Celebrity Obituaries - Page 15

July 21, 2023

Tony Bennett: His life in photos

Legendary singer Tony Bennett has died at 96, his publicist said. Bennett won a slew of awards and performed with Frank Sinatra, Lady Gaga and other big names.

July 17, 2023

Popular CBS-New York meteorologist dead at 51

CBS-New York meteorologist Elise Finch died suddenly over the weekend at age 51, the station announced on Sunday. The cause of death was not yet determined.

July 10, 2023

Late CT political titan Lowell Weicker remembered as maverick unbound by partisan politics

Lowell Weicker, a Republican who served Connecticut in both the Senate and the governor's mansion, is remembered by colleagues as a "Rockefeller Republican" unfazed by partisan games.

July 9, 2023

Former Tennessee Sen Roy Herron killed in jet ski crash: ‘Will be missed by us all’

Veteran Tennessee state lawmaker Roy Herron has died at the age of 69 after a jet ski accident this month on Kentucky Lake.

July 3, 2023

Last surviving member of French D-Day unit dead at 100

Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of France's Kieffer Commando — one of the first to come ashore at Normandy on D-Day — has died after being treated for lung issues. He was 100.

June 23, 2023

Tony-winning 'Fiddler on the Roof' creator Sheldon Harnick dead at 99

Sheldon Harnick, an acclaimed Broadway lyricist known for "Fiddler on the Roof" and other theatrical hits, died in his sleep Friday. He was 99.

June 13, 2023

Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Road,' dead at 89

Pulitzer Price-winning author Cormac McCarthy, known for such works as "The Road" and "All the Pretty Horses," among others, has died at the age of 89.

June 9, 2023

Robert Bell, judge who issued rare Michigan death sentence to convicted killer, dead at 79

Robert Holmes Bell, a federal judge whose three decades on the bench included the rare issuance of a death sentence in Michigan, died Thursday. He was 79.

June 9, 2023

Reagan-era Interior Secretary James Watt dead at 85

James Watt, a conservative hardliner and foe to environmental activists who served as the Reagan administration's first interior secretary, has died. He was 85.

June 7, 2023

Grammy-winning pianist George Winston dead at 73

George Winston, a Grammy-winning pianist responsible for million-selling albums like "Autumn" and "December" has died after a decade-long battle with cancer. He was 73.