obituaries

Best-selling true crime author Shanna Hogan has died as the result of a brain injury following an Aug. 27 pool accident at her home in Phoenix, Ariz. She was 38. Hogan was swimming with her 15-month-old son Zander when she lost her footing and hit her head, according to her obituary. Hogan’s husband of nearly …

Ronald Harwood, a South African screenwriter most known for “The Pianist “has died. The Oscar-winning writer was 85. Harwood, who also wrote “The Dresser” and “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” died Tuesday of natural causes in his Sussex home. The writer was born in South Africa in 1934. His first credit was for 1961’s …

Bruce Williamson Jr., the lead singer of the Temptations, has died from the coronavirus. He was 49. The soul singer died Sunday night at his home in Las Vegas, TMZ reported. Williamson, who was not an original member, joined the Temptations in 2006 and sang with the group until 2015. The Compton, California native told …

Hall of Famer Lou Brock, one of baseball’s signature leadoff hitters and base stealers who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win three pennants and two World Series titles in the 1960s, has died. He was 81. Dick Zitzmann, Brock’s longtime agent and friend, confirmed Brock’s death on Sunday, but he said he couldn’t provide any …

Social media personality Lloyd Cadena, who had 3.1 million YouTube subscribers and 6.5 million followers on Facebook, has died. He was 26 years old. The popular Filipino comedian and content creator’s passing was confirmed in a statement posted to his official Facebook page Friday morning. No cause of death has been announced at this time. …

David Graeber, who helped organize the Occupy Wall Street movement, has died in Venice, his agent said. He was 59. A professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics, Graeber studied anarchism and anti-capitalist movements, and challenged the world to respond to the plight of Kurds in the Middle East. “David was a hugely …

The Franchise has taken the great mound in the sky. Mets legend Tom Seaver died on Monday at the age of 75, passing in his sleep because of complications of dementia and Lyme disease, the Mets confirmed on Wednesday. “We are heartbroken to share that our beloved husband and father has passed away,” wife Nancy …

Cliff Robinson, a former star at UConn who played 18 seasons in the NBA, died at the age of 53, his alma mater announced Saturday. The cause of death was not immediately known. The 6-foot-10 Robinson played at UConn from 1985-89, helping the Huskies win the 1988 NIT. The foward/center was a second-round pick (38th …

Caesar Cordova, a character actor who appeared with Al Pacino in “Scarface” and “Carlito’s Way,” died of natural causes Wednesday in Atlantic City, N.J. He was 84. His son, actor Panchito Gomez “American Me,” “Mi Vida Loca”), announced his death. In Brian de Palma’s “Scarface,” Cordova played the taco cook at the El Paraiso lunch …

Rest in Puppy Power. Joe Ruby, the mind behind “Scooby-Doo,” has died at 87 of natural causes. The renowned cartoonist co-created the popular show more than 50 years ago and oversaw its rise to a beloved franchise. “He never stopped writing and creating, even as he aged,” his grandson Benjamin Ruby told Variety. In addition …