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Marshall Brickman, Oscar-winning screenwriter who co-wrote ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘Sleeper’ with Woody Allen, dies at 85
The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen ‘s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number…
Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail,’ was paid just $200 for the iconic recording heard by millions
Elwood Edwards, who voiced America Online’s ever-present “You’ve got mail” greeting, has died. He was 74. He died Tuesday at…
Former One Direction member Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local…
Leonard Riggio, founder and former chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc., has died following a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease.…
Lou Dobbs, the conservative political pundit and TV host who was a nightly presence on Fox Business Network for more…
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works skewered America’s food industry and who notably ate only…
The ‘Quant King’ who shook the world of hedge funds with his secretive Renaissance Technologies has died at 86
Jim Simons, the mathematician-investor who created what many in finance consider the world’s greatest moneymaking machine at his secretive firm,…
Cesar Luis Menotti, the ‘thin one’ who led Argentina to its first World Cup in 1978, has died at 85
César Luis Menotti, the charismatic coach who led Argentina to its first World Cup title in 1978, has died, the…
Detroit man who John Lennon made legendary for getting 10 year sentence after giving 2 joints to undercover cops dies at 82
John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts…
Self-made billionaire who became China’s richest man by winning a corporate war with France’s Danone dies at 79
Zong Qinghou, the self-made billionaire who became China’s richest man by wresting control of the country’s top beverage brand from…