Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose career was built on 20000 pies to the face and 5000 live TV appearances died in New York Thursday. (Oct. 22) ... obit sales pie-splattered comedian soupy dies 83
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Storied automaker General Motors files for bankruptcy protection, pounded by an array of factors from the economic downturn to consumer demand for more fuel efficient cars. The AP’s Mark Carlson looks back at the fallen giant. (June 1)
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The inventor of the modern electric guitar, Les Paul, has died of complications from pneumonia at the age of 94. Jim Axelrod reports on his life and his revolutionary invention. ... cbsepisode Obit Music Guitar Musician Rock Les
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Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50. Tampa police said Mays was found unresponsive by his wife Sunday morning. (June 28) ... billy mays-obit tv pitchman mays found dead fla. home
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Visitors at the JFK Library in Dorchester, Mass. are remembering the slain president’s younger brother, who will lie in repose there on Thursday and Friday. Kennedy died after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. (Aug. 26) ... obit ted kennedy remembered jfk library
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Actor David Carradine was found dead at the Nai Lert Park Swissotel in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday. US embassy spokesman Michael Turner talks about his death. (June 4) ... obit david carradine us embassy carradines death
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