Browsing Tag R.I.P.

Jazz Musician Dave Brubeck Died Yesterday

December 6, 2012 at 8:38 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

Jazz Musician Dave Brubeck Died Yesterday

Jazz musician Dave Brubeck died yesterday of heart failure. He was 91 years old, although he would've turned 92 today. Dave and the Dave Brubeck Quartet helped define the style of West Coast Jazz in the '50s. Dave was the quartet's...Continue

‘Dallas’ Star Larry Hagman Has Passed Away

November 26, 2012 at 5:58 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

‘Dallas’ Star Larry Hagman Has Passed Away

Larry Hagman, who played J.R. Ewing on "Dallas," passed away on Friday.  Complications from throat cancer took the actor at aged 81. He'd been fighting it for the past 13 months. His family released a statement saying, "He was...Continue

R&B Singer Natina Reed Killed While Walking On Georgia Highway

October 29, 2012 at 9:30 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: , ,

R&B Singer Natina Reed Killed While Walking On Georgia Highway

Natina Reed, the rapper from the R&B group Blaque, died on Friday after being hit by a car as she walked on a highway in Georgia. She was 32. It doesn't appear that any charges will be filed. The authorities are still trying to...Continue

Old-School Crooner Andy Williams Has Died

September 27, 2012 at 6:47 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

Old-School Crooner Andy Williams Has Died

Old-school crooner Andy Williams died Tuesday at his home in Branson, Missouri, after a battle with bladder cancer.  He was 84. He's survived by his wife and three children. Andy started singing in his church choir, then formed a...Continue

Actor And ‘Gentle Giant’ Michael Clarke Duncan Has Died

September 4, 2012 at 10:25 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

Actor And ‘Gentle Giant’ Michael Clarke Duncan Has Died

The Green Mile star Michael Clarke Duncan has died at age 54. The bodyguard-turned-actor with passed away suddenly on Monday morning after complications from a heart attack he suffered in July. Duncan's fiancée, Omarosa...Continue

Notable Songwriter Hal David Passes Away

September 4, 2012 at 9:39 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

Notable Songwriter Hal David Passes Away

Songwriter Hal David has died at the age of 91. David was  the lyricist behind such standards as "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" and "What the World Needs Now is Love." The Oscar- and Grammy-winner teamed up with Burt Bacharach on...Continue

The First Man On The Moon – Neil Armstrong – Dead At Age 82

August 27, 2012 at 8:35 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

The First Man On The Moon – Neil Armstrong – Dead At Age 82

Neil Armstrong -- the first man to walk on the moon, and the most famous astronaut in history-- died over the weekend at age 82. A few weeks ago Armstrong went in for heart surgery. Apparently, he died from complications from the...Continue

Jerry Nelson, the Voice of Sesame Street’s ‘The Count,’ Died Over the Weekend

August 27, 2012 at 7:28 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: , ,

Jerry Nelson, the Voice of Sesame Street’s ‘The Count,’ Died Over the Weekend

You may not know Jerry Nelson by name, but you certainly know his voice. Jerry Nelson, the voice of  'The Count' and other muppets on Sesame Street, died of emphysema over the weekend. He was 78. Nelson joined Sesame Street in 1970,...Continue

Another Legend Is Gone: Phyllis Diller Is Dead At Age 95

August 21, 2012 at 7:16 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

Another Legend Is Gone: Phyllis Diller Is Dead At Age 95

The very funny Phyllis Diller died in her Los Angeles home at the age of 95. The comedienne had been in hospice care after she fell and hurt her wrist and hip. Her manager said, "Phyllis Diller passed away peacefully in her sleep. Her...Continue

‘Top Gun’ Director Tony Scott Committed Suicide By Jumping Off A Bridge

August 20, 2012 at 10:46 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

‘Top Gun’ Director Tony Scott Committed Suicide By Jumping Off A Bridge

Director Tony Scott committed suicide yesterday, by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the Long Beach area of Los Angeles. He was 68. Witnesses say around 12:30 in the afternoon, he climbed a nine-foot fence and jumped, quote,...Continue

Did Elton John’s Bassist Commit Suicide?

August 16, 2012 at 6:31 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

Did Elton John’s Bassist Commit Suicide?

Bassist Bob Birch, who played with Elton John for 20 years, was found dead of an apparent suicide.  He was 56 years...Continue

Sylvester Stallone’s Son, Sage, Dead At 36

July 16, 2012 at 6:05 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

Sylvester Stallone’s Son, Sage, Dead At 36

Sage Stallone, son of Sylvester Stallone, was found dead in his Hollywood home of an apparent drug overdose.  Stallone was dead for three or four days, maybe even a week, before the housekeeper found him in his room. Sources say...Continue

Another Hollywood Legend Is Gone…Oscar Winner Ernest Borgnine Dead At 95

July 9, 2012 at 6:07 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

Another Hollywood Legend Is Gone…Oscar Winner Ernest Borgnine Dead At 95

Ernest Borgnine, one of the last remaining legends of the Golden Age of Hollywood, passed away Sunday at age 95.  He died from kidney failure. Borgnine was a prolific television and film actor whose 200-plus credits include From Here...Continue

Andy Griffith, Mayberry Sheriff, TV Lawyer ‘Matlock’ Has Died

July 5, 2012 at 8:31 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

Andy Griffith, Mayberry Sheriff, TV Lawyer ‘Matlock’ Has Died

Andy Griffith, who played the sheriff of Mayberry on television in the 1960s and the folksy criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock in the 80s, died Tuesday. He was 86. He died at his coastal home on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, and...Continue

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