Peter Falk Dead at 83

6/24/11 Peter Falk, an actor best known for his role in "Columbo," died at the age of 83. He died at his home in Beverly Hills and his cause of death has not been released by his family. But, he has been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease for awhile.








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Ryan Dunn Dead at 34

6/20/11 Ryan Dunn, one of the regular stuntmen/daredevils on the popular MTV show and following films "Jackass" died during a stunt involving a motor vehicle, leaving the vehicle decimated and seemingly melted.

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Clarence Clemeons Dead at 69

June 18th, 2011 - AKA the Big Man, Clemeons was the saxophonist in the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen's back up band. He died of complications from a stroke.

Bruce Springsteen's statement: "Clarence lived a wonderful life. He carried within him a love of people that made them love him. He created a wondrous and extended family. He loved the saxophone, loved our fans and gave everything he had every night he stepped on stage. His loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly forty years. He was my great friend, my partner, and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band." -- From the blog The Music's Over

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Jackie Cooper Dead at 88

5/4/11 - A child star in "Our Gang" Cooper was more widely known as Perry White in the Superman films. He died at 88 in a Beverly Hills hospital.









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Dr Jack Kevorkian Dead at 83

6/3/11- Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the Michigan pathologist who put assisted suicide on the world's medical ethics stage died at the Beaumont Hospital. He was 83. The assisted-suicide advocate had been hospitalized in Michigan for pneumonia and a kidney-related ailment, his attorney Mayer Morganroth has said.









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