Alfredo James “Al” Pacino is an American film actor, stage actor, and director. He is well known for playing mobsters in films. His best known roles include: Michael Corleone in The Godfather films, and Tony Montana in Scarface. He often appeared in films as a police officer, a detective, and lawyer. He won an Academy Award in a role as Frank Slade in the film, “Scent of a Woman”.
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James Shigeta (1933-2014)
James Shigeta was an American film, and television actor. He was in the film Walk Like A Dragon (1960). He starred in a 1965 Perry Mason episode, “The Case of the Wrongful Writ”. He was also in a 1968 Hawaii Five-O episode, “Deathwatch”. In 1988 he was in the action adventure film Die Hard. In 1965, he starred in Paradise, Hawaiian Style with Elvis Presley. He died in his sleep on July 28, 2014. He was 81 years old. R.I.P. James Shigeta
Steven Bauer (1956-Present)
Steven Bauer is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known as Manny Ribera in the film Scarface (1983). He was married to Melanie Griffith (1982-1987), Ingrid Anderson (1989-1991), and then to Christiana Boney (1992-?, divorced). He was divorced 3 times. He is currently in the Showtime series “Ray Donovan” appearing as ex-Mossad agent turned private investigator “Avi”.
Red Klotz (1920-2014)
Louis Herman “Reds” Klotz was a former point guard who played with the former team Baltimore Bullets. He won the BAA (forerunner of the NBA) championship with the Baltimore Bullets in 1948. He is best known for forming 3 teams, and toured with. They were the Harlem Globetrotters, Washington Generals, and the New York Nationals. He coached the Generals from 1953-1995, which he won only 2 games with, and ended up losing to the Harlem Globetrotters more than 14,000 times. In 1995, he disbanded the Washington Generals, and formed the New York Nationals to take their place. He has lost over 13,000 games with them in his coaching career. He died on July 12, 2014. He was 93 years old. R.I.P. Red Klotz
Peaches Geldof (1989-2014)
Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof-Cohen was an English journalist, television presenter, and model. In New York City she worked as a writer for the UK edition of Elle Girl magazine. She previously worked in modeling, and television. She was the second daughter of musician, and Live Aid founder Bob Geldof. She died of a heroin overdose on April 7, 2014. She was 25 years old. R.I.P. Peaches Geldof-Cohen
James Garner (1928-2014)
James Garner was an American actor. He was in 2 television series, which are Maverick and The Rockford Files. He starred in more than 50 films, which includes The Great Escape (1963), The Americanization of Emily (1964), Grand Prix (1966), Victor, Victoria (1985), Space Cowboys (2000), and The Notebook (2004). He died of natural causes on July 19, 2014. He was 86 years old. R.I.P. James Garner
Ske McCole Bartusiak (1992-2014)
Ske McCole Bartusiak was an American film and television actress. Her debut role was in The Patriot (2000) starring Mel Gibson. She starred as the young Charlie McGee in Firestarter 2: Rekindled. She was Megan Matheson in the season 2 television series 24. She starred in the hit horror film Boogeyman (2005). Her likely cause of death is probably from epileptic seizures. She died in her sleep on July 19, 2014. She was 21 years old. R.I.P. Ske McCole Bartusiak
Elaine Stritch (1925-2014)
Elaine Stritch was an American actress, and singer. She was best known for her work on Broadway. She appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films, and television programs. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1955. Her Broadway debut was in the comedy Loco (1946). In 1993 she won an Emmy Award as a guest role in the show Law & Order. She died on July 17, 2014. She was 89 years old. R.I.P. Elaine Stritch
Johnny Winter (1944-2014)
Johnny Winter was an American Blues Guitarist, singer, and producer. He was best known for his high-energy blues-rock albums, and live performances in the late 1960’s and 70’s. He produced 3 Grammy Award-winning albums for Blues legend Muddy Waters. He was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1988. He died on July 16, 2014. He was 70 years old. R.I.P. Johnny Winter
Bettie Page (1923-2008)
Bettie Mae Page was an American model. She was famous in the 1950’s for her pin-up photos. She was referred often as the “Queen of Pinups”. Her jet black hair, blue eyes, and trademark fringe influenced most artists for generations. She was an iconic figure who influenced sexuality, and taste in fashion. She went to work for Billy Graham, and converted to evangelical Christianity. She experienced a resurgence of popularity in the 1980’s. Greg Theakston started a fanzine called The Bettie Pages in 1987, which the magazine became a success. In 1955 she was “Miss January 1955” for Playboy magazine. She died of a heart attack in December 11, 2008. She was 85 years old. R.I.P. Bettie Page