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"Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the
grave. Our birth is nothing but our death begun." Bishop Hall
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Welcome to another edition of Dead End.
This week we say goodbye to Phil Walden, the founder of
Capricorn Records who launched the careers of Otis Redding
and the Allman Brothers Band. We say goodbye to Bonnie
Owens, the widow of Buck Owens, who was a country star in
her own right. Let us also remember two-time Tony Award-
nominee Susan Browning and architect and interior designer
Warren Platner.
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PHIL WALDEN, SOUTHERN ROCK KING, DEAD AT 66
Capricorn Records founder Phil Walden, who launched the
careers of Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers Band, has
died in Atlanta at age 66. Walden died of cancer Sunday,
longtime friend and retired CNN Chairman Tom Johnson told
the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Walden helped finance the
fledgling presidential bid of then-Gov. Jimmy Carter and
many of his Capricorn bands performed benefits for the
Democratic hopeful, the newspaper said. He guided the career
of his longtime friend, Redding, who died in a 1967 plane
crash days after recording "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The
Bay." Walden started up Capricorn in 1969 and went on to
create the Southern rock genre with the Allmans, The
Charlie Daniels Band, the Dixie Dregs, Wet Willie and
Widespread Panic, among others.
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BONNIE OWENS, COUNTRY SINGER, DEAD AT 76
Country singer Bonnie Owens died Monday in Bakersfield,
Calif., 30 days after the death of her first husband,
country superstar Buck Owens. Owens, 76, also married
country icon Merle Haggard and served as a bridesmaid when
he remarried days after their divorce. She suffered from
Alzheimer's disease and had been under hospice care for some
time, the Bakersfield (Calif.) Californian reported Tuesday.
She met Haggard on Herb Henson's "Trading Post" TV show in
the early 1960s and they recorded the 1964 hit, "Just
Between the Two of Us." They married in 1964 and divorced a
decade later. Owens remained friends with both her ex-spouses
and sang with their bands, the Californian said. She married
her third husband, Fred McMillan, in the early 1980s. Among
her many awards were the Academy of Country Music's top
female vocalist in 1965. She shared the award for the ACM's
best vocal group in 1965 and 1966. In 1967, she and Haggard
were named the ACM's best duo.
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SUSAN BROWNING, ACTRESS, DEAD AT 65
Two-time Tony Award-nominee Susan Browning, who created the
role of April in Broadway's "Company," has died in New York
at age 65. Browning died Sunday and had been on life support
for several weeks after falling ill, Playbill.com reported.
Her role in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's "Company"
earned her a Tony nomination for best actress in a musical
and she was nominated for best actress in a featured musical
as well for playing Agnes in "Goodtime Charley," Playbill.com
said. Her vast Broadway resume included the roles of Sally
Phelps and the Widow Douglas in the original Broadway staging
of "Big River" as well "Shelter," "Love and Kisses" and
"Chapter Two." Her film credits included both "Sister Act"
films as well as "The World According to Garp" and "Mary
Hartman, Mary Hartman," was listed among her TV credits.
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WARREN PLATNER, DESIGNER, DEAD AT 86
Architect and interior designer Warren Platner, whose
projects included the interior of Chicago's Water Tower
Place, has died in New Haven, Conn., at 86. Platner died
from complications of spinal meningitis, The New York Times
reported Thursday. Platner designed the interiors of several
New York spaces including the Ford Foundation building, the
original Windows on the World restaurant in the World Trade
Center and the Georg Jensen Design Center, the Times said.
He introduced a collection of chairs, ottomans and tables in
1966 with each piece sitting on a base resembling a sheaf of
wheat. The collection has been in continuous production since
then, the Times said. Platner received the Rome Prize in
architecture in 1955, and was inducted into Interior Design
magazine's hall of fame in 1985. He is survived by his wife,
three daughters, a son, 11 grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
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Notable deaths this week in history...
In 1959, Frank Lloyd Wright, regarded by many as the great-
est architect of the twentieth century, died at the age of
89.
In 1965, broadcaster Edward R. Murrow, also the former head
of the United States Information Agency, died at the age of
57.
In 1974, actor and comedian Bud Abbott, best remembered for
his partnership with Lou Costello, died at the age of 78.
In 1995, Ginger Rogers, the actress, singer, and dancer,
known for her dancing routines with Fred Astaire, died at
the age of 43.
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