obituaries

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Stones postpone concerts, Jagger pays tribute to deceased lover

Following the tragic death of Mick Jagger’s partner, L’Wren Scott, the The Rolling Stones have postponed 7 shows in Australia and New Zealand, according to Rolling Stone magazine. In a statement the Stones said they plan to “… reschedule these postponed shows at a later date.” Fashion designer and celebrity stylist, L’Wren Scott, was found dead in her New  York City […]
Monday, March 17, 2014

Rocker Mick Jagger’s girlfriend found dead

L’Wren Scott, fashion designer, stylist, and longtime girlfriend of rocker, Mick Jagger, was found dead of an apparent suicide in her posh New York City apartment today. Media reports say the 6-3 former model was discovered hanging by a scarf from a doorknob, by an assistant this morning. Jagger and the Rolling Stones  are in Australia, part of their world […]
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Web Buzz: Wednesday February 12, 2014

Another Hollywood star has passed away. Sid Caesar died today in his Beverly Hills home. TV talk show host/long time friend, Larry King, broke the sad news on KNX 1070 radio today. King called Caesar a “giant of comedy” for making  his mark back in the 50s on such TV hits as “Your Show Of Shows,” “Caesar’s Hour,” and “The Sid […]
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Shirley Temple Black (1928 – 2014)

Shirley Temple Black, the precocious and extremely talented tap-dancing child star of the Depression years who later became a diplomat under several U.S. presidents, has died. Black reportedly passed away at her home up north in Woodside last night. Photos and more here. Nice obits; New York Times and Los Angeles Times.  Also, here’s a brief report, on the home page, […]
Saturday, February 8, 2014

Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman: (1967 – 2014)

Celebrities joined family and friends for a private funeral service in New York yesterday for acclaimed actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman. The actor was found dead in his West Village apartment last Sunday, February 2. Media reports say Hoffman was discovered on the bathroom floor, with a needle in his arm. An autopsy was “inconclusive,” so the medical examiner says they […]
Monday, January 6, 2014

Will Smith remembers fellow “Prince of Bel-Air” actor, James Avery

  “Prince of Bel-Air” actor James Avery died last month, on New Year’s Eve. Avery reportedly passed away in a nearby Glendale hospital, following open heart surgery. He was only 68. Avery appeared in a number of movies and TV shows, but is best known for playing the stern, but loving Uncle Phil to Will Smith’s leading role character in […]
Saturday, January 4, 2014

Phil Everly of the rock duo Everly Brothers dies at 74

A member of the renown rock duo, Everly Brothers, has died in Burbank, according to the Los Angeles Times website. Phil Everly passed away at Providence Saint Joseph’s Medical Center yesterday, following a battle with lung disease. He was 74. His wife. Patti Everly, reportedly told the Times that he “fought long and hard” with the illness, which she blamed on […]
Monday, December 16, 2013

Two movie stars gone: Joan Fontaine and Peter O’Toole

Two major movie stars are being remembered today, after both passed away over the weekend. Oscar-winning actress, Joan Fontaine, reportedly died “peacefully” in her sleep at her Carmel, California home yesterday at the age of 96. Fontaine was the younger sister of actress Olivia de Haviland. Fontaine appeared in more than 30 films, many of them classics, like “Rebecca” (1940) […]