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Farrah Fawcett Has Died

June 25, 2009 Rich Drees

Farrah Fawcett, the blonde model and actress who was the 1970s most iconic sex symbol, has passed away earlier today at age 65. Fawcett exploded into superstardom in 1976 with the debut of the television [click for more]

UPDATED: David Carradine Found Dead

June 4, 2009 Rich Drees

UPDATE: The Associated Press is reporting that Thai officials have conducted an autopsy on Carradine and ” cited ‘unusual circumstances’ in his death.” An additional report states that authorities are leaning towards a verdict of [click for more]

Munchkinland Town Crier Mickey Carroll Has Died

May 8, 2009 Rich Drees

Mickey Carroll, one of the few surviving actors who portrayed the residents of Munchkinland in MGM’s 1939 classic The Wizard Of Oz, has passed away yesterday, May 7, 2009 in Crestwood, Missouri. He was 89. [click for more]

Funnyman Dom DeLuise Has Died

May 5, 2009 Rich Drees

Dom DeLuise, the portly and jovial comic actor, has passed away last evening, May 4, 2009, in Santa Monica, CA. He was 75. DeLuise is perhaps best known for a string of comedies he made [click for more]

Swing Dance Legend Frankie Manning Has Died

April 27, 2009 Rich Drees

Bodies flew through air, slid along the ground and moved between each other in with uncanny precision while a fast paced, swingin’ jazz tune thundered on the soundtrack. For many moviegoers who had come to [click for more]

Maxine Cooper, KISS ME DEADLY’s Velda, Has Died

April 19, 2009 Rich Drees

Maxine Cooper, the actress who played Mike Hammer’s trusted secretary Velda in director Robert Aldrich’s classic 1955 film noir Kiss Me Deadly, has died in Los Angeles, CA. She was 84. Cooper, who went by [click for more]

Marilyn Chambers, Porn’s First Superstar, Has Died

April 13, 2009 Rich Drees

Marilyn Chambers, star of the 1972 groundbreaking porno film Behind The Green Door, was found dead in her home in Canyon Country in northern Los Angeles County on Sunday, April 12, 2009. She was 56. [click for more]

PRIVATE BENJAMIN Director Howard Zieff Has Died

February 25, 2009 Rich Drees

Howard Zieff, the director of such comedies as Private Benjamin, Unfaithfully Yours and My Girl, has passed away this past Saturday, February 21, 2009 in Los Angeles from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 81. [click for more]

Versatile Character Actor Whitmore Passes Away

February 9, 2009 John Gibbon

James Whitmore, the versatile character actor well-known for his appearances in films like Battleground (1949), Them! (1954) and Shawshank Redemption (1994) passed away in Los Angeles on Friday, February 6th. He was 87. Whitmore was [click for more]

7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD Producer Charles Schneer Has Died

January 24, 2009 Rich Drees

Charles Schneer, the producer who collaborated with special effects giant Ray Harryhausen on the classics The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad and Jason And The Argonauts, has passed away this past Wednesday, January 21 in Boca [click for more]