North Korea’s "dear leader", Kim Jong-il, has life-threatening cancer, South Korean media claimed today, prompting fears for the country’s long-term stability.
The reports came days after images appeared of the 67-year-old looking gaunt in a rare public appearance, increasing speculation that his health was worsening after a reported stroke last year.
Seoul’s YTN television channel reported that Kim had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, citing unidentified intelligence officials in South Korea and China as saying the illness was threatening his life.
Charlize Theron has been hospitalized in LA with a “serious” virus. Doctors diagnosed Theron with a virus likely contracted overseas.
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Dole, 85, was hospitalized last week after experiencing "a sharply elevated heart rate in the middle of the night,". Doctors determined that he’s heart was fine, but then discovered he had open sores on both of his legs. Surgeons quickly operated and "have since performed several procedures on his left leg,"
Steve LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009), nicknamed Air McNair, was an American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Houston Oilers third overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alcorn State.
McNair was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and was the Co-AP NFL MVP in 2003.
Death of Steve McNair On July 4, 2009, McNair was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head, along with a female victim, 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi, who was found dead of a single gunshot wound to the head, in a condominium in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville police declared McNair’s death a homicide on July 5, but did not reach a conclusion about the death of Kazemi
Police have not yet made a statement as to who is suspected of the killings,. Initial media reports erroneously indicated McNair’s was a murder-suicide. Police were not seeking any suspects in either death.
Two days before their deaths, Kazemi was pulled over in a black 2007 Cadillac Escalade in Nashville with McNair in the passenger seat. The vehicle was registered to both McNair and Kazemi. She was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. McNair was not arrested and instead allowed to leave in a taxi
Career highlights and awards 3× Pro Bowl selection (2000, 2003, 2005) All-Pro selection (2003) 2003 Co-AP NFL MVP 1994 Walter Payton Award
Karl Malden (March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an Academy Award winning American actor. In a career that spanned over seven decades, he was featured in classic films such as A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront and One-Eyed Jacks with Marlon Brando. Among other notable film roles are Archie Lee Meighan in Baby Doll, Zebulon Prescott in How the West Was Won and General Omar Bradley in Patton. His best-known role was on television as Lt. Mike Stone on the 1970s crime drama, The Streets of San Francisco.
Death Karl Malden Karl Malden died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles’s Brentwood neighborhood. Karl Malden was 97 years old at the time of his death
Karl Malden – American Express
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Selected filmography
Winged Victory (1944) 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) Boomerang (1947) Kiss of Death (1947) The Gunfighter (1950) Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Halls of Montezuma (1951) A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) The Sellout (1952) Diplomatic Courier (1952) Operation Secret (1952) Ruby Gentry (1952) I Confess (1953) Take the High Ground! (1953) Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) On the Waterfront (1954) Baby Doll (1956) Fear Strikes Out (1957) Bombers B-52 (1957) Time Limit (1957) (director) The Hanging Tree (1959) (also co-director) Pollyanna (1960) The Great Impostor (1961) One-Eyed Jacks (1961) Parrish (1961) All Fall Down (1962) Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) How the West Was Won (1962) Gypsy (1962) Come Fly with Me (1963) Dead Ringer (1964) Cheyenne Autumn (1964) The Cincinnati Kid (1965) Nevada Smith (1966) Murderers’ Row (1966) Hotel (1967) The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967) Billion Dollar Brain (1967) Blue (1968) Hot Millions (1968) Patton (1970) The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971) Wild Rovers (1971) Summertime Killer (1972) Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) Meteor (1979) Miracle on Ice (1981) Twilight Time (1982) The Sting II (1983) Fatal Vision (1984) (television miniseries) Dario Argento’s World of Horror (1985) (documentary) Billy Galvin (1986) Nuts (1987) Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
Zsa Zsa Gabor (92) is back home after six days at a hospital with flu-like illness.
Zsa Zsa Gabor (born February 6, 1917), also known as Sári Prinzessin von Anhalt, is a Hungarian actress, socialite and former beauty queen.
Zsa Zsa Gabor’s health Zsa Zsa Gabor was a passenger in an automobile accident that occurred on November 27, 2002. She was initially reported as being in a coma when she was actually conscious at the time medical assistance arrived. She left the hospital in early January 2003, but required continued physical therapy. Gabor sued and was awarded $2 million.
On July 7, 2005, she suffered a massive stroke, leaving her in critical condition at a local hospital. She underwent surgery to remove a blockage in her carotid artery. She returned home on July 15. In early September 2007, she underwent surgery to deal with after-effects of her previous stroke. On September 18, 2007, aged 90, she underwent surgery to treat a leg infection, which developed as a result of her immobility.
Harve Presnell (September 14, 1933 – June 30, 2009) was a Golden Globe-winning American film, stage and television actor.
Early life Presnell was born as George Harvey Presnell in Modesto, California. in Modesto, California, and attended the University of Southern California. He made his stage debut at the age of sixteen, singing in an opera.
His height, booming voice, and operatic training landed him the role of Johnnie Brown in Meredith Willson’s musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown on stage which premiered on Broadway in 1960. He later reprised the role in the 1964 film version. He appeared as a cavalry scout in The Glory Guys (1965) and sang the stirring "They Call the Wind Maria" in the 1969 film Paint Your Wagon.
His film career was revived when he played William H. Macy’s father-in-law in Fargo (1996). Subsequent parts included General George C. Marshall in Saving Private Ryan, Mr. Parker on The Pretender, Dr. Sam Lane on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and A.I. Brooks on Dawson’s Creek. He starred in NBC’s Andy Barker, P.I.
Death of Harve Presnell Harve Presnell died of pancreatic cancer. Harve Presnell was 75 years old at the time of his death
Fred Travalena (October 6, 1942 – June 28, 2009) was an American entertainer, specializing in comedy and impersonations.
Death of Fred Travalena Travalena was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2002 and prostate cancer in 2003. Following five years’ remission, the lymphoma returned in 2008. Travelena died on June 28, 2009, aged 66, at his home in Encino, California
Used to be on TV 400 times a week – He was the most aired person on TV.
William "Billy" D. Mays, Jr. (July 20, 1958 – June 28, 2009) was a television direct-response advertisement salesperson most notable for promoting OxiClean, Orange Glo, and other cleaning, home-based, and maintenance products. His distinctive beard and loud sales pitches made him a recognizable television presence
Biography Mays was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Sto-Rox High School in 1977, he began his career as a salesman on the Atlantic City boardwalk, selling the Washmatik portable washing device to passersby. Working alongside other pitchmen, he developed his style of salesmanship.
Mays later traveled to home shows, auto shows, and state fairs across the United States for a period of twelve years, selling various maintenance products and tools, including cleaning products and food choppers
Death of Billy Mays Mays was found dead by his wife in his Tampa, Florida home on the morning of June 28, 2009, having died sometime in his sleep. He was then pronounced dead at 7:45am. The Associated Press reported that there were no indications that the house had been broken into, and that police did not suspect foul play.
Cause of death was identified as heart related – not the bump in the head he received in the airplane. (see below tweet).
Josephine Owaissa Cottle (April 5, 1922 – June 27, 2009), better known as Gale Storm, is an American actress and singer, who starred in two popular television programs of the 1950s, My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show.
Television & Music Career Storm’s television career skyrocketed from 1952 to 1955, with her starring role in My Little Margie. The show was originally a summer replacement for I Love Lucy. It ran for 126 episodes.
Storm’s popularity was capitalized upon in The Gale Storm Show (aka Oh! Susanna). This show ran for 143 episodes between 1956 and 1960. Both of her series were shown countless times in reruns.
Gale Storm had several top ten songs. She headlined in Las Vegas and appeared in numerous stage plays.
Death of Gale Storm Storm lived alone in Monarch Beach, California, near her two sons and their families, until failing health in recent years forced her into a convalescent home in Danville, California. Cause of death is not known. Gale Storm was 87 years old at the time of her death
I Hear You Knocking Gale Storm
Gale Storm – Ivory Tower
Gale Storm’s Filmography & Discography continues on next page
Filmography Murder, She Wrote (1 episode, 1989) The Love Boat (1 episode, 1979) Burke’s Law (2 episodes, 1964-1965) The Gale Storm Show (83 episodes, 1956-1960) Shower of Stars (1 episode, 1957) What’s My Line? 11/17/1975 (Episode #388) (Season 9 Ep 12)Mystery Guest The Ford Television Theatre (1 episode, 1955) Celebrity Playhouse (1 episode, 1955) Robert Montgomery Presents (1 episode, 1955) My Little Margie (76 episodes, 1952-1955) The Unexpected (1 episode, 1952) Woman of the North Country (1952) The Texas Rangers (1951) Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) The Bigelow Theatre (2 episodes, 1950-1951) Hollywood Theatre Time (1950) TV series Between Midnight and Dawn (1950) The Underworld Story (1950) Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950) The Kid from Texas (1950) Abandoned (1949) Stampede (1949) Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) The Dude Goes West (1948) It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) Swing Parade of 1946 Sunbonnet Sue (1945) G.I. Honeymoon (1945) Forever Yours (1945) Where Are Your Children? (1943) Campus Rhythm (1943) Nearly Eighteen (1943) Revenge of the Zombies (1943) Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943) Rhythm Parade (1942) Foreign Agent (1942) Smart Alecks (1942) Lure of the Islands (1942) Man from Cheyenne (1942) Freckles Comes Home (1942) Red River Valley (1941) Jesse James at Bay (1941) Let’s Go Collegiate (1941 Gambling Daughters (1941) Saddlemates (1941) City of Missing Girls (1941) Merry-Go-Roundup (1941) Uncle Joe (1941) One Crowded Night (1940) Tom Brown’s School Days (1940)
Recordings
Singles 1956: I Hear You Knocking/Never Leave Me (Dot 15412) (#2) 1956: Memories Are Made of This/Teenage Prayer (Dot 15436) 1956: Why Do Fools Fall in Love/I Walk Alone (Dot 15448) 1956: I Ain’t Gonna Worry/Ivory Tower (Dot 15458) (#6) 1956: Tell Me Why/Don’t Be That Way (Dot 15474) 1956: Now Is The Hour/A Heart Without A Sweetheart (Dot 15492) 1956: My Heart Belongs To You/Orange Blossoms (Dot 15515) 1957: Lucky Lips/On Treasure Island (Dot 15539) 1957: Dark Moon/A Little Too Late (Dot 15558) (#4) 1957: On My Mind Again/Love By The Jukebox Light (Dot 15606) 1957: Go ‘Way From My Window/Winter Warm (Dot 15666) 1957: I Get That Feeling/A Farewell To Arms (Dot 15691) 1957: You/Angry (Dot 15734) 1957: South Of The Border/Soon I’ll Wed My Love (Dot 15783 ) 1958: Oh Lonely Crowd/Happiness Left Yesterday (Dot 15861) 1960: I Need You So/On Treasure Island (Dot 16057) 1960: Please Help Me I’m Falling/He Is There (Dot 16111)
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, five of his solo studio albums have become some of the world’s best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995).
Death of Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was 50 years old at the time of his death. The cause of death has not been determined.
On the morning of June 25, 2009, Jackson reportedly collapsed at a home he was renting in west Los Angeles. Paramedics responded to a 911 call at 12:12 pm local time. He reportedly was not breathing at the time that paramedics arrived, and CPR was quickly performed. He fell into a coma and died shortly after being rushed to the UCLA hospital. The cause of death is suspected to be cardiac arrest. At 4:36 pm local time, the Los Angeles coroner confirmed Jackson’s death. Although there is no evidence of criminality, Los Angeles Police Department detectives have opened an investigation into his death
Comeback Tour (July 2009) Michael Jackson was scheduled next month to begin the first of 50 sold-out concerts at London’s O2 Arena
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