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David Amess 69, British MP stabbed to death
Cliff Freeman, Adman Who Asked, ‘Where’s the Beef?’ Dies at 80
Tim Donnelly, ‘Emergency!’ Actor, Dead at 77
Tim Donnelly, best known for playing fireman Chet Kelly on the 1970s T.V. series “Emergency!,” died suddenly on September 17, 2021, at age 77. The Los Angeles County Fire Museum first shared the news. Donnelly held his television ties to…
Hawaii Five-0 Actor Al Harrington Dead at 85
Al Harrington, the Samoan-American actor, died on Tuesday afternoon after suffering a stroke last week, his family confirmed to The Honolulu Star-Advertiser. “Al was truly a gift from God. A noble, compassionate, patient, and gentleman with a witty sense of humor and…
Ruth Olay, Preston Sturges Secretary Turned Acclaimed Jazz Singer, Dies at 97
Ruth Olay, the statuesque jazz vocalist and recording artist who entertained Los Angeles nightclub audiences for nearly four decades, has died. She was 97 years old. On Friday, September 3, 2021, Olay died at her home in Desert Hot Springs,…
Ben Best, ‘Eastbound & Down’ Co-Creator and Actor, dead at 46
Ben Best, who co-created HBO’s “Eastbound & Down” with Danny McBride and played Clegg’s part on the comedy, died Sunday, September 12, 2012, at age 46. “It’s with heavy hearts we say goodbye to our good buddy Ben Best,” read…
Dead at 54 is Actor Michael K. Williams, who starred as Omar on ‘The Wire.’
Actor Michael K. Williams died Monday, September 6. As the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on “The Wire,” he created one of the most popular television characters in recent decades. Williams was found dead Monday afternoon in his…
Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of ‘Breathless,’ dead at 88
PARIS (AP) — Jean-Paul Belmondo was the star of the iconic French New Wave film “Breathless.” His crooked boxer’s nose and rakish grin went on to make him one of the country’s most recognizable leading men. Jean-Paul Belmondo died at…
Edward Registe, a Minister in Dominica’s Government dead at age 50
Edward Registe died on Wednesday, August 1; news reports out of Dominica stated he died due to a heart attack. He was only 50. Registe was best known as a social worker before entering politics, where he was first appointed…
Sir Lester Bird the second PM of Antigua and Barbuda dead at 83
Lester Bird was born in New York City on 21 February 1938. Lester and his elder brother Vere Bird Jr., also a British-educated lawyer, were considered sometime rivals, with The New York Times writing in 1990 that Lester had always overshadowed his brother, according to…
Sonny Chiba Iconic ‘Kill Bill’ & ‘Tokyo Drift’ Star Died Of COVID-19 Complications
Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, born Sadaho Maeda in Fukuoka, Japan, on Jan. 22, 1939, died on Thursday of COVID complications at age 82. His agent and manager confirmed the passing to Variety, also telling Japan’s Oricon News that he passed in the hospital after…