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Why do anniversaries and archives entries often leave the cause blank?
Anniversaries and archives: the blank cause line in an old record, why researchers keep trying to fill it, and what a responsible transcription does instead.
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Publishers can be asked to correct a cause of death they never confirmed
Cause of death corrections: how to ask a publisher to remove a cause the family never gave, what the request should contain, and what to expect back.
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Musicians Who Died This Week: Four Names Reported September 8–14, 2026
Musicians who died this week: four deaths reported between September 8 and 14, 2026, each with who reported it, what is known about the cause, and the five fields a record should hold.
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Why a Memorial Archive Should Not Add a Cause-of-Death Column
Why a memorial archive for celebrity deaths should leave cause of death out of its entries, how monthly groupings mislead, and what an entry should record instead.
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How to verify an actor's death report when a stage name hides the legal name
How a report that an actor has died is checked, why stage names defeat name matching, and which sources actually settle an identity when credit databases cannot.
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Deaths Today Corrections: How to Fix a False Death Report
Deaths today corrections: how a death desk traces a same-day claim to its origin, when it holds a report, and how a false death correction is written.