In Remembrance--2011

[Truth Seeker]

Diana Wynne Jones, author of Howl's Moving Castle, dead at 76

Diana Wynne Jones, one of the most respected writers of fantasy for younger readers, passed away recently after a two-year battle with cancer. Jones was the author of more than 40 novels and several volumes of short stories, and her work was often compared with that of J.K. Rowling.

In Remembrance.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Young Hockey player, Mandi Schwartz, has died.

Mandi Schwartz, inspirational Yale hockey player, dies at 23 - Puck Daddy - NHLBlog - Yahoo! Sports

 

[Truth Seeker]

'Miral' actor Juliano Mer-Khamis shot dead in Palestinian refugee camp, Hamas member

A Palestinian-Israeli actor and peace activist was gunned down in front of his pregnant wife outside the theater he founded in a Palestinian refugee camp Monday.

Juliano Mer-Khamis - who recently starred alongside Freida Pinto in Julian Schnabel's controversial "Miral" about a militant Palestinian orphan girl - was shot five times at close range in Jenin by a masked gunman, the Jerusalem Post reported.

In Remembrance.

 

[Thunderfoot]

Young Hockey player, Mandi Schwartz, has died.

Mandi Schwartz, inspirational Yale hockey player, dies at 23 - Puck Daddy - NHLBlog - Yahoo! Sports

That really sucks... They just had a night to raise money for her treatment and research about a month ago in St. Louis at a Blues game. It was held the night Jaden signed his contract. Even sadder still, she actually had the skills to make it to the NHL herself.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Baruch S. Blumberg, who shared the 1976 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discovering the hepatitis B virus, died Tuesday. He was 85.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Classical guitarist Rolando Valdes-Blain dies

Classical guitarist Rolando Valdes-Blain has died in New York City after a life spent performing to audiences from Broadway to the White House.

Valdes-Blain's family said Friday he died at home April 2. He was 89.

In Remembrance.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Sidney Lumet, who directed such films as 12 Angry Men, Serpico, and Network, died today. He was 86.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Alan Tang, 1970s Icon, Is Gone (Original post March 30 2011)

Hong Kong actor Alan Tang was just found dead in his Hong Kong home yesterday. According to the Standard, he apparently suffered a stroke. He was 64 years old.

In Remembrance

 

[Truth Seeker]

Sidney Harman, audio pioneer, dies at 92

Sidney Harman, the audio pioneer who shocked the publishing world last year when he stepped up to buy ailing Newsweek magazine only later to create a joint venture with Barry Diller's The Daily Beast, died Tuesday night from complications from acute myeloid leukemia. He was 92.

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[Truth Seeker]

Video Game Pioneer Jerry Lawson Dies

Engineer, inventor and video game pioneer Jerry Lawson passed away Saturday of unknown causes.

Lawson was among the earliest video game engineers. His first arcade title, Chicago Coins' Demolition Derby, was developed in his garage in the early 1970s.

In Remembrance.