Keyword: 2013obituaries

Lawrence of Arabia star Peter O'Toole dies aged 81

12/15/2013 10:42:45 AM PST · by vladimir998 · 148 replies
Yahoo Movies UK ^ | 12.15.13 | Yahoo Movies UK

Peter O'Toole has died aged 81, his agent has confirmed.
"Teen Titans," "Aquaman" Artist Nick Cardy Passes Away at Age 93

11/04/2013 10:54:38 AM PST · by EveningStar · 8 replies
Comic Book Resources ^ | November 4, 2013 | Albert Ching

Nick Cardy, a revered and influential comic book artist known best for his DC Comics work in the '50s, '60s and '70s, passed away Sunday at age 93, according to multiple industry reports... At DC Comics, Cardy worked on the first 43 issues of the original "Teen Titans" series as either a penciler or inker (or both), in a run lasting from 1966 to 1973. He also drew the first 39 issues of the initial "Aquaman" solo series, along with extensive cover illustrations on DC books including "Action Comics," "Batman" and "Justice League of America." Cardy wrote two issues of...
Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71

10/27/2013 10:58:25 AM PDT · by BunnySlippers · 120 replies
Rolling Stone ^ | 10/27/13 | Jon Dolan

Lou Reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, died today. The cause of his death has not yet been released, but Reed underwent a liver transplant in May.
Scott Carpenter (1925 - 2013): Rare and Classic Photos of a NASA Legend

10/13/2013 7:24:23 PM PDT · by Vince Ferrer · 18 replies
Life ^ | 1962 | Life

In honor of Scott Carpenter, who recently passed away, Life is publishing a collection of previously unseen photographs of Scott Carpenter.Scott Carpenter (1925 - 2013): Rare and Classic Photos of an American Legend
Country Singer Slim Whitman Dies at Age 90

06/19/2013 8:21:11 AM PDT · by Borges · 35 replies
Time ^ | 6/19/2013 | AP / Terry Spencer

Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy “Mars Attacks!,” died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. He was 90.
Arturo Vega, Ramones' Beloved Artistic Director and Confidant, Dead at 65

06/09/2013 11:27:23 AM PDT · by a fool in paradise · 11 replies
Spin ^ | June 8 2013, 8:21 PM ET | Spin staff

Vega designed the Ramones' legendary logo Arturo Vega, the man who designed the Ramones' indelible logo, and was the band's artistic director for 22 years, died Saturday (June 8), announced friend and Please Kill Me author Legs McNeil on his Facebook page. First reported by Slicing Up Eyeballs, McNeil wrote: "Sleep gently my dear friend, you were the must optimistic, jubilant and fun pal anyone could wish for. I don't know what the world will be like without, nor do I want to even imagine it... But I know you will find eternal happiness wherever you end up....I love you...
Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly dies

05/01/2013 10:36:35 PM PDT · by rickmichaels · 42 replies
WENN.COM ^ | May 1, 2013

Kris Kross star Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly has died at the age of 34. The rapper was found unresponsive at his home in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday and transported to Atlanta Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, a representative for the Fulton Country Medical Examiner tells Billboard.com. The cause of death is not yet known and an autopsy is expected to take place on Thursday. Stars flocked to pay tribute to Kelly as news of his death broke, with Timbaland and Big Boi among the first to offer their condolences. R&B star Monica lamented, "Chris Kelly, may the peace...