http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/1500-obituaries.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/1500-obituaries.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090126-valtr-komarek-czech-leftist-politician-dies-82.html PRAGUE (AP) — Valtr Komarek's son says the left-wing Czech politician and economist who helped overthrow the country's communist regime has died at age 82. His son Martin, a journalist for the Mlada Fronta Dnes daily, said Komarek died Thursday in a Prague hospital. Born Aug. 10, 1930, in the southeast town of Hodonin, Komarek became a Communist Party mem... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:56:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090126-valtr-komarek-czech-leftist-politician-dies-82.html 2013-05-16T12:56:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2073512-patriarch-fashion-brand-missoni-dies-italy.html MILAN (AP) — Ottavio Missoni, the patriarch of the iconic fashion brand of zigzag-patterned knitwear that helped launch Italian ready-to-wear and turn Milan into a fashion mecca, died Thursday just months after his eldest son disappeared without a trace. He was 92. Missoni "passed away serenely" in his home in the town of Sumirago, north of Milan, where M... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:03:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2073512-patriarch-fashion-brand-missoni-dies-italy.html 2013-05-09T19:03:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2072502-british-director-bryan-forbes-dies-age-86.html LONDON (AP) — British film director Bryan Forbes, whose work includes the original 1970s horror classic "The Stepford Wives," has died at age 86 after a long illness, a family spokesman said Wednesday. Matthew D'Ancona said Forbes died surrounded by his family at his home in Surrey. Forbes was born John Theobald Clarke in 1926 in London. He began his film... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:56:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2072502-british-director-bryan-forbes-dies-age-86.html 2013-05-08T21:56:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2068980-special-effects-master-ray-harryhausen-dies-92.html LONDON (AP) — When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences with skeletons in a sword fight, a gigantic octopus destroying the Golden Gate Bridge, and a six-armed dancing goddess. On Tuesday, Harryhausen died at London... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:57:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2068980-special-effects-master-ray-harryhausen-dies-92.html 2013-05-07T21:57:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2065774-italys-ex-premier-giulio-andreotti-dies-94.html ROME (AP) — Giulio Andreotti personified the nation he helped shape, the good and the bad. One of Italy's most important postwar figures, he helped draft the country's constitution after World War II, served seven times as premier and spent 60 years in Parliament. But the Christian Democrat who was friends with popes and cardinals was also a controversial... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:39:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2065774-italys-ex-premier-giulio-andreotti-dies-94.html 2013-05-06T19:39:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2065756-belgian-nobel-prize-winner-de-duve-dies-95.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian university says that biochemist Christian de Duve, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1974, has died in an act of euthanasia. He was 95. His university, UCL in Louvain-la-Neuve, confirmed it was a case of euthanasia but did not disclose the method. De Duve shared the Nobel Prize with two other scientists for the... Mon, 06 May 2013 11:13:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2065756-belgian-nobel-prize-winner-de-duve-dies-95.html 2013-05-06T11:13:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2064740-frederic-franklin-british-born-dancer-dies-98.html NEW YORK (AP) — Frederic Franklin, a British-born dancer who helped popularize modern ballet in the United States and performed until his mid-90s, has died. He was 98. Franklin succumbed to complications from pneumonia on Saturday at a Manhattan hospital, according to his lifelong partner, William Ausman. Franklin last appeared with the American Ballet Th... Sun, 05 May 2013 21:37:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2064740-frederic-franklin-british-born-dancer-dies-98.html 2013-05-05T21:37:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2061090-atp-chairman-brad-drewett-dies-54.html LONDON (AP) — Brad Drewett, a former tour player who led the ATP as executive chairman and helped increase prize money at Grand Slam tournaments, died Friday after a short battle with motor neurone disease. He was 54. The ATP said in a statement the Australian died at his home in Sydney. Drewett was a top-40 singles and top-20 doubles player before he ret... Sat, 04 May 2013 02:09:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2061090-atp-chairman-brad-drewett-dies-54.html 2013-05-04T02:09:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2058262-oldest-concentration-camp-survivors-dies.html VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian organization that tracks the fate of Nazi concentration camp inmates says that one of the oldest known survivors has died aged 107. The Mauthausen Committee said Thursday that Leopold Engleitner died April 21. After refusing to renounce his faith as a Jehovah's Witness, he survived three concentration camps and forced labor betwe... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:06:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2058262-oldest-concentration-camp-survivors-dies.html 2013-05-02T15:06:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2057816-early-hollywood-teen-star-deanna-durbin-dies-91.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deanna Durbin, the teen sensation whose sparkling soprano voice and girl-next-door looks made her a star during Hollywood's Golden Age, has died, a family friend said Wednesday. She was 91. Durbin died on about April 20 in a village outside Paris where she had lived, out of public view, since 1949, family friend Bob Koster of Los Angele... Thu, 02 May 2013 08:29:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2057816-early-hollywood-teen-star-deanna-durbin-dies-91.html 2013-05-02T08:29:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2048894-shanghai-bishop-who-spent-years-prison-dies.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic news service AsiaNews says Shanghai bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian has died in China. He was 97. Jin worked to improve tense relations between the Vatican-loyal underground church and China's officially-sanctioned Catholic church, which doesn't recognize papal authority to make bishops. Vatican official Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fa... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:51:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2048894-shanghai-bishop-who-spent-years-prison-dies.html 2013-04-27T18:51:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2041284-leading-lebanese-caricaturist-pierre-sadek-dies.html BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's leading caricaturist Pierre Sadek who was famous for his decades of work poking fun at politicians died on Wednesday. He was 76. State-run National News Agency said Sadek died after a long sickness. A graduate of the Lebanese Academy for Fine Arts, Sadek worked for several local newspapers, including An-Nahar. In 1986, he became Le... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:58:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2041284-leading-lebanese-caricaturist-pierre-sadek-dies.html 2013-04-24T11:58:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2031608-scotsman-to-captained-england-dies.html LONDON (AP) — Mike Denness, the only Scotsman to have captained England's cricket team, has died. He was 72. Kent County Cricket Club, where Denness played and had been serving as president, says he lost a "lengthy but courageous fight against cancer." The right-handed batsman scored more than 25,000 runs in his career which saw him play in 28 test matche... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:16:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2031608-scotsman-to-captained-england-dies.html 2013-04-19T17:16:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2029348-pink-floyd-album-designer-storm-thorgerson-dies.html LONDON (AP) — English graphic designer Storm Thorgerson, whose eye-popping album art for Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin encapsulated the spirit of 1970s psychedelia, died Thursday. He was 69. In a statement, Thorgerson's family said that his death "was peaceful and he was surrounded by family and friends." The statement gave few further details but said that... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:05:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2029348-pink-floyd-album-designer-storm-thorgerson-dies.html 2013-04-18T21:05:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2024578-actor-who-played-choked-death-star-commander-dies.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Character actor Richard LeParmentier, who as a young Death Star commander learned the hard way that Darth Vader brooks no disrespect, died Tuesday. He was 66. LeParmentier died unexpectedly Tuesday morning in Austin while visiting his children, said his publicist, Derek Maki. Maki said he does not know the cause. LeParmentier was born... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:05:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2024578-actor-who-played-choked-death-star-commander-dies.html 2013-04-17T04:05:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2020000-london-symphony-conductor-colin-davis-dies-85.html LONDON (AP) — Colin Davis, the former principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and one of Britain's elder statesmen of classical music, has died at 85. The orchestra said Davis died Sunday after a short illness. One of the best-known figures in British music, Davis worked with the London symphony for more than half a century. He first conducte... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2020000-london-symphony-conductor-colin-davis-dies-85.html 2013-04-15T12:00:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2019440-rock-soul-songwriter-george-jackson-dies-68.html JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Songwriter George Jackson, co-author of "Old Time Rock and Roll" and hundreds of other soul, rock and rhythm and blues tunes, has died. He was 68. Jackson died Sunday morning at his Mississippi home, said Thomas Couch Sr., board chairman of Malaco Records. Jackson had been sick with cancer for about a year. "It was not unexpect... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:19:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2019440-rock-soul-songwriter-george-jackson-dies-68.html 2013-04-15T01:19:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2018284-polio-vaccine-developer-koprowski-dies.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dr. Hilary Koprowski, the Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, died this week at his Philadelphia home. He was 96. Although not as well-known as fellow researchers Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin, Koprowski in 1950 became the first to show it was possible to vaccinate against polio, the crip... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:09:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2018284-polio-vaccine-developer-koprowski-dies.html 2013-04-14T15:09:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2017808-leader-egypts-jewish-community-dies-82.html CAIRO (AP) — The leader of Egypt's dwindling and aging Jewish community, known for her tireless work preserving synagogues and a once-sprawling Jewish cemetery, died Saturday at the age of 82. Carmen Weinstein will be buried on Thursday in the Bassatine cemetery she herself worked to save since 1978. It is the only Jewish cemetery left in Cairo and is the... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:38:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2017808-leader-egypts-jewish-community-dies-82.html 2013-04-13T18:38:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2017572-ex-ap-writer-mcarthur-who-covered-vietnam-dies.html Former Associated Press writer George McArthur, who was the quintessential foreign correspondent as he reported from the boulevards of Paris to the sands of the Middle East and jungles of Vietnam, has died. He was 88. His wife, Eva Kim McArthur said he died Friday night in a hospice in Fairfax County, Virginia, of complications from a stroke 17 days earli... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:17:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2017572-ex-ap-writer-mcarthur-who-covered-vietnam-dies.html 2013-04-13T16:17:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2015140-leading-israeli-architect-ram-karmi-dies.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Ram Karmi, a leading Israeli architect whose work is both celebrated and controversial, has died. He was 82. Karmi won the Israel Prize, the country's highest honor, in 2002 for his architecture. Together with sister Ada Karmi-Melamed, he designed Israel's Supreme Court and with a New York firm, he co-designed the newest terminal at the B... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:38:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2015140-leading-israeli-architect-ram-karmi-dies.html 2013-04-12T07:38:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2012282-led-zeppelin-van-halen-producer-andy-johns-dies.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A sound engineer and producer who worked with Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and the Rolling Stones has died. Andy Johns' family says he died Sunday in Los Angeles after a brief hospital stay to treat complications from a stomach ulcer. He was 62. Johns was born in England and started his career at Olympic Studios in London. He went on to prod... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:38:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2012282-led-zeppelin-van-halen-producer-andy-johns-dies.html 2013-04-11T03:38:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2010444-ivf-pioneer-robert-edwards-dead-age-87.html LONDON (AP) — Robert Edwards, a Nobel laureate from Britain whose pioneering in vitro fertilization research led to the first test tube baby and has since brought millions of people into the world, died Wednesday at age 87. The University of Cambridge, where he was a professor, said Edwards passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home just outside Camb... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:50:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2010444-ivf-pioneer-robert-edwards-dead-age-87.html 2013-04-10T17:50:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005146-margaret-thatcher-iron-lady-dead-87.html LONDON (AP) — Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prospe... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:06:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005146-margaret-thatcher-iron-lady-dead-87.html 2013-04-09T00:06:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2005782-spanish-film-star-sara-montiel-dies-age-85.html MADRID (AP) — Sara Montiel, a famed, sultry-voiced Spanish actress who became the first to also achieve Hollywood stardom, died Monday. She was 85. Her biographer, Peter Villora, said Montiel died at her home in Madrid after passing out. "She was both an actress and singer, but mainly an actress, fulfilling the dream of her life," Villora said. Montiel wa... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:11:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2005782-spanish-film-star-sara-montiel-dies-age-85.html 2013-04-08T17:11:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005274-milestones-life-margaret-thatcher.html LONDON (AP) — Milestones in the life and career of Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: Oct. 13, 1925: Born in Grantham, central England. June 1947: Graduates from Oxford with chemistry degree. Dec. 13, 1951: Marries wealthy oil executive Denis Thatcher. Aug. 15, 1953: Gives birth to twins, Mark and Carol. ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:05:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005274-milestones-life-margaret-thatcher.html 2013-04-08T17:05:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2005668-russian-journalist-brain-damaged-attack-dies.html MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Beketov, a Russian journalist who suffered brain damage and lost a leg after a brutal assault that followed his campaign against a highway project outside Moscow, died Monday. He was 55. His lawyer, Stalina Gurevitch, told the Rapsi news agency that Beketov died in a hospital Monday after choking on food. Beketov was part of a group ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:01:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2005668-russian-journalist-brain-damaged-attack-dies.html 2013-04-08T16:01:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005292-thatchers-thoughts-life-politics.html LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — who died Monday from a stroke at age 87 — retired from public engagements in 2002 following a series of small strokes, and was only occasionally seen in public since then. Here are memorable quotes from her public life. "If you want something said, ask a... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:12:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2005292-thatchers-thoughts-life-politics.html 2013-04-08T15:12:57Z