Monday, September 14, 2009

 

Patrick Swayze (1952 - 2009)

Actor Patrick Swayze has died after a battle with cancer, he was 57 years old. Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952, in Houston, Texas. His father was an engineering draftsman; his mother was a ballet dancer and later the director of the Houston Ballet Dance Company. Swayze is survived by his wife, Lisa, of over 30 years and his mother, Patsy. (Source: CNN.com)

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Sunday, July 12, 2009

 

Ty Cobb in 1920 and 1930 Census

We found Hall of Fame baseball player, nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," Ty Cobb (age 43) in the 1930 Census with his wife, Charlotte "Charlie" M. (39), and children, Ty Jr. (20) and Shirley (18) living in Augusta, Georgia.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

 

Karl Malden (1913 - 2009)

Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday. He was 97. Malden is survived by his wife, Mona, daughters Mila and Cara, his sons-in-law, three granddaughters, and four great grandchildren. (Source: AP via Yahoo! News)

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

 

Michael Jackson (1958 - 2009)

Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead today. Jackson has three children -- sons Prince Michael 7, and Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., 12, and daughter Paris Michael Katherine, 11. (Source: Los Angeles Times)

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Farrah Fawcett (1947 - 2009)

Farrah Fawcett, the actress whose best-selling poster and "Charlie's Angels" stardom made her one of the most famous faces in the world, died Thursday. She was 62. (Source: CNN.com)

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

 

Ed McMahon (1923 - 2009)

Ed McMahon, the longtime pitchman and Johnny Carson sidekick whose "Heeeeeeerre's Johnny!" became a part of the vernacular, has died. He was 86. He is survived by his wife, Pamela, and five children. A sixth child, McMahon's son Michael, died in 1995. (Source: CNN.com)

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Saturday, June 6, 2009

 

David Carradine (1936 - 2009)

American actor David Carradine has been found dead, in Bangkok, Thailand, according to a Thai police official. Carradine became famous in the 1970s when he starred in the television series "Kung Fu." He was the son of actor John Carradine. (Source: CNN.com)

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Friday, May 22, 2009

 

Jean Harlow in the 1920 & 1930 Census

We found American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s, Jean Harlow (age 19), living with her mother, Jean (39), in Beverly Hills. In 1920, she was living in Kansas City, Missouri with her father, Montclair, whom her mother later divorced in 1922.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

 

Dom DeLuise (1933 - 2009)

Dom DeLuise, who spiced up such movies as "Blazing Saddles," "Silent Movie" and "The Cannonball Run" with his manic delivery and roly-poly persona, has died. DeLuise had three sons -- Peter, Michael and David -- who all became actors. (Source: CNN.com)

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Friday, May 1, 2009

 

Danny Gans (1956 - 2009)

Danny Gans, a popular mainstay on the Las Vegas Strip, died Friday morning at his home in Henderson, Nev. He was 52. Gans is survived by his wife and their children, Amy, Andrew and Emily. (Source: Los Angeles Times)

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Monday, April 27, 2009

 

Bea Arthur (1922 - 2009)

Bea Arthur, the actress best known for her roles as television's "Maude" and the sardonic Dorothy on "The Golden Girls," has died of cancer. She is survived by her sons Matthew and Daniel and grandchildren Kyra and Violet. (Source: CNN.com)

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

 

Michael Landon's Burial Site

American actor, writer, director, and producer, Michael Landon is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959-1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983), and Jonathan Smith in Highway To Heaven (1984-1989). He is interred at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, Ca.

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