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In arts and entertainment, the year saw the deaths of two members of the Redgrave acting dynasty: Lynn Redgrave and her brother Corin Redgrave. Another who died was author J.D. Salinger, who spent much of his life retreating from the fame garnered by his book "The Catcher in the Rye," which shocked and inspired millions...

Teddy Pendergrass and Elizabeth Edwards are among the notables who died in 2010. The year also included the deaths of two members of the Redgrave acting dynasty: Lynn Redgrave and her brother Corin Redgrave; author J.D. Salinger, who spent much of his life retreating from the fame garnered by his book "The Catcher in the Rye"; famed singer/actress Lena Horne and actor Dennis Hopper. Here is a ...

LITTLE ROCK - Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder and Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks will headline a benefit concert here Saturday in support of three men convicted in the 1993 deaths of three West Memphis boys.

A man who maintained he was unfairly convicted of the 1988 slayings of two Houston opera singers was executed Tuesday evening.

Throughout history, musicians have brooded over the deaths of the musicians who came before them. The Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov explored Mozart's mysterious death in his opera "Mozart and Salieri."