Screenwriter Millard Kaufman, who co-created the cartoon character Mr. Magoo and was nominated for Oscars for Take the High Ground! and Bad Day At Black Rock, died last Saturday. He was 92.
After 50 years as a screenwriter, Kaufman wrote his first novel, Bowl of Cherries, two years ago.
Playwright Milan Stitt died March 12 of liver cancer. He was 68.
Stitt wrote 17 plays for theater and television, most notably The Runner Stumbles. He was also founder and director of the play development program at the Circle Reppertory Theater, which helped to establish playwrights like David Mamet and Tennessee Williams.
"I am he who rules the world, don't you know? One little piece at a time. I am the stuff of Riordan Parnell's most outrageous songs, and I am a confused memory for those whose lives I've entered and departed." -- Jarlaxle, Road of the Patriarch
Actress Betsy Blair, best known for playing Clara Snyder in Marty (for which she won a BAFTA and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar), died last Friday. She was 85.
Jack Lawrence, who wrote songs for Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, and Bobby Darin, and was nominated for an Oscar, died Sunday from complications from a fall. He was 96.
One of Lawrence's best-known achievements was writing English lyrics to a French song called "La Mer"; the new version became "Beyond the Sea".
William “Jeff” Komlo, a former (1979-83) NFL quarterback who failed to show for sentencing on drunken driving charges nearly four years ago was killed in a car crash in Greece, authorities said, leaving behind an unsolved mystery involving two suspicious fires and years spent on the lam.
Whitey Lockman, a baseball player for the New York Giants, died last Tuesday. He was 82.
Lockman's career spanned over 50 years; he spent 15 seasons as a player, then as a manager, coach, front-office executive, and scout. He played in two World Series and helped Bobby Thomson score his pennant winning home run against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951.
Jade Goody, who parlayed a stint on the British version of Big Brother into a successful career and raised debates about race, class, and celebrity in Great Britain, died today of cervical cancer. She was 27.
Mexican wrestler Abismo Negro (Andrés Alejandro Palomeque González) was found dead Sunday under strange circumstances. From the news:
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González was on a bus with other passengers heading to Mexico City when he became agitated, and panicked and demanded to be let off the bus at 1:30AM. He then sent a text message to his wife that he was lost outside. She contacted local wrestling promoter Vicente Martinez who organized a search party. In the morning of March 22, González was found floating face down in a river.
They still don't know if it was an accident or foul play or what caused his panic attack.
__________________ "I had been looking for copies of Magic or Devil Doll for years, as I had memories of Creature Feature showing them back-to-back on 'Very Special Saturdays'. Later that night I would barricade my room to prevent knife wielding dummies from coming in and murdering me in my sleep." - Scott, Teleport-City.com
Mexican boxer Raul Macias, world bantamweight champion from 1955 to 1957, died Monday of cancer. He was 74.
Macias was nicknamed "The Mouse" because of his short stature (5' 3.5"). He participated in the 1952 Olympics and remains one of Mexico's top sports heroes.
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Singer-songwriter Dan Seals, a member of the pop duo England Dan & John Ford Coley and later a successful country artist, died yesterday of mantle cell lymphona. He was 61.
Dan was the brother of Jim Seals from Seals & Crofts.
Johnny Blanchard, who played in five consecutive World Series with the New York Yankees (hitting two home runs in 1961), died yesterday of a heart attack. He was 76.
Maurice Jarre, who wrote music for over 150 films, theater, ballet, and television, died yesterday of cancer. He was 84.
Jarre won three Academy Awards for composing the scores to Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, and A Passage to India. He also did the music for the Jesus of Nazareth mini-series. He just received a lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film Festival in February.
His son, Jean-Michael Jarre, is a pioneer in electronic music.
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