The young Texas girl who symbolized an era has succumed to her long battle with anal cancer. Farah Fawcett has passed away at the age of 62.
Fawcett will best be remembered as the ditzy and beautiful blonde that made up the trio of private eye babes on the 1970’s mega hit series “Charlie’s Angels” [...]
Carradine Autopsy: Death Not A Suicide
June 11, 2009 || Category: Film News, Human Interest | 1 Comment
The family of late actor David Carradine asked for an independent autopsy and was granted one by famed forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden. His conclusion? David Carradine’s death was not a suicide.
“On the basis of the information we currently have, coupled with the autopsy findings, Carradine’s death does not appear to be [...]
Fan Has “Doctor Who” Themed Funeral
June 11, 2009 || Category: Bizarre News, Featured, Human Interest, TV News | 4 Comments
Wales’ Sebastian Neale loved “Doctor Who.” How much you ask?
Enough to have a “Doctor Who” themed funeral. The 26-year old fan recently passed away. But instead of the standard funeral, Neale had a “Doctor Who” themed one, including having his casket look like the exterior of the Doctor’s TARDIS.
Attendees to the funeral were greeted by [...]
Actor David Carradine’s death by hanging is now being ruled as accidental by Thai police. Their first report indicated the 72 year old actor had committed suicide after his naked body was found hanging by the neck in a closet. This first report was refuted by family, friends and associates. Now it [...]
Best-selling fantasy author David Eddings has passed away at the age of 77 according to BBC News.
Inspired by the success of the Lord of the Rings, Eddings penned The Elenium series, which follwed the adventures of crooked-nosed knight Sir Sparhawk.
His wife Leigh, who died two years ago, played a pivotal role in the creation of [...]
Actor David Carradine, best-known for his role in the 70’s TV series, “Kung-Fu,” has passed away at the age of 72. Carradine was found in a hotel-room in Bangkok hanged and is believed to have committed suicide according to the Associated Press.
A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old [...]
You may not know the name Wayne Allwine, but odds are you’ve heard his voice. Allwine has been the man behind the voice of Mickey Mouse for the past 32 years. He first gave voice to the famous mouse during animated segments of “The Mickey Mouse Club” in 1977 and has been providing Mickey’s voice [...]
The co-creator of the popular role-playing game “Dungeons and Dragons,” Dave Arenson has passed away at the age of 61. Arenson passed away Tuesday after a long battle with cancer reports SciFi Wire. He is survives by his wife and daughter.
Arneson was an avid table-top gaming fan in the early 60’s. He [...]
Actor Andy Hallett, best known for his role as Lorne on Joss Whedon’s “Angel” has passed away at the age of 33 according to SciFi Wire. According to a spokesman, the actor died of heart failure last night.
The actor had a five-year history of battling heart-disease and passed away last evening at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in [...]
Actress Natasha Richardson has passed away at the age of 45 according to the Hollywood Reporter. Richardson had a distinguished career in film and on the stage.
Richardson was hospitalized earlier this week for injuries to her head while taking a skiing lesson Monday at the Mont Tremblant ski resort north of Montreal. Although she initially [...]
One of Hollywood’s finest actors and influential people has died after a two year battle with esophageal cancer. Ron Silver, Tony Award winning stage actor, big screen movie star, political insider and humanitarian activist, age 62, died peacefully Sunday morning in his sleep surrounded by his family around him.
Silver was a three-time Emmy nominee, [...]
Science-fiction writer Phillip Jose Farmer has passed away at the age of 91 according to the Associated Press.
Farmer is best known for his “Riverworld” series of novels. The premise of the series is that after an apocalyptic destruction of the Earth at the end of the 20th Century, every human who ever lived is resurrected [...]
Couple Has a “Halo” Wedding
February 5, 2009 || Category: Bizarre News, Gaming, Human Interest | 1 Comment
It was love at first frag for gamers Desirai Labrada and John Henry. The couple, who met while playing “Halo 2″ on-line, tied the knot last month at a special “Halo” themed ceremony according to MTV.
According to reports, the bride and groom wore traditional wedding apparel while the officiating officer at the ceremony wore the [...]
Majel Roddenberry Finds Final Rest in Space
January 27, 2009 || Category: Human Interest, TV News | 3 Comments
Majel Roddenberry will be joining her husband Gene Roddenberry in space, according to the Associated Press. The actress, who recently passed away, will have her remains sent into space via Celestis Inc.
Celestis sent some of Gene Roddenberry’s ashes into orbit around the earth in a premier Founders Flight rocket launch in 1997.
Celestis sent some of [...]
Prolific television director Kim Manners (59), who brought a distinct visual style to “The X-Files” and “Supernatural” as well as dozens of other television programs, has passed away after a long fight with cancer according to our partners over at TV Guide On-Line.
Manners was a producer and director for “The X-Files” and on the CW’s [...]
Bob May, the actor who brought the Robot on “Lost in Space” to life, has passed away according to the Associated Press.
May was a veteran actor and stuntman who had appeared in movies, TV shows and on the vaudeville stage when he was tapped by “Lost in Space” creator Irwin Allen to play the [...]
The man who brought one of “Star Trek”’s most memorable villains to life on the small and big-screen has passed away. Ricardo Montalban passed away today at the age of 88, according to reports.
Montalban appeared in over 166 roles over his acting career but is probably best remembered for two roles. One was as Mr. [...]
Patrick McGoohan, the 80 year old Emmy winning actor of the classic sci-fi/spy series “The Prisoner” has died after a short illness in Los Angeles.
Best known and loved for his role of Number Six in the iconic television series, McGoohan also carried home an Emmy for his performance on the detective television series “Columbo,” which [...]
Actor John Scott Martin, who brought countless classic “Doctor Who” monsters to life, has passed away at the age of eighty-two according to Britian’s entertainment paper, “The Stage.”
Martin appeared as multiple monsters during the classic series’ original 26 year run, but is probably best known as one of the original Dalek operators. [...]
View Rod’s Loving Tribute to His Mom
January 9, 2009 || Category: Human Interest, TV News | Leave a Comment
A loving and wonderfully touching pictorial and video tribute was given by Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry to his mother, the First Lady of Star Trek, Majel Barrett Roddenberry. You can view both by CLICKING HERE.
Veteran actor Pat Hingle passed away Saturday evening at the age of 84, according to CNN. The news of Hingle’s passing was released yesterday by his family.
Hingle had a long career as an actor and may be best known to our readers as Commissioner Gordon in the Michael Keaton “Batman” movie.” Hingle reprised the role [...]
One Last Goodbye To Those Who Left Us In 2008
December 27, 2008 || Category: Human Interest | 10 Comments
2008 saw many favorite stars of SF and genre-related TV, films, books, artistry and music pass away. We bid them one final adieu. They will be greatly missed, however, because they can live forever on DVD and other media, our departed friends are never too far away.
Sir Arthur C. Clarke
John Phillip Law
Hazel Court
Charlton [...]
Majel Barrett Roddenberry Memorial Service
December 25, 2008 || Category: Human Interest, TV News | Leave a Comment
Majel Barrett Roddenberry Memorial Service
January 4, 2009
- Open to the public
- The memorial will be in the Hall of Liberty. No photography or videography will be allowed in the Hall.
- “While the Roddenberry Family appreciates your kind wishes and wants to share the celebration of Majel Roddenberry’s life with all that knew and loved [...]
Remembering Majel Barrett Roddenberry
December 18, 2008 || Category: Human Interest, TV News | 7 Comments
Majel Barrett Roddenberry who played Nurse Chapel on classic “Star Trek” and Lwaxana Troi on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” has passed away at the age of 76 according to the Associated Press. Roddenberry was the widow of Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, died Thursday of leukemia at her [...]
Veteran character actor Robert Prosky has passed away at the age of 77. His oldest son, Stefan, said the versatile actor passed away from complications from a heart procedure in Washington D.C.
Prosky had a long career, playing a variety of roles on both stage and screen. He may be best known to genre fans for his [...]
Another great in the world of sci-fi and horror has passed away, the wonderful and genial gentleman encyclopedia of genre entertainment Forrest J Ackerman. Forrest died this week (Thursday) at the ripe old age of 92 of heart failure.
Forrest, who was a guest on our Slice of SciFi show (Show #078), was one [...]
Best-selling writer Michael Crichton has passed away at the age of 66 according to the Associated Press. Crichton had been privately battling cancer according to his family.
Crichton wrote a string of New York Times best-selling novels including “Jurassic Park,” “The Andromeda Strain,” “Sphere,” and “Timeline.”  Many of Crichton’s novels were turned into movies with several [...]
House Peters Jr., film and TV actor, cowboy and SF enthusiast, has died at the age of 92 from complications brought on from pneumonia. He was born in 1916 to a father (Robert House Peters Sr.) who was already a famous silent movie star with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Don’t [...]
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Paul Newman, (a.k.a “PL” by friends) one of Hollywood’s originals, a maverick, a rebel and one helluva fine actor has died at the age of 83 after his quiet battle with cancer.
Newman, a World War II Navy veteran with those penetrating, startling, crisp blue eyes, burst on [...]
For 70 years Bill Melendez brought a great amount of joy to young and old alike with his animated presentations, especially his most famous, bringing Charles Schultz’ Peanuts characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown to life. Bill died on Tuesday from natural causes at the age of 91.
Melendez began his animation career in 1938 working [...]
