POLLY ANDERSON

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David Brown, Oscar-nominated producer, dies in NY

David Brown, a film and theater producer who helped bring to the screen two of the 1970s' biggest hits, "Jaws" and "The Sting," has died. He was 93.

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Jackson, Cronkite among arts world deaths in 2009

It was only a rehearsal, and he was twice the age of the dancers accompanying him. But the video doesn't lie: Michael Jackson was looking ahead to a smash opening in London — and giving it his all.

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Farewell: Nobel winner, King of Pop left us in '09

Of all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir.

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Jackson, Cronkite among arts world deaths in 2009

It was only a rehearsal, and he was twice the age of the dancers accompanying him. But the video doesn't lie: Michael Jackson was looking ahead to a smash opening in London — and giving it his all.

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Farewell: Nobel winner, King of Pop left us in '09

Of all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir.

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Famed choreographer Merce Cunningham dies at 90

Choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham was hailed Monday as a revolutionary artist who remade the very definition of dance.

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Estelle Bennett, member of The Ronettes, dies

Estelle Bennett, one of the Ronettes, the singing trio whose 1963 hit "Be My Baby" epitomized the famed "wall of sound" technique of its producer, Phil Spector, has died at her home in Englewood, N.J. She was 67.

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Author and Parade columnist James Brady dies at 80

James Brady, the Parade magazine celebrity columnist whose wide-ranging career also included novels, a memoir on his Korean War service and a stint as publisher of the fashion bible Women's Wear Daily, has died at 80.

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Sultry `Santa Baby' singer Eartha Kitt dies at 81

Eartha Kitt, the self-proclaimed "sex kitten" whose sultry voice and catlike purr attracted fans even as she neared 80, has died. The singer, dancer and actress was 81.

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'Miracle Worker' author William Gibson dies at 94

Playwright William Gibson, whose "The Miracle Worker" has thrilled audiences for nearly a half-century with the true story of the deaf-blind Helen Keller's rescue from a world of ignorance, has died. He was 94.

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Yeltsin, Bhutto Among Notable '07 Deaths

Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson outlived her husband, Lyndon, by more than 35 years, expanding on her White House efforts to carve her own legacy as an environmentalist.

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Artists, Entertainers Who Died in 2007

World War II service shaped the lives and careers of authors Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut, and in turn their works were profoundly influential in the Vietnam era.

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Rene J. Cappon, AP Writing Ace, Dies

Rene J. Cappon, longtime editor for The Associated Press and the word master behind some of its best writers, died Sunday. He was 83.

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