obituaries

Chief Operative Behind Watergate Scandal, G. Gordon Liddy, Dies At 90

5:40am March 31, 2021

G. Gordon Liddy, the Republican adviser who was convicted for his role in the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon, died on Tuesday. President Carter commuted Liddy's sentence.

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G. Gordon Liddy, pictured in 2001, died on Tuesday at the age of 90. He was convicted for orchestrating the Watergate burglary and wiretapping scheme that led to President Nixon's disgraced resignation.

G. Gordon Liddy, Chief Operative Behind Watergate Scandal, Dies At 90

1:17am March 31, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The bombastic conservative, who became a popular talk show host, reveled in his reputation as a man willing to go to any lengths to reelect Nixon, saying, "I'd do it again for my president."

Remembering Influential Producer Malcolm Cecil Who Died At 84

6:59am March 30, 2021

Malcolm Cecil was a musical pioneer. He built a massive analog synthesizer known as TONTO, and worked with many musicians including Stevie Wonder. Cecil died over the weekend.

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Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize-Winning American West Author, Dies At 84

7:59am March 27, 2021

Larry McMurtry, novelist who chronicled the American West, died this week at the age of 84.

Beverly Cleary was the author behind many beloved characters, including Henry Huggins, Ellen Tebbits, Otis Spofford, and Beezus and Ramona Quimby (as well as Ribsy, Socks and Ralph S. Mouse).

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Children's Author Beverly Cleary, Creator Of Ramona Quimby, Dies At 104

8:47pm March 26, 2021

by Zoe Chace

"I think children want to read about normal, everyday kids," Cleary told NPR in 1999. "... I think children like to find themselves in books."

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Music & Culture

Songs Of Remembrance: 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'

4:55pm March 26, 2021

Over 500,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19 since the pandemic hit this country and the world just over a year ago. Alison Wells remembers her sister, Elizabeth Wells.

'Lonesome Dove' Author Larry McMurtry Has Died

4:43pm March 26, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

Author and Oscar-winning screenwriter Larry McMurtry has died; he was a beloved but unsentimental chronicler of the American West whose works included Lonesome Dove and The Last Picture Show.

President Barack Obama presents novelist, essayist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry with the National Humanities Medal in September 2015.

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Larry McMurtry, Novelist And Screenwriter Of The West, Has Died At Age 84

4:39pm March 26, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In over 30 novels and across dozens of screenplays, nonfiction works and memoirs, McMurtry became a beloved yet unsentimental chronicler of the American West.

Bertrand Tavernier poses for a portrait at the City of Lights, City of Angels Film Festival in Los Angeles on April 11, 2005.

Arts

Acclaimed French Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier Dies At 79

6:43pm March 25, 2021

by Howie Movshovitz

Best known in the U.S. for his jazz film Round Midnight, Tavernier directed some 40 features and documentaries. He was also a noted film historian who wrote a book about American cinema.

Actress Jessica Walter Of 'Arrested Development' Dies At 80

4:47pm March 25, 2021

Jessica Walter, the actress who played the iconic role of Lucille Bluth on the show Arrested Development, has died at the age of 80.

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