Pages tagged “rip”

David Lloyd: 1934-2009

Television writer David Lloyd, highly regarded for his comedic work on Frasier, Cheers and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died early last week of prostate cancer, the Los Angeles Times reports. He was 75....  read more

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Five Years Later: The Death of Dutch Filmmaker Theo Van Gogh

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the controversial murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh....  read more

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Soupy Sales: 1926-2009

The smiley and sprightly comedian America knew as Soupy Sales passed away Thursday night at Calvary Hospice in the Bronx, N.Y. He was 83....  read more

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Jon Guthrie: 1983-2009

Athens, Ga., musician Jon Guthrie died this weekend in a single-car crash when his vehicle veered off the road and into a creek off Beaverdam Road in Athens...  read more

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Sing it in the Morning: A 10-Year-Old's Goodbye to Mary Travers

Mary Travers of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary died Wednesday night at the age of 72.For my 10th birthday, my dad bought me a teal plastic cassette tape box and put two new cassettes in it: The Beach Boys' Endless Summer and Peter, Paul & Mary's Ten Years Together. The next year, I'd add a third album to the collection—Hootie & the Blowfish's Cracked Rear View, what a classic!—but for a while, those first two comprised the entirety of my record collection. Dreamy 60s pop and protest songs. I promptly decorated the case with Lisa Frank kitten...  read more

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Mary Travers: 1936-2009

Mary Travers of the legendary folk singing trio Peter, Paul, and Mary died of cancer Wednesday night. She was 72....  read more

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Larry Gelbart: 1928-2009

Larry Gelbart, the legendary satirist who worked in film and television for more than 60 years, died at his home in Beverly Hills on Friday....  read more

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Patrick Swayze: 1952-2009

According to a statement released by his publicist, Patrick Swayze died Monday night following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57....  read more

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Jim Carroll and the Punk Pulitzer

The celebrated author of The Basketball Diaries passed away on Friday...  read more

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Reading Rainbow's Final Episode Airs Today

Before it was just a gateway to nostalgia, Reading Rainbow impassioned various generations of youngsters to pick up a book. But no more: The show will air its final episode today, ending a 26-year stretch....  read more

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