Bill Russell and Oakland: The importance of roots
Bill Russell, who died Sunday at 88, said it was his days in Oakland that prepared him for all that came his way en route to becoming the greatest winner in American sports. The people he encountered...
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Actress Pat Carroll, who gave voice to Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid,’ dies...
By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades, Emmy-winner for “Caesar’s Hour” and the voice Ursula in “The Little Mermaid,” has died. She was 95. Carroll,...
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Samuel Sandoval, one of the last Navajo Code Talkers, dies at 98
By Felicia Fonseca | Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages in World War II using a code based on their native...
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Nichelle Nichols blamed William Shatner for groundbreaking Star Trek role...
While William Shatner was among the many associated with “Star Trek” to pay tribute to Nichelle Nichols over the weekend and her groundbreaking role as communications chief Uhura in the original 1960s...
View ArticleVin Scully, forever the voice of the Dodgers, dies at 94
David Wharton LOS ANGELES — The way Vin Scully called a baseball game, it felt like bumping into an old friend. There were stories to tell and memories to share, his soothing banter as familiar as...
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Photos: Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster, dies at age 94
Hall of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully passed away at the age of 94. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Hall of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully passed...
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Bay Area’s broadcasting greats salute Vin Scully, their idol
Athletics radio announcer Ken Korach was seven years old the first time he heard the voice of Vin Scully, an experience that helped shape his professional future. “I grew up in Los Angeles, so I...
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San Jose mourns the loss of a true civic booster
Few people believed in the potential of San Jose like Joe Noonan. He was a booster in the truest sense, helping to lift up community projects and events to bring people together. How committed was he?...
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David McCullough, historian who wrote acclaimed presidential biographies, dies
By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John...
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‘Grease’ star Olivia Newton-John dies at age 73
By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Olivia Newton-John, the Grammy-winning superstar who reigned on pop, country, adult contemporary and dance charts with such hits as “Physical” and “You’re...
View ArticleFamed Oakland novelist and lesbian activist Elana Dykewomon dies minutes...
Elana Dykewomon, the trailblazing lesbian writer and activist, died at her Oakland home Sunday, just 20 minutes before the start of a staged reading of her first play, a moving account of her struggle...
View ArticleLamont Dozier dies; wrote and produced dozens of Motown hits
NEW YORK (AP) — Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown...
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Issey Miyake, designer of Steve Jobs’ infamous black turtlenecks, dies aged 84
By Hilary Clarke Junko Ogura, Irene Nasser and Oscar Holland | CNN Issey Miyake, the Japanese fashion designer whose timeless pleats made him an industry favorite, has died aged 84. He died of cancer...
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‘Magnum, P.I.’ star Roger E. Mosley dies at 83 after car crash
By Chuck Johnston and Nouran Salahieh | CNN Actor Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore “TC” Calvin on the 1980s hit show “Magnum, P.I.,” died Sunday, his daughter...
View ArticleFormer KTVU anchor Leslie Griffith dies, according to report
Former Bay Area news anchor Leslie Griffith has died, according to a report by KTVU Channel 2 News. Griffith, who anchored the news on KTVU for two decades, died Wednesday in Lake Chapala, Mexico,...
View ArticleBill Russell’s No. 6 to be retired league-wide by the NBA
The NBA is paying the ultimate tribute to the late Bill Russell, announcing Thursday that it will permanently retire his No. 6 across the league. Russell, an 11-time champion with the Boston Celtics,...
View ArticleSF Giants mourn loss of Tim Lincecum’s wife to cancer
While Tim Lincecum has largely disappeared from the public eye since retiring from baseball, the lovable and eccentric World Series champion has privately been dealing with personal tragedy. Lincecum’s...
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Gene LeBell, iconic martial arts pioneer, dies at the age of 89
Gene LeBell, regarded as America’s first martial arts sensation before parlaying his athleticism into a career as a professional wrestler, actor and stuntman, has died at the age of 89, his family...
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Anne Heche, TV, film and stage actor, dies at 53 from injuries in L.A. car crash
By Christi Carras, Alexandra Del Rosario | Los Angeles Times Anne Heche, the Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor whose work in “Six Days Seven Nights,” “Another World” and dozens of other projects...
View ArticleAnshu Jain, Deutsche Bank chief in a pivotal era, dies at 59
Sonali Basak | Bloomberg Anshu Jain, Cantor Fitzgerald’s president who was known for his time leading Deutsche Bank traders into the lender’s investment banking heights, died five years after being...
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