Tag: obit
member name: Chas Andrews
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September 02, 2008 11:40 AM EDT --
Wow. This one is another that shocked me.
Voice-over talent Don LaFontaine passed away yesterday afternoon from complications with Pneumothorax. He was 68 years old. LaFontaine is best known as "The . . .
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March 18, 2008 09:41 PM EDT --
For those sci-fi enthusiasts and/or writers, I sadly bring you news of the passing of Arthur C. Clarke. For those who may have faintly heard his name, he co-wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" with . . .
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March 02, 2009 10:51 AM EST --
Famed radio broadcaster Paul Harvey passed away this weekend. Born Paul Harvey Aurandt in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harvey started his career in radio broadcasting by being a janitor at KVOO in Tulsa, eventually . . .
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August 11, 2008 03:10 PM EDT --
Comedian Bernie Mac passed away at the age of 50 on Saturday, August 9, 2008. Born Bernard Jeffrey McCollough in Chicago, he grew-up in one of the rougher neighborhoods while trying to pursue his dream . . .
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September 02, 2008 06:57 PM EDT --
Singer, actor, and songwriter Jerry Reed passed away yesterday from complications with emphysema. He was 71 years of age. Reed was known for such hits as "When You're Hot, You're Hot," . . .
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December 12, 2008 12:25 PM EST --
1950s pin-up queen Bettier Page passed away from pneumonia yesterday at the age of 85. Page began modeling in the Fifties, eventually becoming a centerfold in Playboy magazine in 1955. From there her . . .
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December 19, 2008 01:39 PM EST --
American TV and actor Samuel Bottoms died from a brain tumor last night. He was 53 years of age. Bottoms' first role was in 1971's "The Last Picture Show." From there he would later . . .
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December 19, 2008 01:50 PM EST --
Actress and wife of the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry passed away from leukemia. She was 76 years old. Majel Lee Hudac's career began with a TV show called "Whirlybirds," and she . . .
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December 30, 2008 04:25 PM EST --
These are some of the most influential and well-loved artists and entertainers who passed on in 2008.
Heath Ledger
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977242829
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January 05, 2009 01:37 PM EST --
Veteran TV and film actor Pat Hingle passed away of leukemia on Saturday, January 3. Hingle began his acting career with an uncredited role in "On the Waterfront" (1954). He then starred in . . .
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March 16, 2009 11:50 AM EDT --
Film and television actor Ron Silver passed away on Sunday in New York City. Silver began acting in theatre in 1971. His first role was appearing on the "Mac Davis Show." From there his TV career . . .
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June 23, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
This one is kinda personal.
I'm not big on doing these obit columns. Part of the reason I do them, among the gambit of other entertainment news/reviews that I do, is to pay respect to individuals . . .
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July 22, 2008 04:01 PM EDT --
Actress Estelle Getty passed away this morning at the age of 84. Getty began her career with the movie "Team-Mates" (1978) but was soon in other films such as "Tootsie," "Mask," . . .
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December 12, 2008 01:53 PM EST --
Sci-fi enthusiast, editor, agent, magazine publisher and movie memorabilia collector Forest J. Ackerman passed away on December 4 , 2008 at the age of 92. Ackerman was known for having the largest collection . . .
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August 11, 2008 03:20 PM EDT --
Soundtrack composer and actor Isaac Hayes passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at the age of 65. Hayes has composed and/or performed music for 65 movie and TV shows, as well as acted in 66. He's . . .
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December 22, 2008 03:44 PM EST --
Film director Robert Mulligan passed away on Dec. 20 from heart disease. Mulligan began a career in TV in 1951, directing an episode of "Goodyear Television Playhouse." He would go on to direct . . .
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June 23, 2009 11:28 AM EDT --
Actor, producer, comedian, and entertainer Ed McMahon passed away early this morning. Born Edward Peter Leo McMahon Jr. in Detroit in 1923, McMahon grew up in Lowell, MA attending Catholic schools. At . . .
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May 30, 2008 02:37 PM EDT --
Famed TV personality Harvey Korman passed away yesterday at the UCLA Medical Center in California from complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Korman was a talented comedic actor, . . .
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June 16, 2008 04:45 PM EDT --
Special effects master and makeup artist Stan Winston passed away last night at the age of 62. Winston's start was doing gargoyle makeup for the 1972 TV movie, "Gargoyles." From there he . . .
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September 29, 2008 01:13 PM EDT --
Actor, director, and humanitarian Paul Newman died Friday of complications in regards top lung cancer. He was 83. Born in Cleveland, OH, and growing up, had an affinity for theater. He began studying . . .
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