"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" author Eric Carle has died at 91
Through books like "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" "Do You Want to Be My Friend?" and "From Head to Toe," Carle introduced universal themes in simple words and bright colors.
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Through books like "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" "Do You Want to Be My Friend?" and "From Head to Toe," Carle introduced universal themes in simple words and bright colors.
Eric Carle, the children's author and illustrator responsible for "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" has died at age 91. CBSN Boston has the story.
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Hollywood is mourning actress Olympia Dukakis who died in New York at age 89. She won an Oscar for "Moonstruck" and had roles in "Steel Magnolias" and "Look Who's Talking."
Michael Collins, who stayed aboard the Apollo 11 while his colleagues walked on the moon, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. He was 90.
NASA astronaut Michael Collins, who flew to the moon on the historic Apollo 11 mission with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, has died at the age of 90. CBS News' Peter King reports on CBSN's "Red & Blue."
Widely respected as an astronaut and writer, Michael Collins had no regrets about his role in NASA's most famous mission.
Former Vice President Walter Mondale died at home in Minneapolis on Monday at the age of 93. He is widely credited with elevating the status and responsibilities of the office. Mondale ran for president in 1984 but lost to Ronald Reagan. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe takes a look at Mondale's long life of public service.
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From the U.K. to Australia, Commonwealth countries are both mourning and celebrating the life and legacy of Prince Philip, who died Friday at age 99. Charlie D’Agata reports.
The United Kingdom is mourning Prince Philip, whose death was announced Friday by Queen Elizabeth II. He was 99 years old. Charlie D'Agata has more.
Queen Elizabeth II said Prince Philip was her "strength and stay." He helped guide the royal family through the changes required of the modern world. Mark Phillips has more on his life and legacy.
His role was to walk one step behind the queen, but even there, Philip was able to carve out his own reputation and role in history.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99. The senior royal was married to the United Kingdom's monarch Queen Elizabeth II for nearly 75 years. Mark Phillips looks back on the prince's life, with Charlie D'Agata bringing the latest updates from London.
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George Segal was always best known as a comic actor, becoming one of the screen's biggest stars in the 1970s.
Elgin Baylor, the Lakers' 11-time NBA All-Star, has died. The Lakers said Monday that the Hall of Famer died of natural causes in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter by his side. CBS Los Angeles' sports director Jim Hill has a look back at Baylor's career and legacy. Read more here.
He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and named to the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996.
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