In light of the tragic news of actor/comedian Robin Williams‘ apparent suicide, from what is believed to have been caused by a depression, I was prompted to post this information about depression and what resources are out there to help those in need: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Signs of Depression: […]
I remember Ruby Dee in Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing and Jungle Fever and so many other fabulous movies! Actress Ruby Dee has died at the age of 91. Here is the story: Stage and screen legend Ruby Dee, who personified grace, grit and progress at a time when African-American women were given […]
Only 13 hours into the new year, and Hollywood loses another celebrity great, James Avery (better known as Uncle Phil on Fresh Prince of Bel Air). TMZ learned last night: Sources close to the actor tell TMZ he died in an L.A. hospital last night. Avery had recently undergone surgery for an undisclosed illness and […]
Courtesy of TMZ: Marcia Wallace — who voiced Edna Krabappel on “The Simpsons” — died last night in Los Angeles … TMZ has learned. Marcia’s caregiver tells us … the actress passed away at home with her family by her side. We’re told she had been sick for the past few months … but the caregiver […]
Sherman Hemsley, best known for his leading role on ‘The Jeffersons’ is dead at age 74. The cause of death is unclear, and the actor passed away at his El Paso, Texas, home. Hemsley became a household name as George Jefferson, on the iconic sitcom for a decade. The actor went on to appear in […]
Bobby Farrell , the lead singer of the chart topping 1970s disco group ‘Boney M’, has died at the age of 61 while on a tour in Russia. He was found dead in his hotel room in St Petersburg on Thursday , according to his agent John Sein. Though police say that an investigation into […]
Former Cash Money Records’ artist Magnolia Shorty was recently shot and killed in New Orleans.
The cause is believed to be related to breast cancer.
