James Gandolfini, actor who starred in 'The Sopranos,' dies at 51

James Gandolfini, the Emmy-winning actor who swaggered his way to fame as the murderous, clinically depressed mob boss on HBO's groundbreaking drama "The Sopranos," died Wednesday on vacation in Rome. He was 51. 1371707015

Some of Tony Soprano's memorable lines

Some memorable lines spoken by the late James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos": 1371702882

AP PHOTOS: The career of James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his indelible role as mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's "The Sopranos," died while on vacation in Italy at age 51. While Tony Soprano was a larger-than-life figure, Gandolfini was exceptionally modest and obsessive - he described himself as "a 260-pound Woody Allen." HBO called the actor a "special man, a great talent, but more importantly a gentle and loving person who treated everyone, no matter their title or position, with equal respect." 1371700204

Slim Whitman, country singer who won new fame with TV sales, dies at 90

The down-on-his-luck singer sat on the steps of Nashville's famed Grand Ole Opry, bemoaning the job he'd just lost at a radio station, when out walked country legend Hank Williams. 1371697439

Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51

James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate crime boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was the brilliant center of one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51. 1371699302

Thompson, Fantagraphics co-publisher, dies at 56

Kim Thompson - co-publisher of the influential Seattle-based publisher Fantagraphics Books known for celebrated alternative comics, graphic novels and comic strip anthologies - has died.

DEATHS

A. Lionel Bosem, pre-boom South Beach hotelier, dies of MS

A. Lionel Bosem was studying architecture at the University of Florida in the 1950s when his father died, so he came home to Miami Beach and took over the family’s hotels.