Lee Elder, Legendary Black Golfer, Passes Away at 87

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Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow, has died at the age of 87.

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, noting that Sondheim died early Friday at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut.One of the most lauded and central figures in 20th century American theater, Sondheim, who was born in New York City in 1930, was the composer and lyricist best known for Broadway hits(1962),  (1970),  (1971),  (1973), (1979), (1984), and  (1987).

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