Former Time Warner CEO Who Helped Lead AOL Merger Was 84

Gerald M. Levin, the former CEO of Time Warner who helped oversee its calamitous merger with AOL, died Wednesday in Long Beach, CA. He was 84. His death was confirmed to The New York Times by his grandchild, Jake Maia Arlow. Levin had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease but no details about his death were … Read more

“Dragon Ball” creator was 68

TOKYO — Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said Friday. He was 68. Toriyama’s Dragon Ball manga series, which started in 1984, has sold millions of copies globally and was adapted into hugely popular animated TV shows, video games and … Read more

Jim Beard, Steely Dan Keyboardist, Dead At 63

The Grammy-winning jazz pianist was touring with Steely Dan as openers for the Eagles on their “Long Goodbye Tour” and last performed on Jan. 20. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Trusted Bulletin is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the … Read more

Bill Brand remembered as leader, champion, friend at Redondo Beach’s public memorial – Daily News

Persistence. The descriptor was uttered often about Bill Brand, with more than a dozen speakers sharing stories about the beloved late Redondo Beach mayor at a public memorial on Sunday afternoon. The two-hour-plus tribute, at Redondo Union High School’s auditorium, was attended by hundreds. And elegies were presented by family and friends, by city officials, … Read more

Ex-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney dies; forged strong ties with US

By Charmaine Noronha and Rob Gillies | Associated Press TORONTO — Brian Mulroney, the former Canadian prime minister who forged closer ties with the United States through a sweeping free trade agreement and whose Progressive Conservative party suffered a devastating defeat just after he left office, died Thursday. He was 84. The country’s 18th prime … Read more

Seiji Ozawa dies at 88; famed conductor led symphonies in SF, Boston

By Mari Yamaguchi and Ken Moritsugu | Associated Press TOKYO — Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during more than four decades at the helm of the San Francisco Symphony, Boston Symphony and other orchestras, has died, his management office said Friday. He was 88. The … Read more

Sebastián Piñera, former president of Chile, killed in helicopter crash

Associated Press VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile — Sebastián Piñera, the two-time former president of Chile who faced social upheaval followed by a pandemic in his second term, died Tuesday in a helicopter crash. He was 74. Chile Interior Minister Carolina Tohá confirmed the death of the former president. No further details were immediately released about … Read more