Category: Tributes
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R.I.P. John Forsythe
(CNN) — Actor John Forsythe has died at the age of 92, his publicist said Friday. He died Thursday in Santa Ynez, California, from complications from pneumonia after a year-long struggle with cancer, according to a statement from his publicist. “Thankfully, he died as he lived his life — with dignity and grace,” the statement…
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Television Legend Robert Culp Dies at 79
Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Robert Culp, the actor who rose to fame as secret agent Kelly Robinson on the groundbreaking 1960s TV series “I Spy” and later played Ray Romano’s father-in-law on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has died. He was 79. Culp died of a fall in a Los Angeles park, said his publicist, Dick…
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Tributes: January, February & March, 2010
(Updated 3/20/10, 8:30a: corrected tribute links)After a lot of research and collation, I’ve finally gotten together the Tributes for January, February and the first half of March of 2010. Jean Simmons (pictured at right), 81, was the most Oscar recognized of the bunch, but she is only one of the 76 important people listed herein.…
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R.I.P. Fess Parker
Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Fess Parker, best known for playing Daniel Boone in a 1960s television series, died Thursday at his home near Santa Barbara, California, his publicist said. He was 85. Parker followed his acting career with successful hotel and winery ventures around Santa Barbara. A statement issued by his family did not…
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Tributes: December 2009
(Updated 8/20/10, 8:40p: corrected tribute links) It has been a long while, but I am finally able to get to some Tribute updates. The Tributes for those lost in 2010 are still in process, but here are the remaining luminaries of 2009. You can also go directly to the main 2009 tributes page here: 2009…
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R.I.P. Oscar winner Jennifer Jones
The legendary actress who received five Oscar nominations, winning for her performance in The Song of Bernadette has died. A full obituary is to follow: By Bob Thomas, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A publicist says Jennifer Jones, who was nominated for Academy Awards five times and won for her portrayal of a saintly…
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Tributes: October, November & More
(Updated 3/20/10, 8:37p: corrected tribute links) I have been remiss in not updating the tribute pages. Not only do I have the last-minute tributes from September, I have all of October and November available now. Below is a list of all of the Tributes posted in this update. You can also go directly to the…
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R.I.P. Patrick Swayze
After a lengthy battle with terminal cancer, the actor who came to fame starring in Dirty Dancing has died at age 57. Until I can get a Tribute page up for him, see the following link for a full obituary. Variety Obituary.
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OG #5: R.I.P. Karl Malden and Harve Presnell
Oscar winner and former Academy president Karl Malden has passed away. His Oscar was for Best Supporting Actor in 1951 for A Streetcar Named Desire. The UAADB notice is here: http://uaadb.oscarguy.com/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=27;t=11828 We also lost actor Harve Presnell who appeared in musicals Paint Your Wagon, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Annie and the non-musical Fargo. The UAADB…
