The Spielster » Deaths http://www.spielster.com Sifting through the day's pop culture goodies..so you don't have to! Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:25:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 RIP Rue McClanahan – Thanks For Being a Friend! http://www.spielster.com/2010/06/03/rip-rue-mcclanahan-thanks-for-being-a-friend/ http://www.spielster.com/2010/06/03/rip-rue-mcclanahan-thanks-for-being-a-friend/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:22:02 +0000 admin http://www.spielster.com/?p=3016 Sadly it seems I am constantly writing obits on this blog and today is no different. Rue McClanahan passed away early this morning after suffering from a “massive stroke” — the actress was 76. McClanahan is best known for her fabulous portrayal of Blanche Devereaux on “The Golden Girls“, the sexy man-crazy roomie who taught [...]]]> http://www.spielster.com/2010/06/03/rip-rue-mcclanahan-thanks-for-being-a-friend/feed/ 1 Packager of Punk, Malcolm McLaren Dead at age 64 http://www.spielster.com/2010/04/08/packager-of-punk-malcolm-mclaren-dead-at-age-64/ http://www.spielster.com/2010/04/08/packager-of-punk-malcolm-mclaren-dead-at-age-64/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:00:50 +0000 admin http://www.spielster.com/?p=2910 Malcolm McLaren, former manager of the Sex Pistols and punk impresario, passed away this morning at age 64. McLaren died from complications from cancer, which he had been battling for years, at a New York area hospital.

Best known for his integral role as the manager of the Sex Pistols, McLaren was the brains behind [...]]]> http://www.spielster.com/2010/04/08/packager-of-punk-malcolm-mclaren-dead-at-age-64/feed/ 1 Life, Interrupted: Actress Brittany Murphy Dies at 32 http://www.spielster.com/2009/12/21/life-interrupted-actress-brittany-murphy-dies-at-32/ http://www.spielster.com/2009/12/21/life-interrupted-actress-brittany-murphy-dies-at-32/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:46:21 +0000 admin http://www.spielster.com/?p=2298

Actress Brittany Murphy, star of classic films Clueless and Girl, Interrupted, was pronounced dead this morning at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. According to reports, Murphy was found unconscious by her mother, and was later revealed to have died from a cardiac arrest. She was just 32 years old. The sudden [...]]]> http://www.spielster.com/2009/12/21/life-interrupted-actress-brittany-murphy-dies-at-32/feed/ 1 Patrick Swayze Loses His Battle With Cancer http://www.spielster.com/2009/09/15/patrick-swayze-loses-his-battle-with-cancer/ http://www.spielster.com/2009/09/15/patrick-swayze-loses-his-battle-with-cancer/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:42:27 +0000 admin http://www.spielster.com/?p=1980 Sadly, Patrick Swayze finally succumbed to pancreatic cancer earlier today. The actor was 57. Recent reports had the actor returning to his home a few days ago, to be surrounded by his family and friends in his last hours. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, one of the strongest forms, over a year ago and [...]]]> http://www.spielster.com/2009/09/15/patrick-swayze-loses-his-battle-with-cancer/feed/ 0 RIP: Walter Cronkite Dies at age 92 http://www.spielster.com/2009/07/17/rip-walter-cronkite-dies-at-age-92/ http://www.spielster.com/2009/07/17/rip-walter-cronkite-dies-at-age-92/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:43:34 +0000 admin http://www.spielster.com/?p=1601 Walter Cronkite, anchor and journalist, has died at the age of 92. Cronkite, “the most trusted man in America”, during his 50+ years in journalism had covered the assasinations of President Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kenney, our landing on the moon, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, various Olympic games [...]]]> http://www.spielster.com/2009/07/17/rip-walter-cronkite-dies-at-age-92/feed/ 0