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American Novelist Philip Roth, Author Of 'Portnoy's Complaint,' Dies At 85
Roth, one of the most influential novelists of the later part of the 20th Century, is the author of American Pastoral, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and 1969's Portnoy's Complaint. -
IMHO: Tom Wolfe Had “The Right Stuff”
Jim Braude reflects on the life and works of author and journalist Tom Wolfe, who died at the age of 88. -
Tom Wolfe, Best-Selling Author And Genre-Breaking Journalist, Dies
In a career that spanned more than half a century, Tom Wolfe wrote fiction and nonfiction best-sellers including The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and… -
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Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92
Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92, according to a family spokesman. -
NPR Newscaster Carl Kasell Dies At 84, After A Lifelong Career On-Air
Every weekday for more than three decades, his baritone steadied our mornings. Even in moments of chaos and crisis, Carl Kasell brought unflappable… -
Linda Brown, Who Was At Center Of Brown v. Board Of Education, Dies
Updated at 2:00 a.m. ET TuesdayLinda Brown, who as a schoolgirl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that rejected racial segregation… -
TV Personality Who Played Bozo The Clown Dies At 89
BOSTON (AP) — A longtime television personality who played a beloved clown has died.WCVB-TV says 89-year-old Frank Avruch, who played Bozo the Clown from… -
Billy Graham's Crusades Brought Him Around The World, And To Boston
Billy Graham, the man known as America’s Pastor, passed away Wednesday in North Carolina at the age of 99.The most famous minister of his time, Graham… -
'America's Pastor' Billy Graham Dies At 99
Billy Graham, the most famous minister of his era, died Wednesday at his home in Montreat, N.C., spokesman Todd Shearer tells NPR. In his 99 years, Graham…
