Reagan Information Agency chief Charles Wick dies (AP)

In this Sept 13, 1983 file photo, Charles Z. Wick speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Washington. Wick, who as director of the U.S. Information Agency under Ronald Reagan expanded American broadcasts to Cuba and Russia but whose agency was accused of blacklisting liberals from a government program, died Sunday, July 20, 2008. He was 90. (AP Photo)AP - Charles Z. Wick, who as director of the U.S. Information Agency under Ronald Reagan expanded American broadcasts to Cuba and Russia but whose agency was accused of blacklisting liberals from a government program, has died. He was 90.




Estelle Getty of 'Golden Girls' dies at 84 (AP)

FILE** In this Dec. 25, 1985 file photo, four veteran actresses, from left, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur and Betty White, from the television series 'The ' Golden Girls' are shown during a break in taping in Hollywood. Actress Estelle Getty has died at the age of 84. Her son, Carl Gettleman, says she died early Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at home in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)AP - Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84.




Correction: Jo Stafford obituary (AP)
AP - In a July 18 obituary for singer Jo Stafford, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled a high school production in which she was cast. The show was "Roberta," not "Robert."

Gladys Nederlander, show producer, is dead (AP)
AP - Theater and TV producer Gladys Nederlander has died. She was 83.

Ex-commander of Croatian World War II camp dies (AP)

In this Oct. 4, 1999 file photo Dinko Sakic is seen during his trial in Zagreb, Croatia.Dinko Sakic, the last known living commander of a World War II concentration camp, died overnight in a Croatian hospital while serving a 20-year sentence for war crimes, prison officials said Monday, July 21, 2008. He was 87. (AP Photo/Davor Kovacevic, Pool, File)AP - Dinko Sakic, the last known living commander of a World War II concentration camp, died overnight in a Croatian hospital while serving a 20-year sentence for war crimes, officials said Monday. He was 87.




Brazilian comedian Goncalves dies at 101 (AP)
AP - Brazilian actress and comedian Dercy Goncalves, known for her vulgar wit and scandalous behavior, has died. She was 101.

Singer and radio star Jo Stafford dies at 90 (AP)

Jo Stafford, a singer who was a favorite of GIs during World War II and whose recordings made the pop music charts dozens of times in the 1950s is shown. Stafford died Wednesday, July 16, 2008, of congestive heart failure at her home in Century City area of Los Angeles. She was 90. (AP Photo/File)AP - Jo Stafford, the honey-voiced band singer who starred in radio and television and sold more than 25 million records with her ballads and folks songs, has died. She was 90.




Obituaries in the news (AP)
AP - Hayward "Chuck" Carbo

World's oldest blogger dies in Australia (AP)
AP - A 108-year-old Australian woman who was promoted as the world's oldest blogger has died two weeks after making her last post about "singing a happy song," her great-grand son and her online forum said.

Polish statesman Geremek killed in crash (AP)
AP - Bronislaw Geremek — who was a key figure in the Solidarity trade union that helped topple communism, and went on to become Poland's foreign minister — was killed in a car accident Sunday, police said. He was 76.

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