Thursday, January 28, 2010

 

J. D. Salinger (1919 - 2010)

J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most important American writer to emerge since World War II but who then turned his back on success and adulation, becoming the Garbo of letters, famous for not wanting to be famous, died on Wednesday at his home in Cornish, N.H., where he had lived in seclusion for more than 50 years. He was 91. (Source: The New York Times)

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

 

Teddy Pendergrass (1950 - 2010)

R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who was one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has died of colon cancer. He was 59. (Source: ABCnews.com)

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