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RIP Bubba Smith

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 4, 2011 1:14 AM
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RIP Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, the former NFL All-Pro player turned actor, whom most will likely remember as Moses Hightower in the Police Academy movie series, a role he has reprised in all but one of the Police Academy sequels (7 in total with one due next year).
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Singer Amy Winehouse DEAD at age 27

  • By Monique
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  • July 23, 2011 5:19 AM
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Today brought tragic news. Talented singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse was found dead this morning in a London flat. According to TMZ, the authorities have yet to determine the cause of death.
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Aborigine Actor David Ngoombujarra Dies At 44 (RIP)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • July 19, 2011 11:23 AM
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Award-winning Aborigine actor David Ngoombujarra (born David Bernard Starr), one of Australia's best-known indigenous actors, who starred in titles like Australia, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Crocodile Dundee, Ned Kelly and other primarily Australian films, died on Sunday.
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John Coltrane Died Today... Watch "The World According To John Coltrane" Now

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • July 17, 2011 12:55 PM
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Today in history... July 17, 1967, John William Coltrane died from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital in Long Island, NY.
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RIP "Cosby Show" Actress Clarice Taylor

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • June 1, 2011 8:20 AM
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Clarice Taylor, likely most known for her recurring role on The Cosby Show as Bill Cosby's mother ( Anna Huxtable) died on Monday at age 93, says People magazine.
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