Celebrities
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Madame Wu, famed Westside restaurateur who served the stars, dies at 106
Sylvia Wu, restaurateur who served L.A.'s stars from Frank Sinatra... -
Didar Singh Bains, ‘Peach King’ who built Northern California’s Sikh community, dies
Didar Bains, a farmer once deemed the 'Peach King' and... -
Rapper Coolio, known for Grammy-winning song ‘Gangsta’s Paradise,’ dead at 59
Coolio, who grew up in Compton and died Wednesday afternoon,... -
Pharoah Sanders, legendary jazz musician, dies at 81
Revered American jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders died Saturday morning in... -
Appreciation: Hilary Mantel wasn’t just a novelist. She raised the dead
Hilary Mantel, who died Thursday at 70, transformed and revitalized... -
Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning actor who played Nurse Ratched in ‘Cuckoo’s Nest,’ dies
Louise Fletcher, who gave an Oscar-winning performance playing villainous Nurse... -
Maarten Schmidt, Caltech astronomer who changed our understanding of the cosmos, dies
Maarten Schmidt, astronomer whose discovery of quasars revealed the solar... -
Greg Lee dies; UCLA basketball player under John Wooden who became a beach volleyball star
Former UCLA basketball player Greg Lee, a national champion under... -
Maury Wills, legendary base stealer for Dodgers, dies at 89
Maury Wills, who revolutionized baseball with his ability to steal...