William Safire, NYT columnist on politics and language, dies at 79
William Safire, a speechwriter for President Richard M. Nixon and a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The New York Times who also wrote novels, books on politics and a Malaprop’s treasury of articles on language, died at a hospice in Rockville, Md., on Sunday. He was 79.
Swayze, star of ‘Ghost,’ ‘Dirty Dancing,’ dies at 57
Patrick Swayze, the actor and classically trained dancer whose role in the enduringly popular Dirty Dancing made him a movie star, one who struggled with the alienation of fame and against being typecast as a leading man, died Monday. He was 57.
Carter’s trusted press aide Jody Powell, 65, dies
Jody Powell, 65, a public relations specialist for Jimmy Carter who helped orchestrate the once-obscure Georgia governor’s rise to the White House in 1976 and then served as his press secretary for the full administration, died Sept. 14 at a hospital near his home in Cambridge, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Dominick Dunne, author and former Hollywood producer, dies at 83
Dominick Dunne, the bestselling novelist and Vanity Fair writer who chronicled the misdeeds of the rich and famous with wicked glee — most memorably in his highly personal accounts of the trials of Claus von Bulow, the Menendez brothers and O.J. Simpson — has died. He was 83.
Filmmaker John Hughes — ‘Breakfast Club’ — dies of heart attack at 59
John Hughes, the screenwriter, producer and director whose films captured the teenage zeitgeist of the 1980s, died suddenly of a heart attack today in New York City. He was 59.
Goldstein, Isle of Capri Casinos chairman, dies of cancer
Isle of Capri Casinos Chairman Bernard “Bernie” Goldstein died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, the company said Monday. Goldstein helped found the modern riverboat casino industry.
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Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97
Karl Malden, a versatile Oscar-winning actor who built a six-decade Hollywood career playing heroes and heavies — and, often, relatable ordinary men — yet who was certain he was best-known as a commercial pitchman for American Express, has died. He was 97.
Malden died Wednesday of natural causes at his Brentwood home, said Mila Doerner, a [...]
Michael Jackson's life was infused with fantasy and tragedy
Michael Jackson was fascinated by celebrity tragedy. He had a statue of Marilyn Monroe in his home and studied the sad Hollywood exile of Charlie Chaplin. He married the daughter of Elvis Presley.
CNBC: London promoter, owned by Denver’s Anschutz, may lose millions
