Rudy Ray Moore, the self-proclaimed “Godfather of Rap” who influenced generations of rappers and comedians with his rhyming style, braggadocio and profanity-laced routines, has died.
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In the oeuvre of actress Evelyn Keyes, the role of Suellen O’Hara was a “bit part,” nothing like the leading roles she played in later films, or her real-life role as wife of directors John Huston and Charles Vidor and jazz musician Artie Shaw.
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Long after she transformed herself from a blue-collar worker into vice president of Diana’s Mexican Food Products, her family’s $30-million corporation, Hortensia Magaña remained concerned with the fate of the working class.
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Even in the genre of science fiction, writer Thomas
M. Disch was considered unconventional.
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Jules Tygiel, a baseball historian and author who used the sport to illuminate larger issues of American culture and society, died of cancer Tuesday at his home in San Francisco.
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Warren
J. Ferguson, a senior Circuit Court judge who served nearly 42 years on the federal bench and presided over several cases with broad implications, including a case that helped alter the way the
NBA selects players, has died.
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After years of designing costumes for ballet and theater, Kermit Love found his way to “Sesame Street.”
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Franklin Otis Booth Jr., a former Los Angeles Times executive and businessman whose early investment in a venture headed by a young and then little-known Warren Buffett later earned him a fortune and a title as one of the richest men in the nation, has died.
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In a city of millions, where knowing the right person can mean the difference between realizing a dream and watching it wither, Pat Tobin was one of the people to know.
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