Celebrities
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Shock G, who got his own dance as Humpty Hump in rap group Digital Underground, dies at 57
Rapper, songwriter and producer Shock G, a.k.a. Humpty Hump, of... -
Gerald Haslam, author who chronicled life in rural California, dies at 84
Gerald Haslam, a prolific author and historian who chronicled rural... -
Roderick Sykes, co-founder of L.A. Black art enclave St. Elmo Village, dies
Roderick Sykes lived for five decades in the Mid-City community... -
Filmmaker Monte Hellman, 'the best-kept secret in Hollywood,' dies at 91
Monte Hellman, director of spare, existential genre films such as... -
Jim Steinman, bombastic hitmaker for Meat Loaf and Celine Dion, dies at 73
Jim Steinman, who wrote Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell"... -
Walter Mondale, former vice president and presidential nominee, dies at 93
Mondale, known as Fritz, a pioneering vice president and a... -
Former USC and Loyola High lineman Chris Brown dies at age 24
USC coach Clay Helton reported that former lineman Chris Brown... -
Julia Bogany, venerated Tongva elder who fought for her tribe's recognition, dies
Bogany spread the gospel of the Tongva people to correct... -
Bernie Madoff, notorious financier who pulled off history's biggest swindle, dies at 82
Bernie Madoff, who came to epitomize Wall Street corruption with...