Remembrances

Wrestler Dusty Rhodes, The American Dream, Has Died

5:37pm June 11, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A veteran of hundreds of matches during his wrestling career, Rhodes acted as a stand-in for the common man, pitting his bulldog physique against chiseled rivals such as Ric Flair.

British actor Sir Christopher Lee in London in 2010.

Arts

Christopher Lee, Star In 'Dracula,' 'Star Wars,' Dies

5:29pm June 11, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Lee's career was varied and vast: He made his name as Dracula for decades, but then went on to play roles in Hollywood blockbusters like Lord of the Rings. Lee was 93 years old.

Ron Moody, as Fagin, is seen in a 1968 publicity portrait for the film Oliver!

Arts

Ron Moody, Who Delighted Audiences As Fagin In 'Oliver!' Dies

2:10pm June 11, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

Throughout his career, Moody played a variety of parts on stage and screen. But in the villainous Fagin, he found the role of a lifetime.

Les Paul's career as a guitarist and innovator led him to play jazz, pop and country with other legendary musicians for decades.

Music & Culture

The Man Before The Guitar: Remembering Les Paul At 100

6:57pm June 09, 2015

by Joel Rose

Paul is mostly remembered for his musical innovations, especially the instrument that bears his name. But he was also an accomplished jazz musician who kept performing even in his final years.

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Writer and former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, seen here in 2011, has died at age 80.

National

Vincent Bugliosi, Manson Prosecutor And 'Helter Skelter' Author, Dies

10:49am June 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

After the 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and six others thrust Bugliosi into the spotlight, he won convictions against Charles Manson and his followers.

Vice President Joe Biden arrives for funeral services for his son, former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, on Saturday at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del.

Beau Biden, Vice President's Son, Remembered In Delaware Service

3:42pm June 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The life of the Iraq War veteran and former attorney general was honored at a Catholic ceremony in Wilmington.

World News

Tariq Aziz, Public Face Of Saddam Hussein Regime, Dies

6:47pm June 05, 2015

by Alice Fordham

Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's former foreign minister, dies in jail in Iraq. He was 79.

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Longtime NPR Producer Jim Lesher Dies At 46

6:43pm June 03, 2015

Longtime NPR producer Jim Lesher died Wednesday. NPR's Audie Cornish and Melissa Block take a moment to remember the integral member of NPR and his many contributions.

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Novelist Saul Bellow, shown shortly after he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976, also won the National Book Award — three times — and the Pulitzer Prize.

Books
Arts

A Century After His Birth, Saul Bellow's Prose Still Sparkles

2:23pm June 02, 2015

by Tom Vitale

Bellow's centennial is being marked with reprints and a new biography. Today, critics still savor his metaphor-rich prose; his son remembers the personal pain the great writer caused.

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Jerry Dior, Designer Of MLB Logo, Dies At 82

10:46pm June 01, 2015

The Major League Baseball logo has endured for almost 50 years, but it wasn't until just a few years ago that its creator was finally given credit. NPR's Audie Cornish and Melissa Block remember Jerry Dior who died May 10 at 82.

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