Passings
Jerry Springer Dies: Legendary Talk Show Host Was 79
Jerry Springer, the legendary talk show host and daytime TV star, has died aged 79.
The broadcaster, journalist, and former Cincinnati Mayor passed away peacefully at his home in Chicago, according to a statement.
I’m gonna go out on a limb and state all of us watched his show at least once.
Tarek Fatah dead at 73
Tarek Fatah was courageous in his defence of human rights
Fearless. That’s the one word that, for me, best described Tarek Fatah.
As one of the editors of the immensely popular political columns he wrote for the Toronto Sun starting in 2012, I always marvelled at his fearlessness.
Sad news. I met him on a couple of occasions at events around town, fun to chat with, not everyone’s cup of tea I know but always interesting.
Al Jaffee: Record-breaking US cartoonist dies at 102
Award-winning American cartoonist Al Jaffee, renowned for his work on satirical magazine Mad, has died at the age of 102.
Jaffee, who was still working up until three years ago, set a Guinness World Record for his 77-year career.
MAD Magazine was a staple in our home of 7 kids.
Singer John Lydon’s wife Nora Forster dies aged 80
Nora Forster, the wife of singer John Lydon, has died aged 80 after living with Alzheimer’s disease for several years.
The 67-year-old former Sex Pistols frontman, also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, was his wife’s full-time carer following the diagnosis and raised awareness of the condition through his recent attempt to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023 with a song he dedicated to Forster.
Keith Reid, songwriter who wrote lyrics for A Whiter Shade of Pale
The meaning of Keith Reid’s lyrics to A Whiter Shade of Pale remains one of the big mysteries in rock music. From its opening line: “We skipped the light fandango/ Turned cartwheels ’cross the floor”, Reid’s words have fascinated and confounded.
Traute Lafrenz obituary
Last survivor of the White Rose movement who was twice arrested by the Gestapo but liberated three days before her trial for treason
On February 18, 1943, Traute Lafrenz was walking to a neurology lecture at Munich University with her friend Willi Graf when she spotted Sophie and Hans Scholl hurrying through the empty courtyard. The siblings looked purposeful, if a little frazzled, but it was the leather suitcase that caught Lafrenz’s attention.
Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94
Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens of other hits, has died at 94.
Bacharach died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes, publicist Tina Brausam said Thursday.
Cindy Williams, ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star, Dies at 75
Cindy Williams, who played the cheerful but demure Shirley Feeney in the popular TV sitcom “Happy Days” and its spinoff “Laverne & Shirley,” has died. She was 75.
‘Golden Jet’ Bobby Hull dead at 84
Former NHL great Bobby Hull, the man who put Winnipeg on the pro hockey map 51 years ago, has died at the age of 84, several reports indicated on Monday.
David Crosby, Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash Co-Founder, Dies at 81
Singer-songwriter-guitarist David Crosby, a founding member of two popular and enormously influential ’60s rock units, the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), has died. He was 81 years old.
Lisa Marie Presley Dead At 54
Lisa Marie Presley, the smoky-voiced singer and songwriter who led a soap opera existence as the only child of Elvis Presley and the first wife of Michael Jackson, has died. She was 54.