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Patrick Swayze Cremated
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Classics, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors
Patrick Swayze has been cremated.
The Dirty Dancing star’s ashes are currently being held at his lawyer’s office, his death certificate states. It is understood that the remains will stay at the office until Patrick’s wife Lisa Niemi arranges for them to be moved.
Website RadarOnline reports, “Patrick Swayze has been cremated and his wife Lisa is moving ahead with plans to scatter his remains on his New Mexico ranch.”
It is unknown whether there are plans to hold a family memorial service for Patrick, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer last Monday; however, a public memorial service took place in the town of Lake Lure, North Carolina, where much of 1987 movie Dirty Dancing was filmed.
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Patrick Swayze Dies at Age 57
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celeb News, Obituaries
Patrick Swayze, the three-time Golden Globe-nominated actor and dancer, died Monday after a public battle with cancer. He was 57 years old. According to a statement from his publicist, Patrick’s family was by his side at the time of his passing.
Swayze, who is best remembered for teaching Baby how to dance, boasted a number of memorable projects on his resume. In addition to Dirty Dancing, Patrick also starred in Ghost, The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Point Break and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar. People’s former “Sexiest Man Alive” also appeared in several television projects including A&E’s The Beast (it was canceled this year after only one season) and the popular miniseries North and South.
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Beloved Hollywood Actor Karl Malden Dead at 97
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Disney, Celeb News, Obituaries
You may remember him from a couple of Marlon Brando movies, or perhaps from a Disney classic or two, but the truth is that Karl Malden’s celebrated career encompassed more than fifty films. He was not a leading man, but he was definitely an acting powerhouse. Now, Malden’s fire has been snuffed out at the age of 97.
The actor died, surrounded by his family, of natural causes at his Brentwood home. It was a quiet end for the man with the resonant voice, who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in A Streetcar Named Desire (Marlon Brando’s first major film; actress Vivien Leigh won her second Best Actress Oscar for the same movie).
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Actor Paul Newman Dies at 83
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celeb News, Obituaries
Paul Newman, the Academy Award-winning actor and philanthropist, died Friday at his home near Westport, Conn. The 83-year-old passed away after a long a battle with cancer.
Newman, best known by children today as the voice of Doc Hudson in Cars, was last seen on the big screen in 2002’s Road to Perdition (a role he was nominated for). In 2005, he starred in Empire Falls, an HBO production for which he won an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
In 2007, Paul told Good Morning America that he intended to put acting behind him. At that point, Newman had already starred in a string of classic films including The Hustler, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and Cool Hand Luke. He had also received three Oscars—one for his role in 1986’s The Color of Money and two others for his career achievements and humanitarian work.
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Lorenzo’s Oil Subject Dies
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Drama
Given that I had first seen Lorenzo’s Oil nearly 16 years ago, this bit of news came as quite a shock to me: Lorenzo Odone, the real-life person the movie was based on, died this past Friday at the age of 30. He lived over 20 years longer than the doctors had originally predicted.
The 1992 movie, starring Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte, told the story of Augusto and Michaela Odone - the parents of Lorenzo. After their child is diagnosed with ALD (a supposedly incurable nerve disorder), the two do their own research and eventually become authorities on the topic. They later helped to create ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’, a kind of olive oil that helped stop the progression of their son’s disease.
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Director Sydney Pollack Passes Away at 73
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Obituaries
Sydney Pollack, the award-winning director behind 1985’s Out of Africa, died today at his California home. The 73-year-old, who was also a well-known producer and actor, had been suffering from cancer.
In addition to his work on Africa, Pollack will most likely be remembered for 1973’s The Way We Were and 1982’s Tootsie. In total, his projects have earned 48 Oscar nominations and two Academy Award wins for himself. He was last behind the camera in 2005 when he helmed Sketches of Frank Gehry and The Interpreter, starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn.
Sydney’s skills, as mentioned, were often spotted on-screen as well. In addition to Tootsie, his mug was seen in Death Becomes Her, Eyes Wide Shut and Changing Lanes. His most recent appearances were made in last year’s Michael Clayton and the romantic comedy Made of Honor (still in theaters).
Pollack - whose son died in a 1993 plane crash - is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Charlton Heston Passes Away at 84
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celeb News, Obituaries
Legendary screen actor Charlton Heston passed away this evening at his Beverly Hills home. Heston was 84.
Since his film debut in the 1940’s, the Academy Award winner eventually took on many legendary characters during his long career. Perhaps his two most notable roles were in 1956’s The Ten Commandments (still played every Easter on television) and 1959’s Ben Hur. It was for the latter film that he received his Oscar for Best Actor.
Charlton may also be remembered for two organizations he helped lead. In addition to being a former president of the Screen Actors Guild, he was widely known for his years as president of the National Rifle Association.
Although no cause of death has been released, Heston did reveal back in 2002 that he was starting to display symptoms similar to those seen from Alzheimers patients. At the time of his death, his spouse of 64 years, Lydia, was by his side.
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Actor Roy Scheider Dies
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Obituaries
Roy Scheider - the man partially responsible for making people fear the ocean - passed away Sunday afternoon.
The star, best known for his role in 1975’s Jaws, had been suffering for years from multiple myeloma. His wife says Scheider’s death was a result of complications stemming from a staph infection.
Although the actor will always be linked to the classic Spielberg film (and its unfortunate sequel), he also earned Oscar-nominations for parts in two other films: 1971’s The French Connection and 1979’s All That Jazz.
Scheider was 75 years old.
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