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“Lost Boy” Corey Haim, Dead at Age 38

Actor and one time teen idol Corey Haim has passed away at age 38 from an apparent overdose. The man who met fame, fortune and sadly, his demons in the 1980’s with his partner in madness Corey Feldman, was pronounced dead at his Los Angeles home this morning by LAPD. The actor had recently been [...]

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Life, Interrupted: Actress Brittany Murphy Dies at 32

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 and [...]

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Patrick Swayze Loses His Battle With Cancer

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 [...]

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Senator Ted Kennedy Passes Away at Age 77: America Mourns

“The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.”

Truer words could not have been spoken about or by Senator Ted Kennedy. Edward Kennedy, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor last May, passed away early this morning at the age of 77. He was known as [...]

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Song of the Day – John Hughes Edition

I could not settle on just one song from the epically crafted soundtracks and scores that accompanied the films of John Hughes, so I copped out and put together a Song of the Day collection in honor of Hughes. Hope you enjoy. Anything missing?

I fell in love with the song the moment I [...]

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John Hughes, Beloved Director & Writer, Dies at Age 59

As a child of the 1980’s, there was no other writer or director who made as big of an impression on me as John Hughes did. So its with a saddened heart that I have to report that Hughes, 59, has passed away following a heart attack he suffered during a stroll through New [...]

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RIP: Walter Cronkite Dies at age 92

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 [...]

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Michael Jackson: What is there left to say?

Its times like this, where you know that nearly everyone in the world is either mourning or at least cognizant of the death of one person, that you can truly see what its like to be a celebrity. For years, Michael Jackson had become a shell of the man I remember seeing as a [...]

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Ed McMahon, TV’s Second Banana, Dies at 86

Ed McMahon, best known for being TV’s favorite sidekick, died early this morning at age 86. McMahon passed away at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he had been receiving treatment for his battle with pneumonia and cancer.

McMahon had a career in show biz that spanned over 60 years [...]

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Professional Funny Man Dom DeLuise Dies at 75

Dom DeLuise, comedian and beloved funny man, passed away last night at age 75, after a long battle with prostate cancer. His son, Michael DeLuise confirmed his passing to reporters and informed them that he died in his sleep, surrounded by family in Santa Monica, California.

It’s pretty rough to mourn such a robust and funny [...]

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