Jayne Mansfield was a talented actress and performer who achieved great success during her career in Hollywood. However, her life was also marked by tragedy and controversy, culminating in her untimely death at the age of 34. Despite the brevity… Continue Reading
Charles Grodin, the comic, scene-stealing actor who later established himself as an unrivaled curmudgeonly talk show guest, died today at his home in Wilton, Conn. He was 86 years old. His uncle, Nicholas, told The New York Times that bone… Continue Reading
Omar Sharif the Egypt-born actor best known for the David Lean film “Doctor Zhivago” has died at age 83. According to ABC news, the Oscar nominated Actor died in Cairo, Egypt on Friday afternoon (June 10, 2015) after suffering a… Continue Reading
Actor Leonard Nimoy, best known for playing Mr. Spock on “Star Trek” television and films, has died at the age of 83, his wife Susan Bay Nimoy confirmed to The New York Times. Susan Nimoy told The Times that the… Continue Reading
Australian-born actor Rod Taylor, who starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, “The Birds,” and the 1960 Sci-Fi Classic “The Time Machine,” died this week in Los Angeles, CA. Taylor was 84. Originally from Sydney Australia, he built a long career in… Continue Reading
The longest lived Oscar winner who made cinema history by winning back-to-back Oscars as best actress for the 1936 musical “The Great Ziegfeld” and the 1937 drama “The Good Earth” has died at age 104. Rainer began acting in Germany… Continue Reading
According to CNN, Oscar winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died at his Northern California home Monday (August 11, 2014). Williams apparently took his own life, law enforcement officials said. He was 63. “He has been battling severe depression of… Continue Reading
James Avery, best known for his portrayal of the patriarch, Will Smith’s character’s uncle in the TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, died at the age of 68 from complications following open heart surgery in a Los Angeles suburb… Continue Reading
As we bid farewell to 2013, let’s take a look and remember the celebrities and other notables that passed away this year. Some deaths more sensational than others, but all worth noting. 2013 saw the loss of many talented individuals… Continue Reading