Theodore J. Forstmann, a colorful financier and philanthropist who helped pioneer leveraged buyouts, died on Sunday at the age of 71.

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DealBook: Theodore Forstmann, Private Equity Pioneer, Is Dead at 71

Geraldine Doyle, the factory worker who inspired the famous Rosie the Riveter poster, died on Sunday at the age of 86. Doyle took a job at a metal factory at the age of 17 and was photographed there one day wearing a red and white polka-dot bandanna on…

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‘Rosie the Riveter’ Dies

Gloria Stuart, the actress who played “Old Rose” in Titanic, died on Sunday at the age of 100. Stuart began her career as an actress in horror films and musicals in the 1930s; she had been long dormant when a casting director from Titanic asked her to…

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Titanic Actress Dies at 100

Jimi Heselden, the owner of the Segway company, died on Sunday after he rode a Segway off a cliff at his estate in Britain. His death appears to be an accident-police say they do not believe it to be suspicious. “A Segway-style vehicle was recovered,”…

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Segway Co. Owner Dies on Segway

Patricial Neal, the Academy Award-winning actress, died on Sunday at the age of 84. Her Oscar came for her role in the 1963 film Hud, in which she played a housekeeper opposite Paul Newman. One year after winning the award, she suffered three strokes….

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