Charlton Heston Dies at 84

Charlton Heston died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., after suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease for several years. Lydia, his wife of 64 years, was said to have been by his side at the time...

Obituary : Former president Soeharto passes away

"Following are his biography and the milestones in his journey. Soeharto was born on June 8, 1921 in Kamusuk, a small hamlet or an offshoot of the village of Godean in Argomulyo district, 12 kilometers west of...

Alternative Obituary: Benizar Bhutto

As usual the media is trying to present complex issues in the most simplistic way - good or bad, black or white etc. It's news by bumper sticker. Big T's article highlighting the British Times clearly...

Obituary - Pakistan`s Bhutto slain by suicide attacker

"Obituary - Pakistan`s Bhutto slain by suicide attacker Islamabad (ANTARA News) - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, slain in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi on Thursday, knew very well the risks she ran...

The good die young: Rest in Peace Sam Miller

Sam was a quintessential artist and was a fixture of Grass Valley and Nevada City. At the risk of sounding presumptuous and cheesy, the contribution the Nevada County of Sam’s generation will make to the world is its art (is it appropriate to call it “Crit art”?): its...

Obituary: George Melly

"With his flamboyant suits, oversize hats and Havana cigars, George Melly was a good-time Renaissance man who indulged, often over-indulged, his passions for jazz, film, art, fishing, writing, drink and sex. He...

Yolanda King, dead at 51

"Yolanda Denise King, daughter and eldest child of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died, said Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center. Ms. King died late Tuesday in Santa Monica,...

Aussie WWII Spitfire Ace passes away

THE exploits of Wing Commander Bobby Gibbes, one of the last of the great fighter pilots of a bygone era, had the makings of a Boy's Own book. Gibbes was one of Australia's most colourful wartime characters and...

Columnist Molly Ivins Dies

"I don't know what to say -- we've just lost one of the really good ones."Dallas Star-Telegram:Molly Ivins, whose biting columns mixed liberal populism with an irreverent Texas wit, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at...

Scooby Secrets

"File this under little known facts. ‘Scooby-Doo’ cartoonist dies at 81 Iwawo Takamoto said he created Scooby-Doo after talking with a Great Dane breeder and named him after Frank Sinatra’s final phrase in “Strangers in the Night."

Lily Munster RIP

"Death of A Scream Queen. The Goth Queen of the Sixties Yvonne De Carlo. Back when Goth was fun, a parody of early horror films."

Brown, Ford, Castro

"RIP The Godfather of Soul, Mr. James Brown, the mouth that roared, the veritable voice of R&B, died on Christmas Day. It was a case of auspicious timing. Now Christmas will ring with his voice as an alternative to all the Christmas Carols."

Former President Ford dies at 93

"LOS ANGELES - Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, former first lady Betty Ford said...

World's Biggest Ego Permanently Deflated

"Turkmenistan's president for life Saparmurat Niyazov has died at the age of 66, state television has reported. Known outside of the desert nation on the Caspian mostly for his tremendous ego, Niyazov had himself...

Green Latern and Doughboy

"Martin Nodell, the creator of Green Lantern, the comic book superhero who uses his magical ring to help him fight crime, has died. He was 91. The first Green Lantern appearance came in July 1940, an eight-page story in a comic book also featuring other characters. The...

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