Sunday, August 31, 2008
Jayne Mansfield's Burial Site
An American actress who worked both on Broadway and in Hollywood,
Jayne Mansfield was one of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s. She is interred in Fairview Cemetery, Pen Argyl, Pa.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
George Carlin, the influential comedian whose routines used profanity, scatology and absurdity to point out the silliness and hypocrisy of human life, has died. He was 71. Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, died of heart failure Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Sally Wade; daughter Kelly Carlin McCall; son-in-law Bob McCall; brother Patrick Carlin; and sister-in-law Marlene Carlin. Carlin's first wife, Brenda, died in 1997. (Source:
AP via CNN.com)
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Cyd Charisse (1923 - 2008)
Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with
Fred Astaire and
Gene Kelly, died Tuesday. She was 86. (Source:
AP via CNN.com)
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Monday, June 2, 2008
Bo Diddley (1928 - 2008)
Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer
Bo Diddley died Monday, surrounded by family and loved ones at his home in Archer, Florida. The world-renowned guitarist and vocalist, who was known for his hybrid hits that melded rock and rhythm and blues, was 79. (Source:
CNN.com)
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Harvey Korman (1927 - 2008)
Comic actor
Harvey Korman has died at 81, four months after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Korman was a regular on "The
Carol Burnett Show" and also appeared in
Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles," "High Anxiety" and "History of the World, Part 1." Harvey is survived by his wife Deborah, daughters Kate, Laura and Maria, son Chris and three grandchildren. (Source:
CNN.com)
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Sydney Pollack (1934 - 2008)
Sydney Pollack, director of films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," and "Absence of Malice," and also known for his acting talents, died Monday afternoon, surrounded by family. He was 73. Pollack is survived by his wife, Claire; two daughters, Rebecca and Rachel; his brother Bernie; and six grandchildren. (Source:
AP via Google)
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Sunday, May 25, 2008
Dick Martin (1922 - 2008)
Dick Martin, a veteran nightclub comic who with his partner,
Dan Rowan, turned a midseason replacement slot at NBC in 1968 into a hit that redefined what could be done on television, died Saturday night of respiratory complications at a hospital in Santa Monica, California, according to The Associated Press. He was 86. Survivors include his wife, Dolly Read, and two sons, actor Richard Martin and Cary Martin. (Source:
International Herald Tribune)
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Eddy Arnold (1918 - 2008)
Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful singers in history, died Thursday at a care facility just south of Nashville. He was 89. Sally, his wife of 66 years, died March 11 after a short illness. Survivors include a son and daughter. (Source:
AP via Knoxville News Sentinel)
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Mel Torme's Burial Site
Vocalist, composer, and writer,
Mel Torme, was involved in show business from age four. He is interred at Westwood Memorial Park, 1218 Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles.
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
Charlton Heston (1924 - 2008)
Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84. He is survived by two children, Fraser Clarke Heston and Holly Heston Rochell, and three grandchildren, Jack Alexander Heston, Ridley Rochell and Charlie Rochell. (Source:
AP via CNN.com)
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Monday, March 31, 2008
Alexander Calder in 1910 Census
We found the American sculptor and artist most famous for inventing the mobile,
Alexander Calder (age 11), in the 1910 Census living with his family Alexander Sr. (39), Nanette (35) and Margaret (14) in Cortlandt, New York.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - 2008)
Arthur C. Clarke, a writer whose seamless blend of scientific expertise and poetic imagination helped usher in the space age, died Wednesday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since 1956. He was 90. He was briefly married in 1953 to an American diving enthusiast named Marilyn Mayfield; they separated after a few months and were divorced in 1964, having had no children. (Source:
International Herald Tribune)
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