Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford, who shaped a generation’s standards of beauty as she built an empire and launched the careers of Candice Bergen, Lauren Hutton, Jane Fonda and countless others, has died. She was 92 and died Wednesday, according…
Robert Dwayne “Bobby” Womack March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. An active recording artist since the early 1960s, when he started his career as the lead singer of his family musical group the…
The British businessman, whose publishing company donated the 12,500 laptop computers to be distributed to secondary school students in St. Vincent this month, has died. Felix Dennis, who owned a house on the Grenadine island of Mustique, died over the…
Anthony Keith “Tony” Gwynn, Sr. (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014), nicknamed Mr. Padre and Captain Video, was an American professional baseball player who played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. The…
By K.C. Blumm Casey Kasem has died at the age of 82. The legendary radio star and voice actor had been suffering from dementia and passed away on Sunday, according to a post on his daughter’s Facebook page. “Early this…
Ruby Dee (née Wallace; October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and activist. She is perhaps best known for co-starring in the film A Raisin in the Sun (1961) and the film…
Former president of the St. Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CIC), Krishan (Kishu) Devidas Chandiramani, has died, less than 24 hours after he was honoured by the organisation at its annual banquet. Chandiramani, 72, was also a past president…
Dr. Maya Angelou passed quietly in her home before 8:00 a.m. EST. Her family is extremely grateful that a loss of acuity or comprehension did not belabour her ascension. She lived as a teacher, activist, artist and human being. She…
RODEAU – Marie Davis Pierre, the first Dominican female to have been appointed Speaker of the Dominica House of Assembly, has died. Pierre served as Speaker from August 1980 to December 1988. She was appointed to that position by Dame…
The actor and playwright, who played Billy Clyde Tuggle in US soap All My Children for 13 years, passed away on Thursday (May 22) at age was 69. The husband of The Good Wife actress Christine Baranski passed away on…
US former boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, whose wrongful conviction for murder caused an international outcry, has died at the age of 76. His friend and former co-defendant, John Artis, confirmed that he died Sunday at his home in Toronto, Canada.…
The entertainment industry is mourning the loss of one of its most talented and respected actors, James Rebhorn, who passed away at 65. Rebhorn, who appeared in over 100 television shows and films throughout his career, was perhaps best known…
