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By Yahoo! News: Obituaries 'Miracle Worker' author William Gibson dies at 94 (AP) AP - Playwright William Gibson, whose "The Miracle Worker" has thrilled audiences for nearly a half-century with the true story of the deaf-blind Helen Keller's rescue from a world of ignorance, has died. He was 94. Indiana woman dies at 115 as world's oldest person (AP) AP - Edna Parker, who became the world's oldest person more than a year ago, has died at age 115. India's "messiah of the poor", former PM V.P. Singh, dies (Reuters) Reuters - Former Indian Prime Minister V.P. Singh, remembered for his controversial policy of reserving a larger share of jobs for the country's disadvantaged castes, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer. AP reporter Hugh Mulligan dies at 83 (AP) AP - Hugh A. Mulligan, who in a half-century with The Associated Press covered everyone from presidents and popes to astronauts and combat soldiers, reporting the news in eloquently crafted, fact-packed dispatches laced with wry humor and humanistic touches, died Wednesday. He was 83. Broadway theater power Gerald Schoenfeld dies (AP) AP - Gerald Schoenfeld, the longtime head of the powerful Shubert Organization who helped bring numerous works to Broadway, including "A Chorus Line" "Cats" and "Amadeus," has died at 84. Obituaries in the news (AP) AP - Francis Grevemberg Former WVa Gov. Cecil Underwood dies (AP) AP - Cecil Underwood, a high school teacher who went on to hold the distinction of being West Virginia's youngest and oldest governor, died Monday at a Charleston hospital. He was 86. Screenwriter for Hitchcock's "Rear Window" dies (AP) AP - Screenwriter John Michael Hayes, nominated for Academy Awards for the classic Alfred Hitchcock film "Rear Window" and for "Peyton Place," has died at age 89. Rapper MC Breed dies at friend's home at age 37 (AP) AP - It was in the gritty, blue-collar city of Flint that Eric Breed grew up amid the dimming opportunities of a declining auto industry. Conductor Richard Hickox dies of heart attack (AP) AP - British conductor Richard Hickox, who made a particular mark in opera and choral music with orchestras around the world, has died of a heart attack, his agent said Monday. He was 60. Maldives' first president dies at 82 (AP) AP - Ibrahim Nasir, who led the Maldives' independence movement from the British and became the nation's first president, has died at age 82, an official said. Betty James, who co-founded Slinky company, dies (AP) AP - Betty James, who co-founded the company that made the Slinky and beat the odds as a single mother in the late 1950s to become a successful executive, has died. She was 90. Comedy writer Irving Brecher dies at 94 (AP) AP - Irving Brecher, who wrote vaudeville one-liners for Milton Berle and scripted Marx Brothers movies, the TV and radio hit "The Life of Riley" and the Oscar-nominated musical "Meet Me in St. Louis," has died. He was 94.