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Fred Crane, an actor who had the first line in Gone With the Wind, died last Thursday. He was 90.
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Dave Freeman, who wrote 100 Things to Do Before You Die, died August 17 from injuries sustained during a fall. He was 47.
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Tad Mosel, screenwriter and author of the Pulitzer Prize winning drama All the Way Home, died Sunday. He was 86.
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Walter "Killer" Kowalski
Former professional wrestler Walter "Killer" Kowalski passed away last night, 11 days after his family had taken him off life supporting machines after a heart attack on August 8th.
"Killer" Kowalski was one of the first known "violent" bad guys, an identity he received after (accidentally) ripping off the ear of his opponent during a match in Montreal. He was WWWF champion Bruno Sammatino's main antagonist during the '60s & '70s.
His biggest contribution to wrestling though is arguably the people he had trained after retiring from wrestling, including Big John Studd, Triple H, Chyna, The Executioners (Perry Saturn & John Kronos) and up & comers like April Hunter, Nikki Roxx & Frankie Kazarian.
Kowalski was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame in 1996, The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum in 2003 and received wrestling's (arguably) highest award in 2002 when the Cauliflower Allie Club awarded him the Iron Mike Mazurki Award.
Former professional wrestler Walter "Killer" Kowalski passed away last night, 11 days after his family had taken him off life supporting machines after a heart attack on August 8th.
"Killer" Kowalski was one of the first known "violent" bad guys, an identity he received after (accidentally) ripping off the ear of his opponent during a match in Montreal. He was WWWF champion Bruno Sammatino's main antagonist during the '60s & '70s.
His biggest contribution to wrestling though is arguably the people he had trained after retiring from wrestling, including Big John Studd, Triple H, Chyna, The Executioners (Perry Saturn & John Kronos) and up & comers like April Hunter, Nikki Roxx & Frankie Kazarian.
Kowalski was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame in 1996, The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum in 2003 and received wrestling's (arguably) highest award in 2002 when the Cauliflower Allie Club awarded him the Iron Mike Mazurki Award.
No, it was the Dave Matthew's Band I believe.
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Voiceover artist Don LaFontaine died yesterday from a collapsed lung. He was 68.
LaFontaine was best known for narrating movie trailers (most of which began "In a world...."), but he also voiced thousands of TV and radio spots. He parodied himself in Geico commercials and appeared with other voice actors in the short film 5 Men and a Limo. He may have been the busiest actor in SAG's history.
LaFontaine was best known for narrating movie trailers (most of which began "In a world...."), but he also voiced thousands of TV and radio spots. He parodied himself in Geico commercials and appeared with other voice actors in the short film 5 Men and a Limo. He may have been the busiest actor in SAG's history.
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Sheldon Keller, a writer for the sketch comedy show Caesar's Hour, and who also wrote variety shows for Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, and others, died yesterday from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 85.
Keller also had a successful career as a songwriter and composer and performed in a jazz band with George Segal and Conrad Janis.
He won an Emmy for the show he wrote for Carol Channing.
Keller also had a successful career as a songwriter and composer and performed in a jazz band with George Segal and Conrad Janis.
He won an Emmy for the show he wrote for Carol Channing.
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Country singer-songwriter Jerry Reed died today from complications from emphysema. He was 71.
Reed got his big break when Elvis recorded some of his songs. Among his hits were "Amos Moses" and "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which won a Grammy). Reed appeared in several movies, including The Survivors, The Waterboy, and all three Smokey and the Bandit movies.
Reed got his big break when Elvis recorded some of his songs. Among his hits were "Amos Moses" and "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which won a Grammy). Reed appeared in several movies, including The Survivors, The Waterboy, and all three Smokey and the Bandit movies.
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Ike Pappas, a longtime CBS newsman who reported the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald, died Sunday of complications of heart disease. He was 75.
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Animator Bill Melendez, who produced the Peanuts cartoon specials (and did Snoopy's voice), died yesterday. He was 91.
Melendez also worked for Warner Brothers and UPA (including the Oscar-winning Gerald McBoing Boing).
Melendez also worked for Warner Brothers and UPA (including the Oscar-winning Gerald McBoing Boing).
