Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.
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The playwright Tom Stoppard, who penned shows including Arcadia and Travesties and the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, died last week.
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Tom Stoppard is remembered as a playwright whose wit and curiosity reshaped modern theater.
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Two-time golf champion Fuzzy Zoeller has died at the age of 74. One of golf's most gregarious characters Zoeller's career was tainted by a racially insensitive joke he made about Tiger Woods.
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Viola Fletcher died Monday at the age of 111. She was one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre.
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The musician and actor helped propel reggae into the international spotlight, thanks in part to his songs and starring role in the 1972 film The Harder They Come.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe looks back at the life of video game and LGBTQ pioneer Rebecca Heineman.
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Singer-songwriter Todd Snider died on Friday. He was 59 years old. For over three decades, Snider helped shape alt-country music and the East Nashville scene he represented.
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Activist Alice Wong, who was born with muscular dystrophy and spent her life advocating for the rights of the disabled has died at the age of 51.
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In a 2005 interview, the actor said that in his twenties, he was carrying the load of "everyone's masterpieces." He worked closely with directors including Akira Kurosawa and Masaki Kobayashi.
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