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James Gandolfini's Unlikely Stardom, and the Role of a Lifetime
VarietyIn a different, pre-HBO world, James Gandolfini the TV star never would have happened. Fox wanted Anthony LaPaglia for the lead role when they were developing "The Sopranos," and it's hard to imagine a major network having gone with a guy of Gandolfini'...Tags: The Sopranos (tv program), Heart Attack, Anthony LaPaglia, David Chase, Celebrities
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Tony Soprano actor James Gandolfini dies at age 51
Channel Guide MagazineWednesday, June 30: Emmy-winning actor James Gandolfini dies at age 51. Actor James Gandolfini dies at age 51 today. Gandolfini, known for his role as Tony Soprano in HBO's The Sopranos, was in Italy — with intentions to attend the 59th Annual... -
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ReutersHas Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Album Gone Platinum Before Its Release? By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z once spit, "I deserve platinum plaques, to match my bezel." And while the rapper's got a bunch of those (and plenty of bezels),...Tags: Stockholm (Sweden), Crime, Law and Justice, Dropkick Murphys (music group), Gaza Strip, Glastonbury Festival
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Former punter Jennings dies at 61
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Former punter Jennings dies at 61 Former New York Giants and Jets punter Dave Jennings died Wednesday morning at his home, the Giants announced. Jennings was 61. He had suffered from Parkinson's disease since 1996. The four-time Pro...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Football, New York Giants, Sports, Parkinson's Disease
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Bolt on the Hawks? Bad move
For RedEyeYou've been here before, Blackhawks fans. Wasn't even all that long ago! You watched your Hawks split a pair at home before a sometimes-ugly two-goal road loss in Game 3. Heck, that Detroit series got even worse before it got better. And yet your...Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, TD Garden, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Boston Bruins, Tuukka Rask
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Irwin Held, former owner of Barney's Beanery, dies at 87
Irwin Held, who owned and operated the West Hollywood watering hole Barney’s Beanery for decades, has died. He was 87. Held, who took over the bar and restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard in 1970, died Monday at his home in the Hollywood Hills...
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Michael Hastings dies at 33; his article led general to resign
Michael Hastings, an aggressive and iconoclastic journalist whose reporting exposed the vagaries of the war in Iraq and helped bring down the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, died early Tuesday in a car crash in Los Angeles, according to two of his...Tags: Entertainment Events, Rolling Stone, Kabul (Afghanistan), Andrew Blankstein, International Military Interventions
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Sam Most dies at 82; pioneering jazz flutist
Sam Most, a pioneering jazz flutist who performed with a stylistically diverse range of artists, including Tommy Dorsey, Donald Byrd, Herbie Mann and Charles Mingus, died Thursday at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Woodland Hills. He was 82....
Tags: New York City, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Charlie Parker, Long Island, Entertainment
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Getting Dad the medals he never received for WWII service
Akron Beacon JournalTom Brokaw's 1998 book, "The Greatest Generation," was perched on a pedestal, opened to the title page, at my father's 2004 memorial service on the South Side of Chicago where he lived most of his good life. I had asked him to sign it for me some years...Tags: Belgium, Engineering, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Father's Day
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PASSINGS: Iain Banks, David Jin, Dwight Opperman
Iain Banks Edgy Scottish novelist Iain Banks, 59, a Scottish writer who alternately wowed and disturbed readers with his dark jokes and narrative tricks, died Sunday. His publisher, Little Brown, announced his death but did not provide other details....
Tags: Fiction, Liver Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer, Adele (music artist), Thomson Corporation
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PASSINGS: Gene Mako, Thomas Penfield Jackson
Gene Mako Champion tennis player in 1930s Gene Mako, 97, a champion tennis player who paired with the legendary Don Budge to win four doubles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the 1930s, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Bill Gates, Tennis
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