Category Archives: R.I.P.

Don Imus, Legendary ‘Imus in the Morning’ Host, Dies at 79 Imus was loved or hated for his caustic loudmouth. Outspoken in an age of political correctness, his often coarse satire offended sensibilities. Yet his listeners included those whom he … Continue reading →

Randy Suess, Computer Bulletin Board Inventor, Dies at 74 Randy Suess, a computer hobbyist who helped build the first online bulletin board, anticipating the rise of the internet, messaging apps and social media, died on Dec. 10 in Chicago. He … Continue reading →

Danny Aiello, ‘Do the Right Thing’ and ‘Moonstruck’ Actor, Dies at 86 Aiello went to work for Budd Friedman as a bouncer and an occasional emcee at the Improv, where he met a neophyte writer, Louis La Russo II, who … Continue reading →

Peter Fonda, Star of ‘Easy Rider,’ Dies at 79 Two-time Oscar nominee Peter Fonda, who became a counterculture icon when he co-wrote, produced and starred in seminal 1969 road movie “Easy Rider,” then showed Hollywood he could act about three … Continue reading →

Rutger Hauer, ‘Blade Runner’ Co-Star, Dies at 75 Everyone will cite Blade Runner. I want to call attention to another movie he was in: Flesh + Blood. There is something compelling about it and I recommend it. This trailer is … Continue reading →

Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, patriot and philanthropist, dies at 89 His story was in more than one book I’ve read over the decades. How can you not admire someone who organized … a strike team that rescued two of his … Continue reading →

Auto Industry Legend Lee Iacocca Dead at 94 Lee Iacocca, one of the true legends of the auto industry died at 7:30 this morning at his home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Iacocca was known for … Continue reading →

Twitter: Blake’s 7 actor Paul Darrow dies at 78 Perhaps best-known as Avon in one of the best SF TV series ever, Blake’s 7. It rather quickly became the Avon show. Avon was a real bastard, willing to sacrifice the … Continue reading →

‘Caine Mutiny,’ ‘Winds of War’ author Herman Wouk has died Herman Wouk, the versatile, Pulitzer Prize winning author of such million-selling novels as “The Caine Mutiny” and “The Winds of War” whose steady Jewish faith inspired his stories of religious … Continue reading →

Actress Peggy Lipton, star of ‘The Mod Squad’ and ‘Twin Peaks,’ dies at 72 Actress and former model Peggy Lipton, who rose to stardom in the late 1960s on the counterculture police series “The Mod Squad” and later starred on … Continue reading →