Archive for January, 2010
“CATCHER IN THE RYE” AUTHOR J.D. SALINGER DIES AT 91
by CJ on Jan.28, 2010, under Celebrity Death, Celebrity Obituaries
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CAUSE OF DEATH: NATURAL CAUSES
Jerome David "J. D." Salinger (pronounced /?sæl?nd??r/; January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American author, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, as well as his reclusive nature. His last original published work was in 1965, whilst his last ever interview was in 1980.
FORMER U.S. SENATOR CHARLES MATHIAS DIES
by CJ on Jan.27, 2010, under Celebrity Death, Celebrity Obituaries
Charles McCurdy "Mac" Mathias, Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was a Republican former member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1959 to 1960, and of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 6th congressional district of Maryland from 1961 to 1969.
“ALL MY CHILDREN” ACTOR JAMES MITCHELL DIES
by CJ on Jan.27, 2010, under Celebrity Death, Celebrity Obituaries
James Mitchell (February 29, 1920 – January 22, 2010) was an American actor and dancer. Although he is best-known to television audiences as Palmer Cortlandt on the soap opera All My Children (1979 – 2009), theatre and dance historians remember him as one of Agnes de Mille's leading dancers. Mitchell's skill at combining dance and acting was considered something of a novelty; in 1959, the critic Olga Maynard singled him out as "an important example of the new dancer-actor-singer in American ballet", pointing to his interpretive abilities and "masculine" technique.
AMERICAN CRIME WRITER ROBERT PARKER DIES
by CJ on Jan.27, 2010, under Celebrity Death, Celebrity Obituaries
Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American crime writer. His most famous works were the Spenser novels, which were the starting point for a television series, Spenser: For Hire, on the ABC network during the late 1980s. His works incorporate considerable knowledge about the Boston metropolitan area. Parker died at his desk in Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 18, 2010.
COUNTRY MUSICIAN CARL SMITH DIES
by CJ on Jan.27, 2010, under Celebrity Death, Celebrity Obituaries
Carl Smith (March 15, 1927 – January 16, 2010) was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter (later June Carter Cash) and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter. He was one of country's most successful male artists during the 1950s, with 30 Top 10 hits. His success continued well into the 1970s, when he had a charting single every year except one. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
AMERICAN HISTORIAN HOWARD ZINN DIES
by CJ on Jan.27, 2010, under Celebrity Death, Celebrity Obituaries
Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian and professor emeritus in the Political Science Department at Boston University. He was the author of more than 20 books, including A People's History of the United States (1980).
POLTERGEIST PSYCHIC, ZELDA RUBINSTEIN, DIES
by CJ on Jan.27, 2010, under Celebrity Death
Zelda Rubinstein (May 28, 1933 – January 27, 2010) was an American actress and human rights activist, best known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the movies Poltergeist (1982) and its sequels, Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986), and Poltergeist III (1988). She also made guest appearances in the TV spin-off Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), as a seer, Christina. Rubinstein was also known for her outspoken activism for little people and her early participation in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
