I am going to attempt to persuade the governor to appoint two judges on your retirement which is the le..

» Richard Snyder; diplomat dealt with Lee Harvey Oswald
02/03/12 05:00
WASHINGTON - Richard E. Snyder, a Foreign Service officer who as a senior consul in Moscow handled the attempted defection of future presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to the Soviet Union, died Jan. 9 at a health care facility in Georg..

» Wislawa Szymborska, poet, ’96 recipient of Nobel Prize
02/03/12 05:00
WARSAW - Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska, recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature whose simple words and playful verse plucked threads of irony and empathy out of life, has died. She was 88.

» Navajo Code Talker dies in Arizona (AP)
02/02/12 23:25
AP - Another Navajo Code Talker has died.

» R&B singer David Peaston dies at age 54 (AP)
02/02/12 21:25
AP - Singer David Peaston, who had a string of R&B hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, has died, his family said Thursday.

» Alberta Martin, 92, nurse, educator and WWII veteran
02/02/12 19:50
Alberta Martin, 92, of Mount Airy, a groundbreaking African American nurse and World War II veteran, died of heart failure Tuesday, Jan. 24, at her nephew Albert Martin's home in Collegeville.