In Remembrance...Celebrities In 2006.

[Truth Seeker]

Due to the lost of the Database. The recalling of those have pasted, will not be attempted. If anyone has the list, please feel free to post it. Thank You.

For now...time to honor those who have passed.​

Colombian-American Singer Soraya Dies

Colombian-American singer Soraya, who won a Latin Grammy for best female album in 2004 and worked to educate Hispanic women about breast cancer, died Wednesday after battling the disease. She was 37.

She died in a Miami hospital, said Lorena Oriani, a spokeswoman for her record label, EMI Latin.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Musician Masahiro Kawasaki Dies

Masahiro Kawasaki, the composer of Street Fighter, Ninja Scroll, and Dagger of Kamui, passed away Thursday(presume, last week). He was 56.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Former Boxer Floyd Patterson Dies at 71

Floyd Patterson, who came back from an embarrassing loss to become the first boxer to regain the heavyweight title, died Thursday. He was 71.

Patterson died at his home. He had Alzheimer's disease for about eight years and prostate cancer, nephew Sherman Patterson said.

Patterson's career was marked by historic highs and humiliating lows.

In Remembrance.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

I don't have the list, but here is a link to the Wikipedia recent deaths list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2006

 

[Truth Seeker]

Thanks Rich, that will help a lot.

I don't have the list, but here is a link to the Wikipedia recent deaths list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2006

 

[Truth Seeker]

Actress Machiko Soga Dies/Reported May 8

Machiko Soga, well known in Japan as the voice of the loveable ghost Q-Taro in "Obake no Q-Taro" ("Ghost Q-Taro" - TBS, 1965-1968) was found dead at her home in western Tokyo on Sunday, she was 68.

In Remembrance.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Machiko Soga

Or, in the States, aka Rita Repulsa, long time foe of the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers!

 

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Frankie Thomas, The Space Cadet, Dies Aged 85

Actor Frankie Thomas, who played the lead role in the classic 1950s science fiction series Tom Corbett: Space Cadet, died last Thursday evening aged 85, according to Friends of Old-Time Radio.

Thomas was born in April 1921 in Manhattan and made his first stage appearance in 1932. He later went on to star as Nancy Drew's boyfriend, Ted Nickerson, in four Warner Brothers mysteries inspired by the Nancy Drew detective novels. The role for which Thomas is perhaps best known, however, is that of Tom Corbett.

In Remembrance.

 

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'60 Minutes' Producer George Crile Dies

George Crile III, the CBS producer who wrote the best-selling book "Charlie Wilson's War" and produced a contested documentary that said Gen. William Westmoreland deliberately under-reported enemy troop strength in Vietnam, has died. He was 61.

Crile, who fought a $120 million libel suit over the 1982 CBS documentary, died Monday of pancreatic cancer at his Manhattan home, CBS News spokesman Kevin Tedesco said.

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Broadway Producer Cy Feuer Dies

Cy Feuer, who with Ernest H. Martin produced some of Broadway's biggest hits including "Guys and Dolls" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" as well as the movie version of "Cabaret," died Wednesday at home. He was 95.

His death was announced by Jed Bernstein, head of the League of American Theatres and Producers, the Broadway trade organization where Feuer once served as president and later chairman. No cause of death was given.

In Remembrance.