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The Two-Way
3:33 pm
Mon July 16, 2012

Kitty Wells, 'Queen Of Country,' Dead At Age 92

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The Two-Way
12:42 pm
Mon July 16, 2012

Stephen Covey, Author Of '7 Habits,' Dead At 79

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Stephen R. Covey, the motivational speaker best known for the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, died Monday in Idaho three months after a serious bicycle accident in Utah. He was 79.
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Originally published on Mon July 16, 2012 2:02 pm

Stephen Covey, whose book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People became a seminal guide to leadership, died this morning.

In a statement, the family said Covey died due the "residual effects" of a biking accident he suffered in April. He was 79.

The Salt Lake Tribune gives us a bit of his biography:

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Remembrances
12:47 pm
Sun July 15, 2012

'Oklahoma!' Actress Celeste Holm Dies At 95

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Academy Award-winning actress Celeste Holm was best known for roles in Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve and Oklahoma!
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In 1960, Holm starred with Jane Fonda and James MacArther in Invitation To A March.
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Holm won the Academy Award in 1947 for best supporting actress for her performance in Gentlemen's Agreement.
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Holm played Bette Davis' best friend in the 1950 movie, All About Eve.
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Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm was best known for roles in Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve and Oklahoma!
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Holm was also known for her work in charity and the arts, but late in life her years were marked by a bitter, multi-year legal family battle that pitted her two sons against her and her fifth husband.
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Her Broadway breakout role was Ado Annie (holding the hat) in the 1943 musical Oklahoma!
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Originally published on Sun July 15, 2012 5:10 pm

Academy Award-winning actress Celeste Holm has died. A star on both stage and screen, Holm was best known for roles in Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve and Oklahoma! She was 95.

Holm died early Sunday morning in her Manhattan apartment with her husband, family and close friends by her side. She had been hospitalized a couple weeks ago following a fire in actor Robert De Niro's apartment in the same building.

If there was one role that put Holm on the map, it was as the coquettish Ado Annie, in the 1943 hit musical, Oklahoma!

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