Archive for April, 2007

Jack Valenti, An American Film Lobbyist, Dead At 85

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

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Jack Joseph Valenti (September 5, 1921 – April 26, 2007) was an influential American film lobbyist and a long-time president of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his 38 year tenure in the MPAA, he was generally regarded as one of the most influential pro-copyright lobbyists in the world.

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“Monster Mash” Singer Bobby Pickett Dead At 69

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Robert George Pickett (February 11, 1938 - April 25, 2007), was a native of Somerville, Massachusetts, who found fame as a one-hit wonder musician under the name Bobby “Boris” Pickett.

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Former Leader Of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, Dead At 76

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (Russian: Бори́с Никола́евич Е́льцин (help·info)) (February 1, 1931 – April 23, 2007[1]) was the first President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999. The Yeltsin era was a dramatic period in Russian history — a period marked by revolutionary political change, introduction of democracy - together with enormous political and social problems, one of them being open widespread corruption.

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Kitty Carlisle Dead At 96

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

Kitty Carlisle Hart (also billed as Kitty Carlisle) (September 3, 1910 – April 18, 2007)[2][3] was an American singer, actress and spokeswoman for the arts. She is best known for having been a regular panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth, and for her frequent appearances on another game show, What’s My Line?

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Celebrity Deaths: Writer June Callwood, Dead

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

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