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Roger Ebert Dies at 70 – Watch His Best TV Clips

TheFW Staff — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:18:03 +0000

It is with a heavy heart and our thumbs way, way down that we report that film critic Roger Ebert has passed away at the age of 70 after a long public battle with cancer. To say Ebert was the world’s most influential film critic is an understatement. As a longtime writer for the Chicago [...]

Etch A Sketch Inventor Dies at Age 86

Donald Deane — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:33:22 +0000

Andre Cassagnes, the man responsible for inventing the venerable Etch A Sketch, a toy that inspired countless children ever since it was introduced in 1960, has died at age 86 in France. According to the Ohio Art Co., the toy’s manufacturer, Cassagnes died in a Paris suburb on Jan. 16 due to undisclosed causes. “Etch [...]

Remember Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch With His Best Pop Culture Moments

Emerald Catron — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:48:13 +0000

Ed Koch, who was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989, died today from congestive heart failure. He was 88 years old. Older New York residents might remember him as the mayor whose terms were plagued by the crack and AIDS epidemics of the ’80s, as well as police brutality and corruption. Younger [...]

Remembering Huell Howser, California TV Legend

Emerald Catron — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:30:57 +0000

For those outside the state of California, Huell Howser, who passed away late Sunday night, might be something of a mystery. There's a chance you saw him on 'Tracy Takes On ... Hollywood,' or heard his voice on an episode of 'The Simpsons.' Southern Californians, however, are surely familiar with his self-produced travelogues of the state, which aired on KCET in Los Angeles, in all their incarnations -- 'California's Gold,' 'Visiting ... with Huell Howser' and 'California's Water,' to name a few.

Goodbye "Cha Cha DiGregorio"; Grease Actress Dies At 63 [VIDEO]

Shay Hill — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:39:46 +0000

I guess today is just one of those days. Another actress has passed on at an early age. Annette Charles who played Cha Cha DiGregorio in GREASE passed away Wednesday night of cancer at the age of 63. Annette Charles was best known for her role in GREASE but she also had acting roles in [...]