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Aug 3, 2026 7:07 AM CDT

Night Heat Star Dies at 83

Canadian actor and Fargo performer Scott Hylands battled acute myeloid leukemia

(Newser) - Scott Hylands, the Canadian actor who gave Night Heat its hard-edged heart, has died at 83. Calling him "my forever hero and my best friend," Hylands' son, Luke Hylands, said that he died July 29 on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia...

Former Lawmaker Who Went 'AWOL' Dies at 83

Former Texas
Congresswoman Dies at 83

obituary

Aug 3, 2026 12:30 AM CDT

Former Texas Congresswoman Dies at 83

Kay Granger was the first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House

(Newser) - Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the US House of Representatives and who served for nearly three decades, died Sunday at the age of 83, her son JD Granger said. House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X that throughout her career,...

Kavinsky, Who
Composed Hit
From Drive,
Dies at 50

OBITUARY

Jul 29, 2026 11:15 AM CDT

Kavinsky, Who Composed Hit From Drive, Dies at 50

Producer of the moody 'Nightcall' performed at the 2024 Paris Olympics' closing ceremony

(Newser) - French DJ and electronic artist Kavinsky, the mind behind "Nightcall" from the Ryan Gosling movie Drive, has died at 50. A police source told Le Figaro that a stroke is suspected, per the Guardian . Kavinsky had reportedly complained of headaches before being found at home after a neighbor raised...

Musician Glen Hansard Dies in Dublin Motorcycle Crash

He Came Up on the Dublin
Busking Scene, Won an Oscar

OBITUARY

Jul 29, 2026 7:10 AM CDT

He Came Up on the Dublin Busking Scene, Won an Oscar

Musician Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorcycle crash at age 56

(Newser) - Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin at age 56. Police say the single-vehicle collision happened around 4:30am local time on Wednesday on the R109 thoroughfare in Lucan, near Strawberry Beds, reports the Irish Independent . Hansard was treated at the scene and pronounced dead...

Jeopardy! Champ
Courtney Shah Dies at 52

OBITUARY

Jul 28, 2026 10:15 AM CDT

Jeopardy! Champ Courtney Shah Dies at 52

History professor, a 7-time winner on the game show, had brain cancer

(Newser) - A familiar face from the Jeopardy! podium has died. Dr. Courtney Shah, a seven-time champion who appeared on the quiz show in 2021 and later in its 2022 "Tournament of Champions," died on Wednesday at age 52 at home after being diagnosed with brain cancer earlier this year,...

Man Who Exhibited Preserved Human Corpses Dies at 81

He Famously Exhibited
Preserved Human Corpses

obituary

Jul 28, 2026 2:00 AM CDT

He Famously Exhibited Preserved Human Corpses

Gunther von Hagens, anatomist behind the 'Body Worlds' exhibition, dies at 81

(Newser) - Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who generated both fascination and revulsion around the globe with his "Body Worlds" exhibits of preserved human corpses, has died. He was 81. Von Hagens' family and the Institute for Plastination, which he founded, said he died on Friday. A statement they issued on...

Clara Ester, Who Rushed to Help
King After He Was Shot, Dies

obituary

Jul 17, 2026 4:21 PM CDT

Clara Ester, Who Rushed to Help King After He Was Shot, Dies

'It hurt me that it happened' and that it took place in Memphis, she said

(Newser) - Clara Ester, an activist who as a 20-year-old college student rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was shot, has died. Ester, who died on July 9 at 78, was among a few remaining witnesses to King's assassination and its immediate aftermath in...

Oscar-Winning
Irish Actor
Brenda Fricker
Dies at 81

OBITUARY

Jul 17, 2026 8:38 AM CDT

Oscar-Winning Irish Actor Brenda Fricker Dies at 81

She was the first Irishwoman to win an Academy Award, for My Left Foot

(Newser) - Brenda Fricker, the Irish actor whose quietly devastating turn in My Left Foot made Oscar history, has died at 81, her agent announced. Phil Belfield said in a statement, "We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her," adding that...

Antiques
Roadshow
Star Dies
at 39

OBITUARY

Jul 14, 2026 6:55 AM CDT

Antiques Roadshow Star Dies at 39

Theo Burrell spent final years raising awareness for aggressive brain cancer that took her life

(Newser) - Theo Burrell, a ceramics expert who became a familiar face on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, has died at 39, four years after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. Her team announced on Instagram that she died peacefully on Wednesday, saying neither she nor her doctors expected her decline...

Say Goodbye to
a 'Screen Legend'

OBITUARY

Jul 13, 2026 5:33 AM CDT

Say Goodbye to a 'Screen Legend'

Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park, The Piano , and Peaky Blinders , dies suddenly at 78

(Newser) - Sam Neill, the New Zealand-raised actor who steered Jurassic Park's humans through dinosaur chaos and menaced Holly Hunter in The Piano, has died at 78. His family announced on Instagram that he died Monday in Sydney, surrounded by loved ones, describing the loss as "sudden and unexpected" given...

Last American in
Iron Lung Dies at 78

Jul 10, 2026 10:06 AM CDT

Last American in Iron Lung Dies at 78

Martha Ann Lillard got polio on her 5th birthday, 2 years before vaccine became available

(Newser) - More than 70 years after the polio vaccine became available, the iron lung is officially a thing of the past. Martha Ann Lillard of Shawnee, Oklahoma, believed to be the last person in the US living in an iron lung, died in late June at age 78—eight days after...

Reality Star's Death
at 36 'a Total Shock'

OBITUARY

Jul 10, 2026 7:26 AM CDT

Reality Star's Death at 36 'a Total Shock'

Cristina Sanz was in cast of A&E's Born This Way, which profiled adults with Down syndrome

(Newser) - Cristina Sanz, one of the central faces of A&E's Emmy-winning series Born This Way, has died at 36 following a sudden cardiac arrest, her family said. In a statement shared on her Instagram account , parents Mariano and Beatriz Sanz wrote that Cristina fell ill at her day program...

Wally Funk, Who Broke
Barriers in the Air and
on the Ground, Dies

obituary

Jul 9, 2026 3:10 PM CDT

Wally Funk, Who Broke Barriers in the Air and on the Ground, Dies

Denied NASA flight, pioneer later reached space with Blue Origin

(Newser) - Wally Funk, who spent her childhood jumping off barns in a cape and her 80s rocketing off the planet, has died. She was 87. Funk died Wednesday at her home in Grapevine, Texas, the Washington Post reports. The pioneering aviator was one of the women who formed the "Mercury...

Powerhouse Pop Legend
Bonnie Tyler Dies at 75

OBITUARY

Jul 9, 2026 5:31 AM CDT

Powerhouse Pop Legend Bonnie Tyler Dies at 75

'Total Eclipse of the Heart' singer died in Portuguese hospital following surgery

(Newser) - Fans of 1980s power ballads are mourning the loss of one of the era's defining voices. Bonnie Tyler, the gravel-voiced Welsh singer behind "Total Eclipse of the Heart," has died in a Portuguese hospital at age 75, according to a statement on her website, which was knocked...

He Was Supreme Court's
'Living History'

OBITUARY

Jul 8, 2026 9:15 AM CDT

He Was Supreme Court's 'Living History'

George Hutchinson, high court's last official crier, has died at 102

(Newser) - He was the voice that opened Brown v. Board of Education, though almost no one knew his name. George Hutchinson, the Supreme Court's last official crier, died last month at the age of 102, reports the Washington Post . From 1952 to 1962, Hutchinson began nearly every argument day with...

Man Behind Love Boat,
Wonder Woman Dies at 86

OBITUARY

Jul 2, 2026 10:46 AM CDT

Man Behind Love Boat, Wonder Woman Dies at 86

Wilford 'Bud' Baumes made a career in Hollywood, then pivoted to interior design

(Newser) - TV veteran Wilford "Bud" Baumes, who steered both The Love Boat and Wonder Woman onto American screens, has died at 86, People reports. Baumes died Sunday and grew up in Amberley Village, Ohio, before building a long career in Hollywood and a later one in interior design, according to...

In the Village People,
He Was the Authority

OBITUARY

Jul 1, 2026 5:29 AM CDT

In the Village People, He Was the Authority

Frontman Victor Willis, who portrayed a cop or naval officer, dies at 74

(Newser) - Victor Willis, whose voice powered some of disco's most enduring anthems, has died at 74 following a brief illness, his band announced. The Village People frontman and co-writer helped turn songs like "YMCA," "In the Navy," and "Go West" into global staples of late-1970s pop culture. The Texas native was...

Khadijah Farrakhan
Helped Lead Movement

obituary

Jun 28, 2026 12:10 PM CDT

Khadijah Farrakhan Helped Lead Movement

'Mother Khadijah' married Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in 1953

(Newser) - Khadijah Farrakhan, the wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, has died. She was 90 and died on Saturday, the Nation of Islam has announced. "Mother Khadijah" worked alongside her provocative and charismatic husband for decades, helping lead their religious and sociopolitical movement, which espouses Black self-reliance, the...

Scary Mommy Founder
Jill Smokler Dead at 48

OBITUARY

Jun 23, 2026 6:00 AM CDT

Scary Mommy Founder Jill Smokler Dead at 48

Parenting website creator, bestselling author died after fighting aggressive brain cancer for 2+ years

(Newser) - Jill Smokler, who turned candid confessions about parenting into the influential site Scary Mommy, has died at 48. In a statement shared on Scary Mommy's website , her family said she died on Monday after more than two years with glioblastoma , an aggressive brain cancer, reports People . "Jill spent...

Music Mogul Clive Davis
Shaped Generations of Stars

OBITUARY

Jun 22, 2026 11:38 AM CDT

Music Mogul Clive Davis Shaped Generations of Stars

94-year-old was the 'ultimate long-term player'

(Newser) - Clive Davis, the record executive whose ear for talent reshaped popular music for half a century, died Monday at his New York City home. He was 94. His longtime representative said he died peacefully of age-related illness, surrounded by family. Davis, who battled various health issues in recent years, remained...