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Saturday October 26, 2013 · 11:53 AM PDT

2013/10/26 · 11:53

Van Cliburn dies at 78

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Wednesday February 27, 2013 · 1:12 PM PST

2013/02/27 · 13:12

By Tim Madigan

tmadigan@star-telegram.com

FORT WORTH -- Van Cliburn's talent alone might have earned him a place among the 20th-century giants of his instrument, alongside classical pianists like Arthur Rubinstein and Vladimir Horowitz. But after a magical Moscow spring in 1958, Mr. Cliburn's fame eclipsed even those musical contemporaries, rivaling that of another young superstar of his time, Elvis Presley.

Mr. Cliburn was "The Texan Who Conquered Russia," according to a Time magazine cover. At the height of the Cold War, the lanky 23-year-old from East Texas traveled to Moscow and won the first Tchaikovsky International Competition, an event created to showcase Soviet cultural superiority. Mr. Cliburn's unlikely triumph was thus said to bring a thaw in tensions between the rival superpowers and created a mythic parable about the power of art to unite mankind.

The man at the heart of that parable died Wednesday morning at his mansion near Fort Worth. It had been announced Aug. 27 that Mr. Cliburn, who turned 78 in July, was suffering from advanced bone cancer.

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Van Cliburn has advanced bone cancer

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Tuesday August 28, 2012 · 12:23 PM PDT

2012/08/28 · 12:23

From the Fort Worth Star Telegram-Piano legend Van Cliburn has been diagnosed with advanced bone cancer, a spokeswoman for the artist said Monday.
"He is under excellent care and resting comfortably at home," said Mary Lou Falcone, Cliburn's longtime friend and publicist. "His spirits are high. We ask that his privacy be respected."
Update: WRR 101.1 reporting that Cliburn is gravely ill.

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Friday January 14, 2011 · 6:34 PM PST

2011/01/14 · 18:34

Easily the greatest advertising campaign ever would be the creation of the image of Jesus Christ on a cross.

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Tuesday July 06, 2010 · 3:54 PM PDT

2010/07/06 · 15:54

Funny thing. Remember last winter when all the die hard climate deniers were saying so derisively, "Look at all the snow! Global warming my ass!"
Well, 27 cities in the northeast just broke records for the heat. Are they now saying "Look at all the heat! Global warming is real!"
Ummm, no.

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Sunday April 11, 2010 · 12:52 PM PDT

2010/04/11 · 12:52

Self awareness is no requirement for leadership.

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