Pat Hingle: Born: 1924-07-19 -
Died: 2009-03-01
Hingle was a veteran actor for more than fifty years in film, theater, and television. He is probably most known for this role of Commissioner James Gordon in the 1989 film Batman and it’s three sequels. Recently he appeared in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, as the original owner of Dennit Racing. Some of his [...]
Hingle was a veteran actor for more than fifty years in film, theater, and television. He is probably most known for this role of Commissioner James Gordon in the 1989 film Batman and it’s three sequels. Recently he appeared in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, as the original owner of Dennit Racing. Some of his [...]
Ron Asheton: Born: 1948-07-17 -
Died: 2009-01-06
Asheton was the guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the band The Stooges. He held that role for their first two albums, and later appeared as the bassist for their third, Raw Power. Separate from The Stooges, Ashetom also played roles in other bands such as The New Order, Destroy All Monsters, New Race, and [...]
Asheton was the guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the band The Stooges. He held that role for their first two albums, and later appeared as the bassist for their third, Raw Power. Separate from The Stooges, Ashetom also played roles in other bands such as The New Order, Destroy All Monsters, New Race, and [...]
Carl Pohlad: Born: 1915-08-23 -
Died: 2009-01-05
Pohlad was a successful financier and owner of the Minnesota Twins. He bought the team back in 1984, and just three years later (1987) the Twins won the World Series and proceeded to win it again in 1991. Pohlad claims that he came close to selling the team in 1997, which would’ve seen the team move to [...]
Pohlad was a successful financier and owner of the Minnesota Twins. He bought the team back in 1984, and just three years later (1987) the Twins won the World Series and proceeded to win it again in 1991. Pohlad claims that he came close to selling the team in 1997, which would’ve seen the team move to [...]
Jett Travolta: Born: 1992-04-13 -
Died: 2009-01-02
Jett, born on April 13, 1992, was the only son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston. Early in childhood Jett suffered from Kawasaki disease that caused seizures at random times.
Jett, born on April 13, 1992, was the only son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston. Early in childhood Jett suffered from Kawasaki disease that caused seizures at random times.
Eartha Kitt: Born: 1927-01-17 -
Died: 2008-12-25
Kitt was an actress, singer and cabaret star. She is probably best known for her 1953 Christmas song “Santa Baby”. In the 1960s she replaced Julie Newmar in the role of Catwoman for the third and final season of the Batman TV series.
Kitt was an actress, singer and cabaret star. She is probably best known for her 1953 Christmas song “Santa Baby”. In the 1960s she replaced Julie Newmar in the role of Catwoman for the third and final season of the Batman TV series.
W. Mark Felt: Born: 1913-08-17 -
Died: 2008-12-18
Felt was an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), he is most famous for being the Watergate scandal whistleblower called “Deep Throat”. Felt (Deep Throat) was leaking information to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward with critical leads to the story that eventually saw the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974. Deep Throat remained a [...]
Felt was an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), he is most famous for being the Watergate scandal whistleblower called “Deep Throat”. Felt (Deep Throat) was leaking information to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward with critical leads to the story that eventually saw the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974. Deep Throat remained a [...]
Sunny von Bülow: Born: 1932-09-01 -
Died: 2008-12-06
Sunny von Bülow was a socialite, heiress, and philanthropist. Sadly, she is probably best remembered for her husband, Claus von Bülow, supposedly trying to murder her. On December 26, 1979 Sunny was found to be unresponsive and was rushed to the hospital where he slipped into a coma, but she was revived. After vast amounts of [...]
Sunny von Bülow was a socialite, heiress, and philanthropist. Sadly, she is probably best remembered for her husband, Claus von Bülow, supposedly trying to murder her. On December 26, 1979 Sunny was found to be unresponsive and was rushed to the hospital where he slipped into a coma, but she was revived. After vast amounts of [...]
Beverly Garland: Born: 1926-10-17 -
Died: 2008-12-05
Garland was a businesswoman, hotel owner, and actress. She is probably best known for playing Red MacMurray’s second wife, Barbara Harper Douglas, on the long running sitcom My Three Sons. Her long television career saw her on shows such as the Twilight Zone, Remington Steele, the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Gunsmoke, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Lois [...]
Garland was a businesswoman, hotel owner, and actress. She is probably best known for playing Red MacMurray’s second wife, Barbara Harper Douglas, on the long running sitcom My Three Sons. Her long television career saw her on shows such as the Twilight Zone, Remington Steele, the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Gunsmoke, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Lois [...]
Patriarch Alexy II: Born: 1929-02-23 -
Died: 2008-12-05
Alexey was the 16th Patriarch of Moscow and of All-Russia and the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was chosen to become the new Patriarch of The Russian Orthodox Church after the death of Patriarch Pimen I in 1990. Archbishishop Chrysostom (Martyshkin) told why Alexey was selected, “With his peaceful and tolerant disposition Patriarch Aleksi [...]
Alexey was the 16th Patriarch of Moscow and of All-Russia and the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was chosen to become the new Patriarch of The Russian Orthodox Church after the death of Patriarch Pimen I in 1990. Archbishishop Chrysostom (Martyshkin) told why Alexey was selected, “With his peaceful and tolerant disposition Patriarch Aleksi [...]
Odetta: Born: 1930-12-31 -
Died: 2008-12-02
She was an African-American songwriter, guitarist, actress, singer, and most notable a civil rights activist. She is often referred to as “The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement”. Her style of music was mainly American folk music, jazz, blues and spiritual songs. It’s been noted that her style influenced Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan. Dylan [...]
She was an African-American songwriter, guitarist, actress, singer, and most notable a civil rights activist. She is often referred to as “The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement”. Her style of music was mainly American folk music, jazz, blues and spiritual songs. It’s been noted that her style influenced Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan. Dylan [...]
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