One of the most respected Indigenous actors of his generation, Greene appeared in more than 200 television shows and movies. He played a Lakota warrior in the 1990 blockbuster Dancing With Wolves.
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Judge Frank Caprio, ‘Caught in Providence’ star, dies at 88
Longtime Providence Municipal Court Chief Judge Frank Caprio died Wednesday, according to the court, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 88. Known for his wry humor and sense of empathy in the courtroom, Caprio became an unlikely social media star thanks to his “Caught In Providence” TV series. In 2022, he spoke with […]
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Singer Cleo Laine, who boasted a four-octave range, has died at 97
London’s Sunday Times once called Laine “quite simply the best singer in the world.”
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Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ star, has died at the age of 54
The actor and Grammy Award winner died in a drowning accident Sunday while on vacation in Costa Rica.
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Edmund White, who broke ground in gay literature, has died at 85
Many of White’s books chronicled his own experiences as a gay man, making an indelible impression on gay culture and how LGBTQ experiences were understood more broadly at the dawning of the AIDS health crisis.
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Susan Brownmiller, whose landmark book changed attitudes on rape, dies at 90
In 1975, Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape explored pernicious cultural and legal attitudes about rape and helped debunk the long-held view that victims were partly to blame.
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George Wendt, who played Norm on ‘Cheers,’ has died
Wendt got his start in Chicago’s The Second City improv comedy troupe. He went on to earn six Primetime Emmy nominations for his role as a lovable barfly on Cheers.
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Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize-winning Peruvian author, dies at age 89
A giant of Latin American culture, Llosa used powerful imagery and sometimes fantastical storytelling to explore issues of male violence, societal disruption and authoritarian politics.
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Appreciating the many onscreen moods of Val Kilmer
More than a hundred roles in a nearly four-decade career let Val Kilmer explore a wealth of human experience.
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Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, of ‘Harriet the Spy’ and ‘Gossip Girl’ dies at 39
The actress was found dead in an apartment in Manhattan on Wednesday, police said.
