AP PHOTOS: Peter O'Toole dies at 81
Peter O'Toole's big break came in David Lean's blockbuster epic "Lawrence of Arabia" which launched his rise to global stardom.
View ArticleJoan Fontaine, Oscar-winner for 'Suspicion,' dies
Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine has died at the age of 96.
View ArticleJoan Fontaine, Oscar-winner for 'Suspicion,' dies
Academy Award-winning actress Joan Fontaine, who found stardom playing naive wives in Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion" and "Rebecca" and also was featured in films by Billy Wilder, Fritz Lang and...
View ArticleTom Laughlin, star of 'Billy Jack' movies, dies at 82
LOS ANGELES _ Tom Laughlin, a filmmaker who drew a huge following for his movies about the ill-tempered, karate-chopping pacifist Billy Jack, died Thursday at a Thousand Oaks, Calif., hospital. He was 82.
View ArticleTributes paid to 'Lawrence of Arabia' star O'Toole
World leaders, film critics and Hollywood stars remembered Peter O'Toole on Monday as an actor of towering talent, blue-eyed Irish charm and unfettered hell-raising — an icon of a vanished,...
View Article1940s film noir actress Audrey Totter dies at 95
Audrey Totter, the radio actress who became a silver screen star by playing femme fatales in 1940s film noir including "Lady in the Lake," has died.
View ArticleWatertown man remembers Laughlin of "Billy Jack"
The college roommate of actor Tom Laughlin remembers him as more gentle than his on-screen character in the "Billy Jack" film.
View ArticleInfluential country singer Ray Price dead at 87
Good friends like Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard got more credit for their contrary ways and trend-setting ideas, but it was Ray Price who set the precedent for change in country music more than a...
View ArticleRomance writer Janet Dailey dies at 69
Romance writer Janet Dailey, whose books have sold more than 325 million copies worldwide, has died at her southwest Missouri home. She was 69.
View ArticleInfluential country singer Ray Price dead at 87
Good friends like Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard got more credit for their contrary ways and trend-setting ideas, but it was Ray Price who set the precedent for change in country music more than a...
View ArticlePeter O'Toole, 'Lawrence of Arabia' star, dies at 81
Peter O'Toole, who donned flowing white robes and rode a camel to movie stardom in David Lean's epic 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia," receiving the first of his eight Academy Award nominations for best...
View ArticleJoan Fontaine, star of 'Suspicion' and 'Rebecca,' dies at 96
Joan Fontaine, the coolly beautiful 1940s actress who won an Academy Award for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion" and who became almost as well-known for her lifelong feud with her famous older...
View ArticleRenowned Czech jazz critic dies at 89
Lubomir Doruzka, a renowned Czech music critic who led his readers through the world of jazz in the turbulent 20th century, has died. He was 89.
View ArticleDoomsday minister Harold Camping dead at 92
Harold Camping, the California preacher who used his evangelical radio ministry and thousands of billboards to broadcast the end of the world and then gave up public prophecy when his date-specific...
View ArticleOregon lawyer who won sex case vs. Boy Scouts dies
A Portland attorney who won a nearly $20 million judgment for a sex abuse victim against the Boy Scouts of America and forced the organization to release secrets on pedophiles contained in its...
View ArticleProminent Palestinian human rights campaigner dies
Leading Palestinian human rights campaigner Dr. Eyad Sarraj, who dealt with the mental health damage caused by political oppression and challenged both Israeli and Palestinian abuses, died after...
View Article'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs dies at 84
Ronnie Biggs was a petty criminal who set out to transform his life with the daring heist of a mail train packed with money.
View ArticleSABMiller announces death of its chairman
SABMiller, one of the world's biggest brewers, says its chairman, Graham Mackay has died after suffering from a brain tumor.
View ArticleJanet Rowley, cancer genetics pioneer, dies at 88
Dr. Janet Rowley, a pioneer in cancer genetics research, has died at age 88.
View ArticleRose Gilbert, nonagenarian Calif. teacher, dies
Rose Gilbert, a longtime Los Angeles school teacher who retired earlier this year, has died at age 95.
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