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01.11.2021 / 19:45

John Smith (1943–2021), former president of Arkansas Funeral Directors Association

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John Smith county Smith state Arkansas city Little Rock Died in 2021

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14.10.2021 / 19:15

Gary Paulsen (1939–2021), young adult author of “Hatchet”

Gary Paulsen was an author of books for young adults including the wilderness survival classic “Hatchet.”Paulsen’s stories of survival under harsh conditions drew in part on his own life, including his experiences hunting and trapping for sustenance as a child. His 1986 book “Hatchet” told the story of a 13-year-old boy stranded in the wilderness with only a hatchet.

Gary Paulsen authors Children's Authors Died in 2021

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13.10.2021 / 18:44

RIP: Who We Lost in September 2021

Art Metrano (1936–2021), actor known for “Police Academy” moviesSarah Dash (1945–2021), singer who co-founded LabelleRoberto Roena (1940–2021), legendary salsa percussionistDavid Patten (1974–2021), Patriots wide receiver who won three Super BowlsMick Tingelhoff (1940–2021), Minnesota Vikings Hall of FameBen Best (1974–2021), “Eastbound & Down” co-creator and starDaffney Unger (1975–2021), pro wrestling’s “Scream Queen”Al Harrington (1935–2021), actor known for “Hawaii Five-O”Anthony “A.J.” Johnson (1966–2021), actor known for “Friday,” “House Party”Willie Garson (1964–2021), “Sex and the City” starGregg Leakes (1954–2021), businessman featured on “Real Housewives of Atlanta”Sarah Harding (1981–2021), singer with Girls AloudDon Collier

Sarah Harding Michael K.Williams Melvin Van-Peebles Norm Macdonald Jane Powell Anthony Johnson Tim Donnelly Willard Scott Michael Constantine Art Metrano Sarah Dash Michael Tylo state Minnesota state Hawaii Atlanta county Hall Michael K. Williams Died in 2021

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11.10.2021 / 22:11

Raymond T. Odierno (1954–2021), former U.S. Army chief of staff

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USA Iraq Afghanistan veterans U.S. Army Died in 2021

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27.09.2021 / 20:21

Montana Amtrak Derailment Victims (2021)

Zach Snyder, 28, of Fairview Heights, Illinois.

Zach Snyder state Illinois state Montana Honoring Those Lost to Tragedy Died in 2021

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21.09.2021 / 18:43

George Holliday (2021), videotaped L.A. police beating Rodney King

George Holliday was a plumber who videotaped the 1991 police beating of Rodney King (1965–2012) that led to riots in Los Angeles.Holliday was asleep on the early morning of March 3, 1991, when he was awakened by the sounds of sirens and a helicopter. He stepped out onto his apartment’s balcony, grabbing his new camcorder on impulse.

Los Angeles Los Angeles county King George Died in 2021

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20.09.2021 / 20:11

Fred Dakota (2021), Native American casino pioneer

Fred Dakota was a businessman who founded the first full-scale Native American casino in the United States.Dakota was out of work in the 1980s when he had the idea to open a small casino in his brother-in-law’s two-car garage. They lived in the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where bingo was already legal.

USA India county Bay state Michigan county Dakota native americans Died in 2021

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17.09.2021 / 18:57

Joan Washington (1946–2021), Hollywood dialect coach

Joan Washington was a dialect coach who worked with stars including Penelope Cruz and Jessica Chastain.Washington found her way to working with actors after teaching standard British pronunciation to newcomers to England. When she began working in movies, her first was “Yentl” (1983), starring Barbra Streisand as an Ashkenazi Jewish woman in Poland; Washington taught the movie’s stars an authentic accent.

Emma Stone Barbra Streisand Jessica Chastain Penelope Cruz Joan Washington Britain Washington city Washington Greece Poland movies Died in 2021

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05.09.2021 / 01:41

Willard Scott (1934–2021), longtime Today Show weatherman

Willard Scott was the weatherman for “The Today Show” from 1980 to 1996, and he was the first actor to play the Ronald McDonald character for McDonald’s.Scott joined “The Today Show” when its anchors were Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley, delivering the nationwide weather report. In 1983, he began a practice that would become a tradition: wishing a happy birthday to centenarians.

Ronald Macdonald Tom Brokaw Bryant Gumbel Jane Pauley Carmen Miranda Willard Scott The Today Show Weather Died in 2021

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20.08.2021 / 18:53

Chuck Close (1940–2021), acclaimed photorealistic painter

Chuck Close was a celebrated artist known for his large-scale portraits, some of which were composed of many tiny paintings arranged as pixels.Close was among the best-known artists of his era, with a large body of work centered on huge portraits of friends, fellow artists, and celebrities. Some are all but indistinguishable from photographs.

people with disabilities Art and Artists Died in 2021

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17.08.2021 / 17:45

Maki Kaji (1951–2021), “Father of Sudoku”

Maki Kaji was known as the “Father of Sudoku” for bringing the number puzzle to a worldwide audience through his magazine, Nikoli.The number puzzle now known as Sudoku existed before Kaji published it in Nikoli, Japan’s first puzzle magazine, which he founded in 1980. But the puzzle wasn’t widely known, and it didn’t have its now-ubiquitous name.

Japan business Died in 2021 Maki

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16.08.2021 / 18:33

James Hormel (1933–2021), first openly gay U.S. ambassador

James Hormel was a philanthropist and the heir to the Hormel Food fortune who became the first openly gay ambassador representing the U.S.Hormel served as dean of students and director of admissions at the University of Chicago Law School in the 1960s. Later, he became one of the founders of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the U.S.

Bill Clinton Chicago Luxembourg LGBTQ history Died in 2021

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16.08.2021 / 17:21

Haiti Earthquake Victims (2021)

Jovenel Moïse (1968–2021), which left the country in political turmoil. On the heels of the earthquake, a tropical depression threatens further damage to Haiti.Haiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, said, “These are difficult times.

Jovenel Moise Ariel Henry Haiti Died in 2021

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06.08.2021 / 19:55

Richard Trumka (1949–2021), longtime AFL-CIO president

Richard Trumka was a labor leader who was the longtime president of the powerful union, the AFL-CIO.Trumka began his career in organized labor in the 1970s as a staff attorney for the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). He later rose to president of the UMWA, serving from 1982 to 1995.

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06.07.2021 / 22:29

RIP: Who We Lost in June 2021

Karla Burns (1954–2021), Tony-nominated singer and actressJohn Paragon (1954–2021), played Jambi the Genie on “Pee-wee’s Playhouse”Henry “Nacho” Laun (2021), reality star on “Wahlburgers”Ernie Lively (1947–2021), “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” actor and Blake Lively’s fatherBobby Unser Jr. (1955–2021), racecar driver and Bobby Unser’s sonJessica Morris (1963–2021), founder of nonprofit Our Brain BankJim “Mudcat” Grant (1935–2021), first Black American League pitcher to win 20 gamesMike Marshall (1943–2021), Cy Young Award-winning pitcherJoanne Linville (1928–2021), “Star Trek” Romulan commander actressRay MacDonnell (1928–2021), 40-year “All My Children” starStuart Damon (1937–2021), starred as Dr.

Blake Lively Joanne Linville Donald Rumsfeld Ned Beatty Bobby Unser Joe Lara Lil Loaded Arlene Golonka Lee Bailey Lisa Banes Jim Fassel Ernie Lively Frank Bonner Heidi Ferrer John Paragon Johnny Solinger Stuart Damon USA Died in 2021

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21.06.2021 / 19:27

George Stranahan (1931–2021), physicist who founded Flying Dog Brewery

George Stranahan was a physicist and rancher who founded Flying Dog Brewery, one of the largest craft breweries in the U.S.As a young physicist – and the wealthy heir to the Champion Spark Plugs fortune – Stranahan founded the Aspen Center for Physics, which decades later remains a vibrant research center. Twenty years later, Stranahan made a much different kind of business venture, opening the Woody Creek Tavern near Aspen, Colorado, which became notable as a regular hangout for journalist Hunter S.

S.Thompson state Colorado Scientists Died in 2021

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15.06.2021 / 18:35

Bobby Unser Jr. (1955–2021), racecar driver and Bobby Unser’s son

Bobby Unser Jr. was a racecar driver who was the son of racing legend Bobby Unser.Though Unser’s racing career was not as extensive as his father’s, he had several notable successes. He won several races at Speedway Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix.

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08.06.2021 / 21:13

RIP: Who We Lost in May 2021

Pervis Staples (1935–2021), co-founder of the Staples SingersChuck Hicks (1927–2021), tough-guy actor alongside Clint Eastwood and Ronald ReaganArlene Golonka (1936–2021), played Millie on “Mayberry R.F.D.” and “The Andy Griffith Show”Del Crandall (2930–2021), All-Star with the Boston/Milwaukee BravesCourtney Hall (1968–2021), captain of Chargers’ Super Bowl teamLloyd Price (1933–2021), R&B pioneer known for “Personality,” “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”Samuel E. Wright (1946–2021), voice of Sebastian in “The Little Mermaid”Patrick O’Connell (1953–2021), developed red ribbon for HIV/AIDS awarenessBillie Hayes (1924–2021), played Witchiepoo of “H.R.

Clint Eastwood Gavin Macleod Patrick Oconnell Olympia Dukakis Lloyd Price Charles Grodin Paul Mooney Bobby Unser Billie Hayes Tawny Kitaen Norman Lloyd Samuel E.Wright Eric Carle Arlene Golonka city Boston county Sebastian city Milwaukee Died in 2021

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26.04.2021 / 18:45

Charlie Glotzbach (1938–2021), record-setting NASCAR driver

Charlie Glotzbach was a NASCAR driver known as Chargin’ Charlie, who was active in the 1960s and ‘70s.Glotzbach began racing with NASCAR in 1960, though he left NASCAR after his debut year to race with ARCA and USAC. IN 1964, he was named ARCA’s Rookie of the Year.

NASCAR Died in 2021

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15.04.2021 / 18:09

Frank Jacobs (1929–2021), Mad magazine writer

Frank Jacobs was a longtime writer for Mad magazine, best known for his song parodies.Jacobs first joined Mad in 1957, when he first picked up a copy of Mad. He was so inspired that he reached out to the magazine’s leadership with a pitch: “Why I Left the Army and Became a Civilian.” It was published, and it was the beginning of Jacobs’ 57 years with the magazine.Jacobs wrote a wide variety of features for Mad, but he was most associated with his song parodies, including “Blue Cross” (a parody of “Blue Skies”), “Louella Schwartz Describes Her Malady” (“A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody”), and “East Side Story” (“West Side Story”).

Comedy writers Died in 2021

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07.04.2021 / 20:16

RIP: Who We Lost in March 2021

Sabine Schmitz (1969–2021), racing driver and “Top Gear” starMarvelous Marvin Hagler (1954–2021), former middleweight boxing championLance Waldroup (1990–2021), star of “Moonshiners” reality showHenry Darrow (1933–2021), “The High Chaparral” starMark Pavelich (1958–2021), “Miracle on Ice” starCarla Wallenda (1936–2021), Flying Wallendas daredevilRoger Mudd (1928–2021), “Meet the Press” host and “NBC Nightly News” anchorBunny Wailer (1947–2021), reggae icon who co-founded the WailersYaphet Kotto (1939–2021), star of “Alien,” “Homicide: Life on the Street”Moses McCormick (1981–2021), multilingual YouTube starJessica McClintock (1930–2021), fashion designer and owner of Gunne SaxElgin Baylor (1934–2021), Los Angeles Lakers Hall of FamerDick

George Segal Marvin Hagler Larry Macmurtry Bunny Wailer Lance Waldroup Roger Mudd Henry Darrow Sabine Schmitz Beverly Cleary France Los Angeles county Hall county Taylor city Elgin, county Baylor county Baylor Died in 2021

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Jack “Blackjack” Lanza (1935–2021), WWE Hall of Fame wrestler

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