Quincy Jones (1933 - 2024)

Composer, Arranger, Songwriter, Record, Movie and Television Producer. First gaining notoriety in the 1950s as a jazz arranger, his career covered eight decades. He was nominated for Grammy Awards over 80 times and won 28, including the Grammy Legend Award in 1992. Born to Quincy, Sr., a carpenter and semi-pro baseball player, and his wife, […]

Harry Reid (1939 - 2021)

Harry Reid Harry Reid, the scrappy former Democratic Senate leader who spearheaded epic legislative battles through three decades in Congress, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his wife, Landra Reid. “I am heartbroken to announce the passing of my husband, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He died peacefully […]

Betty White (1922 - 2021)

Betty White Betty White was born in Oak Park, Illinois, to Christine Tess (Cachikis), a homemaker, and Horace Logan White, a lighting company executive for the Crouse-Hinds Electric Company. She is of Danish, Greek, English, and Welsh descent. Although best known as the devious Sue Ann Nivens on the classic sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) […]

Shannon Hoon (1967 - 2021)

Shannon Hoon born in Lafayette,Indiana September 26, 1967 was lead singer of the band Blind Melon they had the hit single “No Rain” in the early 1990s made famous with the dancing bee girl video….Hoon had sang locally in a cover band called Styff Kitten before leaving Lafayette for Los Angeles sometime in 1990 legend […]

Stonewall Jackson (1932 - 2021)

Stonewall Jackson The performer was best known for being a longtime member of the historic and long-running show, The Grand Ole Opry. According to People, executives from the Grand Ole Opry confirmed that the singer passed away on Saturday after a ‘long battle’ with vascular dementia. The singer was born November of 1932 in Tabor City, North […]

Honor Blackman (1925 - 2020)

Honor Blackman n a statement, her family said she died peacefully of natural causes at home in Lewes, East Sussex. Blackman was also known for playing Cathy Gale in the 1960s TV series The Avengers opposite Patrick Macnee. The pair had a novelty hit with 1964’s Kinky Boots, which reached the Top 10 in 1990. […]

Max von Sydow (1929 - 2020)

Max von Sydow Actor Max Von Sydow, who appeared in films and TV series including The Exorcist, Flash Gordon and Game of Thrones, has died at the age of 90. His family announced “with a broken heart and infinite sadness” that the Swedish-born actor died on Sunday. Von Sydow’s other film credits included Hannah and […]

Rocky Johnson (1944 - 2020)

Rocky Johnson While part of one of the most famous and influential families in sports-entertainment history, “Soul Man” Rocky Johnson is just as famous and influential on his own. Known to different generations of our fans for different reasons, Johnson is one of the greatest African-American pioneers inside the squared circle. A former boxer, Johnson […]

Jackie Stallone (1921 - 2020)

Jackie Stallone Born Jacqueline Labofish on November 29, 1921 in Washington D.C., she claimed to have started her entertainment career as an aerialist with the Flying Wallendas act in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s Circus. Stallone was the first woman to have a daily TV show on exercise and weight lifting in Washington, […]

Kirk Douglas (1916 - 2020)

Kirk Douglas, original name Issur Danielovitch, also called Izzy Demsky, (born December 9, 1916, Amsterdam, New York, U.S.—died February 5, 2020, Los Angeles, California), American film actor and producer best known for his portrayals of resolute, emotionally charged heroes and antiheroes. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, he was born Issur Danielovitch and later became […]

Chris Barker (1980 - 2020)

Chris Barker Barker was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He began his professional career at Barnsley in 1999, winning the club’s young player of the year award in his first full season. After beating competition for his place from Mateo Corbo, Barker was again awarded the club’s young player of the year award, becoming the […]

Nathan Jung (1946 - 2021)

Nathan Jung Jung died on April 24, his close friend and attorney, Timothy Tau, confirmed to Variety. The cause of death has not been disclosed. Jung kicked off his acting career in 1969 with his role as Ghengis Khan in “The Savage Curtain” episode of “Star Trek: The Original Series.” From there, taking advantage of his […]

Claudia Barrett (1929 - 2021)

Claudia Barrett, 91, local poet, watercolor artist, and former actor, died of natural causes at her home in Palm Desert on April 30, 2021. She was born Imagene Williams on Nov 3, 1929 in West Los Angeles to Arvilla Benton and Iman Williams, who ran a lunch counter near the Sepulveda VA, where the gassed […]

Lee Aaker (1943 - 2021)

Lee Aaker a child actor in the 1950s who starred as the orphan Rusty alongside a German shepherd on ABC’s The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin and in films including Hondo and The Atomic City, has died. He was 77. Aaker had suffered a stroke and died April 1 near Mesa, Arizona, Paul Petersen, the former Donna Reed Show star who serves as […]

Johnny Crawford (1946 - 2021)

Johnny Crawford In “The Rifleman,” Crawford played Mark McCain, son of Civil War veteran Lucas McCain, played by Connors. He was nominated in the best supporting actor (continuing character) in a dramatic series category at the Primetime Emmys in 1959. He was 13 at the time. In 2019, Crawford was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease before […]

Holly Dunn (1957 - 2016)

Holly Dunn Dunn attended college at Abilene Christian University where she performed in a school-sponsored band called The Hilltoppers. While there, she began writing songs with her brother, Chris Waters, who would go on to become a famous Nashville songwriter in his own right. After graduation, Dunn and Waters moved to Nashville to begin their […]

Razzy Bailey (1939 - 2021)

Razzy Bailey A singer whose vocal style fused country with blue-eyed soul, Alabama-born Rasie Michael “Razzy” Bailey cut his first recordings in 1949 at the age of ten. By 15, he led a string band, sponsored by the local chapter of the Future Farmers of America, which came in second in a talent contest held […]

William Smith (1933 - 2021)

William Smith When one talks about actor William Smith, not only are they discussing the career of one of the most prolific and popular cult actors of all time, but also one of the screen’s greatest villains. William Smith was born on March 24, 1933, in Columbia, Missouri, on a Hereford cattle ranch owned by […]

Prince Philip (1921 - 2021)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. The longest-serving consort in British history and the oldest member of the royal family, Philip died peacefully Friday, April 9, at Windsor Castle. He was 99. The news comes nearly two months after Philip was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in […]

Joseph Siravo (1955 - 2021)

Joseph Siravo Joseph Siravo, best known for his roles in “The Sopranos” and “Jersey Boys,” passed away Sunday. He was 66. The “acclaimed actor, director, and teacher died on Sunday, April 11, after a long, courageous battle with colon cancer,” his family confirmed to The Post in a statement. “I was by his side when […]

Helen McCrory (1968 - 2021)

Helen McCrory Helen McCrory, who has died of cancer aged 52, was already established among the leading stage actors of her generation when she became known as Cherie Blair in Stephen Frears’s movie The Queen (2006), starring Helen Mirren, and with Michael Sheen as Tony; and as the witch Narcissa Malfoy, mother of Draco, in […]

Charles Grodin (1935 - 2021)

Charles Grodin Deadpan comedian Charles Sydney Grodin (originally Grodinsky) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of Russian/Polish ancestry and raised in a Jewish orthodox home. He attended the University of Miami but dropped out, opting instead for the life of a struggling actor. The movie A Place in the Sun (1951) was said to have steered […]

Zachary Taylor (1784 - 1850)

Zachary Taylor, a general and national hero in the United States Army from the time of the Mexican-American War and the the War of 1812, was later elected the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Northerners and Southerners disputed sharply whether the territories wrested from […]

Dick Gregory (1932 - 2017)

Dick Gregory Dick Gregory, byname of Richard Claxton Gregory, (born October 12, 1932, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died August 19, 2017, Washington, D.C.), American comedian, civil rights activist, and spokesman for health issues, who became nationally recognized in the 1960s for a biting brand of comedy that attacked racial prejudice. By addressing his hard-hitting satire to […]

Jerry Van Dyke (1931 - 2018)

Jerry Van Dyke He had that same genuine likability factor, owned that same trademark lantern jaw and was just as appealing and gifted as his older brother, Dick Van Dyke, but, for decades, Jerry Van Dyke bore the brunt of his brother’s overwhelming shadow. Six years younger than brother Dick, the comic actor was born […]

Jerry Stiller (1927 - 2020)

Jerry Stiller As the short, straight man counterpart of the stellar husband-and-wife comedy team “Stiller & Meara,” Jerry Stiller and wife Anne Meara were on top of the comedy game in the 1960s, a steady and hilarious presence on television variety, notably The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), on which they appeared 36 times. Decades later, […]

Bonnie Pointer (1950 - 2020)

One of the founding members of the successful R&B act the Pointer Sisters, vocalist Bonnie Pointer was a key component of the act during their early years, when their music was a unique mixture of expert harmonies, New Orleans grooves, and a retro-friendly style that made room for jazz, jump blues, and vintage pop influences. […]

George Michael (1963 - 2016)

George Michael George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in Finchley, north London, in the United Kingdom, to Lesley Angold (Harrison), a dancer, and Kyriacos Panayiotou, a restaurateur. His father was a Greek Cypriot, and his mother was of English background. He first discovered fame as a musician when he and school friend, Andrew Ridgeley, […]

Nick Cordero (1978 - 2020)

Nick Cordero Nick Cordero’s life and legacy were remembered in a heartwarming tribute streamed on BroadwayOnDemand.com on Sunday evening. The late actor’s friends and Broadway colleagues shared touching memories of Cordero’s impact on stage, while his wife, Amanda Kloots, emotionally recounted their time together and his fight to live amid his health struggles. Cordero died […]

Jerry Wear (1968 - 2010)

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