Remembrances

Novelist Jackie Collins Dies Of Breast Cancer At 77

1:49pm September 20, 2015

Jackie Collins was author of best-selling pulpy fiction. Last year, NPR's Scott Simon spoke with Collins about her books, her career and the years she spent acting before she became writer.

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Arts

Author Jackie Collins Remembered For Impact On Steamy Fiction

1:49pm September 20, 2015

Jackie Collins, best-selling author of pulpy fiction, has died of breast cancer at the age of 77. Freelance journalist Annalisa Quinn tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer about Collins' influence.

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Subway co-founder Fred DeLuca poses carrying bread for sandwiches.

National

Subway Sandwich Chain Co-Founder Fred DeLuca Dies At 67

4:58am September 16, 2015

by Doreen McCallister

Just weeks after celebrating the 50th anniversary of the franchise, Fred DeLuca has died. In 2013, he was diagnosed with leukemia.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Frank D. Gilroy Dies At 89

3:00pm September 14, 2015

by Doreen McCallister

Gilroy also won a Tony Award and a Drama Critic's Circle Award for The Subject Was Roses, a play about a World War II veteran returning home from war. He died Saturday.

Moses Malone (right) rests on the bench during a game against the New York Knicks in 1984. Malone, a three-time NBA MVP, has died at the age of 60.

Sports

NBA Legend Moses Malone, The 'Chairman Of The Boards,' Dies At 60

8:06am September 14, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The Hall of Famer earned the moniker for his rebounding prowess. A 13-time all-star, Malone was also the first player to get drafted to the pros straight from high school.

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Sports

Remembering NBA Legend Moses Malone

7:11pm September 13, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Basketball Hall of Famer Moses Malone died today at the age of 60. Moses was named league MVP three times over the course of his career.

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Dickie Moore, the prolific child actor who made his screen debut in a silent film opposite John Barrymore, has died at age 89.

'Little Rascals' Actor Dickie Moore Dies At 89

12:28pm September 11, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Moore was part of the Our Gang crew for one year, from 1932-33. Over a very busy career as a young actor, he appeared in more than 100 films.

Andy Kohut led the Pew Research Center from 2004-2012 and was on NPR's air for decades.

An Authority On Public Opinion Polling, Born Of His Respect For People

10:47am September 09, 2015

by Ron Elving

Pollster and frequent NPR contributor Andy Kohut was a fierce defender of quality polling and an advocate for finding the resources to do it right in changing times. He died Tuesday at 73.

Andrew Kohut (right) and Bruce Stokes are guests at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast on May 3, 2006 in Washington, D.C.

Pollster Andrew Kohut Of Pew Research Dies At Age 73

6:21am September 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The former leader of the polling group that calls itself a "fact tank" had been battling a form of leukemia that his son says was first diagnosed in 2009.

Martin Milner (right) died Sunday at age 83. He's seen here with co-star Kent McCord on the set of their TV series Adam-12 in 1969.

Arts

Martin Milner, Star Of 'Adam-12' And 'Route 66,' Dies At 83

5:06pm September 07, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Actor Martin Milner, whose work as Officer Pete Malloy introduced generations of Americans to a tough and honorable policeman on Adam-12, died on Sunday.