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In memoriam: Arthur C. Clarke

CNN.
Author Arthur C. Clarke, whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for “2001: A Space Odyssey” to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said.

It was 2001: A Space Odyssey that really turned me on to science fiction. A man in space…A psychotic robot…An alien monolith…The [...]

In Memoriam: Congressman Tom Lantos

AP via Google.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Tom Lantos of California, the only Holocaust survivor ever to serve in Congress, died early Monday morning, his spokeswoman said.

Read more about Mr. Lantos at Wikipedia.

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In Memoriam: Roy Scheider

ABCNews.
Scheider died Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock, hospital spokesman David Robinson said. He was 75.

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In Memoriam: Heath Ledger

Dude, wha?
BBC.
Hollywood actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, a New York Police Department spokesman has said.

I’m guessing since there’s no sign of foul play and the cause of death isn’t apparent means that either alcohol or drugs played a part in Ledger’s passing. Or, I suppose, it could just [...]

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