Colin Welland, the Academy Award-winning English screenwriter of “Chariots of Fire,” died Nov. 3 at 81.
Born 1934
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Ken Taylor (1934–2015), Canadian ambassador who helped Americans in Iran
by Kirk FoxKen Taylor, Canada’s ambassador to Iran who sheltered Americans at his residence during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis has died, according to the Associated Press. He was 81. Taylor’s wife, …
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His hits included “Morning” in 1970 and “Southern Loving” in 1973.
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He wrote the book “Helter Skelter” about the notorious murders.
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Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, the U.S. Army four-star general who led coalition forces to victory during 1991’s Persian Gulf conflict, was known as “Stormin’ Norman” but he also was thoughtful …
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He quit the Republican Party to become an independent.
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Van Cliburn died one year ago today. The pianist was an anomaly in the music world: a classical musician who achieved rock-star status…
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His blues-based, fist-shaking poems, plays and criticism made him a groundbreaking force in American culture.
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Bill Bixby helped define television in four different decades…
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Actor Bill Bixby helped define television for four decades. He also bore numerous personal hardships with grace and dignity.