Celebrity Deaths

Donna Summer Dies

Posted 05.17.2012

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Donna Summer died Thursday morning after a battle with lung cancer. Lovingly named the "Queen of Disco," the 63-year-old was in Florida at the tim...

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'Swamp People' Star Dies

Posted 05.15.2012

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"Swamp People" star Mitchell Guist died Monday morning after suffering an apparent seizure, according to TMZ. Louisiana's Assumption Parish offici...

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Marilyn Monroe: Was She Murdered?

TruTV.com | Posted 05.08.2012

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On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found face down on her bed, having died during the night. According to the coroner's report, the cause was a...

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Celebrity Deaths Take Over Twitter

The Huffington Post | Kiki Von Glinow | Posted 05.04.2012

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With less than a kernel to go on, entertainment reporters began chasing a piece of foreboding bait dangled by Carson Daly Friday afternoon: "Praying t...

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1950s Leading Lady Patricia Medina Dies At 92

AP | Posted 05.02.2012

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LOS ANGELES — The actress who became a leading lady of Hollywood films in the 1950s opposite Glenn Ford, Alan Ladd, Karl Malden and Fernando Lam...

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Whitney Houston Memorabilia Auctioned: 13 Items Sold For Over 80K

AP | Posted 06.01.2012

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A bustier worn on stage by Whitney Houston fetched $18,750 at an auction Saturday in Beverly Hills of memorabilia from t...

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Amy Winhouse's Fortune To Go To Her Family

AP | Posted 05.28.2012

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LONDON — Records show Amy Winehouse left an estate worth 2.94 million pounds ($4.66 million)) after her death last year. The 27-year-old soul d...

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The King and Queen of Pop are Gone: What Can We Learn?

LaVar Young | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Pop Culture, Celebrity Deaths, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News

In just three years, two of the most iconic, talented and famed artists in history died before their time. All idolized almost as gods, envied by the entire planet, and dead of their own devices. We want what they have, but perhaps we should consider being grateful that we don't.

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Rock Guitar Legend Passes Away At 64

AP | Posted 03.05.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose, who formed the band that bore his name and performed with some of rock's heavy hitters, has died. Hi...

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Whitney Houston and the Media Celebrity Death Watch

Maer Roshan | Posted 04.23.2012

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Our nation's seemingly ravenous appetite for drugs also raises problematic questions about the larger culture the media has helped create. Why is it that a nation that enjoys one of the highest standards of living in the world also suffers one of the highest rates of drug abuse?

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James Farentino Killed By A Broken Hip

TMZ | Posted 02.02.2012

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Hollywood legend James Farentino didn't die from heart failure -- according to the actor's death certificate, obtained by TMZ, he died from every old ...

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Heavy D's Cause Of Death Revealed

AP | Posted 02.27.2012

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles coroner's office says Jamaican-born rapper Heavy D died of natural causes. The self-proclaimed "overweight lover"...

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Heavy D's Cause Of Death Revealed

www.tmz.com | Posted 02.26.2012

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Heavy D died from a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis ... this according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. ...

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Amy Winehouse's Dress Auctioned

AP | Posted 11.30.2011

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LONDON -- The dress worn by Amy Winehouse on the cover of the late singer's Grammy-winning "Back to Black" album has sold for over 43,000 pounds ($67,...

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Armstrong's Death Ruled A Suicide

AP | By ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 11.07.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- Coroner's officials found no drugs or alcohol in the system of Russell Armstrong, who appeared with his wife on "The Real Housewives of...

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Caricaturist Sam Norkin Dies At 94

AP | Posted 10.01.2011

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NEW YORK -- Sam Norkin, a caricaturist and illustrator who created more than 4,000 published drawings that captured moments in theater, dance, opera, ...

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PHOTOS: 20 Celebs Who Died Before Age 35

Posted 09.23.2011

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Amy Winehouse's recent death at age 27 has sparked conversations about her joining "Club 27" -- meaning she has unfortunately joined several other cel...

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Cashing In on an Author's Death (18th Century Edition)

Stephen J. Gertz | Posted 05.25.2011

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When a famous author dies, an industry of postmortem exploitation begins. All, of course, with the very best of intentions.

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Rock Legend Found Dead

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Bandmates say rock guitarist Gary Moore, a former member of influential Irish band Thin Lizzy, has died. He was 58. Manager Adam Parso...

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Remembering Howard Zinn

Josh Brolin | Posted 05.25.2011

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The impact that Howard Zinn has had on the world of fair, conscientious people is profound, and the impact that he had as a friend will be forever felt by me and by all those that knew him.

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PHOTOS: Isabella Blow's Most Amazing Hats

The New York Observer | Posted 05.25.2011

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On May 7, 2007 Isabella Blow, one of the great style icons of recent decades, took her own life. And while "Issie's" famously eye-popping hats themsel...

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Comedian Leslie Nielsen Dies

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES (Associated Press) - Leslie Nielsen had the somber demeanor and stone-serious face that were just right for dramatic roles. They proved ev...

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Rue McClanahan's Funniest 'Golden Girls' Moments (VIDEOS)

Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011

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We're all saddened by Rue McClanahan's passing away this week, leaving Betty White as the last surviving "Golden Girl." As Blanche Devereaux, the Geor...

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Gary Coleman Dead At 42

Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Coleman is dead. He was taken off life support on Friday morning and passed away, both TMZ and Radaronline.com first reported. His wife Shannon P...

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The Life and Death of Heiress Casey Johnson

Dr. Harold Koplewicz | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a psychiatrist, it's difficult to see pictures of Casey's face splayed across tabloid pages, to see her life reduced to a handful of unsavory facts, and to know that her death to many, will be mythologized.

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