The actor and writer who brought his signature manic energy to comedy classics died at his home in Stamford, Conn., of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 83.
The Emmy-nominated character actor starred in classics such as The Big Lebowski and Blazing Saddles.His career spanned more than 50 years in movies, TV and on Broadway.
The Odd Couple,Laverne & Shirley,Happy Days,The Flamingo Kid,Pretty Woman: If you had to live on a deserted island, you could do far worse than to take the work of Garry Marshall with you.
Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker made a life together gazing at the stars. So when Gene died, Carolyn could think of no better resting place for his ashes than one of his favorite places — the moon itself.
After surviving the Nazi death camps, Wiesel advocated on behalf of victims of hate and persecution around the world. He died Saturday at the age of 87.
Toffler's warnings about 'information overload' and the accelerating pace of change in modern society made his seminal 1970 book a best-seller in the U.S. and around the world.
The influential keyboardist and composer had been diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. Worrell was a key member of Parliament-Funkadelic and played with the Talking Heads.