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https://apnews.com/article/louisiana...08472706f399ba

Buddy Roemer, a Harvard-educated reform-minded politician whose one tumultuous term as Louisiana’s governor was marked by bruising political battles over taxes, budgets and abortion, died Monday at age 77.

His son, Chas Roemer, said the former governor died peacefully at his home in Baton Rouge after a long battle with diabetes. He was surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren, Chas Roemer said.

Gov. John Bel Edwards ordered flags at the Capitol and state office buildings lowered to half staff and said Roemer “proudly represented the state he so dearly loved.”

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/m...odin-dead.html

Charles Grodin, the versatile actor familiar from “Same Time, Next Year” on Broadway, popular movies like “The Heartbreak Kid,” “Midnight Run” and “Beethoven” and numerous television appearances, died on Tuesday at his home in Wilton, Conn. He was 86.

His son, Nicholas, said the cause was bone marrow cancer.

With a great sense of deadpan comedy and the kind of Everyman good looks that lend themselves to playing businessmen or curmudgeonly fathers, Mr. Grodin found plenty of work as a supporting player and the occasional lead. He also had his own talk show for a time in the 1990s and was a frequent guest on the talk shows of others, making 36 appearances on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and 17 on “Late Night With David Letterman.”

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^I always liked him. I know I have some movies with him in my collection. I'll have to think which is a good choice.

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This hurts to hear. Grodin was a phenomenal actor.

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https://deadline.com/2021/05/paul-mo...79-1234760086/

Paul Mooney, a towering figure in the world of comedy and social criticism who brought a sharp eye and sharper humor to the subject of race relations, never better than in his collaborations with Richard Pryor, died today after suffering a heart attack. He was 79.

His death was announced by his cousin Rudy Ealy to CNN contributor Roland Martin, who said Mooney died at his home in Oakland.

As an actor, Mooney portrayed singer Sam Cooke in 1978’s The Buddy Holly Story, played Junebug in Spike Lee’s 2000 Bamboozled, made numerous guest appearances on such TV series and specials as The Richard Pryor Show, The Larry Sanders Show, and, more recently, Chappelle’s Show, Real Husbands of Hollywood, and, in 2004, his own comedy series Judge Mooney.

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Damn, I remember him from Chappelle's Show.

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https://twitter.com/berserk_project/...12918040391680

Berserk author Kentaro Miura has died. RIP to a legend.

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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...-activist-dies

Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday. He was 74.

USA Track and Field confirmed Evans’ death. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Evans’ family had started a fundraiser in hopes of bringing him back to the US from Nigeria, where he coached track, to receive medical care after he suffered a stroke last week.

Evans became the first man to crack 44 seconds in the 400m, winning the gold medal at the Mexico City Games in 43.86. His victory came shortly after his teammates, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, were sent home from the Olympics for raising their fists on the medals stand.

In later interviews, Evans said an official warned him not do anything similar. He took a different approach, wearing a black beret to show support for the Black Panther Party and other civil rights organizations.

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Berserk author Kentaro Miura has died. RIP to a legend.

Nearly lost my appetite for breakfast this morning when I saw that news. I'm not huge into the series but it is definitely worthy of respect.

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https://mywesternboothill.blogspot.c...ank-mcrae.html

Frank McRae, the actor who appeared in films such as “Licence to Kill” and “Last Action Hero,” has died. He was 80.

McRae died in Santa Monica, Calif. on April 29 as a result of a heart attack, his daughter-in-law confirmed to Variety.

The NFL player-turned-actor was born in Memphis, Tenn. A star athlete in high school, he went on to Tennessee State University as a double major in drama and history. McRae had a brief career as a professional football player and was the defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams.

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https://www.broadwayworld.com/articl...at-74-20210525

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report on the passing of Samuel E. Wright, who was best known for creating the voice of Sebastian the Crab in the 1989 film "The Little Mermaid."

He was 74.

Wright had an extensive career on Broadway, including appearances as Mufasa in "The Lion King" and replacing Ben Vereen in the original Broadway production of "Pippin."

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https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obit...daris-10203936

A native of Cortland, New York, Lou was the son of Diamante and Hercules Sedaris, both from Apethia in Southern Greece. As a boy, he worked in his parents’ magazine store and shoeshine shop. In high school, he was the captain of the varsity football team. He joined the US Navy during the Korean War and was stationed on the U.S.S. Kalousa Hatchee where he repaired electronic equipment. After 2.5 years in the Navy, he went to college on the GI Bill. He attended Syracuse University where he studied engineering and was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

In 1941, he began his career at IBM where he stayed for 38 years working as a mechanical engineer. Early in his career, he worked on mainframe data storage. One of his later projects was retail point-of-sale systems.

Lou, always an athlete, went spinning at Lifetime Sports until he was 93- always setting an example of self-care. He had a passion for fly-fishing and frequently fished in Alaska and British Columbia. He loved golf and collecting art. He painted for many years and his paintings hang in his home.

Lou is survived by daughters, Lisa S. Evans, Gretchen E. Sedaris and Amy L. Sedaris; sons, David R. Sedaris and Paul A. Sedaris; and granddaughter Madilyn Sedaris.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/0...er-dies-490917

Former Republican Sen. John Warner, the longest serving senator in Virginia's history, died of heart failure Tuesday evening at the age of 94.

The senator's death was announced in an email from Susan Magill, his longtime chief of staff, to other former staffers that was shared with POLITICO.

"It is with great sorrow that I share our dear Senator Warner peacefully passed away Tuesday evening at home of heart failure," Magill wrote. "We were fortunate to work for someone who cared so much for us."

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https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/20...estern-chicago

Kevin Clark, a Chicago musician famous for playing the drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in the movie “School of Rock,” was struck and killed by a driver early Wednesday while he biked in the Avondale neighborhood.

Clark, 32, was struck by a Hyundai Sonata around 1:20 a.m. in the 2600 block of North Western Avenue, police said.

Paramedics found him at Logan Boulevard and took him to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2:04 a.m., according to the Chicago Fire Department and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/eric-...223656988.html

Eric Carle, the legendary American designer, illustrator and author of children’s books, has died at age 91.

In a tribute on his website, his family announced that Carle died Sunday. It said: “In the light of the moon, holding on to a good star, a painter of rainbows, is now traveling across the night sky.”

Carle was the author of beloved children’s classics such as “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” and many others.