In Remembrance---2009 - Page 5

GrayLinnorm · 25th February 2009, 02:45 AM

Eric Blau, who created the play Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, died February 17 of pneumonia after suffering a stroke. He was 87.

GrayLinnorm · 25th February 2009, 02:51 AM

Howard Zieff, who directed films (most notably Private Benjamin) and TV commercials, died Sunday. He was 81.

Jamdin · 26th February 2009, 07:28 AM

Philip Jose Farmer, science fiction writer, died in his sleep on Wednesday, February 25, 2008. He was 91.

GrayLinnorm · 26th February 2009, 10:10 PM

British actress Wendy Richard, who was best known for playing Pauline Fowler on Eastenders, died today of cancer. She was 65.

Richard was also a regular on Are You Being Served?

Mark · 27th February 2009, 06:51 AM

Former Bulls player, commentator Norm Van Lier dies

GrayLinnorm · 28th February 2009, 04:20 AM

Clarence Swensen, who played a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz, died Wednesday. He was 91.

Swensen had been in poor health since suffering a stroke in 2005. His death leaves only eight Munchkins (out of 125) remaining.

Jamdin · 1st March 2009, 07:09 AM

Paul Harvey, radio legend best known for his resonant voice and trademark delivery of "The rest of the story", died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the age of 90.

Dannyalcatraz · 1st March 2009, 07:55 AM

I know it seems late, but its only now being printed up in the local press:

Abb Greig, nightclub owner and one of the major forces in Dallas/Fort Worth's rock/metal scene was murdered Jan. 12, 2009 by a couple of teenagers (only one of whom is in custody). His club, Joe's Garage, was a popular venue and a major launching pad for area metal acts like Pantera, Gammacide, Rigor Mortis, and Rotting Corpse, and hosted many national and international metal acts as well.

GrayLinnorm · 3rd March 2009, 05:29 PM

Country singer-songwriter Ernie Ashworth, a member of the Grand Ole Opry, died yesterday. He was 80.

Dannyalcatraz · 4th March 2009, 07:26 AM

They're not officially declared dead yet, but the Coast Guard has given up searching for the 3 men who remain missing from that capsized boat in the Gulf, which bodes ill for them.

Search ends for NFL players lost off Fla. coast - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

GrayLinnorm · 5th March 2009, 01:29 AM

Ake Lindman, one of Finland's most popular actors and directors, died yesterday. He was 81.

GrayLinnorm · 5th March 2009, 01:35 AM

Alan Landers, who appeared in advertisements for cigarettes, but became an anti-smoking advocate after developing lung cancer and heart disease, died last Friday. He was 68.

Landers sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco for exposing him to health risks without warning. The case is set to go to trial next month.

GrayLinnorm · 5th March 2009, 01:41 AM

Baseball player Tom Sturdivant, nicknamed Snake for his curve ball, died last Saturday. He was 78.

Sturdivant pitched for several teams, but is probably best known for playing with the Yankees, who he helped win the 1956 World Series.

GrayLinnorm · 5th March 2009, 04:26 PM

Playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote, who won a Pulitzer Prize and two Oscars (for To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies), died yesterday. He was 92.

Dannyalcatraz · 5th March 2009, 07:22 PM

Piedmont Blues Guitarist John Cephas, 1930 - 2009

The master blues guitarist and vocalist died of natural causes on Wednesday, March 4, 2009.

GrayLinnorm · 5th March 2009, 11:02 PM

Screenwriter and playwright Tom Cole, best known for writing Smooth Talk, died February 23 of multiple myeloma. He was 75.

GrayLinnorm · 6th March 2009, 09:12 PM

Actor Sydney Chaplin, the son of Charlie Chaplin, died Tuesday. He was 82.

Sydney won a Tony for Bells Are Ringing and appeared with Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl. He also appeared in two of his father's movies: Limelight and A Countess From Hong Kong.

GrayLinnorm · 7th March 2009, 07:20 PM

Molly Kool, the first woman in North America to become a licensed ship captain, died February 23. She was 93.

GrayLinnorm · 7th March 2009, 07:26 PM

Newspaper editor Jim Bellows, who nurtured the careers of Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin and Maureen Dowd, and helped make Entertainment Tonight a hit, died yesterday of Alzheimer's disease. He was 86.

GrayLinnorm · 9th March 2009, 08:25 PM

Barbara Parker, a former attorney who wrote 12 mystery novels, died last Saturday. She was 62.

Most of her novels were set in Miami and illustrated the changing demographics of South Florida. At least two were on the New York Times bestseller list.