Sparky Anderson who managed three teams to World Series championships died today from complications from dementia. He was 76.
Anderson managed the Cincinnati Reds to World Championships in 1975 and 1976, and the Detroit Tigers in 1984.
Actor James MacArthur, who became a household name in the 1970s as Danny "Danno" Williams on TV's Hawaii Five-0, died Thursday, from natural causes. He was 72.
Denise Borino-Quinn, who played the wife of a mob boss in the award-winning HBO series "The Sopranos," has died of cancer at 46. She played played Ginny Sacramoni, married to mobster Johnny Sacramoni.
Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione has died at the age of 79 after losing a battle with lung cancer.
YO, CUNNINGHAM! YO DADDY JUST DIED. BUMMER!Actor Tom Bosley, best known for his portrayal of Howard Cunningham on the TV series "Happy Days" has died at the age of 83 after battling a staph infection.
Jive talking actress, Barbara Billingsley, who wore a classy pearl necklace and dispensed pearls of (non-jive) wisdom as America's quintessential mom on "Leave it to Beaver," has died at age 94, after a long illness.
Slabber Mike Z. pulls into the lead with 2 hits on his pool.
Legendary TV producer Stephen J. Cannell has died from complications associated with melanoma. He was 69.21 Jump Street
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Hollywood screen legend Tony Curtis passed away in his Las Vegas home this evening of cardiac arrest. He was 85.
Another famous father passes as Tony is the father of Jamie Lee (Halloween) Curtis.
Surprisingly... no Slabbers had him on their list.
Comedian, and judge on Last Comic Standing, Greg Giraldo has died of an accidental drug overdose. He was 44.
He was hospitalized in New Brunswick, NJ after he overdosed on prescription pills, the overdose was not a suicide attempt.
Gloria Stuart, the veteran actress who played the older version of survivor Rose in James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic, has died in her Los Angeles home at age 100.
No Slabber had her on their list.
Singer and entertainer, Eddie Fisher, has died at the age of 82, following complications from hip surgery. He was 82.
He was married to Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, and Connie Stevens. He's also the father of Carrie "Princess Leia" Fisher.
NBC newscaster Edwin Newman, has died at the age of 91.
At NBC from 1952 until his retirement in 1984, Newman did political reporting, foreign reporting, anchoring of news specials, "Meet the Press," "Today," "The Nightly News," midday news and a variety of radio spots. He announced the death of President Kennedy on radio and analyzed the Vietnam War.
(TECHNICALLY... he died on August 13th... but his family didn't report it to the world till today. Rather than go back and readjust August's tally, and as no one had him, he's getting thrown onto the slab here in September.)
Harold Gould, the actor who played Rhoda’s father Martin Morgenstern on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda, has died of prostate cancer. He was 86.
Oscar-nominated actor Kevin McCarthy, known for his roles in Death of a Salesman, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, UHF, and Innerspace has died at the age of 96.
Small 'c' celebrity, Glenn Shadix, famous for playing Otho the interior decorator in "Beetlejuice", died this morning after falling at his home in Alabama. He was 58.
Former U.S. Representative and Presidentially pardoned jailbird, and local Chicago area celeb Dan Rostenkowski has passed away at the age of 82 from lung cancer.
Nobody had her on their pool, but as we're starting our second week of August, this was the first celebrity passing to comment on.
And yet another sneaky celeb checks out before the month of July is over, and AFTER the monthyl tally has already been posted. So, here's a quick ammendment. While he's a small 'c' celebrity, you've most probably seen some of his A-List stuff.
Screenwriter and director Tom Mankiewicz, whose credits included several James Bond films, has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 68.
Mankiewicz wrote the scripts for Diamonds are Forever, Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun. He also worked on the first two Superman films, and the TV series Hart to Hart.
TRAGEDY STRUCK AND STUNNED ALL OF HOLLYWOOD AS ACCLAIMED ACTOR DAN RESIN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 79 DUE TO COMPLICATIONS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE.Ty-D-Bol Man!
A nation mourns.
You might not know the name, but you probably recognize the face. Veteran character actor, Maury Chaykin, died early Tuesday morning--the day of his birthday. He was 61.
Chaykin's most noteable role was in Entourage. He also had memorable roles in many films such as "Dances With Wolves," "Mystery, Alaska," "My Cousin Vinny," and "The Mask of Zorro."
Actor James Gammon, who appeared in such film classics as "Cool Hand Luke" and "Urban Cowboy" but was best remembered as crusty Cleveland Indians manager Lou Brown in "Major League," died of liver cancer. He was 70.
Gammon also appeared in films including "The Milagro Beanfield War," "Leaving Normal," "Ironweed," "Silverado" and "Cold Mountain." On television he played the father on "Nash Bridges" from 1996 to 2001, had a recurring role on "The Waltons" and made guest appearances on shows ranging from "Gunsmoke" to "Grey's Anatomy."
For those of you who watched it, you will be able to understand this slab post:
GASP!THEMANWHOWASBESTKNOWNASTHEVOICEOFSPEEDRACERPETERFERNANDEZHASDIEDATTHEAGEOF83DUETOCOMPLICATIONSFROMLUNGCANCER!HAH!
George Steinbrenner, principal owner of the New York Yankees (and calzone lover), passed away this morning, after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 80.
Has July been a slow month, or what?! Here we are twelve days in and we finally get our first celeb on the slab. Granted, he's a small 'c' celeb, but it counts.
Comic book writer Harvey Pekar, the subject of the 2003 film "American Splendor," has died. He was 70 years old. Cuyahoga County Coroner's spokesman Powell Ceasar says Pekar was found in his Cleveland Heights home by his wife shortly before 1 am on Monday. His cause of death of has not been determined.
Robert Byrd, the longest-serving member of Congress, and third in line for the Presidency, has died at the age of 92.
No one had him, but it worth a mention.
