In Remembrance--2011

[Dannyalcatraz]

Cancer has claimed the life of Annette Charles


Annette Charles, Cha Cha in "Grease", dies at 63 - Yahoo! News

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Jani Lane, the lead singer of Warrant, was found dead in a hotel in Woodland Hills. He was 47.

 

[Mark CMG]

Actor John Wood died on August 6, 2011 at 81.

John Wood - IMDb

 

[Mark CMG]

Actor Francesco Quinn died on August 5, 2011 at 48.

Francesco Quinn - IMDb

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

27 year old Rick Rypien, just recently signed to tue Winnepeg Jets, was found dead Monday.

Winnipeg’s Rypien found dead at home - The Boston Globe

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Songwriter Jerry Leiber, who with Mike Stoller, co-wrote several of Elvis' hits ("Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock") and "Stand By Me", died today of cardiopulmonary failure. He was 78.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Nick Ashford, half of the singing/songwriting duo Ashford and Simpson, died today of throat cancer. He was 70.

Among the songs Ashford wrote with his wife, Valerie Simpson, were "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Solid".

 

[Villano]

British screenwriter and director Jimmy Sangster died on August 19th at age 83. Sangster is best known for his work at Hammer Films and on US television shows such as Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Wonder Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Former pitching ace Mike Flanagan was found dead:

Former Cy Young winner Flanagan found dead at home - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Esther Gordy Edwards, the sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. and an executive at Motown, died yesterday. She was 91.

Esther was responsible for the drive to turn Motown's original headquarters into a museum.