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Gridley descended from Thomas Gridley (1612–1653), who emigrated from England to New England in 1633. He was born to Frank and Ann Eliza (Sholes) Gridley in Logansport, Indiana, on 24 November 1844. [1] His parents moved to Hillsdale, Michigan, when he was three months old.
Janey Godley, 63, Scottish stand-up comedian, writer and actress. [411] Paul Stephenson, 87, British civil rights campaigner. [412] 3 November – Paul Engelen, 75, British make-up artist (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Gladiator). [413] 4 November
Terence Davies, 77, English film director and screenwriter (Distant Voices, Still Lives, The Long Day Closes, The Deep Blue Sea). [243] Anthony Holden, 76, English journalist and author. [244] 8 October – Sir Thomas Legg, 88, British civil servant, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery (1989–1998). [245] 9 October
The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5] The site attracts more than 30 million unique visitors per month and is among the top 40 trafficked websites in the world. [4]
Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [2] According to Nigel Farndale, the Obituaries Editor of The Times, obituaries ought to be "balanced accounts" written in a "deadpan" style, and should not read like a hagiography. [3]
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
K-pop producer and songwriter: 40: February 23, 2024: Seoul, South Korea: Unknown [46] Peter "Peetah" Morgan Morgan Heritage: 46: February 25, 2024: Stroke [47] Bob Heil Sound and radio engineer: 83: February 28, 2024: Belleville, Illinois, US: Cancer [48] Cat Janice Singer-songwriter: 31: February 28, 2024: Annandale, Virginia, US: Sarcoma [49 ...