Actor Leslie Jordan dies at age 67
Actor Leslie Jordan, known for starring in "Will & Grace," died Monday at age 67.
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Actor and comedian Leslie Jordan dead at 67
The Will & Grace actor died following a car crash this morning. Jordan's fame was on the rise as a social media star.
NPR's trailblazing audio engineer Renee Pringle dies at age 69
Morning Edition remembers Renee Pringle who spent over four decades at NPR as an award-winning audio engineer. Few women worked professionally in the audio industry when she started in 1979.
Former NASA astronaut Jim McDivitt, who led Gemini and Apollo missions, dies at 93
McDivitt commanded two early Gemini and Apollo missions in the 1960s that played a key role in preparing for the moon landing in 1969.
Eclipse the dog, known for riding the bus alone to the dog park, has died
Eclipse, the Seattle dog known for riding a bus herself since 2015, died on Friday. Her habit began when her owner was finishing his cigarette and she hopped the bus to the dog park without him.
Harry Potter fans and cast remember how Robbie Coltrane brought Hagrid to life
Following the death of Robbie Coltrane on Friday, his colleagues and fans shared remembrances of his larger-than-life character Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series.
Bruce Sutter, a split-finger ace and Hall of Famer, dies at 69
A six-time All-Star, Sutter won the Cy Young Award in 1979 and posted 300 saves in a 12-year career with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves. He died Thursday in Cartersville, Ga.
Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Harry Potter's Hagrid, dies at age 72
The Scottish actor played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films, released between 2001 and 2011. Coltrane died Friday at a hospital in Scotland.
Beloved star of stage and screen, Angela Lansbury, has died at 96
Angela Lansbury, well known for her portray of crime novelist Jessica Fletcher in the TV series Murder, She Wrote, died Tuesday. She also had a distinguished career in movies and on Broadway.
Robert Kalfin, director and producer of innovative theater, dies at 89
Kalfin co-founded the Chelsea Theater Center, which was known for provocative off-Broadway shows.