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Actress Georgia Engel, famous for her role as Georgette on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at age 70. She is seen here at the opening night of the Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone in 2006.

Arts

Georgia Engel, Sweet-Voiced Star Of 'Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies At 70

3:50pm April 16, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Engel played Georgette, the wide-eyed girlfriend of anchorman Ted Baxter. She had a long career on television, including roles on Everybody Loves Raymond, Coach, and Hot In Cleveland.

Arts

Journalist David Carr As A Father In 'All That You Leave Behind'

8:25am April 13, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks Erin Lee Carr about her father, journalist David Carr, and her memoir, All That You Leave Behind.

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World War II Veteran Richard Cole, Of Doolittle Raid, Dies At 103

5:23pm April 10, 2019

The last veteran of a World War II bombing raid on Japan died Tuesday at age 103 in San Antonio. Richard Cole was part of the Doolittle raid — named for Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle.

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Remembering Former Sen. Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings

2:09pm April 06, 2019

NPR's Scott Simons remembers the late former Sen. Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings with journalist Kirk Victor, who collaborated with Hollings on his 2008 book, Making Government Work.

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Former Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings is pictured here during his farewell address to the Senate in 2004, a speech where he decried the influence of money in politics and criticized deficit spending.

Politics & Government

Former Sen. 'Fritz' Hollings, 97, Has Died

11:57am April 06, 2019

by Jenny Gathright

Hollings, who died early Saturday, served more than 38 years in the U.S. Senate, making him the eighth longest-serving senator in the country's history.

Arts

Paint-By-Numbers Maestro Dan Robbins Dies At 93

4:27pm April 05, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

Working at a paint company after World War II, Robbins used techniques he learned from Leonardo da Vinci to develop the system that let countless non-artists experience the pleasure of painting.

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Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Music & Culture

Nipsey Hussle, Grammy-Nominated Rapper And Philanthropist, Shot And Killed

9:04pm April 01, 2019

by Rodney Carmichael

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the news on Twitter Sunday night.

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Pilot Michel Bacos was greeted by his wife at Orly Airport on July 5, 1976 in Paris, France after refusing to abandon his Jewish passengers held hostage by Palestinian and German terrorists.

World News

Opinion: Remembering Pilot Michel Bacos, Hero Of The 1976 Entebbe Hijacking

7:55am March 30, 2019

by Scott Simon

Remembering Michel Bacos, a French pilot who served in World War II and bravely remained behind with Jewish passengers when his 1976 commercial flight was hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists

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French director and artist Agnès Varda has died. She's seen here posing next to her installation "La serre du bonheur" at the Chaumont-sur-Loire castle on March 23.

Arts

Director Agnès Varda, A Giant Of French Cinema, Dies At 90

12:34pm March 29, 2019

by Bill Chappell

French film director Agnès Varda was a pioneer during the new-wave arts revolution of the 1950s and '60s. She kept making important films for the next five decades.

Gert Berliner, Whose Story Sparked An Emotional Response From Many, Dies At 94

10:20am March 28, 2019

Last November, NPR aired a story about Gert Berliner and how his toy monkey helped him reconnect with family separated by escaping Nazi Germany. Berliner died Wednesday at 94.

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