celebrity death

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, died in her sleep Thursday night at the age of 89.

Comedienne Joan Rivers has died at the age of 81.

Legendary skateboarder and one of the original Z-Boys, Jay Adams, died of a heart attack yesterday.

Robin Williams touched many a person with his spectacular performances. But here's a few things about him that you may not have read in the news.

British singer Marianne Faithfull made a pretty bold claim recently. She says she knows who killed The Doors lead singer, Jim Morrison!

The internet has claimed another celebrity. Rumors circulated that actor Andrew Lincoln, who plays Rick Grimes in the hugely popular The Walking Dead TV show, had died.

Harold Ramis, who played Egon in Ghostbusters among many other awesome things, has died at the age of 69.  He was surrounded by family when he passed.

People often see professional athletes as being invincible -- supermen on the field as well as off. It's easy to forget these men are mere mortals.

Former Chicago police officer turned actor, Dennis Farina, passed away at the age of 69 his publicist confirmed. Farina became a veteran actor appearing in films and television series such as "Snatch", "Saving Private Ryan", "Midnight Run", and "Law & Order". A ...

Counting will never be the same! Jerry Nelson who was the puppeteer and gave voice to the famous Count on Sesame Street passed away yesterday at the age of 78. RIP Count

From palmbeachpost.com: Ron Palillo, best known as mouthy classroom goofball Arnold Horshack on the 1970s TV series Welcome Back, Kotter, died at his Palm Beach Gardens home early this morning, according to Stacy Sacco, Palillo’s friend. Sacco said Palillo passed away suddenly at 4:30 a.m. He was 63.

Mutiple news sources are saying that Rodney King, the victim of the brutal beatings from LA police, was found dead in a swimming pool today. He was 47