Celebrity Deaths in the News

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• Agnes Nixon, Writer created the soap operas “All My Children,” “One Life To Live”...

  

  Agnes Nixon, the creator of “All My Children” and “One Life To Live,” died Sept. 28, 2016, according to multiple news sources. She was 93.




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• Arnold Palmer, Legendary American golfer…

  

  Arnold Palmer, one of the American legends of professional golf, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Pittsburgh, according to multiple news sources. He was 87.




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• Herschell Gordon Lewis, Horror filmmaker known as the "Godfather of Gore"

  

  Herschell Gordon Lewis, horror filmmaker known as the "Godfather of Gore," has died at the age of 87, according to multiple news sources.




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• Jose Fernandez, All-Star pitcher for the Miami Marlins...

  

  Jose Fernandez, an All-Star pitcher for the Miami Marlins, has died in a boating accident at the age of 24, according to multiple news sources.




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• Max Mannheimer, Holocaust survivor, author, and painter…

  

  Max Mannheimer, a Holocaust survivor, author, and painter, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, in Munich, Germany, according to multiple news sources. He was 96.




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• Shimon Peres, Nobel Peace Prize winner formerly served as Israel's president, prime minister…

  

  Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres, a former president and prime minister of Israel, died Sept. 27, 2016. He was 93.




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• Kashif Saleem, R&B singer-songwriter worked with Whitney Houston...

  

  Kashif Saleem, a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Los Angeles, California, according to multiple...




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• Jean Shepard, Grand Ole Opry star...

  

  Grand Ole Opry star Jean Shepard died Sept. 25, 2016, according to multiple news sources. She was 82.




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• Bill Nunn, Character actor from "Spider-Man" and Spike Lee films…

  

  Bill Nunn, a character actor whose credits include “Spider-Man” and Spike Lee films, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at his home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...




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• Stanley Dural, Jr., Musician known as Buckwheat Zydeco…

  

  Stanley Dural Jr., a musician and leader of Buckwheat Zydeco, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Lafayette, Louisiana, according to multiple news sources. He...




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