Cody John Parrott Dies by Own Action in Iowa City
Cody John Parrott, 41, died Monday in Iowa City by his own action. Born April 27, 1983, he was a City High School and Grinnell College graduate, a writer of fantasy novels, and avid gamer. Survived by his mother Loni Parrott, brother Brady, and aunt Sue Moss.
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Joan Cushing Mrs Foggybottom satirist dies at 77
Joan Cushing a Washington theater figure and creator of plays for children died May 21 at a Columbia Maryland care facility. She was 77 and had Parkinson's disease. She rose as Mrs Foggybottom a martini sipping dowager who mocked local grandees in a long running cabaret show and performed with Capitol Steps and Gross National Product.
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Kinky Friedman dies at 79 in Texas ranch obituary
Singer writer and provocateur Kinky Friedman, known for Texas Jewboys and Rolling Thunder relation, dies at 79 at his Echo Hill ranch near San Antonio after years with Parkinsons. He influenced music and politics with irreverent satire and campaigns including 2006 run for Texas governor. Funeral services pending.
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Bill Cobbs Dies at 90. Veteran Character Actor remembered
Bill Cobbs a long time film and television actor known for Air Bud The Bodyguard Night at the Museum films and New Jack City has died at age 90 His brother Thomas Cobbs confirmed the passing noting he died peacefully at home in California on June 25 Cobbs served eight years in the Air Force worked at IBM and as a car salesman before pursuing acting He appeared in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 and won a Daytime Emmy in 2020 for Dino Dana He acted opposite Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard and played Reginald in Night at the Museum films The death was reported by TMZ as due to pneumonia and Cobbs leaves a large legacy in American film and TV.
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TV executive Jamie Kellner dies. helped found Fox and WB
Jamie Kellner, a pioneer who shaped broadcast TV by creating Fox and the WB networks, died at 77 in Montecito, California after a long cancer battle. He also led Turner Broadcasting as chairman and CEO, launching a career that included CNN TNT and TBS, and earlier work with Orion that helped attract SNL rights. Kellner mentored executives and championed edgier, youth-oriented programming that defined 1990s television.
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