Obituaries


CHICAGO - Albertina Walker's singing once stopped the filming of a movie because so many actors were moved to tears by the "Queen of Gospel." At home in Chicago, she babied her beloved French poodles, wore rhinestone sunglasses and was a fixture at the city's gospel music festival.

LONDON - Roy Ward-Baker, the British director best known for "A Night to Remember," the 1958 movie about the Titanic disaster, has died.

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. - Metropolitan Opera soprano and Broadway singer Dolores Wilson has died in New Jersey at age 82.

LAS VEGAS - Actor Tony Curtis was buried Monday with a melange of his favorite possessions - a Stetson hat, an Armani scarf, driving gloves, an iPhone and a copy of his favorite novel, "Anthony Adverse," a book that inspired his celebrity name and launched a robust film career that spanned decades and genres.

LAS VEGAS - Celebrities, fans, friends and family members crammed into a Las Vegas funeral chapel Monday to say goodbye to Tony Curtis and celebrate the movie star's life.
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