This is both very sad and kinda lovely: Joy Johnson, 86, finished Sunday’s New York City Marathon for the 25th time, making her the oldest finisher in the race. The very next day, she laid down to rest in her hotel room, and passed away.
Naomi Watts' face, which is very pretty
Ariel Castro, who was sentenced on August 1 to life in prison, plus 1,000 years, for kidnapping, imprisoning, and repeatedly raping Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight in his Cleveland home, has been found dead in his prison cell.
Muriel Siebert, often times known as "Mickie," passed away this Saturday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She was 80 years old.
Glee's Cory Monteith has died in a hotel room in Vancouver, British Columbia.
When it comes to child stars, Annette Funicell0, born in 1942, was the OG: She started working for Disney as a Mouseketeer on Mickey Mouse Club at the age of 12 — after being personally selected by Walt Disney himself. While there were many shows for kids with adults on them, Funicello and her costars really cemented…
As reported earlier today, Lilly Pulitzer Rousseau died Sunday morning. She was 81.
Mississippi State Rep. Jessica Upshaw (R), an attorney who had been a lawmaker since 2004, was found dead at the home of former state Rep. Clint Rotenberry (R) in Mendenhall, Mississippi. The cause of death is a single gun shot wound to the head. She was 53.
According to TMZ and this site, Mark Balelo, one of the rascally figures who makes A&E's Storage Wars so entertaining, killed himself by carbon monoxide poisoning on Sunday night.
The world isn't right or fair and many things are the worst. Like this news.
Sad news: Jenni Rivera, Mexico's Queen of Banda, confirmed dead after plane crash.
Yesterday, after having her hair done and watching a Christmas video, 116-year-old Besse Cooper passed away in Monroe, Georgia. "With her hair fixed it looked like she was ready to go," her son said. It sounds like a peaceful way to say goodbye.
Be sure to read the obit for fascinating singer/Almodóvar muse Chavela Vargas, who has died at age 93.
Author Maeve Binchy (Circle Of Friends, Tara Road) has died; the Irish Prime Minister says, "We have lost a national treasure."
From an interesting profile on Dr Thomas Noguchi of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, who also did autopsies for Robert F Kennedy and Sharon Tate:
This day just got significantly less rockin' — Dick Clark, former host of American Bandstand and longtime New Year's Eve fixture, has died of a heart attack, according to his family. He was 82.
Josie DeCarlo's husband, Dan DeCarlo, was the artist for the Josie comic book, as well as other Archie comics. According to News From Me:
Born Jamesetta Hawkins in 1938, the singer who was nicknamed Miss Peaches crossed genres, from blues and rhythm and blues to rock and roll, soul, gospel and jazz. James's singnature song, "At Last," was released in 1961, but is still a romantic favorite — President Barack Obama danced to it with his wife Michelle at the…
Cheetah, a chimp who is believed to have played Tarzan's sidekick in the 1930s movies, died on Christmas Eve at the age of 80. In response to his death, Mia Farrow, daughter of actress Maureen O'Sullivan, tweeted, "My mom, Tarzan's Jane, referred to Cheetah-the-chimp as 'that bastard' –- saying he bit her at every…
A Chicago-area woman has died after injecting hot beef fat into her face. Surprisingly, the hot beef injections aren't what killed her; a bacterial colon infection did.
The tune Ruth Roberts wrote was chosen as the New York Mets' official song in late 1961, after defeating 18 other competitors.
Alice Ward, described as a "tough-talking mother of nine," died yesterday after being taken off of life support. Ward and her sons, retired welterweight champion Micky Ward and his trainer half-brother Dicky Eklund, inspired the award-winning film The Fighter, starring Melissa Leo, Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. At…
Shifra Lerer, an icon of the Yiddish theatre and a familiar face in film, has died at 95. Here's her hilarious turn in Deconstructing Harry, with other Yiddish theatre veterans.
The exercise pioneer was one of the first advocates of women's fitness and, in particular, women's weightlifting. His Jack LaLanne Show ran for three decades and targeted housewives, teaching them how to work out and cook healthy meals.
Marie Caro, mother of the late "ambassador for anorexia," Isabelle Caro (pictured at left), has killed herself.
The singer was found dead yesterday at the age of 54. Known as the "Ivory Queen of Soul," she was one of the very few white artists to sign with Motown records. Additional track below.
Blake Edwards, who directed many films including Breakfast At Tiffany's, The Pink Panther, and Victor/Victoria, died yesterday at 88, due to complications of pneumonia. His wife, Julie Andrews, and other family members were by his side.
In the end, Elizabeth Edwards was about grace.
