Copyright (c) 2007 USTINET Corporation. All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Obituaries and notable deathsen-usTue Jul 31 19:13:13 2007288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ct/Aobit-antonioni.R_4N_HlV.htmlwed/ct/Aobit-antonioni.R_4N_HlV.html1185908448Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:00:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ct/Aobit-antonioni.R_4N_HlV.html"></a>ROME (AP) -- In Michelangelo Antonioni's movies, dialogue was sparse, shots lengthy and action minimal. This abstract style and a ruthless exploration of the malaise of modern man made the Italian director a darling of avant-garde cinema and a celebrated filmmaker across the world.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ct/Aobit-antonioni.R_4N_HlV.html">Film Director Antonioni Dies at 94</a><br />ROME (AP) -- In Michelangelo Antonioni's movies, dialogue was sparse, shots lengthy and action minimal. This abstract style and a ruthless exploration of the malaise of modern man made the Italian director a darling of avant-garde cinema and a celebrated filmmaker across the world.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/bx/Ayb108911659.RDnh_HuV.htmlwed/bx/Ayb108911659.RDnh_HuV.html1185876609Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:10:09 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/bx/Ayb108911659.RDnh_HuV.html"></a>ROME - Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, best known for his movies "Blow-Up" and "L'Avventura," has died, officials and news reports said Tuesday. He was 94.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/bx/Ayb108911659.RDnh_HuV.html">Italian Director Antonioni Dies at 94</a><br />ROME - Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, best known for his movies "Blow-Up" and "L'Avventura," has died, officials and news reports said Tuesday. He was 94.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cs/Aobit-snyder.Rw33_HlU.htmlwed/cs/Aobit-snyder.Rw33_HlU.html1185842036Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:33:56 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cs/Aobit-snyder.Rw33_HlU.html"></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Tom Snyder, who pioneered the late-late network TV talk show with a personal yet abrasive style, robust laugh and trademark cloud of cigarette smoke billowing around his head, has died from complications associated with leukemia. He was 71.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cs/Aobit-snyder.Rw33_HlU.html">Broadcaster Tom Snyder Dies at 71</a><br />SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Tom Snyder, who pioneered the late-late network TV talk show with a personal yet abrasive style, robust laugh and trademark cloud of cigarette smoke billowing around his head, has died from complications associated with leukemia. He was 71.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ck/Aobit-bergman.RVdl_HlU.htmlwed/ck/Aobit-bergman.RVdl_HlU.html1185817437Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:43:57 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ck/Aobit-bergman.RVdl_HlU.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aq/photo-cnt43926.jpg" height="133.2" width="120" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, one of the greatest artists in cinema history, died Monday at his home on an island off the coast of Sweden. He was 89.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ck/Aobit-bergman.RVdl_HlU.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aq/photo-cnt43926.jpg" height="133.2" width="120" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Film Great Ingmar Bergman Dies at 89</a><br />STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, one of the greatest artists in cinema history, died Monday at his home on an island off the coast of Sweden. He was 89.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cy/Aobit-serrault.RD_D_HlU.htmlwed/cy/Aobit-serrault.RD_D_HlU.html1185786001Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:00:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cy/Aobit-serrault.RD_D_HlU.html"></a>PARIS (AP) -- French actor Michel Serrault, whose performance as a transvestite in the film and screen versions of "La cage aux folles" (The Birdcage) catapulted him to international stardom, has died, his priest said Monday. He was 79.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cy/Aobit-serrault.RD_D_HlU.html">French Actor Michel Serrault Dies</a><br />PARIS (AP) -- French actor Michel Serrault, whose performance as a transvestite in the film and screen versions of "La cage aux folles" (The Birdcage) catapulted him to international stardom, has died, his priest said Monday. He was 79.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ax/Aobit-zindler.RPUj_HlT.htmlwed/ax/Aobit-zindler.RPUj_HlT.html1185764401Mon, 30 Jul 2007 03:00:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ax/Aobit-zindler.RPUj_HlT.html"></a>HOUSTON (AP) -- Marvin Zindler, the flamboyant television consumer reporter whose crusade against a rural brothel inspired the play and movie "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," died Sunday. He was 85.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ax/Aobit-zindler.RPUj_HlT.html">'Best Little Whorehouse' Crusader Dies</a><br />HOUSTON (AP) -- Marvin Zindler, the flamboyant television consumer reporter whose crusade against a rural brothel inspired the play and movie "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," died Sunday. He was 85.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dp/Aobit-williams.RCHN_HlR.htmlwed/dp/Aobit-williams.RCHN_HlR.html1185585002Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:10:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dp/Aobit-williams.RCHN_HlR.html"></a>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Lawton Williams, who wrote the 1957 hit "Fraulein" recorded by Bobby Helms, has died in Fort Worth, Texas. He had just turned 85.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dp/Aobit-williams.RCHN_HlR.html">Writer of 'Fraulein' Hit Dies at 85</a><br />NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Lawton Williams, who wrote the 1957 hit "Fraulein" recorded by Bobby Helms, has died in Fort Worth, Texas. He had just turned 85.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ai/Aobit-ellis.Rhpt_HlP.htmlwed/ai/Aobit-ellis.Rhpt_HlP.html1185379223Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:00:23 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ai/Aobit-ellis.Rhpt_HlP.html"></a>NEW YORK (AP) -- He came to psychology almost by happenstance, after friends began turning to him for guidance. But Albert Ellis would become one of the most important figures in modern psychology, once ranked by his peers as more influential than Sigmund Freud.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ai/Aobit-ellis.Rhpt_HlP.html">Psychology Giant Albert Ellis Dies</a><br />NEW YORK (AP) -- He came to psychology almost by happenstance, after friends began turning to him for guidance. But Albert Ellis would become one of the most important figures in modern psychology, once ranked by his peers as more influential than Sigmund Freud.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ak/Aobit-george-tabori.RPSR_HlO.htmlwed/ak/Aobit-george-tabori.RPSR_HlO.html1185309602Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:40:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ak/Aobit-george-tabori.RPSR_HlO.html"></a>BERLIN (AP) -- Hungarian-born playwright and director George Tabori, a legend in Germany's postwar theater world whose avant-garde works confronted anti-Semitism, has died, the Berliner Ensemble said Tuesday. He was 93.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ak/Aobit-george-tabori.RPSR_HlO.html">Playwright George Tabori Dies in Berlin</a><br />BERLIN (AP) -- Hungarian-born playwright and director George Tabori, a legend in Germany's postwar theater world whose avant-garde works confronted anti-Semitism, has died, the Berliner Ensemble said Tuesday. He was 93.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cw/Aobit-miller.RL09_HlO.htmlwed/cw/Aobit-miller.RL09_HlO.html1185262202Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:30:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cw/Aobit-miller.RL09_HlO.html"></a>SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Songwriter Ron Miller, whose tunes included pop classics "Touch Me in the Morning" and "For Once in My Life," has died, his daughter said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cw/Aobit-miller.RL09_HlO.html">Songwriter Ron Miller Dies at Age 74</a><br />SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Songwriter Ron Miller, whose tunes included pop classics "Touch Me in the Morning" and "For Once in My Life," has died, his daughter said.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dn/Aobit-zahir-shah.RW6q_HlN.htmlwed/dn/Aobit-zahir-shah.RW6q_HlN.html1185218626Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:23:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dn/Aobit-zahir-shah.RW6q_HlN.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ag/photo-cnt42491.jpg" height="144" width="107.4" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's last king, a symbol of unity who oversaw four decades of peace before a 1973 palace coup ousted him and war shattered his country, died Monday. He was 92.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dn/Aobit-zahir-shah.RW6q_HlN.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ag/photo-cnt42491.jpg" height="144" width="107.4" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Last King of Afghanistan Dies</a><br />KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's last king, a symbol of unity who oversaw four decades of peace before a 1973 palace coup ousted him and war shattered his country, died Monday. He was 92.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ce/Aobit-tammy-faye-messner.RaI2_HlL.htmlwed/ce/Aobit-tammy-faye-messner.RaI2_HlL.html1185119438Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:50:38 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ce/Aobit-tammy-faye-messner.RaI2_HlL.html"></a>RALEIGH, N.C. - Live one day at a time, without fear, Tammy Faye Messner said earlier this month as she battled cancer, weighing just 65 pounds.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ce/Aobit-tammy-faye-messner.RaI2_HlL.html">Tammy Faye Messner Dies at 65</a><br />RALEIGH, N.C. - Live one day at a time, without fear, Tammy Faye Messner said earlier this month as she battled cancer, weighing just 65 pounds.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cg/Aobit-hadley.RoOl_HlI.htmlwed/cg/Aobit-hadley.RoOl_HlI.html1184781055Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:50:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cg/Aobit-hadley.RoOl_HlI.html"></a>POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) -- Jerry Hadley, the world-class tenor known for his agile and lyric voice, died Wednesday, a week after he shot himself in an apparent suicide attempt.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cg/Aobit-hadley.RoOl_HlI.html">Opera Singer Jerry Hadley Dead at 55</a><br />POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) -- Jerry Hadley, the world-class tenor known for his agile and lyric voice, died Wednesday, a week after he shot himself in an apparent suicide attempt.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ax/Ayb108280540.RQeN_HuB.htmlwed/ax/Ayb108280540.RQeN_HuB.html1184260212Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:10:12 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ax/Ayb108280540.RQeN_HuB.html"></a>AUSTIN, Texas - A quiet woman who once turned down a class valedictorian's medal because she feared public speaking, Lady Bird Johnson found herself pulled suddenly into the public eye as first lady when her husband Lyndon B. Johnson became president amid tragedy.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ax/Ayb108280540.RQeN_HuB.html">Nation Mourns Lady Bird Johnson</a><br />AUSTIN, Texas - A quiet woman who once turned down a class valedictorian's medal because she feared public speaking, Lady Bird Johnson found herself pulled suddenly into the public eye as first lady when her husband Lyndon B. Johnson became president amid tragedy.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cp/Aobit-johnson.Rwr3_HlB.htmlwed/cp/Aobit-johnson.Rwr3_HlB.html1184203890Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:31:30 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cp/Aobit-johnson.Rwr3_HlB.html"></a>AUSTIN, Texas - Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday, a family spokeswoman said. She was 94.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cp/Aobit-johnson.Rwr3_HlB.html">Former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson Dies</a><br />AUSTIN, Texas - Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday, a family spokeswoman said. She was 94.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/co/Uus-johnson-obit.RcTE_HlB.htmlwed/co/Uus-johnson-obit.RcTE_HlB.html1184194843Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:00:43 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/co/Uus-johnson-obit.RcTE_HlB.html"></a>AUSTIN, Texas, July 11 (UPI) -- Lady Bird Johnson, former U.S. first lady and wife of late President Lyndon Baines Johnson, died Wednesday at 94 at her home in Austin, Texas.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/co/Uus-johnson-obit.RcTE_HlB.html">Lady Bird Johnson dies at 94</a><br />AUSTIN, Texas, July 11 (UPI) -- Lady Bird Johnson, former U.S. first lady and wife of late President Lyndon Baines Johnson, died Wednesday at 94 at her home in Austin, Texas.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cr/Aobit-lane.Rv26_HlA.htmlwed/cr/Aobit-lane.Rv26_HlA.html1184119216Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:00:16 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cr/Aobit-lane.Rv26_HlA.html"></a>SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Charles Lane, the prolific character actor whose name was little known but whose crotchety persona and roles in hundreds of films made him recognizable to generations of moviegoers, has died. He was 102.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cr/Aobit-lane.Rv26_HlA.html">Character Actor Charles Lane Dies</a><br />SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Charles Lane, the prolific character actor whose name was little known but whose crotchety persona and roles in hundreds of films made him recognizable to generations of moviegoers, has died. He was 102.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/bk/Aobit-marlette.RW3w_HlA.htmlwed/bk/Aobit-marlette.RW3w_HlA.html1184113856Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:30:56 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/bk/Aobit-marlette.RW3w_HlA.html"></a>RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Doug Marlette, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist who recently turned his incisive wit toward a budding career as novelist, died Tuesday in an auto accident in Mississippi. He was 57.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/bk/Aobit-marlette.RW3w_HlA.html">Cartoonist Doug Marlette Killed in Crash</a><br />RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Doug Marlette, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist who recently turned his incisive wit toward a budding career as novelist, died Tuesday in an auto accident in Mississippi. He was 57.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/bv/Aobit-lane.RLd2_HlA.htmlwed/bv/Aobit-lane.RLd2_HlA.html1184105405Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:10:05 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/bv/Aobit-lane.RLd2_HlA.html"></a>SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Charles Lane, the prolific character actor whose name was little known but whose crotchety persona and roles in hundreds of films made him instantly recognizable to generations of moviegoers, has died. He was 102.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/bv/Aobit-lane.RLd2_HlA.html">Character Actor Charles Lane Dies</a><br />SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Charles Lane, the prolific character actor whose name was little known but whose crotchety persona and roles in hundreds of films made him instantly recognizable to generations of moviegoers, has died. He was 102.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/aq/Aobit-melly.RNfB_Hl5.htmlwed/aq/Aobit-melly.RNfB_Hl5.html1183636801Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:00:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/aq/Aobit-melly.RNfB_Hl5.html"></a>LONDON (AP) -- George Melly, a flamboyant, gravel-voiced jazz singer, critic and raconteur, died Thursday, his wife said. He was 80 years old.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/aq/Aobit-melly.RNfB_Hl5.html">British Jazz Singer George Melly Dies</a><br />LONDON (AP) -- George Melly, a flamboyant, gravel-voiced jazz singer, critic and raconteur, died Thursday, his wife said. He was 80 years old.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/db/Aobit-bill-pinkney.RccT_Hl5.htmlwed/db/Aobit-bill-pinkney.RccT_Hl5.html1183627422Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:23:42 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/db/Aobit-bill-pinkney.RccT_Hl5.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ag/photo-cnt38940.jpg" height="144" width="101.4" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Bill Pinkney, the last survivor of the original members of the musical group The Drifters, died Wednesday. He was 81.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/db/Aobit-bill-pinkney.RccT_Hl5.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ag/photo-cnt38940.jpg" height="144" width="101.4" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Last of the Original Drifters Dies at 81</a><br />DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Bill Pinkney, the last survivor of the original members of the musical group The Drifters, died Wednesday. He was 81.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cw/Aobit-schaefer.RE9y_Hl5.htmlwed/cw/Aobit-schaefer.RE9y_Hl5.html1183612803Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:20:03 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cw/Aobit-schaefer.RE9y_Hl5.html"></a>MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Will H. Schaefer, a composer whose music accompanied hit television shows such as "I Dream of Jeannie" and "The Flintstones," has died in California, a family friend said Wednesday. He was 78.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/cw/Aobit-schaefer.RE9y_Hl5.html">Will Schaefer, TV Show Composer, Dies</a><br />MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Will H. Schaefer, a composer whose music accompanied hit television shows such as "I Dream of Jeannie" and "The Flintstones," has died in California, a family friend said Wednesday. He was 78.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ci/Aobit-frigo.RUSW_Hl5.htmlwed/ci/Aobit-frigo.RUSW_Hl5.html1183610401Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:40:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ci/Aobit-frigo.RUSW_Hl5.html"></a>CHICAGO (AP) -- Johnny Frigo, a versatile jazz violinist and bassist who toured with Jimmy Dorsey and wrote a jazz standard recorded by Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughn, has died, according to his son. He was 90.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/ci/Aobit-frigo.RUSW_Hl5.html">Jazz Violinist Johnny Frigo Dies at 90</a><br />CHICAGO (AP) -- Johnny Frigo, a versatile jazz violinist and bassist who toured with Jimmy Dorsey and wrote a jazz standard recorded by Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughn, has died, according to his son. He was 90.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dl/Aobit-randolph.RTfk_Hl3.htmlwed/dl/Aobit-randolph.RTfk_Hl3.html1183527002Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:30:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dl/Aobit-randolph.RTfk_Hl3.html"></a>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Boots Randolph, whose spirited saxophone playing on "Yakety Sax" endeared him to fans for years on Benny Hill's TV show, died Tuesday. He was 80.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dl/Aobit-randolph.RTfk_Hl3.html">Sax Player Boots Randolph Dead at 80</a><br />NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Boots Randolph, whose spirited saxophone playing on "Yakety Sax" endeared him to fans for years on Benny Hill's TV show, died Tuesday. He was 80.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dp/Aobit-solt.ROqr_Hl3.htmlwed/dp/Aobit-solt.ROqr_Hl3.html1183485601Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:00:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dp/Aobit-solt.ROqr_Hl3.html"></a>SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) -- Mary Ellen Solt, who used letter and word arrangements to enhance the meaning of a poem and was a leader in the "concrete poetry" movement, has died. She was 86.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.obituaries/2/wed/dp/Aobit-solt.ROqr_Hl3.html">Poet Mary Ellen Solt Dies at 86</a><br />SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) -- Mary Ellen Solt, who used letter and word arrangements to enhance the meaning of a poem and was a leader in the "concrete poetry" movement, has died. She was 86.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP)