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The entertainment industry was dealt a blow. In a shocking announcement that saddened many, actor Bill Paxton died at the age of 61 on Saturday. “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery,” a family representative said in a statement of the Paxton,…

Television icon Mary Tyler Moore brought the newsroom into our homes as Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Sadly, the woman who “turned the world on with her smile” died Wednesday at the age of 80 in Connecticut. “Mary Tyler Moore passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends…

William Peter Blatty, the man behind what is considered to be the most frightening movie in all cinematic history, has passed away on January 12th, just days after his 89th birthday. Blatty wrote the novel, “The Exorcist,” in 1971, and went on to also write the screenplay for the infamous film adaptation that most are…

He was a friend of the Dalai Lama. He talked spirituality with Aldous Huxley. He transcended through peyote with Native Americans. He moved in academic circles, defending and defining the value of religions in an era marked by a distinct distaste for faith. His name was Huston Smith, and he passed away on December 30th,…

Hollywood and the world lost another royal member, sadly. Actress Debbie Reynolds, the mother of Carrie Fisher, died from complications from a stroke on Wednesday at the age of 84. The actress who represented the golden era of Hollywood passed away only 1 day after her daughter tragically died from a heart attack. Fisher was…

“Star Wars” icon Carrie Fisher died Tuesday morning after suffering a massive heart attack on her flight from London to Los Angeles. “It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother, Carrie Fisher, passed away at 8:55 this morning,” a family spokesman, Simon Hall, wrote in a statement. Fisher…

British singer, songwriter, and pop superstar, George Michael, passed away in his home in Oxfordshire, England on December 25th at 53 years old. His manager, Michael Lippman, has stated that the star died of heart failure. George Michael—whose real name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou—was born in London to Greek Cypriot parents, and found fame in…

Glamorous socialite and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor died in Los Angeles at the age of 99 on Sunday of a heart attack according to her husband, Frederic von Anhalt. “We tried everything, but her heart just stopped and that was it,” he said. “Even the ambulance tried very hard to get her back, but there…

Alan Thicke, Canadian actor, game show host, and songwriter, passed away of a heart attack while playing hockey with his son, Carter, in Los Angeles. Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1947, Thicke launched into the entertainment world on the Canadian television variety show, “It’s Our Stuff,” going on to serve as a producer on the…

Former astronaut and American icon John Glenn died on Thursday at the age of 95 at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The reason for his death was not disclosed. Glenn, who was an aviator, an engineer and a democrat senator Ohio–was recently hospitalized for an illness at James Cancer Hospital over a week ago, but…
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