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Remembering Dennis Hopper, Photographer
A self-described compulsive creator, the late Dennis Hopper was as prolific behind a camera as in front of it. And not just making motion pictures, but still images, by the thousands. He photographed most avidly during the 1960s, chronicling the burgeoning L.A. art scene and its prime movers. His pictures have been included in virtually every ...
Artist Louise Bourgeois Internationally Revered Artist Passes
Louise Bourgeois, an internationally revered artist whose intensely personal work was inspired by psychological conflict, feminist consciousness and a fertile imagination, has died. She was 98. Bourgeois died Monday at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan after suffering a heart attack on Saturday, said Wendy Williams, managing director of the Louise Bourgeois Studio in New York. ...
Peter Orlovsky, Poet and Partner of Allen Ginsberg, Has Died
Peter Orlovsky, longtime partner of Allen Ginsberg and a poet in his own right, died May 30 in Vermont of lung cancer. He was 76. Orlovsky met Ginsberg in San Francisco in 1954, before Ginsberg wrote his seminal poem, “Howl." Published in 1956, “Howl" was the subject of a 1957 obscenity trial that became a landmark ...
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 ...
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