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Television, Music, and Broadway Star David Cassidy Dies at 67
After struggling with dementia and cascading organ failure, David Cassidy has died, as confirmed by his publicist. He was just 67 years old. The Los Angeles Time reports: The singer and actor died in Fort Lauderdale after being hospitalized in Florida for multiple organ failure, including his liver and kidneys. His death was confirmed by Jo-Ann Geffen. The singer had also suffered from dementia in recent months, and had announced he would stop performing as the disease worsened. “I will always be eternally grateful for the love and support you’ve shown me,” he said in a statement earlier this year. “I still love very much to play and perform live. But it’s much more difficult for me now. I’m not going to vanish or disappear forever.” Cassidy had booked small acting gigs before he first shot to fame playing singer Keith Partridge on ABC’s “The Partridge Family,” a gentle sitcom take on the family-band genre. The series, which also starred Cassidy’s real-life stepmother, Shirley Jones, debuted in 1970 and ran for four seasons. Frustrated by his “Partridge Family” persona, Cassidy sought to shed his character’s clean-cut reputation and embrace the culture and politics of the far-left hippie movement, which led to his notorious…
Read the full storyThe World Mourns the Loss of the Iconic Mel Tillis
The country music world is mourning the passing of another legend. Country music great and distinguished singer-songwriter Mel Tillis passed away on the morning of Nov. 19. According to a statement from his publicist, Mel died as a result of respiratory failure. He was 85 years old. …
Read the full storyLegendary Character Actor Harry Dean Stanton Has Passed Away
LOS ANGELES — Harry Dean Stanton, the craggy-faced character actor who for decades filled memorable and often eccentric roles including a prisoner in “Cool Hand Luke” and the creepy polygamist prophet on “Big Love,” has died at age 91. Stanton died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles of natural causes, said John Kelly, his agent.…
Read the full storyThe Legendary Don Rickles Has Died
Renowned comedy icon Don Rickles had died. He would have been 91 in May. Rickles burst into the mainstream with his acerbic style after Frank Sinatra spotted him in a night club in the late 1950s. A pioneer in the genre of ‘insult comedy,’ Sinatra said in later interviews he was impressed with how fearlessly Rickles would take on hecklers. His take-no-prisoners style soon earned him such nicknames as, “The King of Zing,” “Mr. Warmth,” and “The Merchant of Venom.” Although not really know as a big screen star, he has appeared in many box office hits, including the 1960 dramatic comedy, “The Rat Race;” campy Frankie Avalon/Annette Funicello romp, “Beach Blanket Bingo;” and Scorsese’s high-stakes drama, “Casino.” But perhaps his most famous role to the current generation is as the voice of Mr. Potato Head in the groundbreaking “Toy Story” series. Amid the bustle of a busy news day, the internet took a moment to mourn his passing: The Twilight Zone, I Love Lucy, Gilligan's Island, Toy Story, Sanford & Son + many more, there will never be another Don Rickles, RIP pic.twitter.com/ZN6xfJhGNy — 50's & 60's (@50sAnd60s) April 6, 2017 Over a Bloody Mary in Beverly Hills, insult comic…
Read the full storyHollywood Icon Mary Tyler Moore Dead at 80
Hollywood icon Mary Tyler Moore passed away Wednesday surrounded by family and friends. She was 80. Moore was a triple threat, able to dance, sing, and act. She was a star in television and film, and was the inspiration of the name of MTM Enterprises founded by her second husband, Grant Tinker. TMZ reports: MTM’s longtime rep, Mara Buxbaum, issued a statement to TMZ saying, “Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine.” “A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile.” We’re told Mary had been on a respirator for more than a week. She was taken off life support Tuesday night. Read more at: http://www.tmz.com/2017/01/25/mary-tyler-moore-dead/
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