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Celebrity
Tony Bennett, Champion of the Great American Songbook, Is Dead at 96
In the 1950s, Mr. Bennett toured for the first time, played in Las Vegas for the first time, and married…
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Business
Lewis Branscomb, Champion of Science Across Fields, Dies at 96
As the Cold War was waning, physicist Louis Branscombe feared that America’s economic and scientific superiority was at stake. He…
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Movies
Jim Brown, Football Great and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 87
Cleveland Browns full-back Jim Brown, hailed as one of the greatest players in professional football history, remained in the public…
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Celebrity
Mick Moloney, Musician and Champion of Irish Culture, Dies at 77
Mick Moloney, a recording artist, folklorist, concert presenter and professor who defended Irish traditional culture and encouraged female instrumentalists in…
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