Sun 3 Aug 2008
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel Prize-winning author whose books chronicled the horrors of the Soviet gulag system, has died of heart failure, (more…)
Passings
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Sat 12 Jul 2008
Tony Snow, the conservative columnist and television commentator who relished sparring with reporters during a 17-month stint as President Bush’s press secretary, died Saturday of colon cancer, the White House said. He was 53. (more…)
Wed 9 Jul 2008
Motorist killed on 210 Freeway identified as Santa Clarita man
Posted by admin under City of Santa Clarita , Traffic/ Roadways , Passings No CommentsAuthorities Tuesday said a Santa Clarita man was the motorist who was killed when his car crashed into a disabled big rig on the right shoulder of the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway in Tujunga. (more…)
Tue 8 Jul 2008
John Templeton, the legendary mutual-fund manager who was a pioneer of international investing and later committed much of his fortune to scientific and religious causes, died Tuesday. He was 95 (more…)
Sat 5 Jul 2008
Jesse Helms, the former North Carolina senator with the courtly manner and mossy drawl who turned his hard-edged conservatism against (more…)
Thu 3 Jul 2008
Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83. His publicist, Jerry Digney, told The Associated Press he died at his home. (more…)
Mon 23 Jun 2008
George Carlin, the Grammy-Award winning standup comedian and actor who was hailed for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and language, and groundbreaking routines like “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,” died in Santa Monica (more…)
Fri 13 Jun 2008
Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday after being stricken at the bureau, NBC News said Friday. He was 58. Russert was recording voiceovers for Sunday’s “Meet the Press” broadcast when he collapsed. He was rushed (more…)
Tue 3 Jun 2008
The designer of the Pringles chip tube has died – and had his remains buried in one of the containers. Dr. Fredric J. Baur, who was 89, had told his family to ensure his final resting place was the inside of one of his most famous creations. They honored his request by having his ashes (more…)
Mon 2 Jun 2008
Antonovich comments on Passing of Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend Bo Diddley
Posted by admin under Passings No CommentsLos Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich released the following statement on the passing of rock ‘n’ roll legend and founding father Bo Diddley: (more…)
Mon 2 Jun 2008
Bo Diddley, a singer and guitarist who invented his own name, his own guitars, his own beat and, with a handful of other musical pioneers, rock ’n’ roll itself, died Monday at his home in Archer, Fla. He was 79. (more…)
Mon 2 Jun 2008
Yves Saint Laurent, 71, Is Dead; A Giant of Couture for 45 Years
Posted by admin under Passings No CommentsYves Saint Laurent, who exploded on the fashion scene in 1958 as the boy-wonder successor to Christian Dior and endured as one of the best-known and most influential couturiers of the second half of the 20th century, died on Sunday at his apartment in Paris. He was 71. (more…)
