CHARLES DURNING, 89
Died Dec. 24, 2012. Called the King of the Character Actors. In such movies as "The Sting," Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and I especially liked his role as Governor Pappy O'Daniel in "O Brother Where Art Thou."
Even more impressive was his World War II service. He was in the first wave of soldiers to hit the beach at D-Day and the only member of his unit to survive. There, he killed several German soldiers and was wounded in the leg. Later he was bayoneted by a young German soldier and killed him with a rock. He was captured at the Battle of the Bulge and survived a prison massacre.
AARON SWARTZ, 26
Died Jan. 11, 2013, of suicide. Co-founder of Reddit and helped develop the software behind the RSS feeds, a mighty handy thing to have. I use it a lot.
LARRY KING, 83
Died Dec. 20, 2012. Writer and playwright whose 1974 article for Playboy Magazine became the Broadway musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and the 1982 movie with Charles Durning.
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