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Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:29:55 +0000

Pedro Armendáriz Jr. was an actor, born in Mexico City. He appeared in over 100 movies. Notable titles included: Once Upon A Time in Mexico, The Mexican, The Mask of Zorro, The Legend of Zorro, Tombstone, Amistad, and the James Bond film Licence to Kill.

Andy Rooney

admin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:26:07 +0000

Andy Rooney was a radio and television personality known mainly for his segments at the end of 60 Minutes from CBS News. His commentary on the things he didn’t like became a staple of Sunday night television for many people. He appeared on the program from 1978 until 2011, when he had to step away because of the health problems he experienced.

Sue Mengers

admin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:57:33 +0000

Mengers was a talent agent to some of the most important members members of the ‘New Hollywood’ generation of actors and filmmakers in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. Some of her clients included: Candice Bergen, Peter Bogdanovich, Michael Caine, Dyan Cannon, Cher, Joan Collins, Brian De Palma, Faye Dunaway, Bob Fosse, Gene Hackman, Sidney Lumet, Ali McGraw, Steve McQueen, Mike Nichols, Nick Nolte, Tatum O’Neal, Ryan O’Neal, Burt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, Barbra Streisand, Gore Vidal, and Tuesday Weld.

Frances Bay

admin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:33:05 +0000

Frances Bay was an actress probably best known for playing Adam Sandler’s grandma in the film “Happy Gilmore”. In fact, when she passed away, this even appeared in the headlines.

Bay was also well known for her role on the hit television series Seinfeld, as the old lady who Jerry Seinfeld stole a marble rye from.

Kara Kennedy

admin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:15:22 +0000

Kara Kennedy was the oldest of the three children of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.

Though being instantly famous for simply being a Kennedy, Kara was also a television producer and has been described as “an American professional board member.”

Annette Charles

admin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:49:39 +0000

Annette Charles was an actress known best for her performance as Cha Cha DiGregorio in the 1978 hit Grease.

She was born in LA in 1948, got her degree from NYU School of Social Work in 2001, and taught speech at California State University, Northridge.

While she appeared on numerous TV shows, including: The High Chaparral, The Flying Nun, Mod Squad, Bonanza, Banacek, Emergency!, Barnaby Jones, The Bionic Woman, Man from Atlantis, and The Incredible Hulk, she hadn’t acted since a role in a 1987 episode of Magnum P.I., though she did appear on a VH-1 Where are They Now? documentary in 2002.

Jeff Conaway

admin — Sat, 28 May 2011 04:24:50 +0000

Conaway was an actor who is best known for his roles in the movie Grease and the television series Taxi and Babylon 5.

After a personal crisis in the 1980s, Conaway admitted to having a substance abuse problem. He underwent treatment and spoke often about his addiction.

By the 2000s Conaway had relapsed, and appeared on several televison shows relating to rehab, most notably being Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

Jack LaLanne

admin — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:49:15 +0000

LaLanne was a fitness, exercise, and nutritional expert, who has often been referred to as “the godfather of fitness”. He write many fitness related books, and hosted a fitness show that ran from 1951 to 1985.

Teena Marie

admin — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:19:19 +0000

Teena Marie was an American singer-songwriter nicknamed Lady Tee, considered an R&B legend who proclaimed herself as the “Ivory Queen of Soul” because she was one of the first successful white performers of that genre of music.

Eddie Fisher

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:05:44 +0000

Eddie Fisher was a singer/performer who received his heyday during the 1950′s. Between 1950 and 1956 he would have seventeen songs break the Top 10 charts, and thirty five in the Top 40.