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STAR TREK THEME COMPOSER ALEXANDER COURAGE DIES

May 30, 2008

Alexander Courage (December 10, 1919 – May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and motion pictures.

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ACTOR HARVEY KORMAN DIES AT 81

May 30, 2008

Harvey Korman Birth name     Harvey Herschel Korman Born     February 15, 1927(1927-02-15) Chicago, Illinois Died     May 29, 2008 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California Years active     1961 – 2001 Spouse     Donna Ehlert (1960–1977) Deborah Korman (1982–2008) Emmy Awards Special Classification Achievements – Individuals (Variety Performances) 1969 The Carol Burnett Show Special Classification [...]

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FILM DIRECTOR, SYDNEY POLLACK, DIES AT 73

May 27, 2008

Sydney Pollack (July 1, 1934[1] – May 26, 2008)[2] was an Academy Award-winning American film director, producer and actor. He directed more than 21 films and 10 television shows, acted in over 30 films or shows, and produced over 44 films. Pollack is best known for directing films Out of Africa (Academy Awards, 1985), Tootsie [...]

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“LAUGH-IN” COMEDIAN DICK MARTIN DIES AT 86

May 25, 2008

Dick Martin (January 30, 1922 – May 24, 2008) was an American comedian and director. Very early in his career, Martin was a staff writer for Duffy’s Tavern, an extremely popular radio situation comedy. However, Abe Burrows, who was much more actively involved in that series, later claimed that Martin’s tenure was very brief and [...]

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ROBERT MONDAVI, CALIFORNIA WINEMAKING PATRIARCH DIES

May 16, 2008

Robert Gerald Mondavi (June 18, 1913 – May 16, 2008[1]) was a leading American vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. From an early period, Mondavi aggressively promoted labeling wines varietally rather than generically. This is now the standard for New World [...]

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ACTOR JOHN PHILLIP LAW DIES AT 70

May 15, 2008

John Phillip Law (September 7, 1937 – May 13, 2008) was an American film actor, with more than a hundred movie roles to his credit. He was the son of actress Phyllis Sallee, and the brother of actor Thomas Augustus Law.

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