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Kenneth Mars (April 14, 1936 – February 12, 2011) was an American television, movie and voice actor. He may be best-remembered for his roles in several Mel Brooks films: the insane Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in 1968’s The Producers, and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974’s Young Frankenstein.

He voiced the roles of Ariel’s father King Triton in The Little Mermaid, and Littlefoot’s Grandpa Longneck in The Land Before Time movie series and the spin-off television series.

Death of Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars died of pancreatic cancer.
Kenneth Mars was 75 years old at the time of his death.

The Producers (1968) – Franz Liebkind (Kenneth Mars)

Marvin Sease (February 16, 1946 – February 8, 2011) was an American blues and soul singer, known for his racy lyrics.

Sease died of pneumonia in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on February 8, 2011, eight days before his 65th birthday

 Cany Licker (Warning, adult content)

1998 AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies #59

Some call it "Rebel Without a Cause Curse"

Rebel Without a Cause (1955) is a film directed by Nicholas Ray that tells the story of a rebellious teenager played by James Dean, who comes to a new town, meets a girl, defies his parents, and faces the local high school bullies. It sought to portray the existing decay of youth in middle America, critique parental style, and expose the rift between two generations. The title is taken from psychiatrist Robert Lindner’s 1944 book, Rebel Without A Cause: The Hypnoanalysis of a Criminal Psychopath but has no other relationship to the book.

In 1990, Rebel Without a Cause was added to the preserved films of the United States Library of Congress’s National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Cast with tragic death

• James Dean – Jim Stark
• Natalie Wood – Judy
• Sal Mineo – John "Plato" Crawford
• Nick Adams – Moose

James Dean
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955): Died in traffic accident at the age of 24. Accident was caused by opposit way driver hitting James Dean head on.

Natalie Wood
(July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) Her drowned body was found at Catalina Island, California. Aged 43

Salvatore "Sal" Mineo, Jr.
(January 10, 1939 – February 12, 1976) Arriving home after a rehearsal on February 12, 1976, Sal Mineo was stabbed to death in the alley behind a West Hollywood apartment building. He was 37 years old.

Nick Adams
(July 10, 1931 – February 7, 1968) His lawyer/friend Erwin Roeder found Nick Adams’ dead body at his house. He was 26 years old. Cause of death is still a mystery (accident, drug, suicide…)

Robert William Gary Moore (April 4, 1952 – February 6, 2011) known simply as Gary Moore, was a musician best recognized as a blues rock guitarist and singer from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

In a career dating back to the 1960s, Moore played with artists including Phil Lynott and Brian Downey as early as his secondary school days, leading him to membership with the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy on three separate occasions. Moore shared the stage with such blues and rock luminaries as B.B. King, Albert King, Colosseum II, Greg Lake and Skid Row (not to be confused with the glam metal band of the same name), as well as having a successful solo career. He guested on a number of albums recorded by high profile musicians, including a cameo appearance playing the lead guitar solo on "She’s My Baby" from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3.

Death of Gary Moore
Gary Moore died at the age of 58, in the early hours of 6 February 2011, while on holiday at the Kempinski Hotel in Estepona, Spain. Cause of death is not known at this moment.

* As of February 8, 2011 – Reports indicate Gary Moore is likely to have died of heart atack.

Gary Moore – Parisenne Walkway (From "One Night In Dublin: A Tribute To Phil Lynott")
August 20th 2005

Gary Moore – Still Got The Blues (Live)

John Paul Getty III (November 4, 1956 – February, 5 2011) was the eldest of four children of Paul Getty and Gail Harris, the grandson of oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty, and the father of actor Balthazar Getty.

On July 10 1973, John Getty III was kidnapped in the Piazza Farnese in Rome.  The kidnappers cut off his ear and send it to a newspaper. Getty III was found alive in southern Italy on December 15, 1973, shortly after the ransom ($2.9 million) was paid. Several of the kidnappers were apprehended. Most of the ransom money was never recovered

Getty was an alcoholic and drug addict. In 1981, taking a cocktail of valium, methadone and alcohol resulted in liver failure and a stroke which left Getty quadriplegic and nearly blind

Death of John Paul Getty III
On February 5, 2011, Getty died at Wormsley, his home in Buckinghamshire, England after a long illness. He had been in poor health since his 1981 drug overdose. He is survived by his son.

In 1989, John Lennon’s jukebox surfaced in an auction of Beatles memorabilia at Christie’s, and was sold for £2,500 ($4,907) to Bristol-based music promoter John Midwinter. Lennon had apparently bought the jukebox – specifically a Swiss KB Discomatic – in 1965, and filled it with forty singles to take with him on tour. Midwinter spent several years restoring the box and researching the discs catalogued in Lennon’s spidery handwriting. When Midwinter developed cancer, and his health began to deteriorate, his desire to see the player featured in some kind of documentary became all the more important.

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The story finally reached its wider public in 2004, when The South Bank Show broadcast a documentary on the jukebox in which many of the represented artists, along with Sting, were asked to comment. Developed by Steve Jansen for the British television production company Initial, headed by Malcolm Gerrie, the project took longer than was hoped to get picked up. This fact was rendered all the more poignant in that the show was commissioned mere days after Midwinter died. A compilation album was also released, containing thirty-four of the singles’ A-sides and seven of their B-sides.

Album
The 2004 Compilation album named John Lennon’s Jukebox contains several songs that are believed to be part of John Lennon’s original choice. However the compilation album is labelled as "a collection inspired by music from his own collection" and some of the songs on the album are different versions from the ones that could have been included in the jukebox. The version of "Some Other Guy" by The Big Three, for instance, is not the one that was in the original jukebox but a mid-1970s recording by the same group.

Track Listings

1. In The Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett
2. Rescue Me – Fontella Bass
3. The Tracks Of My Tears – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
4. My Girl – Otis Redding
5. 1 – 2 – 3 – Len Barry
6. Hi-Heel Sneakers – Tommy Tucker
7. The Walk – Jimmy McCracklin
8. Gonna Send You Back To Georgia – Timmy Shaw
9. First I Look At The Purse – Contours
10. New Orleans – Gary U.S. Bonds
11. Watch Your Step – Bobby Parker
12. Daddy Rollin Stone – Derek Martin
13. Short Fat Fannie – Larry Williams
14. Long Tall Sally – Little Richard
15. Money (Thats What I Want) – Barrett Strong
16. Hey! Baby – Bruce Channel
17. Positively 4th Street – Bob Dylan
18. Daydream – The Lovin Spoonful
19. Turquoise – Donovan
20. Slippin & Slidin – Buddy Holly
21. Be-Bop-A-Lula – Gene Vincent
22. No Particular Place To Go – Chuck Berry
23. Steppin Out – Paul Revere & The Raiders
24. Do You Believe In Magic – The Lovin Spoonful
25. Some Other Guy – The Big Three
26. Twist & Shout – The Isley Brothers
27. She Said Yeah – Larry Williams
28. Brown Eyed Handsome Man – Buddy Holly
29. Slippin & Slidin – Little Richard
30. Quarter To Three – Gary U.S. Bonds
31. Ooh My Soul – Little Richard
32. Woman Love – Gene Vincent
33. Shop Around – The Miracles
34. Bring It On Home To Me – The Animals
35. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody – James Ray/Hutch Davie
36. Whats So Good About Goodbye – The Miracles
37. Bad Boy – Larry Williams
38. Agent Double O Soul – Edwin Starr
39. Ive Been Good To You – The Miracles
40. Oh I Apologize – Barrett Strong
41. Whos Lovin You – The Miracles

Peggy Rea (March 31, 1921 – February 5, 2011) was an American character actress known for her many roles in television, often playing matronly characters. Her recurring roles included:

• Cousin Bertha on All in the Family
• Martha Burkhorn on All in the Family
• Rose Burton on The Waltons
• Lulu Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard
• Ivy Baker on Step by Step
• Jean Kelly on Grace Under Fire

Rea appeared in such television programs as I Love Lucy, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Sergeant Bilko, Ironside, Burke’s Law, Marcus Welby, M.D., Hunter, The Odd Couple, Gidget, MacGyver, and The Golden Girls. She also appeared in feature films, including Cold Turkey and In Country.

Death of Peggy Rea
Peggy Rea died of congestive heart failure at her home in Toluca Lake, Calif.,
Peggy Rea was 89 years old at the time of her death

Dukes of Hazzard – Lulu

Step By Step – Theme Song

Tura Satana (July 10, 1938 – February 4, 2011) was a Japanese-born American actress and former exotic dancer. She was best known for her role as "Varla" in Russ Meyer’s 1965 cult film, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!.

Satana dated Elvis Presley but turned down his marriage proposal, though she did keep the ring. Satana married a retired Los Angeles police officer in 1981, and remained married until her husband died in October 2000.

Death of Tura Satana
Satana died on February 4, 2011, in Reno, Nevada, United States. Her long-time manager, Siouxzan Perry, stated the cause of death as heart failure.  Tura Satana was 72 years old at the time of her death.

Interview With Tura Satana 2008

Maria Schneider (March 27, 1952 – February 3, 2011) was a French actress. She was best known for playing Jeanne, opposite Marlon Brando, in the 1972 film, Last Tango in Paris.

Maria Schneider and Brando remained friends until his death, although they did not speak of the movie "for a while." She also said that her experience with the film – and her treatment as a sex symbol rather than as a serious actress – motivated her never to do films with nude scenes again. Schneider also appeared in films such as Antonioni’s The Passenger and Zeffirelli’s Jane Eyre.

Death of Maria Schneider
Maria Schneider died of cancer.  Maria Schneider was 58 years old at the time of her death.

Last Tango In Paris Trailer

 

Charles Edward Sellier, Jr. (November 19, 1943 – January 31, 2011) was an American television producer and director, best known for creating the American televsion series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.

Death of Charles Sellier, Jr.
Charles Sellier, Jr. died unexpectedly at his home in Idaho.
Charles Sellier, Jr. was 67 years old at the time of his death.

The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, is the title of a 1972 novel by Charles E. Sellier Jr., a 1974 film based on the novel, a two-season NBC television series, and a 1982 TV movie. The title character — played by Dan Haggerty—is loosely based on the actual trapper, J. Capen "Grizzly" Adams.

Grizzly Adams Pilot Episode Part 1