Ray Harryhausen’s name was one you would mention only to your friends who were really into movies. Or if you had just met someone and you wanted to test their credits-throw in a Harryhausen reference. If they nodded and agreed, you knew you were in good company.
Actor Farley Granger, best known for his work in Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Rope’ and ‘Strangers on a Train’ passed away Sunday at the age of 85. Born in San Jose, California Granger started his career when he was cast after an audition in front of Samuel Goldwyn for a part that was originally intended for Montgomery …
Elizabeth Taylor has passed away at the age of 79. Considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Taylor began her career as an adolescent in 1942, and was working all the way to 2003. Elizabeth Taylor is of course known for her role in Hollywood classics like Cleopatra, Cat on a Hot …
Actor Corey Haim was found dead in Burbank at the age of 38. Haim apparently died Wednesday morning at 2:15am at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. An autopsy will determine the cause of death, but there are no other details. The Canadian-born actor became a teen star in the 80s with such films …
Patrick Swayze died yesterday at 57 years old after fighting cancer for over a year. The talented actor was known for his roles in such films as Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Powder Blue, and as of recent, his role in the A&E Series ‘The Beast.’ Born in Houston, Swayze will be most remembered for his role …
Academy Award winning American Actor Karl Malden has passed away at the age of 97. KNown for his roles in A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, Baby Doll, and How the West Was Won. Born in Gary, Indiana, Malden started his acting career on Broadway in 1937. He was also known for his role …
Ed McMahon, perhaps best known for his introduction of Johnny Carson, opened the Tonight Show for 30 years, has died at the age of 86. McMahon made a career of appearances on television and radio, he was a self-proclaimed “second-banana,” playing the straight man to Carson. Through the years, McMahon hosted various television talent shows, …
Comedian George Carlin, best known for his verbose, increasingly angry humor has died at age 71. Carlin died Sunday in Los Angeles of heart failure.
Actor John Philip Law, best known for his starring role in Mario Bava’s ‘Diabolik,’ and Roger Vadim’s ‘Barbarella,’ has died. Law passed away at his home in Los Angeles. He was 70 years old. Law also appeared in the movies, ‘The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming,’ ‘The Hawaiians,’ and the much discussed, rarely …
Sad news from E Street. Original E Street Band member Danny Federici has died. Federici was fighting melanoma. He had been the keyboard and organ player for the band for 40 years. Bruce Springsteen released the following statement: ‘Danny and I worked together for 40 years – he was the most wonderfully fluid keyboard player …