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Archive for January, 2010

“CATCHER IN THE RYE” AUTHOR J.D. SALINGER DIES AT 91

January 28, 2010

CAUSE OF DEATH: NATURAL CAUSES Jerome David “J. D.” Salinger (pronounced /?sæl?nd??r/; January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American author, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, as well as his reclusive nature. His last original published work was in 1965, whilst his last ever interview was in [...]

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FORMER U.S. SENATOR CHARLES MATHIAS DIES

January 27, 2010

Charles McCurdy “Mac” Mathias, Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was a Republican former member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1959 to 1960, and of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 6th congressional [...]

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“ALL MY CHILDREN” ACTOR JAMES MITCHELL DIES

January 27, 2010

James Mitchell (February 29, 1920 – January 22, 2010) was an American actor and dancer. Although he is best-known to television audiences as Palmer Cortlandt on the soap opera All My Children (1979 – 2009), theatre and dance historians remember him as one of Agnes de Mille’s leading dancers. Mitchell’s skill at combining dance and [...]

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AMERICAN CRIME WRITER ROBERT PARKER DIES

January 27, 2010

Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American crime writer. His most famous works were the Spenser novels, which were the starting point for a television series, Spenser: For Hire, on the ABC network during the late 1980s. His works incorporate considerable knowledge about the Boston metropolitan area. Parker died [...]

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COUNTRY MUSICIAN CARL SMITH DIES

January 27, 2010

Carl Smith (March 15, 1927 – January 16, 2010) was an American country music singer. Known as “Mister Country,” Smith was the husband of June Carter (later June Carter Cash) and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter. He was one of country’s most successful male artists during [...]

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AMERICAN HISTORIAN HOWARD ZINN DIES

January 27, 2010

Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian and professor emeritus in the Political Science Department at Boston University. He was the author of more than 20 books, including A People’s History of the United States (1980).

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