In Remembrance---2009

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Nancy Bird-Walton, the first woman in Australia to operate a commercial aircraft, died yesterday. She was 93.

Walton was named a Living National Treasure by the National Trust of Australia in 1997.

 

[Truth Seeker]

'Prisoner' actor Patrick McGoohan dies in LA

Patrick McGoohan, an Emmy-winning actor who created and starred in the cult classic television show "The Prisoner," has died. He was 80.

McGoohan died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a short illness, his son-in-law, film producer Cleve Landsberg, said Wednesday.

In Remembrance.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

KHAAAAAAAAAAN.

Ricardo Montalban

‘Fantasy Island’ star Ricardo Montalban dies - Television- msnbc.com

 

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Pulitzer Prize winning poet William DeWitt Snodgrass died Tuesday of lung cancer. He was 83.

 

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Indian film director Tapan Sinha died today of bronchopneumonia. He was 84.

 

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Andrew Wyeth, the painter known for such works as Christina's World, died today. He was 91.

 

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British writer Sir John Mortimer, best known for his lawyer character Horace Rumpole, died today. He was 85.

John was also the father of actress Emily Mortimer.

 

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Writer Hortense Calisher died Tuesday. She was 97.

Calisher won four O. Henry prizes and was nominated for the National Book Award.

 

[Mark]

Artist Andrew Wyeth dead at 91

 

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Bob May, the actor inside The Robot costume on Lost In Space, died yesterday of congestive heart failure. He was 69.

May was the grandson of Chic Johnson. In addition to Lost In Space, he was a stuntman and appeared in numerous Jerry Lewis films. He also appeared on other TV shows including The Time Tunnel, McHale's Navy, and The Red Skelton Show.