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[MoonChild]

Author Madeleine L'Engle, whose novel "A Wrinkle in Time" has been enjoyed by generations of schoolchildren and adults since the 1960s, has died, her publicist said Friday. She was 88.

L'Engle died Thursday at a nursing home in Litchfield of natural causes, according to Jennifer Doerr, publicity manager for publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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[earth_spirit]

Miyoshi Umeki, the first Asian performer to win an Academy Award, dies at 78

Sayonara

[spooksareus]

The Great Mime Marcel Marceau Dies 1923 - 2007

[peepers]

The Great Mime Marcel Marceau Dies 1923 - 2007

I had the priveledge of meeting and auditioning for him when I was sixteen (I was a pro-mime in another life)..... I've never met a person before or since with a presence like his.... one of pure humility, great gentleness and intelligence.... I love him very much.... he was my hero........
may his soul rest in peace......

[spooksareus]

The Great Mime Marcel Marceau Dies 1923 - 2007

I had the priveledge of meeting and auditioning for him when I was sixteen (I was a pro-mime in another life)..... I've never met a person before or since with a presence like his.... one of pure humility, great gentleness and intelligence.... I love him very much.... he was my hero........
may his soul rest in peace......

I agree with you, he is a very beautiful soul.

[peepers]

Rest In Peace my friend, Troy.... you've touched many lives through your music and it is a travesty for you to die so young.......

May the angels carry your soul swiftly into God's loving arms.... Amen.

He was only 42.........

[Mark London]

US daredevil Evel Knievel dies

Legendary US daredevil Evel Knievel has died at the age of 69, his granddaughter has said.


He was my hero in the 70's !

[axlfoley]

In a few days John Lennon's death December 08. I totally missed The Beatles but from my dad I heard them and loved them (and all the 60's music). John RIP and George RIP. Let's all Give Peace A Chance!

[Willow]

Ike Turner Dies at 76

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogre-like image as the man who brutally abused former wife and rock icon Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76.

"He did pass away this morning" at his home in San Marcos, in northern San Diego County, said Scott M. Hanover of Thrill Entertainment Group, which managed Turner's musical career.

There was no immediate word on the cause of death, which was first reported by celebrity website TMZ.com.

Turner managed to rehabilitate his image somewhat in his later years, touring around the globe with his band the Kings of Rhythm and drawing critical acclaim for his work. He won a Grammy in 2007 in the traditional blues album category for Risin' With the Blues.

But his image is forever identified as the drug-addicted, wife-abusing husband of Tina Turner. He was hauntingly portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in the movie What's Love Got To Do With It, based on Tina Turner's autobiography.

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[MoonChild]

Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, has died aged 88.

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[Axman]

This news happened a few weeks ago but it hasn't been mentioned. After this article was written the cause of death was determined to be a cocaine overdose.

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Nov 26 2007 4:29 PM EST
Quiet Riot Singer Kevin DuBrow Found Dead In His Las Vegas Home

Rocker, 52, died of unknown causes.

By Chris Harris


Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow died Sunday, drummer Frankie Banali confirmed in a post on his Web site. DuBrow was 52 years old and the official cause of his death has yet to be determined, pending autopsy and toxicology results.

"I can't even find words to say," Banali wrote. "Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow."

DuBrow's body was discovered on Sunday inside the rocker's Las Vegas home; police were called to the residence by a concerned neighbor, and DuBrow was pronounced dead at 5:20 p.m. According to those close to the singer, DuBrow celebrated his birthday last month in New Orleans and seemed to be in good health. According to a spokesperson for the Las Vegas police department, there were no signs of forced entry at the home, and police do not suspect foul play.

Quiet Riot bassist Kelly Garni has asked fans to be patient for details on the singer's death.

"I ask this to all of you not only for myself but for other friends and family," Garni wrote, in a message posted to a Web site honoring the memory of Quiet Riot founding member Randy Rhoads. "I ask that no one here offer any speculation or opinions, theories or other things that could be construed as negative or, and I'm sorry for this, even sympathetic, right at this immediate time. I am already, within hours of this, having to deal with untrue rumors and speculation and that only adds fuel to that. There is a tendency for the subject of Kevin to incite flames on every board, and now is not the time for that. I will explain to everyone here the facts and the truth in the next 24 to 48 hours as I realize this will affect us all. So please, until then, be patient. All details and other pertinent info will be passed on to you here when it becomes available to me."

Bill Chavis, owner of Chavis Records, the label that issued Quiet Riot's last LP, 2006's Rehab, also confirmed the news.

"DuBrow's body was found by friends on Sunday, November 25, in his Las Vegas home," reads the label's site. "As I mourn his death with a heavy heart, I will remember hearing his voice and the music for the very first time on the radio back in 1983. I will remember all the great music Kevin and Quiet Riot gave to so many of us over the years and I will say, 'Thank you, Kevin. May you rest in peace.' "

Credited with helping to launch the 1980s glam-metal scene, Quiet Riot are perhaps best known for their cover of Slade's "Cum on Feel the Noize," which appeared on 1983's Metal Health and eventually peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album is widely considered the first by a metal band to reach the chart's #1 position.

Rhoads formed Quiet Riot in 1975, but the group split four years later when he left to join Ozzy Osbourne's band (Rhoads died in a plane crash in 1982). DuBrow launched his own band, called DuBrow, and later reverted to the Quiet Riot name.

While Metal Health put Quiet Riot on the map, the band's subsequent releases weren't as well-received. Not helping the situation were some of DuBrow's comments: During the '80s, the singer was notorious for deriding contemporary metal bands in interviews and even lashed out at the press and the band's label. Toward the conclusion of the band's 1987 tour, DuBrow was fired from Quiet Riot; he was left behind in a hotel, while the rest of the band took an earlier flight. However, Quiet Riot's career with new singer Paul Shortino met with even less success.

The members gradually reunited under the Quiet Riot moniker in the early '90s and continued to tour and record consistently until DuBrow's passing. In 2004, DuBrow released a collection of covers as his first solo LP, In for the Kill.

[Virgo/Libra Cusp]

I know this is kind of late news, but it made me sad..

Dan Fogleberg left us on December 16 2007, at 6:00am . He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in Maine with his wife Jean at his side. His strength, dignity, and grace in the face of the daunting challenges of this disease were an inspiration to all who knew him.

Edited by Virgo/Libra Cusp, 14 January 2008 - 11:51 AM.

[roxas_eternal]

I was searching through Yahoo! news and found this article (didn't know what forum to put this in):

Heath Ledger Obituary

Its not very long, but he is/was the same age as me right now. I really liked some of the movies he played in, and am saddened to hear about this. granted, I know there aren't many fans of his probably, but his performances in "A Knight's Tale" and especially "The Patriot", were well done.

I really liked his role as Gabriel in "The Patriot". To me, that was one of his best roles. he also stars opposite Christian Bale in the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight". So, even though his family may never see this, I would like to give them my sympathies.

~Roxas_Eternal

R.I.P Heath Ledger

[Willow]

I merged it with the already on going RIP thread...I just heard about this myself and am in alittle of a shock, terribly sad

[roxas_eternal]

Thats okay, thanks Willow. I didn't see that thread, or I would have posted it there. *ish embarassed now for some reason* I normally search for these kinds of things, and I guess it was just a shock, I posted it without looking.

I promise, it won't happen again =^-^= *ties a string on her pinky*

But, yeah, I really didn't believe this person who PMed my on my messenger, until I looked it up. 'Tis sad, there are so many young people who are passing away now days.