“YEARENDER: Some stars, some unsung heroes, faded away in 2010 - Monsters and Critics” |
| YEARENDER: Some stars, some unsung heroes, faded away in 2010 - Monsters and Critics Posted: 27 Dec 2010 03:48 AM PST Some celebrities' deaths made front pages. Others were briefs on the inside pages. But all of them were noticed by fans.
File photo 1954 of Tony Curtis, Charles Bronson and Michele Mercier. © Pixplanete / PR Photos STARS OF STAGE AND SCREEN LUIS GARCIA BERLANGA was a major figure in renewing Spain's film scene after the end of the Spanish Civil War. His best known works included Welcome Mr Marshall (1952). He died November 13, aged 89, in Madrid. The diminutive GARY COLEMAN made his name as a child star in the 1970s TV series Diff'rent Strokes with his signature phrase 'What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?'. He died of a brain haemorrhage May 28, aged 42. TONY CURTIS was an American actor best known for his roles in Some Like it Hot and Spartacus. He never won an Oscar, but remained one of the great stars of his age. He died September 29, aged 85. Director BLAKE EDWARDS immortalized the Pink Panther with his movies, but was also known for his celebrity marriage to Julie Andrews. Other films to his credit include Breakfast at Tiffany's and Days of Wine and Roses. He died December 15, aged 88. From Charlie's Angels to Dynasty, JOHN FORSYTHE, was a major television and movie star through the 1970s and 80s. He died April 1, aged 92. DENNIS HOPPER was an American actor and star in memorable films like Easy Rider, Rebel Without a Case, Apocalypse Now, and Hoosiers. He embraced the counter culture movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Hopper was an Academy Award nominee and also directed films. He died May 29, aged 74. Filmmaker MARIO MONICELLI committed suicide November 29 by throwing himself from a hospital balcony. He was famous for his mastery of the Commedia all'italiana (Italian-style comedy) cinema. LESLIE NIELSEN taught a generation to answer the question 'Surely you can't be serious?' with 'I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.' Although he started his career as a serious leading man, he is best known for a series of slapstick movies, including Airplane and The Naked Gun, made later in his life. He died November 28, aged 84. LYNN REDGRAVE, a British actress, died at 67 on May 2. A member of a family known for its acting talents, she was twice nominated for the Oscar. GLORIA STUART died May 26, aged 100. Although she made more than 50 films, her most prominent came toward the end of her life, when she played the older version of Rose in the blockbuster Titanic. MUSICIANS, DANCERS AND WRITERS British cellist MIKE EDWARDS, a founding member of 1970s rock group Electric Light Orchestra, died September 3 when a giant hay bale smashed into his van. He was 62. His exploding cello was a crowd favourite, as was his party trick of playing a cello with a grapefruit. OLGA GUILLOT, the Queen of Bolero, was a star in her native Cuba before going into exile in the 1960s. She was known for hits like Mienteme (Lie To Me). She died July 12 in Miami, aged 87, of a heart attack. LENA HORNE overcame racism to become the first black movie star to sign a major Hollywood studio contract in the 1930s. She further flouted racial mores by marrying a white man in a covert French ceremony and then made her name again as a jazz singer later in life. She died October 4, aged 92. MALCOLM MCLAREN, 64, made his name as the manager of the Sex Pistols. He was one of the first people in the music industry to successfully recognize and market the emerging punk scene in the late 1970s. He died in New York. JD SALINGER, author of The Catcher in the Rye and other novels died on January 27 at age 91 at his home in New Hampshire. He had largely withdrawn from the public eye following the controversy surrounding his most famous novel. Portuguese Nobel Literature Prize laureate JOSE SARAMAGO died on the Spanish Canary Island of Lanzarote at age 87 on June 18. He published his first novel in 1947 and became well-known for his plots focusing on the human condition. Bangladeshi cultural revolutionary and prominent singer KALLIM SHARAFI died November 2, aged 86. He was famous for Tagore (Rabindranath Tagore) song and lyrics against communism, imperialism and crimes against humanity. JOAN SUTHERLAND had a voice that earned her the name La Stupenda and praise for having 'the voice of the century' from frequent singing partner Luciano Pavarotti. She died October 10 at her home in Switzerland at the age of 83. WOLFGANG WAGNER, was the retired chief of the annual Richard Wagner opera festival in Bayreuth, Germany and the grandson of the famous composer for whom the festival was named. He died March 21 at the age of 90. ATHLETES LAURENT FIGNON became the youngest post-war Tour de France champion in 1983 and reached superstar status with his second win in 1984. Also remembered for losing the 1989 Tour by the smallest margin ever: 8 seconds. He died August 31 in France of cancer, aged 50. The death of NODAR KUMARITASHVILI, 21, cast a pall on the 2010 Winter Olympics. Kumaritashvili died during Olympic luge training just hours ahead of the opening ceremony, when he lost control of his sled and was sent flying over the track wall and into a steel pole. JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH headed the International Olympic Committee for 21 years, through 2001, turning the Olympics into a profitable business. But his term also suffered from doping affairs and bribes- for-votes scandals. He died April 21, 89, of cardiac arrest. TRAILBLAZERS BOB GUCCIONE, the publisher and founder of the adult magazine Penthouse died at age 79 on October 20. Although his publication was considered smut by many, it enjoyed strong sales until it was eclipsed by online access to pornography. CHRIS HANEY created one of Canada's most successful exports: the game of Trivial Pursuit. He died May 31, aged 59. The international fashion world was left in shock by the February 11 suicide of ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, the eccentric British designer whose outrageous and imaginative work revolutionized the catwalk. Starting dressmaking as a teen, he quickly rose to lead top French fashion houses before creating his own iconic label. He was 40. WALTER FREDERICK MORRISON took a simple plastic disc in the 1950s and turned it into the world-famous Frisbee. He apparently got the idea from playing with a metal cake pan. He died February 12, aged 90. PAUL THE OCTOPUS died October 2, just shy of his third birthday. From his German aquarium, the octopus caused a media sensation by successfully predicting many of the games played at the 2010 World Cup in faraway South Africa.  This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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