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Jerry Reed Dies
2008-09-02 23:54:00 Earlier today it was announced Don LaFontaine had died, now another death has occurred. This time actor and singer Jerry Reed has passed away at age 71. Jerry Reed, a singer who appeared in the “Smokey and the Bandit” movies, has died of complications from emphysema at age 71, his longtime booking agent said Tuesday. Carrie ...
By: Gone Hollywood
Voiceover Master Don LaFontaine Has Died
2008-09-02 17:55:00 Don LaFontaine, known as the “King of Voiceovers,” died Monday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. LaFontaine’s agent, Vanessa Gilbert, tells ET that he passed away following complications from Pneumothorax, the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity, the result of a collapsed lung. The official cause of death has not ...
By: Gone Hollywood
Sen. Jesse Helms Dies at 86
2008-07-04 23:03:00 October 18, 1921 ? July 4, 2008 Rest In Peace HELMS, Jesse, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Monroe, Union County, N.C., October 18, 1921; educated in the public schools of Monroe, Wingate Junior College, and Wake Forest College; served in the United States Navy 1942-1945; city editor, Raleigh Times; administrative assistant to United States Senators ...
By: TexasFred's
Yves Saint Laurent Dies, Age 71
2008-06-02 08:20:00 Yves Saint Laurent died today in Paris at the age of 71. His close friend, Pierre Berge, confirmed his passing and would only say he died this evening after a long illness. He did not give any other details. The reclusive French maestro, who had retired from haute couture in 2002 after four decades at the ...
By: Gone Hollywood
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