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Actress Mollie Sugden dies at 86

posted 2009-07-02 02:28:02 by arnoldam

Comedy actress Mollie Sugden, best known for her role as Betty Slocombe in the hit TV series Are You Being Served?, has died in hospital at the age of 86 after a long illness.









Actor Karl Malden has died at 97.

posted 2009-07-01 14:50:57 by MIKE

who won an Oscar in 1951 for "A Streetcar Named Desire," has died at 97, his manager says.









Comedian Fred Travalena Dies at Age 66

posted 2009-06-29 10:35:03 by jill

Comedian Fred Travalana succumbed to cancer at the age of 66, CNN reports









TV pitchman Billy Mays has died

posted 2009-06-28 12:16:16 by jill


Billy Mays, best known for his high-energy infomercials, has died at the age of 50









Michael Jackson Dies

posted 2009-06-25 16:50:34 by beth

Michael Jackson has died at 50.

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.









Seeds Frontman Sky Saxon Dies in Austin

posted 2009-06-25 12:44:42 by MIKE

Sky Saxon, lead singer and bassist of '60s garage rockers the Seeds, died Thursday in an Austin, Texas hospital. He had been in the ICU since Monday suffering from an undisclosed illness -- doctors suspected an internal organ infection -- until his wife, Sabrina, announced his passing via Facebook.









Farrah Fawcett, 'Charlie's Angels' actress, dies

posted 2009-06-25 11:56:20 by dmcnelis

Farrah Fawcett, the blonde-maned actress whose best-selling poster and "Charlie's Angels" stardom made her one of the most famous faces in the world, has died. She was 62.









HEY-OHHHHHHHHHH! Ed McMahon dies at 86

posted 2009-06-23 08:30:38 by dmcnelis

(CNN) -- Ed McMahon, the longtime pitchman and Johnny Carson sidekick whose "Heeeeeeerre's Johnny!" became a part of the vernacular, has died.









Ventures guitarist Bob Bogle dies at 75

posted 2009-06-16 18:31:36 by arnoldam

Ventures lead guitarist Bob Bogle, whose fretwork on such instrumental hits such as "Walk -- Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O" influenced countless bands, died Sunday in Vancouver, Washington.
Bob Bogle (second from left) co-founded the Ventures, the highly influential instrumental band.

Bob Bogle (second from left) co-founded the Ventures, the highly influential instrumental band.

He was 75.









Kung Fu star Carradine found dead

posted 2009-06-04 09:39:46 by grendel

Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room.









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