Who Died Today 2021
Former NASA astronaut William Thornton, who used his inventions to measure and combat the ill-effects of microgravity while onboard two space shuttle missions. NASA reported Thornton’s death on Thursday (January 14). “NASA is saddened to learn of the loss of former…
Dearon “Deezer D” Thompson, best known for his role as Nurse Malik McGrath on ER, has died. He was 55. The actor’s brother, Emmery Thompson, confirmed the tragic news in a post shared to Instagram on Friday. “My Big Brother! God…
Marion Ramsey, known for acting in the “Police Academy” films and gracing the Broadway stage in 1978’s “Eubie!,” died Thursday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 73. Roger Paul of Roger Paul Inc., the agency that managed Ramsey,…
Tanya Roberts dead: ‘That 70’s Show,’ Bond actor dies at 65 Tanya Roberts, the actor best-known as Midge Pinciotti from That ’70s Show and who also played a “Bond girl” in A View to Kill, died in a Los Angeles…
Claude Bolling, a French jazz pianist and composer whose work can be heard in over 100 films died on December 29 in Garches, France. He was 90. Bolling’s representatives announced his death on his website gave no cause. Born on…
Paul Westphal was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019 after an illustrious career as a player and coach. The Hall of Fame player won a championship with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and later coached in the league and college,…
