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Maurice Sendak, Author of Splendid Nightmares, Dies at 83
New York Times
Mr. Sendak, who died in a hospital, lived in Ridgefield, Conn. Roundly praised, intermittently censored and occasionally eaten, Mr. Sendak's books were essential ingredients of childhood for the generation born after 1960 or thereabouts, ...
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Children's author Maurice Sendak dies
Fox News
Washington – The celebrated author of children's books, Maurice Sendak, diedTuesday at a Connecticut hospital, The New York Times said. He was 83. Sendak, who won overnight fame in 1963 with the publication of "Where the Wild Things Are," died of ...
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Maurice Sendak, 'Wild Things' Author-Illustrator, Dies at 83
San Francisco Chronicle
May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Maurice Sendak, whose "Where the Wild Things Are" upset parents and psychologists in 1963 and became an international best-seller that helped change the placid world of children's books, has died. He was 83.
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Nation's Longest-Serving Appeals Judge Dies in CA
ABC News
James Browning, the nation's longest-serving federal appellate judge, hasdied. He was 93. Browning served on the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals after President John F. Kennedy appointed him in 1961 until 2000, when he assumed semi-retired "senior" ...
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Former Senegal striker Bocande dies
Fox News
Former Senegal striker Jules Francois Bocande has died in France following surgery. He was 53. The deadlocked forward, who made his name for French club Metz and had a brief stint as Senegal coach in the mid-1990s died on Monday in the city of Metz in ...
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Maurice Sendak dies; author and illustrator wrote about children's survival
Washington Post
Maurice Sendak, an author and illustrator whose dozens of works, notably “Where the Wild Things Are,” transformed children's literature from a gentle playscape into a medium to address the psychological intensity of growing up,died early Tuesday at a ...
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Maurice Sendak Dies at 83
People Magazine
By Stephen M. Silverman Maurice Sendak, the curmudgeonly and wildly successful children's book illustrator and author of Where the Wild Things Are,died at 3 am Tuesday, a rep for the artist tells PEOPLE. He was 83. He diedat his Connecticut home from ...
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Man Jailed for Insulting Thai Monarchs Dies
Wall Street Journal
By JAMES HOOKWAY BANGKOK—A Thai man known as "Uncle SMS" who was convicted for insulting Thailand's royal family in a series of telephone text messages died on Tuesday while serving a 20-year prison term, potentially inflaming passions over ...
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'Where the Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies
Reuters
By Patricia Reaney | NEW YORK (Reuters) - American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, whose children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" has been a standard bedtime story for at least three generations, has died at the age of 83.
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'Where Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies
Los Angeles Times
NEW YORK -- Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," died early Tuesday. He was 83. Longtime friend and caretaker Lynn ...
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Author of 'Where the Wild Things Are' dies
KPRC Houston
Maurice Sendak, author of the classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are," has died, a spokeswoman for HarperCollins Publishers said Tuesday. He was 83. Sendak illustrated nearly 100 books during a 60-year career, winning dozens of accolades as ...
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Second victim dies in beating of elderly couple, as suspect could face more ...
Fox News
Bob and Nancy Strait, left, have died after an alleged home invasion by Tyrone Woodfork, right.News On 6/Tulsa Police Department An Oklahoma man suspected in a brutal home invasion -- already facing a murder charge for allegedly killing an elderly ...
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Maurice Sendak, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are,' dies at 83
Kansas City Star
By VALERIE J. NELSON LOS ANGELES - Maurice Sendak, the children's book illustrator and author whose unsentimental approach to storytelling revolutionized the genre and whose best-known tale was the dark fantasy "Where the Wild Things Are," has died.
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2-year-old dies of US 189 crash injuries
Salt Lake Tribune
By bob mims A 2-year-old girl has died, bringing to four the death toll of a head-on weekend crash near Deer Creek Reservoir. Utah Highway Patrol Corporal Todd Johnson said the toddler was the granddaughter of Kathleen Draper and Val Draper, both 63, ...
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Maurice Sendak, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are,' dies at age 83
Entertainment Weekly
by Stephan Lee Image Credit: AP Beloved children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak died today at the age of 83, according to the New York Times. The cause of death was complications after a recent stroke. A true creative force with singular ...
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Maurice Sendak Dead: 'Where The Wild Things Are' Author Dies At 83
Huffington Post
The Associated Press reported that Sendak died early Tuesday at a hospital in Danbury, Connecticut after having a stroke on Friday. His longtime caretaker and friend, Lynn Caponera, was with him. The popular children's book author wrote "Where The Wild ...
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Maurice Sendak dies at 83, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are'
Los Angeles Times
Sendak, who also was a set designer for opera and film, died Tuesday at a hospital in Danbury, Conn., his friend and caretaker Lynn Caponera said. He had suffered a stroke on Friday, she said. He had already been proclaimed "the Picasso of children's ...
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'Where the Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies after stroke at 83
Fox News
Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are,"died early Tuesday. He was 83. Longtime friend and caretaker Lynn Caponera said she was with him when ...
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UN nuclear inspector dies in Iran
Washington Post (blog)
By Joby Warrick A member of the UN nuclear watchdog's inspection teamdied and a second official was injured in a car crash as the two were carrying out inspections inside Iran on Tuesday, UN officials and diplomats said. The two, veteran inspectors ...
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Meow the 39-pound cat dies
Boston Herald
The 5-year-old, 39-pound cat died Saturday of respiratory complications related to his girth, Santa Fe Animal Shelter executive director Mary Martin said Monday. The huge but personable feline became the subject of nationwide fame last month after ...
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James Browning, longest-serving federal appellate judge appointed to bench in ...
Washington Post
SAN FRANCISCO — The nation's longest-serving federal appellate judge hasdied at the age of 93. James Browning served as chief judge of the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals from 1976 to 1988, and went into semi-retirement in 2000.
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Maurice Sendak, 'Where Wild Things Are' Author, Dies
NPR
Sendak died in Danbury, Conn., on Tuesday. He was 83. Standing with a character from his book Where the Wild Things Are, author and illustrator Maurice Sendak speaks with the media Jan. 11, 2002, at the Children's Museum of Manhattan in New York City.
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Thai Man Imprisoned for Anti-Royalty Texts Dies
ABC News
A 62-year-old Thai man who became known as "Uncle SMS" after he was convicted of defaming Thailand's royal family in text messages died Tuesday while serving a 20-year prison term. The case of Amphon Tangnoppakul, who had suffered from mouth cancer, ...
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Thailand's 'Uncle SMS' dies after going to prison for text messages deemed to ...
Orlando Sentinel
Amphon, who became known as "Uncle SMS" after he was convicted from the charge has died while serving his 20-year prison term, his lawyer said Tuesday, May 8, 2012. (AP Photo) (AP / May 08, 2012) BANGKOK (AP) — A 62-year-old Thai man who became known ...
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IAEA Inspector Dies in Iran
Wall Street Journal
The official Islamic Republic News Agency said the International Atomic Energy Agency inspector died when the car overturned around a heavy-water reactor being built in Khondab, about 150 miles southwest of Tehran. Iran says the reactor, ...
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Celebrity fat cat Meow dies of heart failure
Fox News
SF Humane Society Meow, the 39-pound cat who made appearances on "Today" and "Anderson Cooper" as he struggled to pare off the pounds, diedthis weekend, the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society announced Monday. Meow meowed his last after ...
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'Wild Things' Author Dies
Wall Street Journal
'Where the Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak died early Tuesday, at age 83. Here, he posed with one of his characters before the opening of the exhibition 'Maurice Sendak: In His Own Words and Pictures' at the Children's Museum of Manhattan in ...
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Wall Street Journal
Richard Ruzika, Ex-Goldman Commodities Trader, Dies at 53
Bloomberg
Richard Ruzika, the former commodities chief at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), has died after a stroke following knee surgery last month. He was 53. He died yesterday at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut, Joe Howley, his business partner and family ...
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Bloomberg
Thai royal insult prisoner "Uncle SMS" dies in jail
Chicago Tribune
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai man who was jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of sending text messages disrespectful to Queen Sirikit has died in jail a few months into his sentence, his lawyer said on Tuesday. The case last November of Amphon ...
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Where the Wild Things Are Author Maurice Sendak Dies at 83
Seattle Post Intelligencer
By Robyn Ross, TV GUIDE Children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, best known for Where the Wild Things Are, has died, The New York Times reports. He was 83. Sendak died Tuesday in Danbury, Conn., from complications following a recent ...
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High school volleyball coach Eric Cruzada dies
San Jose Mercury News
By Jimmy Durkin American High boys volleyball coach Eric Cruzada diedMonday apparently of a heart attack, the school's co-athletic director Tom Bischofberger confirmed Tuesday. "He's had some health issues the last few weeks, but nobody thought it'd ...
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Orchestra leader Mort Lindsey dies, age 89
Chicago Tribune
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Orchestra leader and composer Mort Lindsey, who worked for Merv Griffin and Judy Garland throughout a long career, has died at home in Malibu, California, following a long decline in health. He was 89.
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Author, illustrator Maurice Sendak dies
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) -- Maurice Sendak, author and illustrator of the popular children's book "Where the Wild Things Are," has died. Sendak, who wrote and illustrated more than 50 children's books, died Tuesday at the age of 83. He reportedly had suffered a stroke on ...
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Thai Man Jailed for Insulting King Dies in Detention
New York Times
A retired truck driver who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sending text messages insulting Thailand's monarchy died in prison on Tuesday, his lawyer said. The man, Ampon Tangnoppakul, 61, was sentenced in November to five years for each of four ...
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Maurice Sendak dies: Obama, others read “Where the Wild Things Are”
Washington Post (blog)
Sendak died at 83 early Tuesday in Danbury, Connecticut after suffering a stroke last Friday, the Associated Press reported. In the hundreds of books he illustrated and the dozens he wrote, Sendak imprinted children's literature with a mischevious ...
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Former Fort Myers mayor Oscar M. Corbin Jr. dies
The News-Press
Oscar M. Corbin Jr., former mayor of Fort Myers, died today of natural causes at Hope Hospice.- 3:09 pm Re: “Beach booze battle should be on ballot,” Joe Workman, May 1. Mr.- 9:45 am Former Fort Myers mayor Oscar M. Corbin Jr.dies Oscar M. Corbin Jr., ...
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Sadness, outrage after Uncle SMS dies
Bangkok Post
The sudden death of lese majeste jail convict Ampon Tangnoppakul, or Ah Kong, yesterday reignited heated criticism of the lese majeste law and the way it has been used by the authorities against suspected offenders. AmponTangnoppakul's wife Rosmalin ...
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Philanthropist Art King dies on fishing trip
Bryan College Station Eagle
Local real estate agent and philanthropist Art King died over the weekend of an apparent heart attack while on a fishing trip with his son, friends said. He was 67 and is survived by his wife of more than 40 years, Lylabeth; two adult sons,...
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Maurice Sendak: Author of 'Where the Wild Things Are' dies at 83
Washington Times
Mr. Sendak died on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Danbury, Conn., at age 83. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes dark side of childhood in books such as “Where the...
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Washington Times
Digby Wolfe dies at 82; co-creator of 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'
Los Angeles Times
Wolfe, who later became a professor of writing at the University of New Mexico,died of lung cancer Wednesday at his home in Albuquerque, said his wife, Patricia Mannion-Wolfe. The British-born Wolfe — an actor, writer, singer and comedian whose early ...
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American Press - Police: Leesville motorcyclist dies died in crash
Police: Leesville motorcyclist dies died in crash. Last Modified: Sunday, April 29, 2012 8:41 PM. ALEXANDER, la. (AP) — Police say a 58-year-old motorcycle ...
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Stabbing Victim Dies, Death Ruled Homicide | Homicide, Ruled ...
Stabbing Victim Dies, Death Ruled Homicide Monday, 07 May 2012 10:59 Haligonia Editors News - Newsblog The victim of a stabbing last month in Halif...
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18-yr-old little whore steals dad's Porshes, crashes it, dies ...
Nicole Catsouras was a good looking young girl. She was 18 year old when she had a little argument because she was doing drugs (cocaine). Her dad, Christos ...
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Death of a hero: paratrooper dies in motorcycle accident — Gazeta ...
A hero of Russia, lieutenant colonel Anatoly Lebed died in motorcycle crash this Friday, he was hurrying to the opening of motorcycle season.The accident...
en.gazeta.ru/news/2012/04/28/a_4567089.shtml
new! One of the BEASTIE BOYS has DIED: Adam Yauch of the...
One of the BEASTIE BOYS has DIED: Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47 full video ...
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