BREAKING: Turn off the mirror ball and lights. The once and forever Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, died this morning from cancer at the age of 63.
Avengers on Parade: A Super Hero Tribute to Author Maurice Sendak
Sadly, the passing of legendary children’s author Maurice Sendak was somewhat overshadowed this week by political nonsense. The prolific author, best known for the “Where the Wild Things Are,” touched generations of children with his “adults are mostly dreadful” attitude and idea that kids could out-wild the wild things.
Goober Pyle, Actor George Lindsey, Dies at 83
A Nashville funeral home has confirmed that actor George Lindsey, who played Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Hee Haw” for nearly 30 years, has died at the age of 83. The statement simply said that Lindsey had died after a “brief illness” and funeral plans are still being made.
Adam Yauch, ‘MCA’ of Beastie Boys, Dies Following Cancer Battle
Adam Yauch (MCA) of the Beastie Boys, has died, according to published reports. The official word came through a statement from MCA’s publicist:
Former Nixon Hatchet Man, Chuck Colson, Dies at 80 (VIDEO)
Charles ‘Chuck’ Colson, President Nixon’s special counsel, known as the ‘Hatchet Man,” has died at the age of 80. Colson was the first Nixon aide to be sentenced in the Watergate burglary, and served seven months in prison.
Original Barnabas Collins, Actor Jonathan Frid, Dies at 87 (VIDEO)
Jonathan Frid, who played Barnabas Collins in the classic 60′s cult soap opera, “Dark Shadows,” has died at the age of 87.
Davy Jones of Monkees Fame Dies at age 66 (VIDEO)
Baby Boomers are mourning the loss of a pop icon today with the news that Davy Jones, the former lead singer of the 1960s ‘manufactured’ pop group The Monkees, died after suffering an apparent heart attack. Jones was 66.
Apple’s Steve Jobs Dead at 56
10/05/2011 · 4:54 pm By
Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.
James Arness, Marshal Matt Dillon of ‘Gunsmoke,’ Dies at 88 (VIDEO)
06/03/2011 · 12:43 pm By
As the song goes, “my heroes have always been cowboys.” Two things happened in 1967 when I was three-years-old: (1) color television was invented; and (2) through the miracle of color television, I was introduced to the most steadfast and honorable hero that television has ever created. I’m speaking about Marshal Matt Dillon of Dodge [...]
RIP: ‘Grease’ Actor Jeff Conaway Dies at 60 (VIDEO)
05/27/2011 · 2:30 pm By
Following more than two weeks in a coma after he was discovered unconscious in his home on May 11, actor Jeff Conaway, age 60, best known for his role in Grease, was taken off life support today and died a short time later. Conaway has struggled publicly with a longtime addiction to prescription drugs and [...]
RIP: 1970s Soulful Singer Phoebe Snow dies at 60 (VIDEO)
04/26/2011 · 9:58 am By
Singer/songwriter Phoebe Snow who exploded on the music scene in 1974 with her debut self-titled album and the hit “Poetry Man,” died today at age 60 after suffering from the effects of a brain hemorrhage early in 2010. Snow became the toast of the 70s music charts then faded from celebrity to care for her [...]
Elisabeth Sladen: Celebrating a Sci-Fi Icon (VIDEO)
04/25/2011 · 7:07 am By
‘Twas a shocking time to be a Whovian this week, and the sadness has been palpable. In a very cruel twist of fate, we have lost one of our beloveds, Elisabeth Sladen, Doctor Who companion extraordinaire, feminist role model to a young future writer and science fiction icon. Elisabeth’s death from cancer took the Whoniverse [...]
RIP: Geraldine Ferraro – 1935-2011 (VIDEO)
03/26/2011 · 4:35 pm By
Trailblazer. That was how the initial report from MSNBC described Geraldine Anne Ferraro upon news of her death, and I couldn’t agree more. Ms. Ferraro passed away on Saturday from complications with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer she had been battling for 12 years. Ms. Ferraro was a teacher, a lawyer, a U.S. Congresswoman, a [...]
‘She’ – A Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (VIDEO)
03/23/2011 · 2:10 pm By
So much is being said about the life, legend, and death of Elizabeth Taylor today at the age of 79. You know most of the details of her life, work, personal trials, eccentric friends, and compassionate charities. None of that needs repeating here. She was the last of the Hollywood superstars, the original child actor, [...]
Knut the Polar Bear Passes Away (VIDEO)
03/19/2011 · 1:54 pm By
Knut, the polar bear rejected by his mother who was hand-raised by zookeepers at the Berlin Zoo and became an international sensation, passed away Saturday. He was four years old. Zookeepers are uncertain why he died, and said he had not been sick. “He was by himself in his compound, he was in the water, [...]
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