• 2011: In memoriam
Did Cheetah from 1930s Tarzan flicks die?

A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah, the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s, has died at 80. But other accounts call that claim

Cheetah the chimp from 1930s Tarzan flicks dies

A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s has died at age 80.

LA coroner says Heavy D died of natural causes

The self-proclaimed "overweight lover" of hip hop, who became one of rap's top hit makers with a combination of humor and positivity, collapsed outside his

Photos: The death of Kim Jong Il

His death was announced Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 by state television two days after he died.

North Korea's Kim Jong Il dead

Even as the world changed around him, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il remained firmly in control, ruling absolutely at home and keeping the rest of the world

Ex-Czech leader, playwright Havel dies

Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and become a hero of the epic

Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, dies at 62

Hitchens, a Washington, D.C.-based author, essayist and polemicist who waged verbal and occasional physical battle on behalf of causes left and right, died

Joe Simon, who co-created Captain America, dies

Joe Simon, who along with Jack Kirby co-created Captain America and was one of the comic book industry's most revered writers, artists and editors, has died.

Jerry Robinson, Batman's Joker artist, dies in NY

Comic book industry pioneer Jerry Robinson, who helped create Batman sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder and their arch-nemesis The Joker, has died at age 89.

'M-A-S-H' star Harry Morgan dies at age 96

Harry Morgan never planned to be an actor, yet he spent 10 years on one of the top TV series of all time, made 50 films and appeared on Broadway. He became one

Secret daughter of Clark Gable, Loretta Young dies

For decades, the identity of Judy Lewis' parents was one of the best-kept secrets in Hollywood.

British film director Ken Russell dies at 84

Ken Russell, an iconoclastic British director whose daring films blended music, sex and violence in a potent brew seemingly drawn straight from his

Poet Ruth Stone dies in Vt. at 96

Ruth Stone, an award-winning poet for whom tragedy halted, then inspired a career that started in middle age and thrived late in life as her sharp insights

'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin Karl Slover dies at 93

The 4-foot-5 Slover died of cardiopulmonary arrest Tuesday afternoon in a central Georgia hospital, said Laurens County Deputy Coroner Nathan Stanley.

Heavy D's funeral set for Friday

Plans are taking shape for Heavy D's funeral. It's set for Friday in Mount Vernon, New York — a suburb of New York City that earned the nickname "money-earning

'Family Circus' creator Bil Keane dies at 89

Bil Keane's "Family Circus" comics entertained readers with a simple but sublime mix of humor and traditional family values for more than a half century. The

  • Farewell in 2011

Interactive: In Memoriam 2011

An ongoing timeline of celebrity deaths throughout the year.

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  • US news

US News in Review

A look back at some of the top news, crime, weather, political and business stories of 2011.

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  • World news

World News in Review

Egypt. Libya. Osama bin Laden. The debt crisis in Europe. Japan. And much more.

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