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Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen persona, stormy personal life and enduring fame and glamour made her one of the last of the old-fashioned movie stars and a template for the modern celebrity, died Wednesday at age 79. She died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, [...]
Actress Jane Russell, star of Howard Hughes’ ‘The Outlaw,’ dies at 89
Actress Jane Russell, who became a star with the 1943 release of "The Outlaw," Howard Hughes' challenge to the Hollywood production code, has died. She was 89. [Updated 3:47 p.m. Russell died today at her home in Santa Maria, said her son Buck Waterfield. He did not give the cause.] Russell went on to play [...]
Leslie Nielsen of Naked Gun fame dies at age 84
LOS ANGELES – Leslie Nielsen, who traded in his dramatic persona for inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in "Airplane!" and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun" comedies, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84. The Canadian-born actor died from complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home [...]
‘Fiddler On the Roof’ composer Jerry Bock dies
NEW YORK – Jerry Bock, who composed the music to some of the most memorable shows in Broadway history, including the melodies for "Fiorello!" and "Fiddler on the Roof," has died. He was 81. Richard M. Ticktin, Bock's attorney and family friend, said the composer died Wednesday morning at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, [...]
James MacArthur, ‘Danno’ in ‘Hawaii Five-0,’ dies at age 72
James MacArthur, who will always be remembered for his role as "Danno" in CBS Television's original "Hawaii Five-0," died early today. He was 72 and the last of the police drama's original cast. Read Full Story: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/James_MacArthur_Danno_in_Hawaii_Five-0_dies_at_age_72.html
