In Remembrance---2009 - Page 22

GrayLinnorm · 26th October 2009, 03:56 PM

Longtime character actor Lou Jacobi died last Friday. He was 95.

Jacobi was in both the stage and screen versions of The Diary of Anne Frank. He also appeared on The Dean Martin Show, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Arthur, and other movies and TV shows.

Truth Seeker · 30th October 2009, 06:38 PM

Two coyotes have attacked and killed a 19-year-old folk singer in Nova Scotia, eastern Canada, officials say.

Taylor Mitchell, a promising musician from Toronto, died in hospital after the animals pounced as she hiked alone in Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

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GrayLinnorm · 31st October 2009, 05:05 PM

Tsien Hsue-shen, the father of China's space program, died today. He was 98.

GrayLinnorm · 4th November 2009, 01:54 AM

Troy Smith, the founder of Sonic Drive-In, died October 26. He was 87.

GrayLinnorm · 5th November 2009, 05:17 AM

Claude Levi-Strauss, the father of modern anthropology, died October 30. He was 100.

GrayLinnorm · 5th November 2009, 05:27 PM

Shel Dorf, who founded the San Diego Comic-Con, died Tuesday of diabetes. He was 76.

GrayLinnorm · 7th November 2009, 10:06 PM

Robert H. Rines, an inventor and composer who claimed to have seen the Loch Ness Monster, died Sunday. He was 87.

Rines held more than 80 patents, and helped improve resolution in radar, sonar and ultrasound imaging. Some of his inventions were used to try to prove the existence of Nessie. He wrote music for stage productions (winning an Emmy for a piece about Fiiorello LaGuardia) and founded the Franklin Pierce Law Center.

GrayLinnorm · 8th November 2009, 04:49 AM

Boxing referee Lou Filippo, a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame who had small parts in the Rocky movies, died Monday. He was 85.

GrayLinnorm · 9th November 2009, 09:19 PM

Russian physicist Vitaly Ginzburg, a Nobel laureate and one of the fathers of the Russian hydrogen bomb, died yesterday. He was 93.

GrayLinnorm · 10th November 2009, 03:32 PM

Jerry Fuchs, a drummer for indie rock bands including !!!, died Sunday from injuries after falling down an elevator shaft. He was 34.

Dannyalcatraz · 11th November 2009, 03:02 AM

German international goalkeeper Robert Enke has been killed after he threw himself under a train at a level crossing, police said on Tuesday.

GrayLinnorm · 12th November 2009, 04:18 PM

David Lloyd, a prolific comedy writer and producer, died yesterday.

Among the shows he worked on were The Tonight Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Cheers, and Frasier.

S. Baldrick · 16th November 2009, 03:49 PM

One of my favorite actors of all time Edward Woodward has died at the age of 79.

Woodward, best known for his roles in The Wicker Man and Breaker Morant as well as the TV series Callan and The Equalizer, passed away after battling illnesses including pneumonia.

GrayLinnorm · 16th November 2009, 04:21 PM

Paul Wendkos, who directed over 100 films and TV shows, most notably Gidget, died last Thursday of a lung infection that followed a stroke. He was 87.

GrayLinnorm · 16th November 2009, 11:45 PM

Ken Ober, host of the MTV game show Remote Control, was found dead yesterday. He was 52.

GrayLinnorm · 17th November 2009, 01:44 AM

Patriarch Pavle, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs, died yesterday. He was 95.

GrayLinnorm · 19th November 2009, 07:40 PM

Artist Jeanne-Claude died yesterday from complications of a brain aneurysm. She was 74.

Jeanne-Claude was married to Christo and helped create some of his best known works, including The Gates.

GrayLinnorm · 19th November 2009, 08:38 PM

Painter Irving Kriesberg, who combined intense colors with human and animal elements, died November 11 from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 90.

GrayLinnorm · 20th November 2009, 01:46 AM

Sy Syms, founder of the SYMS clothing store, died Tuesday. He was 83.

GrayLinnorm · Yesterday, 04:45 AM

Abe Pollin, owner of the Washington Wizards, died today. He was 85.