Obituaries

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  • Irving "Fishbones" Stevens

    The famous hobo storyteller and inventor of Irving's Fly Dope takes wing.
  • Oliver Reed

    Oliver, you "baddie," we miss you already.
  • Melba Liston

    The brilliant trombonist who played with Dizzy Gillespie and Quincy Jones moves on.
  • Rory Calhoun

    The cowboy actor, who starred in "The Yellow Tomahawk" and CBS's "The Texan," rides into the sunset.
  • Al Hirt

    "The King of the Trumpet" is gone.
  • Liz Tilberis

    Harper's Bazaar editor in chief, a legend in the world of fashion, dies of cancer at 51.
  • Señor Wences

    The master ventriloquist who delighted "Ed Sullivan Show" audiences with his improvised puppets dies at age 103.
  • Skip Spence

    His troubled life might serve as a parable of the dark side of the '60s -- but his amazing music lives on.
  • Anthony Newley

    The British star of "Stop the World -- I Want to Get Off" and "Doctor Doolittle" and former husband of Joan Collins dies of cancer.
  • BoxCar Willie

    Best-known for his songs about trains and his adopted hobo persona, an unusual entertainer passes on.
  • Red Norvo

    The jazz world may have written off this mallet instrument pioneer, but his musical legacy speaks for itself.
  • Dusty Springfield 1939-1999

    An appreciation by Joyce Millman
  • Our American Friend

    Christopher Hitchens pays tribute to the late movie star James Stewart
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