Elizabeth Peña dіеd after a brіеf іllnеѕѕ аt thе аgе оf 55. Shе раѕѕеd аwау at the Cеdаrѕ-Sіnаі Mеdісаl Center іn Lоѕ Angeles. Hеr death wаѕ confirmed, but the nаturе of thе illness wasn’t dіѕсlоѕеd. Bоrn in 1959 in Elіzаbеth,…
The broadcasting world is mourning the death of well -known radio personality, Rafiq Khan, who passed away in Jamaica on Friday October 10, 2014. The 81-year-old Khan, a former Programme Manager at Radio Demerara, which eventually evolved into what is…
Muriel Siebert, 80, was the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. She began her financial career in 1967 with the founding of Muriel Siebert & Co. Inc. She was elected to the NYSE in…
Comer Cottrell — whose Curly Kit made the Jheri curl an insanely popular hairstyle among African-Americans in the ’70s and ’80s — has died. He was 82. Before Cottrell came along, the Jheri curl was a $200 process at a…
Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian national who was the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, died Wednesday at a Dallas hospital, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital said. Duncan, 42, arrived in Dallas from Liberia on Sept. 20 and…
Julius “Nipsey” Russell was an American comedian, best known today for his appearances as a guest panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, especially Match Game, Password, Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth and Pyramid. His appearances…
Legendary American actor and comedian Robin Williams has died at 63. Williams was found unconscious and not breathing inside his Tiburon, Calif. home on Monday, according to a Marin County Sheriff’s Office press release. The coroner’s office suspects the cause…
Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western Maverick led to a stellar career in TV and films such as The Rockford Files and his Oscar-nominated Murphy’s Romance, has died, police said. He was 86. He was found dead of…
Robert Dwayne “Bobby” Womack March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. An active recording artist since the early 1960s, when he started his career as the lead singer of his family musical group the…
Anthony Keith “Tony” Gwynn, Sr. (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014), nicknamed Mr. Padre and Captain Video, was an American professional baseball player who played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. The…
By K.C. Blumm Casey Kasem has died at the age of 82. The legendary radio star and voice actor had been suffering from dementia and passed away on Sunday, according to a post on his daughter’s Facebook page. “Early this…
Ruby Dee (née Wallace; October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and activist. She is perhaps best known for co-starring in the film A Raisin in the Sun (1961) and the film…
