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Articles tagged "obituary"NewsPatrick Sawyze: not Hollywood’s greatest actor, but perhaps its nicest guyby Carrie Rickey [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][15.Sep.09] :. Patrick Swayze, the two-fisted Texan who danced like a god, died Monday in Los Angeles after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. “Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with... NewsEllie Greenwich, composer of ‘Chapel of Love,’ diesby Steve Parks [Newsday (MCT)][27.Aug.09] :. NEW YORK — Ellie Greenwich, the pop songwriter best known for such “girl group” hits as “Leader of the Pack,” died Wednesday at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in... NewsJohn E. Carter, famed R&B tenor, dies of cancer at 75by Kim Janssen [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][24.Aug.09] :. CHICAGO — Lead tenor John E. Carter had the good fortune to perform with two important R&B groups: the Flamingos and the Dells. And because of that achievement, he, along with such...  NewsLes Paul: ‘He changed the face of rock ‘n’ roll’by Jim Beckerman [The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) (MCT)][14.Aug.09] :. Who will mourn Les Paul, the world-famous musician and inventor who died Thursday at age 94? Anyone who’s ever been in a recording studio. Anyone who has owned a Gibson Les Paul...  NewsGuitar legend Les Paul dies at 94by Don Walker [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)][13.Aug.09] :. MILWAUKEE — Les Paul, the Waukesha, Wis.-born genius who rose to become one of the most influential musicians in the 20th century, has died at the age of 94. The Gibson Guitar Co., said on its... NewsFilmmaker Hughes put spotlight on teen insecuritiesby Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][7.Aug.09] :. CHICAGO — Walley World? John Hughes came up with that one. Ferris Bueller on the town? Hughes. The formula behind the “Home Alone” phenomenon? Add three parts Three Stooges... ‘Angela’s Ashes’ author Frank McCourt dies at 78by Jim Merritt [Newsday (MCT)][20.Jul.09] :. NEW YORK — Frank McCourt, who won a Pulitzer Prize and international acclaim for his first book, the autobiographical “Angela’s Ashes,” published when the author was in his... Walter Cronkite dies at 92by Hal Boedeker [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][18.Jul.09] :. ORLANDO, Fla. — Walter Cronkite formed such a powerful bond with viewers that the CBS anchor came to be regarded as the most trusted man in America. He valued the title, gained in an opinion... ‘Thriller’ was greatest triumph, greatest tragedyby Leonard Pitts Jr. [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][26.Jun.09] :. I got to interview Michael Jackson only once, at the family home in Encino, Calif. This was on the occasion of his 21st birthday, and I remember thinking that for a guy approaching a milestone, he... Michael Jackson was a man and an artist of contradictionsby Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)][26.Jun.09] :. NEW YORK — Michael Jackson always was a bundle of contradictions. Painfully shy in person, the man behind “Thriller,” the biggest-selling album in history, was a legendary dynamo... Farrah Fawcett defined celebrityby Mario Tarradell [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][26.Jun.09] :. Farrah Fawcett defined celebrity. She easily embodied the old-school definition of that multifaceted word. She was a pop-culture icon who time and again proved beauty and talent weren’t strange... Long Live the King: Remembering Michael Jacksonby Evan Sawdey[26.Jun.09] :. As the world mourns the passing of its definitive pop star, we must ask ourselves why his death means so much to us -- and where the legacy of one of the greatest entertainers of all time now stands. Blues singer Koko Taylor dies at 80by Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][4.Jun.09] :. CHICAGO — Koko Taylor more than once said she hoped that when she died, it would be on stage, doing the thing she loved most: singing the blues. She nearly got her wish. The Chicago musical... Musician Jay Bennett diesby Robert Mitchum [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][26.May.09] :. CHICAGO — Jay Bennett, a former member of Chicago-based rock band Wilco, died Sunday, according to a posting on the Web site of his record label. He was 45. Bennett, a multiinstrumentalist who... Dom DeLuise dies at 75by Hanh Nguyen [Zap2it.com (MCT)][5.May.09] :. Dom DeLuise, the funnyman who appeared in numerous Mel Brooks movies and the “Cannonball Run” films, has died. He was 75. DeLuise passed away peacefully in his sleep around 6 p.m.Monday... Historian John Hope Franklin dies at 94by Jane Stancill [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][26.Mar.09] :. RALEIGH, N.C. - John Hope Franklin, the revered historian who chronicled the South and gave definition to the African-American experience, died Wednesday at the age of 94. Franklin died of... Natasha Richardson, of acting dynasty, dies of head injuryby Carrie Rickey [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][19.Mar.09] :. Natasha Richardson, 45, the Tony Award-winning actress and member of the fourth generation of England’s Redgrave theater dynasty, was declared dead Wednesday night at New York’s Lenox... Natasha Richardson, 1963-2009by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][19.Mar.09] :. She began by playing an uncredited flower girl, along with her sister, Joely, in “The Charge of the Light Brigade” (1968), a film directed by her father, Tony Richardson, starring her... Florida mystery novelist Barbara Parker dies; known for ‘Suspicion’ seriesby Oline H. Cogdill [Sun Sentinel (MCT)][9.Mar.09] :. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Barbara Parker started writing an adventure story as a way to amuse her young son and as a break from her career as an attorney. Instead, Parker found a new calling, giving up... Horton Foote 1916-2009: Wrote screenplay for ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’by Chris Jones [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][5.Mar.09] :. Horton Foote, a generous, genteel American dramatist whose profound human insights were expressed with uncommon empathy for the fears of decent, small-town Americans, died Wednesday at age 92.... Texas playwright, screenwriter Horton Foote diesby Lawson Taitte [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][5.Mar.09] :. The subtle prose-poet of small-town Texas is gone: Playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote died Wednesday in Hartford, Conn., where he was working a production of one of his scripts. He was... Reflections on the career of an irreplaceable radio legendby Phil Rosenthal [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][2.Mar.09] :. CHICAGO - Paul Harvey’s career - his whole life, really - was packed with the sort of surprises, superlatives, bold statements and seemingly small details that, woven together, also made up a... Radio legend Paul Harvey dies at 90by Gerry Smith and Phil Rosenthal [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][2.Mar.09] :. Paul Harvey, a Chicago radio man whose melodious voice and hearty “Hello America” were cherished by millions for more than 57 years on national broadcasts that were an entrancing mix of... Renowned jazz drummer Louie Bellson dies at 84by Howard Reich [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][17.Feb.09] :. Louie Bellson didn’t just make the drums swing - he made them sing. Listen closely, and you could hear melody and phrase in the tintinnabulation of fast-flying sticks striking cymbals. All the... The long, distinguished career of John Updikeby Carlin Romano [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][28.Jan.09] :. John Updike, 76, the bookish, prolific, Berks County, Pa.-born novelist, poet and critic whose extraordinary and exquisite six-decade body of work made him Pennsylvania’s greatest contributor... Updike pioneered suburban novelby Geeta Sharma Jensen [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)][28.Jan.09] :. John Updike, the iconic chronicler of white male angst in the second half of the 20th century, died Tuesday at age 76, leaving behind an expansive legacy of incisive work that assures him a... Famed mambo dancer ‘Cuban Pete’ Aguilar diesby Jordan Levin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Jan.09] :. MIAMI - Pedro “Cuban Pete” Aguilar, an emblem of Latin dance and the mambo era, died Tuesday morning in Miami. He was 81. Aguilar had tickets to Friday’s concert tribute to Machito... Ron Asheton: The godfather of punk guitarby Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][9.Jan.09] :. The godfather of punk guitar, Ron Asheton of the Stooges, was found dead Tuesday in his Ann Arbor, Mich., home. Asheton, 60, had not been heard from for a few days, and the guitarist’s... Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton diesby Brian McCollum and Steve Byrne [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][7.Jan.09] :. The world didn’t always give Ron Asheton his proper dues. But the Stooges guitarist certainly paid his dues to the world, helping transform the sound of rock music. Fans and fellow musicians... Harold Pinter found meaning in silenceby Chris Jones [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][30.Dec.08] :. (Pause.) It’s just a common stage direction indicating a moment of silence. Except in the iconic plays of Harold Pinter, who died Wednesday. A Pinter pause - and the two words are synonymous... Mitch Mitchell: The Perfect Engineby Sean Murphy[17.Nov.08] :. Not for nothing was the band called The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Certainly, Hendrix did—and does—go by his own name; he effectively created his own brand the second lighter fluid... Memories of Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experienceby Patrick MacDonald [The Seattle Times (MCT)][14.Nov.08] :. Hearing the news Wednesday about the death of Mitch Mitchell, I immediately remembered how ashen and frail he looked last Thursday at the Experience Hendrix Tour concert in Seattle. But then I was... Studs Terkel, author and activist, dies at 96by Rick Kogan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][1.Nov.08] :. Author-radio host-actor-activist Louis “Studs” Terkel died Friday at his Chicago home at age 96. At his bedside was a copy of his latest book, “P.S. Further Thoughts From a... Dave Matthews Band’s farewell to a fallen brotherby Ben Wener [Orange County Register (MCT)][25.Aug.08] :. Even if it had been a merely half-hearted performance—which it wasn’t, not even close, though who’d have blamed ‘em if it were?—Tuesday’s inspired show at Staples... Hayes memories: Soul giant embraced ‘raw truth’by Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][14.Aug.08] :. Draped in gold chains, with a shaved head and barrel chest, Isaac Hayes was an intimidating presence. He could bench-press 350 pounds, and his voice was as bottomless as the Grand Canyon. They... Comedian Bernie Mac dies at 50 in Chicago hospitalby Kelley L. Carter and Glenn Jeffers [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][11.Aug.08] :. Comedian and Chicago native Bernie Mac died early Saturday morning from complications due to pneumonia, his publicist confirmed. Mac, 50, had been hospitalized for about a week at Northwestern... Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn diesby Alex Rodriguez [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][4.Aug.08] :. MOSCOW - For the Western world, Alexander Solzhenitsyn peeled back the layers of secrecy that obscured the Soviet system’s inhumanity to a people relegated by Josef Stalin to the role of cogs... ‘Golden Girls’ star Estelle Getty diesby Zap2it.com [(MCT)][22.Jul.08] :. Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who won an Emmy for her portrayal of sassy Sophia Petrillo on “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 84. Getty passed away Tuesday in her home in Los... With the death of George Carlin, cerebral comedy just took a big hitby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][24.Jun.08] :. Wonder if he got “the two-minute warning”? George Carlin’s fans know what I’m talking about. It’s part of a routine he did in the ‘70s, about the possibility of... Tim Russert, host of ‘Meet the Press,’ dies at 58by Mark Silva [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][13.Jun.08] :. WASHINGTON - Tim Russert, hard-charging host of NBC’s “Meet the Press” and one of the best-schooled political minds on network television news, has died of an apparent heart attack... Fashion world mourns ‘the most important designer of the 20th century’by Elizabeth Wellington [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][3.Jun.08] :. To truly understand’s contributions to modern-day women’s wear, we have to get beyond the YSL luxury brand, the Opium perfume, the Mombasa handbag, the aviator frames. Saint Laurent, 71,... Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Bo Diddley dead at 79by Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][2.Jun.08] :. Bo Diddley, who died Monday at age 79 in Florida, was as essential to the creation of rock `n’ roll as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Little Richard, though he seldom got the credit or the... Hall of Famer will be remembered for his influential ‘Bo Diddley beat’by Jim Abbott [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][2.Jun.08] :. Before Buddy Holly did it, before the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and a million unknown garage bands, there was Bo Diddley - and the beat that bears his name. Diddley, a Rock and Roll Hall of... Sydney Pollack was an actor’s director — and an actor’s actorby Carrie Rickey [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][27.May.08] :. Director Sydney Pollack was an actor’s director who saw stars in uncharacteristic conjunctions and alignments. He made Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand a couple in “The “Way We... Charlton remembered as Hollywood pillar of conservatismby Carrie Rickey [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][7.Apr.08] :. Charlton Heston, a larger-than-life man who portrayed larger-than-life men such as Moses and Michelangelo, died at his home in Los Angeles late Saturday night at the age of 83, his wife of 64 years... Screen villain and gunslinger Richard Widmark dies at age 93by Zap2it.com (MCT)[27.Mar.08] :. Oscar-nominated actor Richard Widmark, who made a career playing bad guys and cowboys, has died. He was 93. The star, who made his film debut as a giggling villain in “Kiss of Death,”... Legendary Cuban musician ‘Cachao’ dies at 89by Enrique Fernandez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][24.Mar.08] :. Known to the world by his nickname, Cachao, bassist, composer and bandleader Israel Lopez died Saturday morning at Coral Gables Hospital of complications resulting from kidney failure. He was... Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella dies at 54by Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][19.Mar.08] :. Anthony Minghella, the Oscar-winning director of “The English Patient” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” died suddenly at age 54 Tuesday morning. Minghella had undergone an... Remembering the late, great Buddy Miles and the Dave Clark Five’s Mike Smithby Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)][3.Mar.08] :. Unless I’m forgetting a random blues-fest appearance, and I probably am, I only had one opportunity to watch the drumming force that was Buddy Miles in action. At the Wiltern Theatre in Los... Conservative critic William F. Buckley diesby Julia Keller [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][28.Feb.08] :. So dapper with that noblesse oblige, so jaunty with that certain je ne sais quoi, he was that rare thing: an intellectual who morphed into a celebrity, so much so that he was the subject of... A grim end to a promising career for Heath Ledgerby Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][23.Jan.08] :. Heath Ledger’s performance in “Brokeback Mountain” revealed a major talent with a hunger for emotional truth. Ledger was found dead Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan apartment. New... Remembering the wonderfully bawdy Suzanne Pleshetteby Hal Boedeker [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][21.Jan.08] :. Suzanne Pleshette was a lot saltier than Emily Hartley. She’d be the person you’d want to sit next to a party because you were sure to hear some choice comments, delivered with... Ike Turner: One of R&B’s greats, one of wedlock’s worstby Dan DeLuca [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][14.Dec.07] :. Ike Turner, who died Wednesday in his suburban San Diego home at age 76 of undisclosed causes, was incontestably one of the greatest bandleaders in the history of rhythm and blues. In 1951 - a full... Radulovich, inspiration for `Good Night and Good Luck,’ diesby Blair Anthony Robertson [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][21.Nov.07] :. SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Milo Radulovich, who in 1953 stood up to Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s anti-Communist browbeating in a showdown that led to the demise of McCarthyism, died Monday at age 81.... Country music pioneer Hank Thompson dies at 82by Preston Jones [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][8.Nov.07] :. FORT WORTH, Texas—Hank Thompson, a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, died Tuesday evening at his Keller, Texas residence, four days after canceling the remainder of a tour. He was... Robert Goulet was in on the jokeby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][1.Nov.07] :. One of the things we most appreciate in a celebrity, or any public figure, is a sense of humor about himself. Robert Goulet, who died Tuesday at 73, had that. And a million-dollar voice, darkly... Actress Deborah Kerr dies at 86by Carrie Rickey [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][19.Oct.07] :. Deborah Kerr, the cultivated Scottish rose beloved in such 1950s blockbusters as “From Here to Eternity,” “The King and I” and “An Affair to Remember,” died... Joey Bishop, the last of the Rat Pack, dies at 89by Michael D. Schaffer [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][19.Oct.07] :. Joey Bishop, who deadpanned his way from South Philadelphia to comic stardom and a place in Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack, died of multiple causes Wednesday night at his home in Newport Beach,... Tenor superstar brought opera to millions: Luciano Pavarotti 1935-2007by John von Rhein [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][6.Sep.07] :. Some admirers called Luciano Pavarotti the greatest tenor who ever lived. He certainly was the contemporary world’s most widely recognized opera singer and one of the most popular and... The value of CBGB’s founder Hilly Kristalby David Hinckley [New York Daily News (MCT)][30.Aug.07] :. NEW YORK—For obvious and legitimate reasons, Hilly Kristal was best known for nurturing the mid-`70s underground musical explosion thrown together under the umbrella of “punk” or... |
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