Category Archives: Passing

Avenged Sevenfold drummer dead at 28

By doris | Published: December 29, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – James Owen Sullivan, a drummer and backup vocalist for Avenged Sevenfold, has been found dead at his home in Southern California, police said. Lt. John Domingo said the 28-year-old Sullivan, who went by the stage name The Rev, appears to have died of natural causes on Monday [...]

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Murphy’s early death not a total surprise

By doris | Published: December 21, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com Here we are again, processing the death of a public person who was privately the object of concern. Officials are still investigating Brittany Murphy’s all-too-soon death, but those who knew her say they saw it coming. While there are speculative rumors of the usual Hollywood chemical abuse beginning to circulate, what [...]

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Roy E. Disney Dies at 79; Rejuvenated Animation

By doris | Published: December 17, 2009

Full Story at NYTimes.com LOS ANGELES — Roy E. Disney, who helped revitalize the famed animation division of the company founded by his uncle, Walt Disney, and who at times publicly feuded with top Disney executives, died on Wednesday in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 79.

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‘Clown video’ raises questions about Anna Nicole Smith

By doris | Published: November 5, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Video of Anna Nicole Smith appearing to mistake a doll for her unborn child was just the reality TV star acting for a camera, a defense lawyer for Howard K. Stern says. Prosecutors presented the tape in a preliminary hearing last week as evidence that Stern [...]

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Bea Arthur leaves $300K to gay youth

By doris | Published: November 1, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com (CNN) — “Golden Girls” star Bea Arthur’s generosity lives on. The actress, who died in April, included a $300,000 donation to New York’s Ali Forney Center, an organization supporting homeless LGBT youth, in her will, leaving center Executive Director Carl Siciliano overwhelmed by her kindness. Siciliano said he knew of Arthur’s [...]

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Canadian folk singer killed by coyotes, park official says

By doris | Published: October 30, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — A rising Canadian folk singer was killed by coyotes this week in a national park in Nova Scotia, a park spokesman said Thursday. Taylor Mitchell, 19, was at the beginning of the Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park on Tuesday afternoon when she was attacked, according to [...]

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Patrick Swayze’s widow to break her silence

By doris | Published: October 24, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com In her first interview since Swayze’s Sept. 14 death, Niemi, 53, who was married to the actor for 34 years, will join Elizabeth Edwards and Susan St. James, both of whom suffered the loss of children in accidents. The discussion will be moderated by California First Lady and Women’s Conference host [...]

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TV funny man Soupy Sales dies at 83

By doris | Published: October 23, 2009

Full Story a CNN.com The funny man seen many times on popular game shows died at a New York hospice, said Paul Dver, Sales’ longtime friend and manager. “We have lost a comedy American icon,” Dver said. “I feel the personal loss, and I also feel the magic that he had around him being gone. [...]

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Wrestler, personality Captain Lou Albano dies at 76

By doris | Published: October 15, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Albano, 76, was “one of the company’s most popular and charismatic legends,” the company said in a statement. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed. “Albano began his storied career with Vincent J. McMahon in the 1960s as one half of ‘The Sicilians’ tag team with his partner Tony Altimore,” [...]

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In Nassau, Travolta testifies about day son Jett died

By doris | Published: September 24, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Travolta testified in the criminal trial of a paramedic and former Bahamian senator, who are charged with a plot allegedly designed to extort $25 million from the actor. Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, have remained secluded for most of this year. Friends have described their deep grief over the [...]

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