Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68. Bambaataa’s sudden death was met with an outpouring of condolences from friends, family and fans across the world, who paid tribute to his profound and unmistakable impact…
Jessie Jones, a veteran TV character actor who guested on such popular series as Murphy Brown, Newhart and Night Court and also was a prolific comedy playwright, has died. She was 75. Her writing partner Jamie Wooten told Deadline that Jones died March 20 in Washington, D.C., after a long illness. Born on August 21,…
Dash Seals, half of the singer-songwriter duo Seals & Crofts who had Top 10 soft-rock hits with “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “Get Closer,” has died. He was 85. The news was confirmed on social media by Louie Shelton, who produced the pair’s biggest hit singles and albums. No other details were provided. “Sad to…
Mel Olken Former executive director of the IEEE Power & Energy Society Fellow, 92; died 9 January Olken became the first executive director of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) in 1995. In 2002 he left the position to serve as founding editor in chief of the society’s Power & Energy Magazine. Olken led…
As fans and loved ones mourn the death of Nicholas Brendon, his Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-stars are paying tribute. Following Brendon’s death at age 54, the cast of the WB series (1997-2003) remembered the actor who played Xander. “My Sweet Nicky, thank you for years of laughter, love and Dodgers,” wrote Alyson Hannigan, who…
Action star and martial artist Chuck Norris has died, his family said Friday. He was 86. Norris’ family said on Instagram that his death was sudden but that “he was surrounded by his family and was at peace.” He had been hospitalized recently. The family said they wanted to keep the circumstances of his death…
Until the very end, our friend and colleague Calvin Tomkins looked at his life with a sense of wonder and bemusement. He died on Friday at the age of one hundred, just a few months younger than The New Yorker, his working home since 1958. Tad (he always went by Tad) was an irrepressibly energetic…
An acclaimed author and historian of the libertarian movement fell to his death last week, his employer confirmed. The body of Brian Doherty, 57, senior editor of the libertarian magazine Reason, was found Thursday “after a fall” in the Battery Yates park portion of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the publication wrote. The National…
