David “Dave” Legeno was an English actor, boxer, and mixed martial artist. He was in 3 Harry Potter films as werewolf Fenrir Greyback in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows- Part 1, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows- Part 2. He had roles in Batman Begins, Elizabeth; the Golden Age, and Centurion. His first major role was in Guy Ritchie’s film Snatch. He died of heart related diseases on July 2014. He was 50 years old. R.I.P. Dave Legeno
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Paul Mazursky (1930-2014)
Paul Mazursky was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He was nominated for 5 academy awards. Three times for Best Original Screenplay, one for Best Adapted Screenplay, and once for Best Picture for An Umarried Woman (1978). He has written and directed other films, which include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Harry and Tonto (1974), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). He died on June 30, 2014. He was 84 years old. R.I.P. Paul Mazursky
Ruby Dee (1922-2014)
Ruby Dee Wallace was an American Actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and activist. Her best known performances were in the movies, “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), and “American Gangster” (2007), which she was nominated an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was married to actor Oscar Davis until his death in 2005. She died on June 11, 2014 of natural causes. She was 91 years old. R.I.P. Ruby Dee.
Martha Hyer (1924-2014)
Martha Hyer was an American film actress. Her best remembrance was as Frank Sinatra’s love interest in the movie “Some Came Running” (1958), which was just her only nomination for Best Supporting Actress of The Academy Award. She has never won an Academy Award. She guest starred in a 1950 episode of “The Lone Ranger”, entitled “The Man Who Came Back”. She starred in more than 30 films. Her last film was in “Days of the Wolves”, and her last appearance was as Peggy Hamilton in a McCloud episode called “A Cowboy in Paradise” in 1974. She died in May 31, 2014. She was 89 years old. R.I.P. Martha Hyer.
Mona Freeman (1926-2014)
Monica Elizabeth Freeman (Mona Freeman), was an American film actress, and a former child star. In 1944 she became a popular teen movie star. As an adult she appeared in mostly B-movies. She starred in a film noir called Angel Face (1952). Her appearances in movie films ended in the 1950’s, but she kept her acting job in television. She was married to Pat Nerney (1945-1952), and to H. Jack Ellis (1961-1992), which she was widowed. She died on May 23, 2014. She was 87 years old. R.I.P. Mona Freeman.
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
Maya Angelou was an American author, and poet. She wrote and published seven autobiographies, 3 book essays, and several poetry books. She published her first autobiographical book about her life, “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” in 1969, which brought her international recognition, and acclaim. She recited her poem “On The Pulse of Morning” in 1993 at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration, making it the first poet to make an inaugural recitation, since Robert Frost at Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961. She died in the morning of May 28, 2014. She was 86 years old. R.I.P. Maya Angelou.
Ann B. Davis (1926-2014)
Ann Bradford Davis was an American television actress. She achieved success as Charmaine “Schultzy” Schultz in The Bob Cummings Show (1955-59), which she won 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a comedy series. Her best known role was as the housekeeper Alice Nelson in The Brady Bunch comedy show series. She died in June 1, 2014, from a subdural hematoma after a fall in her bathroom. She was 88 years old.
Beyonce
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny’s Child. It was the best-selling girl-group’s of all-time. She became a solo singer artist, and released her debut album, “Dangerously in Love” in 2003. She has 4 more successful albums which include B’Day (2006), I Am…Sasha Fierce (2008), 4 (2011), and Beyoncé (2013). She starred in movies such as Dreamgirls (2006), The Pink Panther (2006), Obsessed (2009), and Cadillac Records (2008). She is married to rapper Jay-Z, which they have one child together. She is included 2 times in Time magazine’s list of the most influential people in the world in 2013, and 2014. The Recording Industry Association of America recognized her as the top certified artist in America of the 2000’s decade.
Bob Hoskins (1942-2014)
Robert William “Bob” Foreskins, Jr. was an English actor, which played roles such as cockneys, and gangsters. His most famous movie he starred in was in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). He has appeared in several movies such as The long Good Friday, Mona Lisa, Mermaids, Hook, Nixon, A Christmas Carol, Neverland, and Snow White & the Huntsman. Since 2011 he had a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, which in that year he was diagnosed from. On April 29, 2014 in the hospital he died at the age of 71. On April 30, 2014, his agent Clair Dobbs announced that he had died of pneumonia. More is yet to be determined at this time.
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American recording artist, singer, businesswoman, philanthropist, and actress. She went on to a music career in Gospel music. She released her studio album “Katy Hudson” in 2001. Later she recorded a collaborative album with The Matrix soundtrack. In April 2007, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records. She released her second album “One of the Boys”, which included her successful single hit, “I Kissed A Girl”. Her third album “Teenage Dream” included her hits, “California Gurls”, and “Teenage Dream” to the Billboards hot 100 chart topping singles. Teenage Dream became the first album recorded by a female artist in history to include 5 number one single hits. “Prism” her fourth album was released in 2013 included the number one singles, “Roar”, and “Dark Horse”. She received many awards, and nominations, including eleven Grammy nominations. She released her autobiographical documentary film, “Katy Perry: Part of Me”. She holds the record for most 5x platinum singles in the U.S. as of late February 2014.
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