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September 14, 2009

Patrick Swayze Succumbs To Cancer

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 14, 2009 · Comments (1)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing... [Full Story]

August 28, 2009

DJ AM Dies Of Apparent Drug Overdose

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 28, 2009 · Comments (1)

DJ AM, Adam Goldstein, who narrowly escaped death in a plane crash just months ago died Friday of an apparent drug overdose. NEW YORK (AP) - DJ AM, the sought-after disc jockey who became a celebrity in his own right with high-profile romances and a glamorous lifestyle and survived... [Full Story]

July 20, 2009

'Angela's Ashes' author McCourt dies in NYC at 78

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 20, 2009 · Comments (1)

Frank McCourt, the beloved raconteur and former public school teacher who enjoyed post-retirement fame as the author of "Angela's Ashes," the Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of woe about his impoverished Irish childhood, died Sunday of cancer at age 78. McCourt had been gravely ill with meningitis and recently was treated... [Full Story]

July 2, 2009

Durable Oscar Winner Karl Malden Dies at 97

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 2, 2009 · Comments (7)

Karl Malden, the bulbous-nosed character actor who won a Best Supporting Oscar for his role as Mitch, the guiless suitor of Blanche DuBois in the 1951 classic A Street Car Named Desire - a role he created on Broadway - and lent his particular brand of gravitas to American... [Full Story]

June 23, 2009

Ed McMahon Dies at 86

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 23, 2009 · Comments (1)

Ed McMahon, the longtime pitchman and Johnny Carson sidekick who's "Heeeeeeerre's Johnny!" became a part of the vernacular, has died. Ed McMahon had suffered several health problems in recent years. McMahon's publicist, Howard Bragman, said Tuesday McMahon passed away peacefully at the Ronald Reagan/UCLA Medical Center shortly after midnight. McMahon... [Full Story]

June 3, 2009

Last survivor of "unsinkable" Titanic dies at 97

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 3, 2009 · Comments (2)

Millvina Dean was the youngest passenger on RMS Titanic, just nine weeks old when she was wrapped in a sack and lowered from the sinking ship into a lifeboat bobbing on the frigid North Atlantic. Dean lived to become the disaster's last survivor. She died Sunday at the age... [Full Story]

May 27, 2009

Mike Tyson's Daughter Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 27, 2009 · Comments (2)

The 4-year-old daughter of former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has died, a day after being found with cord tied around her neck in an apparent accident at her home, Phoenix police said on Tuesday. "Exodus Tyson was pronounced deceased at 11:45 a.m. today at the hospital. Our sympathies... [Full Story]

April 27, 2009

Remembering Bea via Rue

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 27, 2009

EW.com phoned Rue McClanahan at her Manhattan home Sunday morning to get her memories about her long-time friend and co-star, who died yesterday in Los Angeles at age 86. Since Bea Arthur died on a weekend the obit would be a little late to post but we just have... [Full Story]

April 17, 2009

Pitcher Fidrych Suffocated Under Truck

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 17, 2009

Yikes! Investigators believe legendary pitcher Mark Fidrych, who was found dead at his Massachusetts farm on Monday, was asphyxiated when his clothes became tangled in the moving parts of his truck's engine, according to the Worcester County district attorney. Fidrych, 54, was found underneath a 10-wheel Mack dump truck... [Full Story]

March 23, 2009

Reality TV star Jade Goody dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: March 23, 2009

Jade Goody's family asks for "privacy at last" after the death at 27 of the brash former dental assistant who turned her tumultuous life and struggle with cervical cancer into a one-woman reality show. Mocked as a slob, then celebrated as an everywoman, Goody lived one of the UK's... [Full Story]

March 19, 2009

Richardson was a true daughter of the theater

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: March 19, 2009

Natasha Richardson starred on Broadway in a quintet of strikingly different productions -- each one demonstrating why the actress was a true daughter of the theater, a worthy member of an illustrious acting dynasty. Richardson, who died Wednesday in a Manhattan hospital following a skiing accident in Canada, was... [Full Story]

February 27, 2009

Ex-EastEnders star Wendy Richard dies age 65

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 27, 2009

British actress Wendy Richard, best known for her roles in the soap opera Eastenders as well as the 1970s comedy Are You Being Served? died on Thursday at the age of 65, her agent said. The actress died at a clinic in London's Harley Street with her husband John... [Full Story]

January 15, 2009

Ricardo Montalban, TV's Mr. Roarke, Trek's Khan, Dead at 88

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 15, 2009 · Comments (1)

Ricardo Montalban, the velvet voiced Mexican born actor who greeted the plane as Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, died in his Beverly Hills home Wednesday. He was 88. Born in Mexico City and partially educated in the U.S., Montalban began his career in the early '40s playing bit parts... [Full Story]

December 31, 2008

Mia Farrow's Adopted Daughter Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 31, 2008

Actress Mia Farrow's adopted daughter has died, aged 35. Vietnamese-born Lark Previn, who was adopted by Farrow and musician Andre Previn, died on Christmas Day. Previn had suffered ill health for a decade. Her cause of death is not yet known. She is survived by her live-in boyfriend Robert... [Full Story]

December 25, 2008

Eartha Kitt, sultry 'Santa Baby' singer, dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 25, 2008 · Comments (1)

Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said. She was 81. Andrew Freedman said Kitt, who was recently treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, died Thursday in Connecticut... [Full Story]

December 12, 2008

Bettie Page, 1950s pinup queen, dies in L.A

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 12, 2008 · Comments (3)

Bettie Page, one of America's most photographed pinup girls during the 1950s, died in Los Angeles on Thursday from pneumonia, her agent said. She was 85. Page was a ubiquitous sight during the 1950s, propelled to stardom when she posed for Playboy as Miss January 1955. Soon her image was... [Full Story]

December 6, 2008

Sunny von Bulow dies after 28 years in coma

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 6, 2008

Martha "Sunny" von Bulow, the heiress who spent the last 28 years of her life in a coma after what prosecutors alleged in a pair of sensational trials were two murder attempts by her husband, died Saturday at age 76. She died at a nursing home in New York,... [Full Story]

December 5, 2008

Jeffersons Star Paul Benedict Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 5, 2008 · Comments (1)

The Jeffersons star Paul Benedict has died at the age of 70. The actor - who was best known for playing English neighbour Harry Bentley on the long-running sitcom - was found dead on Monday on Martha's Vineyard, an island off the coast of Massachusetts. The cause of death... [Full Story]

November 5, 2008

Michael Crichton Obits

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 5, 2008 · Comments (2)

In this Dec. 7, 2004 file photo, author Michael Crichton poses at The Peninsula Hotel in New York. Crichton died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, at age 66. He had been privately battling cancer, according to his family. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file)... [Full Story]

October 27, 2008

Radar Shutting Down (Again)

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 27, 2008

Late Friday morning Radar editor Maer Roshan convened his staff and announced that the magazine would be shutting down immediately. Staffers are expected to clear out their desks by the end of that day. "The magazine is gone and the Web site is being reincarnated," said a Radar staffer... [Full Story]

October 20, 2008

Hollywood fashion maven Mr. Blackwell dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 20, 2008

Mr. Blackwell, the fashion maven whose annual "worst-dressed" list could be the bane of Hollywood celebrities, has died at age 86, according to media reports on Monday. Richard Blackwell, born Richard Selzer, had been in failing health for some time and in August was reported to be in a... [Full Story]

October 13, 2008

Guillaume Depardieu Dead at 38

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 13, 2008 · Comments (1)

French actor GERARD DEPARDIEU's son GUILLAUME died on Monday (13Oct08) at the Garches hospital near Paris. The 37 year old passed away after a severe bout of pneumonia. He was filming new movie L'Enfance d'Icare in Romania when he suddenly fell ill and was taken to the Garches hospital... [Full Story]

October 12, 2008

Former Marilyn Manson Bassist Dead at 39

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 12, 2008

Marilyn Manson's former bandmate Gidget Gein has been found dead, according to reports. The bass player, whose real name was Brad Stewart, played in Manson's band from 1989 until 1993, when he was fired and replaced by Twiggy Ramirez. He went on to make music with the band Gidget... [Full Story]

October 3, 2008

Broadway to dim its lights for Paul Newman

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 3, 2008 · Comments (1)

Broadway theaters will dim their lights on Friday to honor the late Paul Newman, who first set foot on a Broadway stage in 1953. The legendary film star, whose brilliant blue eyes, good looks, cool style and talent made him one of Hollywood's top actors over six decades, died... [Full Story]

TV's "Mr. Clean" dies at age 92

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 3, 2008

The actor who played muscular "Mr. Clean" in hundreds of dirt-busting television commercials in the late 1950s and early 1960s, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 92, his family said. House Peters Jr.'s bald-head, hoop earring and brawny arms was the original public face of Proctor... [Full Story]

September 27, 2008

Paul Newman 1925-2008

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 27, 2008 · Comments (2)

Paul Newman, the film star, racing driver, team owner and humanitarian entrepreneur has died at the age of 83. Newman was the part-owner of the Newman Haas Lanigan Racing team in the Indy Racing League. He made his debut on Broadway and had his first movie in 1954. He... [Full Story]

September 23, 2008

Knut's keeper Thomas Doerflein found dead

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 23, 2008

The zookeeper who gained fame for hand-rearing the beloved polar bear Knut was found dead in his Berlin apartment Monday. A spokeswoman for Berlin police said Thomas Doerflein was dead when authorities arrived at the apartment and that they had no information on the cause of death. Doerflein was... [Full Story]

September 18, 2008

Motown songwriter, producer Norman Whitfield dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 18, 2008

Norman Whitfield, songwriter and producer who co-wrote a string of Motown classics including "War," "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," has died. He was 67. A spokeswoman at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center said Whitfield died there Tuesday. He suffered from complications of... [Full Story]

September 16, 2008

Pink Floyd founder Richard Wright dies at 65

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 16, 2008 · Comments (2)

Pink Floyd keyboard player and founding member Richard Wright died on Monday after a short battle with cancer, his spokesman said. He was 65. Wright, singer, songwriter and guitarist Syd Barrett, guitarist Roger Waters and drummer Nick Mason founded the band that became Pink Floyd in the 1960s when... [Full Story]

September 13, 2008

Writer David Foster Wallace found dead

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 13, 2008

Claremont police say the novelist and humorist who wrote 'Infinite Jest,' hanged himself Friday night. He was 46. David Foster Wallace, the novelist, essayist and humorist best known for his 1996 tome "Infinite Jest," was found dead last night at his home in Claremont, according to the Claremont Police... [Full Story]

September 2, 2008

Voiceover Master Don LaFontaine has died

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 2, 2008

LaFontaine, known as the "King of Voiceovers," died Monday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Over the past 25 years, LaFontaine cemented his position as the "King of Voiceovers." Aside from being the preeminent voice in the movie trailer industry, Don also worked as the voice of... [Full Story]

August 26, 2008

Rapper Dr. Dre's Son Dead at 20

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 26, 2008 · Comments (2)

The Los Angeles County Coroner reported today that the son of hip hop record producer and rapper Dr. Dre has died. Andre Young Jr. was found dead at his home in Woodland Hills on Saturday morning. Young was out the previous night and returned home around 5:30 A.M., according... [Full Story]

August 20, 2008

Sax player from Dave Matthews Band Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 20, 2008

From the DMB website: LEROI MOORE 1961-2008 08/19/2008 We are deeply saddened that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident on his farm... [Full Story]

August 11, 2008

Obits: Bernie Mac & Isaac Hayes

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 11, 2008

The actor and comedian died in a Chicago hospital after a bout with pneumonia. Just days earlier, his publicist Danica Smith issued a statement saying Mac was "responding well to treatment". Ocean's co star Brad Pitt said: "I lament the loss of a ferociously funny and hardcore family man.... [Full Story]

August 2, 2008

Bernie Mac is NOT Dead

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 2, 2008 · Comments (2)

Since it was announced that Bernie Mac was hospitalized in Chicago for pneumonia, prank phone calls have been rolling into newsrooms and radio stations alleging the "King of Comedy" has died -- a statement his publicist calls "absolutely untrue." Mac, 50, who lives in the south suburbs, is responding... [Full Story]

July 22, 2008

'Golden Girls' actress Estelle Getty dies at 84

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 22, 2008

Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84. Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at... [Full Story]

June 28, 2008

Model Ruslana Korshunova Commits Suicide

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 28, 2008 · Comments (1)

A cover model for European Vogue has fallen to her death from her Manhattan apartment building in an apparent suicide. The New York Post and Newsday say 20-year-old Ruslana Korshunova died Saturday afternoon in the Financial District. The newspapers cited unnamed officials and police. Police say the fall is... [Full Story]

June 23, 2008

Comedian George Carlin dies in L.A.

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 23, 2008 · Comments (1)

Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71. Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica... [Full Story]

June 20, 2008

Kermit the Frog inspiration dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 20, 2008 · Comments (1)

Kermit Scott, the man believed to be the inspiration for Jim Henson's proto-Muppet, Kermit the Frog, has died. He was 71. Scott's brother-in-law, Aaron Moss, said the retired philosophy professor who lived in Monroe, Va., died last month. Henson and Scott grew up as friends in Leland, a small... [Full Story]

June 18, 2008

Actress, dancer Cyd Charisse dead at 86

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 18, 2008

Actress and dancer Cyd Charisse, the impossibly long-legged movie musical star who gained fame for her on-screen pairings with Hollywood dance greats Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died on Tuesday at age 86. Charisse, a sinuous, athletic performer once described by Astaire as "beautiful dynamite," died early in the... [Full Story]

June 4, 2008

Actor-director Mel Ferrer dies at 90

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 4, 2008

Mel Ferrer, the tall, darkly handsome star of such classic films as "Lili," "War and Peace" and "The Sun Also Rises," as well as producer and director of movies starring his then-wife, Audrey Hepburn, died Monday at age 90. In this September 29, 1954, photo, Mel Ferrer and Audrey... [Full Story]

June 2, 2008

Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 2, 2008 · Comments (1)

Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79. Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman... [Full Story]

June 1, 2008

French fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent dies at 71

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 1, 2008

French fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent, widely hailed as one of the greatest designers of the 20th century, died Sunday in Paris. He was 71. "Yves Saint Laurent died Sunday at 11:10 pm," announced his foundation, the Pierre-Berge-Saint Laurent Foundation. The reclusive French maestro, who had retired from haute... [Full Story]

May 29, 2008

Harvey Korman dead at age 81

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 29, 2008 · Comments (1)

Comic actor Harvey Korman, who co-starred on the U.S. television classic "The Carol Burnett Show" in the 1960s and 1970s and in "Blazing Saddles" and other Mel Brooks movies, died on Thursday at age 81. Korman died of complications from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm he suffered four months... [Full Story]

May 27, 2008

Director Sydney Pollack dies at 73 in Los Angeles

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 27, 2008

Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay who achieved commercial success and critical acclaim with the gender-bending comedy "Tootsie" and the period drama "Out of Africa," has died. He was 73. Pollack died of cancer Monday afternoon at his home in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, surrounded by... [Full Story]

May 26, 2008

Comic Dick Martin, star of "Laugh-In," dies at 86

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 26, 2008 · Comments (1)

Comic Dick Martin, who starred with Dan Rowan in the hit 1960s television variety show "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," helping to launch the Hollywood careers of stars such as Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin, has died. He was 86. Martin, who became a top television director after he and... [Full Story]

May 22, 2008

Christian Singers Daughter Killed in Accident

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 22, 2008

This undated family handout provided by the Chapman family shows from left to right: Will Franklin, Maria, Steven Curtis, Shaoey, MaryBeth, Stevey Joy, Caleb, and Emily Chapman. The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday May 21, 2008 by a sport... [Full Story]

May 15, 2008

Calvin Klein Model DEAD.

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 15, 2008

Firefighters were called Sunday morning to the apartment model Heather Stohler shared with her boyfriend, Daniel Risley. When they got there, they found the unit up in flames. Both were rushed to the hospital where Stohler died later that day. Risley died on Tuesday. Investigators have determined the cause... [Full Story]

May 13, 2008

Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg dies in Fla. at 82

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 13, 2008

Robert Rauschenberg, whose use of odd and everyday articles earned him a reputation as a pioneer in pop art but whose talents spanned the worlds of painting, sculpture and dance, has died, his gallery representative said Tuesday. He was 82. Rauschenberg died Monday, said Jennifer Joy, his representative at... [Full Story]

May 8, 2008

Country Music Legend Eddy Arnold Dies At 89

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 8, 2008

The legendary country crooner that Billboard Magazine ranked the number one country artist of all time, Eddy Arnold, died at the age of 89 at 4:40 a.m. on Thursday at an assisted living facility in Franklin, Tenn. Arnold was one of the founding fathers of country music who helped... [Full Story]

May 1, 2008

DC Madam Commits Suicide

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 1, 2008

CNN is reporting that the body of a woman believed to be Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the DC Madam, has been discovered near her mother's home in Florida. Police are saying she committed suicide. The convicted Washington escort service operator Deborah Jeane Palfrey has committed suicide, according to preliminary The... [Full Story]

April 30, 2008

Albert Hofmann, father of drug LSD, dies in Switzerland

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 30, 2008

Albert Hofmann, the father of the mind-altering drug LSD whose medical discovery inspired--and arguably corrupted--millions in the 1960s hippie generation, has died. He was 102. Hofmann died Tuesday at his home in Burg im Leimental, said Doris Stuker, a municipal clerk in the village near Basel where Hofmann moved... [Full Story]

World Famous Ling Ling Dead at 22

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 30, 2008

Ling Ling, the only giant panda owned by Japan, died of old age Wednesday at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, where he had been one of the most popular attractions, officials said. Visitors to the zoo pressed their hands together in prayer on learning the news and placed flowers on a... [Full Story]

Father of 'SNL' star victim in Fagan murder case

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 30, 2008

Singer-songwriter Richard Fagan has been arrested and charged with the fatal stabbing of comedienne Cheri Oteri's father in Nashville, Tenn. The 61-year-old "Be My Baby Tonight" hitmaker faces criminal homicide charges following the death of Gaetano Thomas Oteri, 69, on Saturday night. The two men were roommates and longtime... [Full Story]

April 25, 2008

Hollywood grizzly bear kills trainer

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 25, 2008

A grizzly bear featured in the recent Will Ferrell film "Semi-Pro" and touted as one of the "best trained" in show business has killed its handler, but officials said on Wednesday they were puzzled by what provoked the attack. I have a few ideas. You morons. The 700-pound bear,... [Full Story]

April 21, 2008

Timberlake and Mayer attend Diaz Dad Funeral

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 21, 2008 · Comments (1)

Ex-boyfriends Justin Timberlake and John Mayer offered their support to Cameron Diaz as she held a private memorial service with family and friends for her late father on Sunday (April 20). Guests arrived at Mahe in Seal Beach wearing non-traditional clothing, with a People source telling: "Most people started... [Full Story]

April 17, 2008

`Scream queen' Hazel Court dies at 82 in California

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 17, 2008

Hazel Court, an English actress who co-starred with the likes of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in popular horror movies of the 1950s and '60s, has died. She was 82. Court died early Tuesday of a heart attack at her home near Lake Tahoe, daughter Sally Walsh said Wednesday.... [Full Story]

April 6, 2008

Charlton Heston Dies at 84

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 6, 2008 · Comments (5)

Legendary actor, civil rights leader and political activist Charlton Heston passed away today, at the age of 84. He died at his home with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, at his side. Mr. Heston was loved by his two children, Fraser Clarke Heston and Holly Heston Rochell, and... [Full Story]

March 31, 2008

"Killing Fields" survivor Dith Pran dies of cancer

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: March 31, 2008 · Comments (1)

Photojournalist Dith Pran, whose harrowing survival of genocide in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge was dramatized in the film "The Killing Fields," died on Sunday at the age of 65. He died of pancreatic cancer at a New Brunswick, New Jersey, hospital, The New York Times said on its... [Full Story]

March 20, 2008

Oscar-winner Paul Scofield dies of leukemia

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: March 20, 2008 · Comments (1)

Paul Scofield, the towering British stage actor who won international fame and an Academy Award for the film "A Man for All Seasons," has died. He was 86. The "Man of All Seasons" Oscar winner had been battling leukemia. Scofield died Wednesday in a hospital near his home in... [Full Story]

March 19, 2008

Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: March 19, 2008

Pioneering science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C. Clarke, best known for his work on the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey," has died in his adopted home of Sri Lanka at the age of 90. He died of respiratory complications and heart failure doctors linked to the post-polio syndrome... [Full Story]

March 17, 2008

ABBA drummer found dead in garden

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: March 17, 2008 · Comments (1)

A former drummer for the Swedish pop band ABBA was found dead with cuts to his neck in the garden of his house on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Police said Monday an autopsy showed it was an accident. A neighbor found the body of 62-year-old Ola Brunkert on... [Full Story]

February 28, 2008

Former Hendrix drummer Buddy Miles dies in Texas

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 28, 2008

Drummer Buddy Miles, who played with Jimi Hendrix in his short-lived group, Band of Gypsys, died at his home in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, his publicist said. Miles, who was 60, suffered from congestive heart failure, Duane Lee said on Wednesday. He did not know the official cause of... [Full Story]

February 11, 2008

Actor Roy Scheider Dies at 75

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 11, 2008 · Comments (2)

Actor Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his leading role as the water-phobic police chief in the smash blockbuster Jaws, died Sunday in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences hospital; he was 75. Though an official cause of death was not released... [Full Story]

January 22, 2008

UPDATE: HEATH LEDGER FOUND DEAD

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 22, 2008 · Comments (1)

TMZ has learned that Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY. He was found in Soho, dead in his bed. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they believe it was not a crime. UPDATE: CNN is now reporting the cause was an over dose. (well, they say 'possibly'). "Pills... [Full Story]

January 20, 2008

Suzanne Pleshette Has Died

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 20, 2008 · Comments (1)

ET has confirmed that actress SUZANNE PLESHETTE passed away from lung cancer. The TV and Broadway star died at her Los Angeles home surrounded by family, her step-son JASON POSTON tells us. He describes it as a "quiet, elegant passing." She was 70 years old. Last August, Pleshette told... [Full Story]

January 18, 2008

Chess Master Bobby Fischer Dies at 64

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 18, 2008

Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who became a Cold War hero by dethroning the Soviet world champion in 1972 and later renounced his American citizenship, has died. He was 64. Fisher died in a Reykjavik hospital on Thursday, his spokesman, Gardar Sverrisson, said Friday. Icelandic media reported that... [Full Story]

January 16, 2008

Troubled Actor Brad Renfro Dies at 25

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 16, 2008

Brad Renfro was a street-smart Tennessee schoolboy plucked from obscurity in 1993 to play the title role in "The Client." The film's success brought him instant stardom, but struggles with drugs and alcohol dogged his career. On Tuesday, he was found dead in his home. He was 25. The... [Full Story]

Brad Renfro Dead At 25

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 16, 2008

Brad Renfro, who started his career in co-starring with Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones in The Client, was found dead in his home in Los Angeles yesterday. He was 25-years-old. "He was found unresponsive in a residence," a Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman said. "Paramedics responded and he... [Full Story]

December 27, 2007

Pinup legend, Jeanne Carmen, dies at 77

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 27, 2007

Jeanne Carmen, a longtime Orange County resident who earned stardom as a bombshell pinup, trick-shot golfer and "Queen of the B Movies," has died. She was 77. Carmen succumbed to lymphoma at her Turtle Ridge home on Thursday, according to her son, Brandon James. "It was very peaceful -... [Full Story]

December 17, 2007

Dan Fogelberg dies of cancer at age 56

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 17, 2007 · Comments (2)

Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, famed for the soaring vocals and elegant instrumentation of tunes such as "Longer" and "A Love Like This," died on Sunday, three years after being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. He was 56. "He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in... [Full Story]

December 12, 2007

Controversial rock pioneer Ike Turner dies at 76

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 12, 2007 · Comments (1)

CNN Reports Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally abused former wife and icon Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76. "He did pass away this morning" at... [Full Story]

December 11, 2007

Quiet Riot Singer Died Of Cocaine Overdose

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 11, 2007

Two weeks after news of his death first made headlines, the autopsy results on late Quiet Riot frontman Kevin DuBrow -- who was found in his Las Vegas home November 25, dead at age 52 -- were released Monday (December 10), according to The Associated Press. DuBrow reportedly died... [Full Story]

November 20, 2007

Dick Wilson, 91; Mr. Whipple in Charmin commercials

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 20, 2007

Dick Wilson, a character actor who turned "Please don't squeeze the Charmin" into a national catchphrase as exasperated shopkeeper Mr. Whipple in the TV commercial campaign that ran for more than two decades, has died. He was 91. Wilson died Monday of natural causes at the Motion Picture &... [Full Story]

November 14, 2007

'Stepford Wives' Author Levin Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 14, 2007

Best-selling writer Ira Levin, whose novels included the occult-horror classic "Rosemary's Baby," the Nazi thriller "The Boys From Brazil" and the satirical fantasy "The Stepford Wives," has died, his agent said Tuesday. He was 78. Levin suffered a fatal heart attack in his Manhattan apartment on Monday, said agent... [Full Story]

November 10, 2007

Norman Mailer Dead at Age 84

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 10, 2007

Norman Mailer, the macho prince of American letters who for decades reigned as the country's literary conscience and provocateur with such books as "The Naked and the Dead" and "The Executioner's Song" died Saturday, his literary executor said. He was 84. Mailer died of acute renal failure at Mount... [Full Story]

November 2, 2007

Ramones manager beaten to death

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 2, 2007 · Comments (1)

Linda Stein, former co-manager of punk band The Ramones, has been found dead at her Manhattan apartment. A pathologist said the 62-year-old, who went on to become one of New York's leading estate agents, died from blows to the head and neck. Stein, the ex-wife of Sire Records head... [Full Story]

October 31, 2007

Robert Goulet is Dead

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 31, 2007

A spokesman for actor/singer Robert Goulet confirmed to the AP that the singer has died in a Los Angeles hospital while awaiting a lung transplant. He was 73.... [Full Story]

October 22, 2007

Pavarotti died owing millions in debt

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 22, 2007

Luciano Pavarotti died with debts of £12million, it has emerged. Lawyers for the opera star's second wife Nicoletta Mantovani and for his three daughters by his first marriage were said to amazed at the amount he owed and are now looking into his bank accounts. It is the latest... [Full Story]

October 18, 2007

Joey Bishop Dead at 89

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 18, 2007

Joey Bishop, the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack, has died at 89. He was the group's last surviving member. Peter Lawford died in 1984, Sammy Davis Jr. in 1990, Dean Martin in... [Full Story]

September 27, 2007

God Lady's Daughter Dies in Crash

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 27, 2007

Mikie at DListed is reporting the 25-year-old daughter of Marguerite Perrin died in a car accident yesterday in Ponchatoula, LA. In case you don't remember Marguerite, she was one of the stars of "Trading Spouses." She became a household name overnight for being the "God Warrior." Her daughter Ashley... [Full Story]

September 23, 2007

French mime artist Marcel Marceau dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 23, 2007 · Comments (1)

Marcel Marceau, the world's best-known mime artist who for decades moved audiences across the globe without uttering a single word, has died aged 84. The Frenchman's extensive tours and appearances on camera brought his silent art to people around the world. His comic and tragic sketches appealed on a... [Full Story]

September 11, 2007

Oscar Winner Jane Wyman Dies at 93

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 11, 2007

Jane Wyman, an Academy Award winner for her performance as the deaf rape victim in "Johnny Belinda," star of the long-running TV series "Falcon Crest" and Ronald Reagan 's first wife, died Monday. "I have lost a loving mother, my children Cameron and Ashley have lost a loving grandmother,... [Full Story]

September 10, 2007

Madeleine L'Engle, Writer of Children's Classics, Is Dead at 88

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 10, 2007 · Comments (1)

Madeleine L'Engle, an author whose childhood fables, religious meditations and fanciful science fiction transcended both genre and generation, most memorably in her children's classic "A Wrinkle in Time," died on Thursday, September 6th, in Litchfield, Conn. She was 88. Her death was announced by her publisher, Farrar, Straus &... [Full Story]

September 6, 2007

Opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 6, 2007 · Comments (3)

Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him one the most beloved tenors, has died, his manager told The Associated Press. He was 71. Pavarotti had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and underwent further treatment in August 2007. His manager, Terri Robson, told the AP... [Full Story]

September 4, 2007

New Bohemians Keyboardist Shot Dead

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 4, 2007 · Comments (4)

A keyboard player for the band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians was shot to death early Monday in Dallas, while trying to kick in the door at his girlfriend's neighbor's house, police said. Jeffrey Carter Albrecht was shot by a neighbor who may have believed he was a burglar trying... [Full Story]

August 29, 2007

CBGB Founder HILLY KRISTAL Dead At 75

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 29, 2007

MTV reports Hilly Kristal, the founder of legendary New York punk rock venue CBGB, died on Tuesday from complications from lung cancer at the age of 75. Kristal, who opened the now-defunct venue in 1973 in the then-gritty Bowery neighborhood in Manhattan, is credited with helping to launch the... [Full Story]

August 20, 2007

'Queen of Mean' Hotelier Helmsley Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 20, 2007 · Comments (1)

Leona Helmsley, the hotelier who went to prison as a tax cheat and was reviled as the "queen of mean," died Monday at age 87. Helmsley died of heart failure at her summer home in Greenwich, Conn., said her publicist, Howard Rubenstein. Already experienced in real estate before her marriage,... [Full Story]

August 14, 2007

WWE's Crush Found Dead

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 14, 2007

Professional wrestling has been dealt another unexpected blow. Former World Wrestling Entertainment star Brian "Crush" Adams was found dead Monday in his Florida home, according to the Tampa Police Department. Adams' wife called 911 after discovering her husband in bed unconscious and not breathing, but paramedics were unable to... [Full Story]

Socialite Brooke Astor Dies at 105

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 14, 2007 · Comments (1)

Brooke Astor, the white-gloved doyenne of New York society who gave away almost $200 million to feed the city's poor and nourish its cultural life, has died. She was 105. She died yesterday at her weekend estate in Briarcliff Manor, New York, according to the New York Times, which... [Full Story]

August 12, 2007

Merv Griffin Dies at Age 82

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 12, 2007

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Merv Griffin, the entertainer turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion- dollar empire, has died. He was 82. Griffin died of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his the family that was released by Marcia Newberger,... [Full Story]

July 30, 2007

Tom Snyder Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 30, 2007

ABC is reporting that Tom Snyder, who was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2005, has lost his battle with the disease. Developing...... [Full Story]

Film Director Ingmar Bergman Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 30, 2007 · Comments (2)

Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, an iconoclastic filmmaker widely regarded as one of the great masters of modern cinema, died Monday, local media reported. He was 89 years old. Bergman died at his home in Faro, Sweden, Swedish news agency TT said, citing his daughter Eva Bergman. A cause of... [Full Story]

July 25, 2007

Weekly World News to close; Bat Boy on Suicide watch

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 25, 2007

Publisher American Media Inc. said on Tuesday it will stop printing the Weekly World News. For 28 years the paper was Americas best source for 400lb babies, murderous kittens and the ever loving Bat Boy who became so beloved they made a musical!! The company said in a brief statement... [Full Story]

Actor Ulrich Mühe Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 25, 2007

Actor Ulrich Mühe has died. The 54-year-old was best known abroad for his portrayal of an East German Stasi secret police officer in the Oscar-award winning film "The Lives of Others." Mühe's family said on Wednesday that the actor had died on Sunday. The actor had been suffering from... [Full Story]

July 11, 2007

Character actor Charles Lane dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 11, 2007

Charles Lane, the prolific character actor whose name was little known but whose crotchety persona and roles in hundreds of films made him recognizable to generations of moviegoers, has died. He was 102. His son, Tom Lane, said he was talking with his father at 9 p.m. Monday. "He was... [Full Story]

July 2, 2007

Captain America Laid to Rest at Arlington

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 2, 2007 · Comments (3)

It's a funeral fit for a superhero. In the drizzling rain at Arlington National Cemetery, thousands of grieving patriots solemnly watch as the pallbearers - Iron Man, the Black Panther, Ben Grimm and Ms. Marvel - carry a casket draped with an American flag. Yes, folks, Captain America is dead... [Full Story]

June 29, 2007

NY movie critic Joel Siegel dies at 63

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 29, 2007 · Comments (1)

Joel Siegel, a longtime movie critic for WABC-TV and "Good Morning America" who racked up five New York Emmy Awards for his insightful work, died Friday, the television station said. He was 63. The station said Siegel, who was famous for his weekly reviews, had been battling colon cancer.... [Full Story]

BBC boss dies after walking into the sea

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 29, 2007 · Comments (4)

A BBC executive died in mysterious circumstances after stripping off her clothes and walking into the sea. Kari Boto, 53, was plucked from the water by a helicopter crew and taken to the hospital where her husband works as a doctor. But staff there were unable to save her.... [Full Story]

June 27, 2007

Fashion Designer Liz Claiborne Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 27, 2007

Liz Claiborne, founder of the fashion house that bears her name, died today at the age of 78. Her company says the cause of death was not immediately known. Claiborne, who retired from the day-to-day operations in 1989, founded the fashion house in 1976. The goal was to create a... [Full Story]

June 13, 2007

'Mr. Wizard's' Don Herbert Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 13, 2007

Don Herbert, who explained the wonderful world of science to millions of young baby boomers on television in the 1950s and '60s as "Mr. Wizard" and did the same for another generation of youngsters on the Nickelodeon cable TV channel in the 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 89. Herbert... [Full Story]

June 12, 2007

Frankie From Real World San Diego Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 12, 2007

Frankie Abernathy from MTVs Real World San Diego is reported to have succumbed to her hereditary disease of Cystic Fibrosis, Mucoviscidosis, as she passed away recently at the age of 25 as reported by The Pitch in Kansas City. The information of her death was provided to The Pitch... [Full Story]

June 7, 2007

Bob Barker takes final bow on "The Price Is Right"

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 7, 2007

Giving away one more car to an ecstatic contestant, TV host Bob Barker taped his last round of "The Price Is Right" on Wednesday, ending 35 years as host of America's longest-running game show and five decades on network television. Barker, 83, took the stage to a shower of... [Full Story]

May 29, 2007

Charles Nelson Reilly Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 29, 2007

Award-winning actor and game show regular Charles Nelson Reilly has died in Los Angeles. He was 76. Reilly, known for his flamboyant dress sense and candid acknowledgment of his homosexuality, began acting in New York, taking classes alongside future screen icon Steve McQueen. He went on to win a... [Full Story]

May 16, 2007

Obits: Yolanda King & Jerry Falwell

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 16, 2007

Yolanda King, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s eldest child who pursued her father's dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking, has died. She was 51 King died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, California, at age 51, said Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center. Klein... [Full Story]

May 5, 2007

Farrell lover's ex kills himself

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 5, 2007

THE ex-boyfriend of COLIN FARRELL's new girl killed himself after she started going out with the star, reports The Sun. John Marc Knight, 22, was said to have been "devastated" when fellow student Muireann McDonnell fell for the Irish film star. The pair had already split when she met... [Full Story]

May 4, 2007

Tarzan Actor Gordon Scott Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 4, 2007 · Comments (2)

Gordon Scott, a handsome, muscular actor who portrayed an "intelligent and nice" Tarzan in 1950s movies, has died. He was 80. Scott, who had been living in a working class section of south Baltimore, died Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital of post-heart surgery complications, a hospital spokesman said. Scott made... [Full Story]

May 2, 2007

Trailblazing Platters Singer Zola Taylor Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 2, 2007

Zola Taylor, who broke gender barriers in the 1950s as a member of The Platters , harmonizing with her male colleagues on hits like "The Great Pretender," has died, her nephew said Tuesday. She was 69. Taylor, who later gained attention of a different sort as one of three... [Full Story]

TV's Tom Poston Dies at 85

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 2, 2007 · Comments (1)

Tom Poston, the tall, pasty-faced comic who found fame and fortune playing a clueless everyman on such hit television shows as "Newhart" and "Mork and Mindy," has died. He was 85. Poston, who was married to Suzanne Pleshette of "The Bob Newhart Show ," died Monday night at home... [Full Story]

May 1, 2007

Former "Tonight Show" Band member Tommy Newsom dies at age 78

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 1, 2007

Tommy Newsom, 78, a jazz saxophonist and arranger who gained national visibility as a key member of Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" band for three decades, and whom Carson nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his stone-faced demeanor and somber outfits, died April 28 at his home in Portsmouth, Va. He had... [Full Story]

April 27, 2007

Former MPAA Head Jack Valenti Dies at 85

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 27, 2007

Jack Valenti, the lobbyist who spearheaded the creation of the Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system, died Thursday afternoon in Washington, DC; he was 85.... [Full Story]

Bobby Pickett Dies: He was a graveyard smash

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 27, 2007

He does the "Monster Mash" no more. Bobby "Boris" Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression propelled the Halloween anthem to the top of the charts in 1962, making him one of pop music's most enduring one-hit wonders, has died of leukemia. He was 69. Pickett, dubbed "The Guy Lombardo... [Full Story]

April 19, 2007

Actress Kitty Carlisle Hart Dies at 96

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 19, 2007 · Comments (1)

Kitty Carlisle Hart, whose long career spanned Broadway, opera, television and film, including the classic Marx Brothers movie "A Night at the Opera," has died at age 96, her son said Wednesday. Christopher Hart said his mother had been in and out of the hospital since contracting pneumonia over... [Full Story]

April 17, 2007

Barry Nelson, the Original Bond, Dead at 89

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 17, 2007

Barry Nelson, an MGM contract player during the 1940s who later had a prolific theater career and was the first actor to play James Bond on screen, has died. He was 89. Nelson died on April 7 while traveling in Bucks County, Pa., his wife, Nansi Nelson, said Friday.... [Full Story]

April 16, 2007

Don Ho dead at 76

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 16, 2007

Legendary crooner Don Ho, who entertained tourists for decades wearing raspberry-tinted sunglasses and singing the catchy signature tune "Tiny Bubbles," has died. He was 76. He died Saturday morning of heart failure, publicist Donna Jung said. Ho had suffered with heart problems for the past several years, and had... [Full Story]

April 12, 2007

Kurt Vonnegut Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 12, 2007

Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84. Vonnegut, who often marveled that he had lived so long despite his lifelong smoking habit, had suffered... [Full Story]

April 10, 2007

Ex-Kiss/White Tiger Guitarist Mark St. John Dead at 51

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 10, 2007

Former Kiss guitarist Mark St. John died Thursday from an apparent brain hemorrhage. He was 51. Born Mark Norton in Hollywood, St. John was Kiss' third official guitarist, having replaced Vinnie Vincent -- the substitute for Ace Frehley -- in 1984 By this point, Kiss had done away with... [Full Story]

April 5, 2007

'A Christmas Story' Director Killed in Car Crash

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 5, 2007 · Comments (2)

Director Bob Clark, who helmed the modern holiday classic A Christmas Story and was the writer-director-producer of the Porky's films, died in a car crash with his son on the Pacific Coast Highway early Wednesday morning; he was 67. According to police reports, Clark's car was hit head-on around... [Full Story]

March 22, 2007

Letterman's Larry 'Bud' Melman actor dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: March 22, 2007

The balding, bespectacled nebbish who gained cult status as the oddball Larry "Bud" Melman on David Letterman's late-night television shows has died after a long illness. Brooklyn-born Calvert DeForest, who was 85, died Monday at a hospital on Long Island, the Letterman show announced Wednesday. He made dozens of... [Full Story]

March 19, 2007

Director Stuart Rosenberg dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: March 19, 2007

Stuart Rosenberg, a prolific director of series television and theatrical films who partnered with Paul Newman on the widely popular prison drama "Cool Hand Luke" and several other movies, has died at 79. Rosenberg, who also directed "The Amityville Horror," died of a heart attack Thursday at his home... [Full Story]

March 16, 2007

Boston Star Committed Suicide

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: March 16, 2007

The family of Boston frontman Brad Delp has confirmed the rocker committed suicide. The "More Than A Feeling" singer, 55, was found dead in his New Hampshire home last Friday, and now Delp's family has come forward to announce the depressed star took his own life. In a statement... [Full Story]

March 1, 2007

Drummer Ian Wallace Dies in LA at 60

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: March 1, 2007

Ian Wallace, a journeyman drummer who toured with Bob Dylan , Don Henley , Bonnie Raitt and recorded with Stevie Nicks, Ry Cooder and other music stars, has died. He was 60. Wallace died last Thursday at UCLA Medical Center of complications from esophageal cancer, his wife Marjorie Pomeroy... [Full Story]

February 28, 2007

Even Magic Elves Die

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 28, 2007

And just a few days too late to make the Oscars 'We Remember' showcase. Walker Edmiston, an actor who was the voice of many cartoon and puppet characters, including Ernie the Keebler elf in TV commercials, has died. He was 81. Edmiston died of complications from cancer on Feb. 15... [Full Story]

February 25, 2007

Broncos running back Damien Nash dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 25, 2007

Broncos running back Damien Nash collapsed and died after a charity basketball game in suburban St. Louis on Saturday, less than two months after the slaying of teammate Darrent Williams. "We have been informed of the passing of Damien Nash," team spokesman Jim Saccomano said Saturday night. "We are... [Full Story]

February 23, 2007

Former Celtics guard Dennis Johnson dies suddenly at 52

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 23, 2007

Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championships and teamed with Larry Bird on one of the great postseason plays, died Thursday after collapsing at the end of his developmental team's practice. He was 52. Johnson, coach of the Austin Toros, was unconscious and in... [Full Story]

February 22, 2007

1940s Actress Janet Blair Dies at 85

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 22, 2007

Janet Blair, the vivacious actress who appeared in several 1940s musicals and comedies, then turned to television and stars like Sid Caesar and Henry Fonda , has died. She was 85. She appeared opposite George Raft in the gangster movie "Broadway" and co-starred with Cary Grant and a dancing... [Full Story]

February 20, 2007

Songwriter Ray Evans Dies at 92

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 20, 2007

Oscar-winning songwriter Ray Evans, whose long collaboration with partner Jay Livingston produced such enduring standards as "Mona Lisa," "Buttons and Bows," "Silver Bells" and "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)," has died. He was 92. Evans died late Thursday of heart failure at a Los Angeles hospital,... [Full Story]

February 7, 2007

1950s Singer Frankie Laine Dies at 93

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 7, 2007

Frankie Laine, the big-voiced singer whose string of hits made him one of the most popular U.S. entertainers of the 1950s, died Tuesday. He was 93. With songs such as "That's My Desire," "Mule Train ," "Jezebel," "I Believe" and "That Lucky Old Sun," Laine was a regular feature... [Full Story]

January 22, 2007

Korean Popstar U;Nee Commits Suicide

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 22, 2007 · Comments (2)

Singer U;Nee was found dead this morning in her dressing room, where she had hung herself. In the morning of January 21, 2007, U;Nee's mother, grandmother, and uncle left for church at 10 am. During that time, U;Nee had hung herself in her dressing room with her bathrobe belt... [Full Story]

January 11, 2007

'Munsters' star Yvonne De Carlo dies at age 84

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 11, 2007

Yvonne De Carlo, the beautiful star who played Moses' wife in The Ten Commandments but achieved her greatest popularity on TV's slapstick comedy The Munsters, has died. She was 84. De Carlo died of natural causes Monday at the Motion Picture & Television facility in suburban Los Angeles, longtime... [Full Story]

January 9, 2007

Scooby-Doo designer dies in L.A.

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 9, 2007 · Comments (1)

Iwao Takamoto, the animator who designed the cartoon canine Scooby-Doo as well as characters on such shows as "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons," died on Monday after suffering a massive coronary, a spokesman said. He was 81. Source... [Full Story]

January 6, 2007

Bacharach's daughter commits suicide

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 6, 2007

Nikki Bacharach, daughter of Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson, committed suicide, the songwriter and actress said in a statement Friday. Nikki Bacharach, 40, suffered from Asperger's Disorder, a form of autism. She killed herself Thursday night at her condo, said Linda Dozoretz, a spokeswoman for the family. "She quietly... [Full Story]

December 21, 2006

Make-Up Artist D'Amore and Husband Found Dead

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 21, 2006

Emmy award winning make-up artist Hallie D'Amore and her photographer husband Richard were found dead on Friday at their home in Venice, California. Hallie D'Amore, 64, who was nominated for an Academy Award in 1995 for her work on Forrest Gump, apparently shot her husband Richard, 66, multiple times... [Full Story]

December 4, 2006

George Clooney's pig has died

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 4, 2006 · Comments (2)

Max has gone to hog heaven. The nearly 300-pound potbellied pig who shared George Clooney's Hollywood Hills home, and sometimes his bed, died Friday while his owner was out of town promoting his latest film, The Good German, due Dec. 15. "He just died, like an hour ago," says... [Full Story]

November 21, 2006

Film Director Robert Altman Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 21, 2006 · Comments (2)

Robert Altman, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind "M-A-S-H," "Nashville" and "The Player" who made a career out of bucking Hollywood management and story conventions, died at a Los Angeles Hospital, his Sandcastle 5 Productions Company said Tuesday. He was 81. The director died Monday night, Joshua Astrachan, a... [Full Story]

November 12, 2006

Jagger's dad is dead at 93 of pneumonia

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 12, 2006 · Comments (2)

The father of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger died of pneumonia yesterday, a spokesman for the singer said. He was 93. Joe Jagger, a former schoolteacher, was admitted to a hospital in Kingston, Surrey, outside London, more than a week ago after falling in his home, the spokesman said... [Full Story]

November 10, 2006

Acting Legend Jack Palance Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 10, 2006 · Comments (2)

Jack Palance, the gravel-voiced actor whose career spanned bad guy and, later, funny guy roles, died today at the age of 87. According to family members, Palance passed away at his Montecito, Calif. home of "natural causes." Palance is best remembered for his Oscar-nominated role as the evil gunfighter... [Full Story]

November 9, 2006

"60 Minutes" correspondent Ed Bradley has died

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 9, 2006 · Comments (1)

CNN is reporting that CBS "60 Minutes" correspondent Ed Bradley has died from leukemia at the age of 65.... [Full Story]

November 7, 2006

Killer staged her 'suicide'

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 7, 2006

Actress Adrienne Shelly's hanging death in her West Village office bathroom looked like suicide. It turned out to be murder. The stunning whodunit was cracked yesterday after cops linked a bathtub sneaker print to a teen construction worker who allegedly snapped when Shelly made a noise complaint last week,... [Full Story]

October 5, 2006

"Cleopatra Jones" dies at age 59

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 5, 2006 · Comments (1)

Tamara Dobson, the tall, stunning model-turned-actress who portrayed a strong female role as Cleopatra Jones in two "blaxploitation" films, has died. Dobson, 59, died Monday of complications from pneumonia and multiple sclerosis at the Keswick Multi-Care Center, where she had lived for the past two years, her publicist said.... [Full Story]

September 20, 2006

Mickey Hargitay Dead at 80

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 20, 2006

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay's bodybuilder father Mickey Hargitay has died after a lengthy illness. He was 80. The Hungarian strongman, who was married to Jayne Mansfield, died last Thursday. Hargitay was in hospital being treated for a mystery illness when his daughter gave birth... [Full Story]

August 30, 2006

Glenn Ford Dies at 90

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 30, 2006 · Comments (3)

Actor Glenn Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as "The Blackboard Jungle," "Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died Wednesday, police said. He was 90. Paramedics called to Ford's home just before 4 p.m. found Ford dead, police Sgt. Terry Nutall said, reading a prepared statement. "They... [Full Story]

August 21, 2006

Iwo Jima flag-raising photographer dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 21, 2006

In a file photo U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945. Joe Rosenthal, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his immortal image of six World War II servicemen raising an American flag over... [Full Story]

August 17, 2006

'City Slickers' star Bruno Kirby dead

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 17, 2006 · Comments (1)

Bruno Kirby, a veteran character actor who co-starred in "When Harry Met Sally," "City Slickers" and many other films, has died at age 57, his wife said yesterday. Kirby died Monday in Los Angeles from complications related to leukemia, according to a statement from his wife, Lynn Sellers. He... [Full Story]

July 24, 2006

Harry Olivieri, 90, Co-Inventor of Cheese Steak in Philadelphia, Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 24, 2006

Harry Olivieri, co-founder of the Pat's King of Steaks cheese steak emporium and generally credited with being the co-inventor of the Philly cheese steak, died on Thursday in Pomona, N.J. He was 90 and lived in Brigantine, N.J. The cause was heart failure, his family said. Mr. Olivieri and... [Full Story]

July 17, 2006

Mystery Writer Mickey Spillane Dies at 88

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 17, 2006

Mickey Spillane, the macho mystery writer who wowed millions of readers with the shoot-'em-up sex and violence of gumshoe Mike Hammer, died Tuesday. He was 88. Spillane's death was confirmed by Brad Stephens of Goldfinch Funeral Home in his hometown of Murrells Inlet. Details about his death were not... [Full Story]

July 14, 2006

Red Buttons, 87; Dead

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 14, 2006

Red Buttons, the impish former burlesque comic who became an early TV sensation and an Academy Award-winning character actor during a career that spanned more than seven decades, died Thursday. He was 87. Buttons died of vascular disease at his home in Century City, his family said. "Red was... [Full Story]

July 12, 2006

Beloved Actor Barnard Hughes Dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 12, 2006

Beloved US stage and screen star Barnard Hughes has died after a brief illness. He was 90. The Tony and Emmy Award-winner, who has featured in a string of movies including The Lost Boys, Hamlet, Tron, Midnight Cowboy and Cradle Will Rock, died in a New York City hospital... [Full Story]

June 27, 2006

Beloved Hollywood Actor dies of old age

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 27, 2006 · Comments (3)

Moose, the Jack Russell terrier who played Eddie for over a decade on the Emmy-winning TV series Frasier, has died. He was 16-and-a-half (115 in dog years). Moose died on Thursday night of old age at his home near Los Angeles, according to his trainer Mathilde Halberg. She tells... [Full Story]

June 24, 2006

Legendary Producer Aaron Spelling Dies At 83

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 24, 2006

Mega producer Aaron Spelling passed away Friday evening from complications following a stroke earlier this week. (AP) Aaron Spelling, a onetime movie bit player who turned to television production to create a massive number of hit series from the vintage "Charlie's Angels," "Dynasty," "Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island" to... [Full Story]

May 29, 2006

'Breakfast Club' principal Gleason dies

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 29, 2006 · Comments (1)

From Yahoonews: Paul Gleason, who played the go-to bad guy in "Trading Places" and the angry high school principal in "The Breakfast Club," has died. He was 67. Gleason died at a local hospital Saturday of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos, said his wife,... [Full Story]

May 24, 2006

New wave music impresario Ian Copeland dead at 57

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 24, 2006

From AP wire: Ian Copeland, a pioneering booking agent and music promoter credited with helping launch the "new wave" alternative rock movement of the 1970s and '80s with such bands as the Police, the B-52's and R.E.M, has died at age 57, relatives said on Wednesday. Copeland succumbed to... [Full Story]

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