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Gidget , TJ Hooker Actor James Darren Dead at 88
'Always Cool'
Gidget Star
Dead at 88
OBITUARY
Sep 3, 2024 10:49 AM CDT

'Always Cool' Gidget Star Dead at 88

James Darren starred opposite Sandra Dee in 1959 smash, also starred in TJ Hooker for 4 seasons

(Newser) - James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film Gidget, died Monday at 88. Darren died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital, said son Jim Moret, per the AP . Moret told...

NHL Forward, Brother Die in 'Unimaginable Tragedy'

Columbus Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau and his brother die in New Jersey bike accident

(Newser) - What was supposed to be a happy family gathering this weekend has turned into an "unimaginable tragedy" for an NHL player's loved ones. According to New Jersey State Police, 31-year-old Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau, aka "Johnny Hockey," and his 29-year-old brother, Matthew, were killed...

Great White's Jack Russell Dies, a Month After Retiring

Singer, 63, who survived fatal '03 club fire, suffered from lewy body dementia, multiple system atrophy

(Newser) - He survived a massive blaze in 2003 while performing in a Rhode Island nightclub, in a tragedy that took the lives of 100 and injured hundreds more. Now, more than two decades later, Jack Russell, the frontman for the '80s group Great White, has died at 63, reports the...

Among Perry's Last Words: 'Shoot Me Up'

Actor's illegal ketamine injections quickly went from bad to worse: court documents

(Newser) - Matthew Perry had repeatedly fallen unconscious or otherwise been unable to speak or move after injecting large amounts of ketamine before his last, fatal dose, court documents reveal. The Friends actor was undergoing medically supervised ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety but was also injecting illegal doses up to...

&#39;Jeopardy&#39; Singer Greg Kihn Dead of Alzheimer&#39;s
'80s Hitmaker Is Dead
of Alzheimer's at 75
OBITUARY
Aug 16, 2024 9:52 AM CDT

'80s Hitmaker Is Dead of Alzheimer's at 75

'Breakup Song' singer Greg Kihn loved Weird Al's cover of 'Jeopardy'

(Newser) - Gen X has lost another of its '80s rockers. The AP reports that Greg Kihn, frontman for the Greg Kihn Band behind "The Breakup Song" and MTV staple "Jeopardy," has died at the age of 75. In a statement, Kihn's management team says he died...

Doctors Charged in Perry's Death Mocked Him in Texts

Actor's personal assistant and an alleged dealer known as the 'Ketamine Queen' also charged

(Newser) - Authorities have charged five people in last year's fatal overdose of Matthew Perry —including his personal assistant and two doctors, reports the Washington Post . Perry died of a ketamine overdose last year at the age of 54, and authorities have been investigating the source of the drug. The...

His 'Matador Routine' on the Golf Greens Was a Showstopper

Hall of Fame golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez is dead at 88

(Newser) - Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport's most popular players during a long career, died Thursday. He was 88; no cause of death was given, per the AP . The golfer was born...

16 and Pregnant Star Dead at 27
16 and Pregnant
Star Dead at 27
Jul 26, 2024 1:15 AM CDT

16 and Pregnant Star Dead at 27

Autumn Crittendon had 3 children

(Newser) - A former 16 and Pregnant star died unexpectedly Saturday in Virginia. Police were called to a residence in the afternoon and arrived to find Autumn Crittendon (sometimes also referred to as Autumn Oxley) unresponsive; the 27-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, USA Today reports. The medical examiner is still...

Former All My Children Star Dies at 51


Former
All My
Children Star
Dies at 51
obituary
Jul 22, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

Former All My Children Star Dies at 51

Esta TerBlanche played Princess Gillian Andrassy Lavery on the soap

(Newser) - A face that will be familiar to longtime fans of the soap opera All My Children is gone. Esta TerBlanche, who played Princess Gillian Andrassy Lavery on the show from 1997 to 2001, has died at her home in North Hollywood at age 51, reports Deadline . No cause of death...

Shannen Doherty Finalized Divorce on Eve of Death

Actor had been in a contentious breakup with Kurt Iswarienko

(Newser) - Before Shannen Doherty died of breast cancer on Saturday, she got a little closure: The 53-year-old 90210 and Charmed star agreed to finalize her divorce from Kurt Iswarienko the previous day, reports People and E! Online . Doherty signed the settlement on Friday and Iswarienko on the day of Doherty's...

Actor Mike Heslin Dead at Age 30 With 'No Explanation'

Heslin was hospitalized for a week before his death, husband says

(Newser) - Mike Heslin , a young actor who had roles in the TV series Lioness and the Lifetime Christmas movie The Holiday Proposal Plan, died last week after an unexplained illness. Heslin's husband, the recording artist Scotty Dynamo, mourned the 30-year-old on Instagram . Dynamo explained that after a weeklong hospitalization,...

&#39;Gentleman&#39; Thief Who Stole Munch&#39;s The Scream Dead at 57
He Stole The Scream,
Hid It in Living Room Table
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 6, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

He Stole The Scream, Hid It in Living Room Table

Ex-soccer player Pal Enger, who pulled off 1994 heist on opening day of Winter Olympics, dies at 57

(Newser) - Pal Enger, a talented Norwegian soccer player turned celebrity art thief who pulled off the sensational 1994 heist of Edvard Munch's famed The Scream painting from the National Gallery in Oslo, has died. He was 57. Tina Wulf, press officer at Valerenga Fotball, an acclaimed Oslo soccer club for...

Martin Mull Dies at 80 After &#39;Valiant Fight&#39;
Martin Mull
Dies at 80 After
'Valiant Fight'
OBITUARY
Jun 29, 2024 6:30 AM CDT

Martin Mull Dies at 80 After 'Valiant Fight'

Roseanne , Arrested Development actor was nominated for an Emmy for guest turn on Veep

(Newser) - Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including Roseanne and Arrested Development, has died at the age of 80, his daughter said Friday. Mull's daughter, TV writer and comic artist Maggie Mull,...

A &#39;Memorable Everyman,&#39; Dead at 90
A 'Memorable
Everyman,'
Dead at 90
OBITUARY
Jun 27, 2024 8:01 AM CDT

A 'Memorable Everyman,' Dead at 90

Veteran film, TV character actor Bill Cobbs was in The Bodyguard , Night at the Museum , much more

(Newser) - Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, has died at the age of 90. Cobbs died Tuesday at his home in the Inland Empire, California, surrounded by family and friends, his publicist said, adding that natural causes was the...

Deadliest Catch Star Nick Mavar Dies at 59
'Go-To Guy' on
Deadliest Catch
Is Dead at 59
OBITUARY
Jun 15, 2024 8:00 AM CDT

'Go-To Guy' on Deadliest Catch Is Dead at 59

Nick Mavar suffered a medical emergency in Alaska

(Newser) - A skilled deckhand on Deadliest Catch, known as his captain's "go-to guy" has died. TMZ reports that Nick Mavar, 59, who once toiled on the commercial fishing vessel F/V Northwestern on the Discovery Channel reality show, died Thursday in the Alaskan city of Naknek, according to a rep...

Astronaut Who Took 'Earthrise' Pic Dies in Plane Crash

Former Apollo 8 crew member William Anders, 90, killed when plane went down in San Juan Islands

(Newser) - William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was...

He Transformed Hip-Hop From the &#39;Tame&#39;
He Was One of
Hip-Hop's 'Early
Provocateurs'
OBITUARY
Jun 4, 2024 1:42 PM CDT

He Was One of Hip-Hop's 'Early Provocateurs'

2 Live Crew member Brother Marquis dead at 58

(Newser) - Influential hip-hop group 2 Live Crew has lost an integral member. Brother Marquis, whose real name was Mark Ross, died at age 58, the group announced Monday on social media. A cause of death wasn't provided. Brother Marquis was one of the most notable members of the Miami hip-hop...

Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's Mother, Dies at 86

Matriarch was a 'reassuring presence' at White House during Barack Obama's tenure

(Newser) - On election night 2008, as Barack Obama sat nervously in a Chicago hotel suite and awaited news on whether he would become the country's first Black president, his mother-in-law was by his side. "Are you ready for this, Grandma?" Obama asked Marian Shields Robinson, who years earlier had...

General Hospital Actor, 37, Fatally Shot on LA Street

Johnny Wactor reportedly stumbled upon people trying to steal his car's catalytic converter

(Newser) - Early Saturday in downtown Los Angeles, former General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor and a colleague reportedly stumbled upon three men trying to steal the catalytic converter from Wactor's car. According to an account from his mother, Wactor did not attempt to stop the men—but one of them shot...

Founding Member of Train Dies After Slipping in Shower

Charlie Colin, 58, was found at a friend's home in Brussels

(Newser) - A founding member of the pop-rock band Train has died. Carolyn Stephens, sister to Charlie Colin, the group's bassist, confirmed the death of her brother at the age of 58 to the AP . Colin's mother tells TMZ that Colin had slipped and fallen in the shower while housesitting...

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