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Gil Scott-Heron, a poet and musician best known for the song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," died Friday, his publicist at XL Recordings said.

Mark Haines, co-anchor of CNBC's morning "Squawk on the Street" show and one of the business news network's most recognized faces, died unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, the network said. He was 65.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Savage, 58, was driving his Jeep Wrangler when veered across a concrete median, through oncoming traffic, and "collided head-on with a tree."

Obituary: Dana Wynter, best known for her role in "Body Snatchers," appeared in numerous TV and film projects. The science-fiction film became a cult classic partly because of its "McCarthy-era subtext," film critic Leonard Maltin wrote.

Sidney Lumet, 86, a versatile and influential movie director whose films included “12 Angry Men,” “The Pawnbroker,” “Serpico” and “Network,” died Saturday at his home in New York City.

Mr. Granger, who had early roles for Hitchcock and Goldwyn, had the makings of a big movie star, but his passion for stage acting moved him to leave Hollywood behind.

Ms. Taylor, who gained stardom as a child and appeared in more than 50 films, has died in Los Angeles. She was 79.

Singer Nate Dogg, whose near monotone crooning anchored some of rap's most seminal songs and helped define the sound of West coast hip-hop, has died at age 41.

Veteran actor Len Lesser died in his sleep Wednesday morning in Burbank, California, of complications from pneumonia.

George Shearing, blind from birth, played in an all-blind band before becoming Britain's leading boogie-woogie artist. In the U.S., he hit on a jazz formula that established him in the jazz world and made him one of its leading artists for half a century.George Shearing, the elegant pianist who expanded the boundaries of jazz by adding an orchestral sensibility and a mellow aesthetic to the music, has died.