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Actor Dennis Hopper Dies at 74
Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper, best known for directing and starring in the 1969 cult classic “Easy Rider," died on Saturday at his home in Venice, California, from complications of prostate cancer. Hopper, the maverick director and costar of the landmark 1969 counterculture film classic “Easy Rider" whose drug- and alcohol-fueled reputation as a Hollywood bad boy ...
Beethoven May Not Have Died of Lead Poisoning, After All
Scientists began speculating about what really killed Ludwig van Beethoven almost as soon as he was buried in 1827. He had complained of a wretched existence, with a long list of symptoms: abdominal pain, digestive trouble, colic, chronic bronchitis, foul body odors and extremely bad breath. And of course there was the hearing problem. Thirteen years ...
'Diff'rent Strokes' Star Gary Coleman Dies
Gary Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom “Diff'rent Strokes" whose later career was marred by medical and legal problems, died Friday after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 42. Life support was terminated and Coleman died at 12:05 p.m. MDT with family and friends at his side, Utah Valley Regional Medical ...
Niranjan Jhaveri Founder of Jazz India, Jazz Vocal Institute
We mourn the passing of Niranjan Jhaveri- in Mumbai, India...on his birthday, Friday, May 21, 2010. A passionate jazz fan, whose hard work, dedication and sheer love for the music propelled India into the eye of the Jazz World. He was "Mr. Jazz India" an organization that he co- founded and spearheaded.. His drive and passion ...
Art Linkletter, TV Host, Dies
Art Linkletter, who hosted the popular TV shows “People Are Funny" and “House Party" in the 1950s and 1960s, has died. He was 97. His son-in-law Art Hershey says Linkletter died Wednesday at his home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles. “Art Linkletter's House Party," one of television's longest-running variety shows, debuted on radio in ...
Fritz Sennheiser, Executive Dies
Fritz Sennheiser, the founder and longtime chairman of Sennheiser Electronic, a leading maker of high-end audio equipment like microphones, headphones and infrared listening systems, died on May 17 at his home in Wedemark, Germany. He was 98. The death was announced on the Web site of the Sennheiser Electronic Corporation, the companys United States subsidiary, which ...
Slipknot Bassist Found Dead in Iowa Hotel
Slipknot bassist Paul Gray was found dead this morning in a hotel near Urbandale, Iowa. He was 38. According to the Des Moines Register, police found no evidence of foul play in Gray's death, but the investigation is ongoing. The Polk County, Iowa Medical Examiner's Office will conduct an autopsy and toxicology test tomorrow to determine ...
Our Friend, Joe Boughton (1934-2010)
Meadville,Pennsylvania. Joe Allen Boughton, 76, of 283 Jefferson Street, passed away on May 18, 2010, surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with cancer at the Crawford County Care Center. Joe was born on May 17th 1934 in Odell, Nebraska. He was the only son of the late Newell and Elsie ...
Hank Jones - Jazz Pianist of Ella Fitzgerald/John Coltrane Fame Dies Age 91
The jazz pianist/composer Hank Jones has died at age 91 at a New York City hospital Sunday night following a brief illness... His 70-year career includes having worked as Ella Fitzgerald's pianist. He also is a footnote in U. S. Presidential history since he was Marilyn Monroe's accompanist when she sang “Happy Birthday" to President John ...
Delicate Force: Hank Jones (1918-2010)
It's unrealistic, but I thought that Hank Jones would be around forever: so I was unreasonably shocked to hear of his death at age 91. The obituaries speak of the musicians he played with so gloriously--from brothers Elvin and Thad to Charlie Rouse and Joe Lovano...to Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Hot Lips Page, Charlie ...
