Another acting legend lost
Joe Frazier dead at 67
Nov. 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
Joe Frazier, the first boxer ever to defeat Muhammad Ali, died Monday after a battle with liver cancer. He was 67. Mr. Frazier won boxing’s Fight of the Century and then fought Ali nearly to the death in the Thrilla in Manila. Frazier was one of the greatest boxers ever, something that Ali, widely considered [...]
Jobs shaped Generation Y
Oct. 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
Apple founder changed the way we live digitally
Motown great Nick Ashford dead at 70
Aug. 23, 2011 1 Comment
The legendary songwriter passed away on Monday
Springsteen saxophonist Clarence Clemons dead at 69
June 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
Suffered stroke June 12
“Macho Man” Randy Savage dead at 58
May 20, 2011 1 Comment
Wrestling superstar Macho Man Randy Savage died Friday in a car accident in Seminole, Florida, TMZ reported. He was 58 years old. According to the source, the wrestler suffered a heart attack while he was driving his 2009 Jeep Wrangler and lost control of his vehicle and collided head-on with a tree. Although Savage was [...]
Elizabeth Taylor dead at 79
March 23, 2011 Leave a Comment
Legendary actress of the screen passes away after heart problems
Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr dead at 44
March 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
Had appeared on “Celebrity Rehab”
Actor Pete Postlethwaite dead at 64
Jan. 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
Oscar-nominee leaves a strong legacy
“Empire Strikes Back” Director Irvin Kershner dies at age 87
Nov. 29, 2010 1 Comment
Irvin Kershner, best known as a director of “Empire Strikes Back,” died in Los Angeles after struggling with lung cancer, Saturday. He was 87. He was also the only person to have directed both a Star Wars movie and a James Bond movie. Kershner leaves two sons. Funeral arrangements were not announced yet.
Leslie Nielsen dies at age 84
Nov. 28, 2010 1 Comment
Legendary comedy actor Leslie Nielsen, known for starring in “Airplane!” and the “Naked Gun” film franchise, died Sunday of complications from pneumonia. According to The Associated Press, his agent, John S. Kelly, said Nielsen died at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he was being treated for pneumonia. He died surrounded [...]
Original “Five-O” Danno, James MacArthur, dead at 72
Oct. 29, 2010 1 Comment
Actor James MacArthur, the son of actress Helen Hayes and widely known for his role as Detective Dan “Danno” Williams on the original “Hawaii Five-O” TV show, has died. He was 72. MacArthur, who performed on stage, film and TV over a long career, died with his family by his side, his agent said. He [...]
Tom Bosley, “Happy Days” dad, dies at 83
Oct. 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
Tom Bosley, actor who personified paternal authority, especially on Broadway as a big-city mayor in the musical “Fiorello!” and on television as a Middle American dad in the hit comedy “Happy Days,” died Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 83. The cause was cancer, reported a statement by CBS Films, whose president, Amy Baer, [...]
Benoit Mandelbrot has died
Oct. 16, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Mandelbrot Set is one of the most famous 20th century mathematics wonders. It is a mathematic structure that truly deals in infinite complexity, but Saturday the academic world mourns the end of the life one of one of the most brilliant mathematicians known. Benoit B. Mandelbrot, the inventor of “fratal geometry” died of pancreatic [...]
“Titanic” Actress Gloria Stuart dies at 100
Sept. 27, 2010 1 Comment
Oldest Oscar nominee for Titanic
