OBITUARIES
The Recently departed…
R.I.P. Fear bassist Derf Scratch
from Newswire:
by Sean O’Neal August 3, 2010 According to a post on the Anti- label blog (and as reported by Pitchfork), Derf Scratch, bassist for L.A. hardcore band Fear, died last Wednesday of as-yet-unknown causes. In a statement purportedly from his sister, Scratch is said to have died from “cirrhosis, kidney failure, and pneumonia Read more...
R.I.P. “WILLARD” creator Stephen Gilbert
from Fangoria:
We just learned that Irish novelist Stephen Gilbert died. Critically lauded, Gilbert is fondly remembered in our corner for his squirmy 1968 novel RATMAN’S NOTEBOOKS, which served as the basis for both the 1971 Daniel Mann film WILLARD (the novel is more commonly referred to by this name in the U.S.) and its 2003 Read more...
Dennis Hopper, creator of hit ‘Easy Rider,’ dies
LOS ANGELES – Dennis Hopper, the high-flying Hollywood wild man whose memorable and erratic career included an early turn in “Rebel Without a Cause,” an improbable smash with “Easy Rider” and a classic character role in “Blue Velvet,” has died. He was 74.
Hopper died Saturday at his home in the Los Angeles beach community of Read more...
Slipknot bassist found dead in Iowa hotel
By LUKE MEREDITH, Associated Press Writer Luke Meredith, Associated Press Writer – 42 mins ago
DES MOINES, Iowa – Paul Gray, the bassist for Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot, was found dead Monday in an Iowa hotel room, police said.
A hotel employee found Gray, 38, dead in a room at the Town Plaza Hotel in Urbandale, a Read more...
Legendary Heavy Metal Vocalist RONNIE JAMES DIO Dies
Wendy Dio, wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW), has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
“Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. [on Sunday] 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed Read more...
Frank Frazetta, 82, comic artist and illustrator has died
Frank Frazetta, 82, the celebrated comic artist and illustrator whose ax-wielding muscular warriors, scantily clad heroines and ferocious beasts of prey graced numerous science fiction and fantasy novels, died May 10 at a hospital in Fort Myers, Fla., after a stroke.
Mr. Frazetta, who started as a pencil-and-ink comic book artist, painted movie posters and Read more...
Type O Negative’s Peter Steele Dead at 48
from Noisecreep:
Word spread just before midnight last night, and now, it has been confirmed. Peter Steele, the bassist and frontman for Brooklyn heavy metallers Type O Negative who also spent time in Carnivore and Fallout, passed away Wednesday at the age of 48. An official cause of death has not yet been released.
Type O Negative Read more...
‘I Spy’ Star Robert Culp Dies After Fall at Home
Robert Culp, who shot to fame as an actor thanks to his Kelly Robinson role in ‘I Spy’ in the 1960s, died on Wednesday after the 79-year-old actor hit his head during a fall near his Hollywood home.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Culp hit his head after falling while walking on Wednesday morning Read more...
‘Davy Crockett’ Star Fess Parker Dead at 85
Fess Parker, the actor who helped launch the Davy Crockett craze in the 1950s by playing the famed frontiersman in numerous Disney productions, died Thursday of natural causes, his rep confirms to TMZ. He was 85. Born in Texas, Parker was perfectly suited to play Crockett, and kids around the country clamored to get their Read more...
‘Mission Impossible’ TV Star Peter Graves Dies
From AOL News
AP LOS ANGELES (March 14) — Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series “Mission: Impossible,” died Sunday.
Graves died of an apparent heart attack outside his Los Angeles home, publicist Read more...
