Dead Celebs - 2005

[Truth Seeker]

Cabaret Singer Hildegarde Dies at 99

Hildegarde, the "incomparable" cabaret singer whose career spanned almost seven decades, has died. She was 99.

The performer, who was credited with starting the single-name vogue among entertainers, died Friday at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital, said Don Dellair, her longtime friend and manager.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

June Haver

Oh, You Beautiful Doll was the pre-feminist song and film title that best described the pretty, dimpled, petite (5ft 2in) blonde June Haver, who has died aged 79. Haver was in the long line of 20th Century Fox blondes: she had a pleasant singing voice and could keep up with the fancy steps of Gene Nelson, Dan Dailey and Ray Bolger. At one time, she was dubbed "Hollywood's sweetest star", and was known to be of such a sunny disposition that her friends asked her to "cheer down" on occasions.

June Haver (Beverly Jean Stovenour), actor, born June 10 1926; died July 4 2005.

In Remembrance

 

[Truth Seeker]

Bluesman Little Milton Campbell Dies

Mississippi bluesman Little Milton Campbell has died in a Memphis hospital from complications of a stroke, his publicist Carrie Newton confirms.

Newton said Campbell, 71, died Thursday about 8:50 a.m. Newton said no other details were being released immediately.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Buena Vista Social Club Singer Ferrer Dies

Ibrahim Ferrer, a leading voice with the hugely popular Buena Vista Social Club of vintage Cuban performers, died Saturday, his representative in Cuba said. He was 78.

The Montuno production company did not give a cause of death, but Ferrer's colleagues said he suffered from emphysema and was feeling ill earlier in the week.

Known for his trademark cap and graying mustache, Ferrer was a wiry, animated figure who clearly enjoyed performing Cuba's traditional "son" music of the 1940s and 1950s for new generations of fans.

In Remembrance. Despedida senor...Dios bendecir.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Jazz Bassist Al McKibbon Dies at 86

Al McKibbon, a bassist who brought a masterly fusion of jazz and Latin music to the George Shearing quintet and other groups in the 1940s and '50s, has died. He was 86. McKibbon died of kidney failure July 29 at Good Samaritan Hospital, said Gary Chen-Stein, a close friend.

One of the last great string bass players from the bebop era, he was little known publicly but was famous among musicians and had performed with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, Chen-Stein said Saturday.

In Remembrance.

 

[Jamdin]

ABC News anchor Peter Jennings died today from lung cancer at the age of 67 according to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8864210/

Goodnight, Mr. Jennings

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

ABC News anchor Peter Jennings died today from lung cancer at the age of 67 according to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8864210/

Goodnight, Mr. Jennings

Being younger than most people on the boards...this is the guy I grew up watching on the news. I really can't believe it.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Peter...I know you give all that you could. I know that you are that kind of person.

Frank Reyonlds is waiting Sir...You will be in good company.

Thank you for Everything.

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I have witness the passing of two good news men...The Heavens have now, one heck of an anchor team up there.

 

[Poster Bard]

RIP Peter Jennings 7 August

 

[Truth Seeker]

Ebony, Jet Publisher John H. Johnson Dies

Publisher John H. Johnson, whose Ebony and Jet magazines countered stereotypical coverage of blacks after World War II and turned him into one of the most influential black leaders in America, died Monday, his company said. He was 87.

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