Charles Manson, the wild-eyed 1960s cult leader whose followers committed heinous murders that terrorized Los Angeles and shocked the nation, died Sunday of natural causes, according to the California Department of Corrections. He was 83.
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Sexist relic Hugh Hefner dead
A relic of a sexist era gone.. Hugh Hefner dead at 91..
Hugh Hefner — the silk-robed Casanova whose Playboy men’s magazine popularized the term “centerfold,” glamorized an urbane bachelor lifestyle and helped spur the ‘sexual revolution’ of the 1960s — has died, his company said late Wednesday. He was 91.
Hefner founded Playboy in 1953 with $600 of his own money and built the magazine into a multimillion-dollar entertainment empire that at its 1970s peak included TV shows, a jazz festival and a string of Playboy Clubs whose cocktail waitresses wore bunny ears and cottontails.
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Bobby the Brain Heenan: The greatest wrestling manager and announcer of all time passes away
Very sad news ..
Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, quite possibly the best manager and the best color commentator in American pro wrestling history, has died. The news was broken by Jim Ross. According to WWE, Heenan was 73.
Heenan, a Chicago native, got his start in a pair of Midwestern promotions, the World Wrestling Association and the American Wrestling Association. He was most famous for his run in the World Wrestling Federation, where he managed multiple champions in the 1980s and 1990s in his Heenan Family stable.
He managed Andre the Giant.. memorable in Wrestlemania 3..
Gorilla Monsoon ‘fired’ him on RAW…
Complete gimmicks all the time. Each one more memorable than the previous.
His battle with throat cancer was painful for all fans to watch .. but despite his ailments, he still made the autograph circuits fun for anyone who wanted to meet him. He never lost his humor and wit..
He was one of the main reasons growing up I grew to also love professional wrestling..
May he Rest In Peace..
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TRUE BLOOD’S NELSAN ELLIS DEAD AT 39
Nelsan Ellis, best known for playing Lafayette Reynolds on HBO’s True Blood, has died due to complications from heart failure. He was 39.
is reps confirmed the news today. “We were extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Nelsan Ellis,” HBO said in a statement this afternoon. “Nelsan was a long-time member of the HBO family whose groundbreaking portrayal of Lafayette will be remembered fondly within the overall legacy of True Blood.
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ADAM WEST DEAD AT 88
Adam West, the ardent actor who managed to keep his tongue in cheek while wearing the iconic cowl of the Caped Crusader on the classic 1960s series Batman, has died. He was 88.West, who was at the pinnacle of pop culture after Batman debuted in January 1966, only to see his career fall victim to typecasting after the ABC show flamed out, died Friday night in Los Angeles after a short battle with leukemia, a family spokesperson said.
West died peacefully surrounded by his family and is survived by his wife Marcelle, six children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Don Rickles… dead at 90. And with him also does the fine…
Don Rickles… dead at 90. And with him also does the fine art of insult comedy. He did it best .. no one finer.
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BILL PAXTON DIED TODAY.. To me, one of the best films he was…
To me, one of the best films he was ever in–and maybe one of the best horror movies in the past 20 years–was FRAILTY in 2001 .. THAT LONG AGO ALREADY!?
The character he plays, the father of two boys he’s drawing into his bizarre gospel, is definitely crazy. But he may also — possibly — be right..
His skills in the movie were amazing.. he made it be the classic it was..
There are nothing but kind words from all circles for Paxton.
He will be missed. And he’s gone too soon. -
BILL PAXTON DIED TODAY.. To me, one of the best films he was…
To me, one of the best films he was ever in–and maybe one of the best horror movies in the past 20 years–was FRAILTY in 2001 .. THAT LONG AGO ALREADY!?
The character he plays, the father of two boys he’s drawing into his bizarre gospel, is definitely crazy. But he may also — possibly — be right..
His skills in the movie were amazing.. he made it be the classic it was..
There are nothing but kind words from all circles for Paxton.
He will be missed. And he’s gone too soon. -
Ivan Koloff, knowing among wrestling fans as “The Russian Bear,”…
Ivan Koloff, knowing among wrestling fans as “The Russian Bear,” has died. He was 74.
Koloff had been battling liver cancer and was in need of “urgent medical care,” according to a Go Fund Me page set up by his daughter, Rachel Marley, on Feb. 2.
“My dad was diagnosed with liver disease about 10 years ago and while he has been living with it, he chose not to make this announcement public to his fans and friends,” she wrote. “But doctors are now saying that his liver function is getting worse day by day and it will continue to. There are no other medical options available for my dad for a cure. ”
