Tony Verna, who invented instant replay, died
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Colleen McCullough, Author Of 'The Thorn Birds,' Dead At 77
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I see poet, Rod McKuen, has passed away at 81.
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Miss Marple Actress Geraldine McEwan Dies at the Age of 82
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Stewart Stern Dies: ‘Rebel Without A Cause’ Screenwriter Was 92
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Lizabeth Scott, Husky-Voiced Film Noir Stalwart, Dies at 92
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Actor Than Wyenn, 95, died January 30 in California.
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Bob Simon, CBS Correspondent, Dead
CBS News' "60 Minutes" correspondent and foreign reporter Bob Simon died on Wednesday night at the age of 73 from injuries sustained in a car accident, the network announced.
The veteran newsman was reportedly in a town car when it crashed on the West Side Highway in New York City, police told the Daily News.
Simon's cab collided with another vehicle around 7 p.m., sending it off the road, the New York Post reported. Both the driver and Simon had to be cut out of the cab, according to the paper. Simon was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, the Associate Press reported.
The driver of the cab and the 23-year-old driver of the other involved vehicle were not seriously injured, according to the Daily News.
The award-winning reporter's career spanned five decades, taking him to conflict scenes around the world. Simon joined CBS in 1967, and then "60 Minutes" in 1996. Over his career, he covered topics including the Vietnam War and the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan. One of his most notable assignments, "Curveball," detailed the investigation of the Iraqi defector who provided the faulty testimony that eventually led America to war. Just three days before his death, his story "When Selma Meets Hollywood" was broadcasted. Simon spent 40 days in an Iraqi jail after being arrested while covering the Gulf War. He won a total of 27 Emmys.
CBS broke programming on Wednesday night to announce the news of Simon's death, as did CNN.
Simon was born on May 29, 1941, in the Bronx, New York. He is survived by his wife, Françoise, and a daughter, Tanya, who is a producer for CBS News' 60 Minutes in New York.
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Gary Owens died. I thought he was long gone.
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Leslie Gore Died
I was a big fan as a child. There weren't a lot of female singers around back then.
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Mexican actress Movita, 98, died February 12 in L.A. Seen in "Fort Apache", "Wagon Master", "Ride, Vaquero!", "Apache Ambush" and two with Tim Holt ("Mysterious Desperado", "Saddle Legion") among others including TV's "Kit Carson".
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Leslie Gore Died
I was a big fan as a child. There weren't a lot of female singers around back then.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/it…r-lesley-gore-dies-at-68/
She was part of my teenage years.
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Legendary jazz musician Clark Terry dead at 94
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Leonard Nimoy dead at 83: Iconic ‘Star Trek’ star was beloved by sci-fi fans worldwide
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Leonard Nimoy dead at 83: Iconic ‘Star Trek’ star was beloved by sci-fi fans worldwide
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Albert Maysles, Pioneering Documentarian, Dies at 88
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Actress Lynn Borden, Who Appeared in ‘Hazel,’ ‘Frogs,’ Dies at 77
Film and TV actress Lynn Borden, who was known for her roles in films like the Peter Fonda-Adam Roarke starrer “Dirty Mary Crazy Larry,” and the TV show “Hazel,” died March 3 after an extended illness. She was 77.
Born Lynn Freyse in Detroit and raised in Tucson, Borden was crowned Miss Arizona in 1957 and was runner-up in the Miss America pageant that year. She worked as a model before setting her sights on Hollywood. Her credits also included the cult film “Frogs,” in which her character met her demise via a snapping turtle. Her final credit was a 2006 episode of “CSI: NY.”
She was also a painter and sang in her church choir.
Borden is survived by her husband, Roger Brunelle, and her brother, Steve Freyse.
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Dick Bakalyan, Character Actor Who Appeared in ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 84
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Dick Bakalyan, Character Actor Who Appeared in ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 84
He always played characters you loved to hate. And he was good at it. He also played Mafia assassin, John Scalisi, in The St Valentines Day Massacre.
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