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Nicholas James Adenhart (August 24, 1986 – April 9, 2009, born in Silver Spring, Maryland) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He made his major league debut as the starting pitcher on May 1, 2008, against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California.

Adenhart earned his first career victory on May 12, 2008, against the Chicago White Sox in Anaheim, giving up four earned runs in 5? innings en route to a 10-7 Angels victory.

He opened the 2009 season in the Angels’ major league rotation.

Death of Nick Adenhart
Nick Adenhart was killed in a felony hit-and-run car accident, mere hours after he pitched in a game. Police reported that an individual driving a minivan blew through a red light, causing a 2 car crash which killed 3 people, including Adenhart. It was also reported that the the person driving the van fled the scene, but was later caught and charged with felony hit-and-run, and that one of the other men killed in the crash was also affiliated with the Angels organization. Adenhart was 22-years-old.

Joel Dee "Jody" McCrea (September 6, 1934 – April 4, 2009) was an American film and television actor; son of veteran film actors Joel McCrea and Frances Dee, who were married from 1933 until Joel McCrea’s death in 1990. The eldest of three, his brothers are David McCrea and Peter McCrea.

He was the son of actors Joel McCrea and Frances Dee

Later career and death
He occasionally acted in community theater as well. McCrea retired from acting altogether in 1970 to become a rancher in Roswell, New Mexico, where he died in 2009 of cardiac arrest at age 74.

On Sunday, April 5, 2009 it was reported that Farrah Fawcett had been rushed to a hospital several days earlier.

Rumor says she was unconscious and in critical condition.  Some tabloids even reported she was in comma.  But Farrah Fawcett’s doctor confirmed that she is not critically ill.  She just needed to drain out blood following prior surgical procedure.

Farrah Fawcett’s Health Problems:
On October 4, 2006, it was revealed that Fawcett was suffering from anal cancer, and was undergoing treatment, including chemotherapy and surgery. Thus, a possible Charlie’s Angels reunion was put on hold.

The Associated Press wire service reported on her 60th birthday that Fawcett was, at that point, cancer free. Fawcett said in a statement, "This is an extraordinarily happy day for me and my family. I hope that my news might offer some level of inspiration to others who unfortunately must continue to fight the disease."

On Wednesday, May 16, 2007, it was reported that a malignant polyp was found in the area where Fawcett had been treated for the initial cancer. Doctors contemplated whether to implant a radiation seeder (which differs from conventional radiation and is used to treat other types of cancer). Fawcett, however, chose to travel to Germany (with O’Neal) for embryonic stem cell cancer treatment not available in the U.S. This treatment in Germany has been filmed for a possible reality television show

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Maurice Jarre (September 13, 1924 – March 29, 2009) was a French composer and conductor. Although he composed several concert works, he is best known for his film scores for motion pictures, particularly those of David Lean: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984). All three of these scores won Academy Awards. Other notable scores of his include The Message (1976), Dead Poets Society (1989) and Ghost (1990). Jarre was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Death of Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre died of cancer.
Maurice Jarre was 84 year old at the time of his death

Andy Hallett (August 4, 1975 – March 29, 2009) was an American singer and actor best known for playing the part of Lorne ("The Host") in the television series Angel. He appeared as Lorne in 76 episodes.

Death of Andy Hallett
After a five-year battle with heart disease and at least three additional hospitalizations, Hallett died on March 29, 2009 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, with his father Dave Hallett by his side.
Andy Hallet was 33 years old at the time of his death.

According to a 2005 interview, about a month after filming the last episode of Angel Hallett suffered a tooth infection which led to a case of cardiomyopathy, for which he spent five days in the hospital. He did not return to acting afterward (except for a voice acting part in Geppetto’s Secret), but pursued his music career and frequently appeared at Angel- or science fiction/fantasy-related conventions.

Danny Wayland Seals (February 8, 1948 – March 25, 2009) was an American musician. In the 1970s, he was the "England Dan" half of the soft rock duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, who are best known for their hit single "I’d Really Love to See You Tonight". He was also the younger brother of Jim Seals (from the duo Seals & Crofts).

After departing the duo, Seals began a solo career in country music. In his solo career, he released sixteen studio albums and charted more than twenty singles on the country charts. Eleven of his singles reached Number One: "Meet Me in Montana" (with Marie Osmond), "Bop" (also a #42 pop hit), "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)", "You Still Move Me", "I Will Be There", "Three Time Loser", "One Friend", "Addicted", "Big Wheels in the Moonlight", "Love on Arrival", and a cover of Sam Cooke’s "Good Times". Four more of Seals’ singles also reached Top Ten on the country charts.

Death of Dan Seals
In 2008, Seals completed radiation treatments for lymphoma at Vanderbilt in Nashville and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and received a stem cell transplant in late 2008 at NIH in Maryland. Seals died on March 25, 2009 at his daughter’s home, following treatment for mantle cell lymphoma.  Dan Seals was 61 years old at the time of his death.

I’d Really Love to See You Tonight (Dan Seals with guitar, left handed)

Natasha Jane Richardson (May, 11 1963 – March 18, 2009) was a British actress known for her performances on stage and screen. She was a member of the Redgrave family and the daughter of the actress Vanessa Redgrave and the director/producer Tony Richardson. Richardson rose to international stardom with her Tony award-winning performance as Sally Bowles in the musical play Cabaret in New York City on Broadway in 1998.

Death of Natasha Richardson
Natasha Richardson died after skiing accident. Her life-support equipment had been disconnected a day after the accident.
Natasha Richardson was 45 years old at the time of her death.

At approximately 7:00 pm, New York time, Liam Neeson’s publicist issued this statement to the press:

Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha. They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time.

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Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is an American stage and screen actress who, among many other accolades, has won two Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.

Jessica Lange fell from the stairs and bruised ribs, broke collarbone and received a small cut on her forehead.

She was hospitalized on Tuesday and is expected to be released completely fine.

Tony award winning actress (wife of Liam Neeson)  Natasha Jane Richardson was injured in a skiing accident while in Mont-Tremblant, Québec, Canada. She was taken to Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal after reportedly suffering a serious head injury. She seemed OK for the first few hours.  Then

Natasha Richardson is now transferred to New York.  Some news say she is brain dead, that they will eventually disconnect her life support.

Natasha Richardson was in the movie ‘Maid in Manhattan’ as Jeniffer Lopez’s opposition.

Natasha Richardson’s Filmography continues next page

Filmography
Gothic (1986) – Mary Shelley
A Month in the Country (1987) – Alice Keach
Patty Hearst (1988) – Patricia Hearst
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) – Jean Tatlock
The Handmaid’s Tale (1990) – Kate/Offred
The Comfort of Strangers (1990) – Mary
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991) – Sybil
Past Midnight (1992) – Laura Mathews
Nell (1994) – Dr. Paula Olsen
Widows’ Peak (1994) – Mrs Edwina Broome
The Parent Trap (1998) – Elizabeth James
Haven (2001) – Ruth Gruber
Blow Dry (2001) – Shelley Allen
Waking Up In Reno (2002) – Darlene Dodd
Maid in Manhattan (2002) – Caroline Lane
The White Countess (2005) – Countess Sofia Belinskya
Asylum (2005) – Stella Raphael
Evening (2007) – Constance Lord
Wild Child (2008) – Mrs. Kingsley 

Stage
On the Razzle (1983)
Top Girls (1983)
Charley’s Aunt (1983)
The Seagull (1985) – Nina
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1985) – Helena
Hamlet (1985) – Ophelia
High Society (1987) – Tracey
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) – Jean Tatlock
Anna Christie (1993) – Anna
Cabaret (1998) – Sally
Closer (1999) – Anna
The Lady from the Sea (2003)
A Streetcar Named Desire (2005) – Blanche 

Imus, 68, known for his controversial and outspoken opinions on everything from sports to politics, offered no word on his prognosis but said that he had full confidence "his doctors will beat it."

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John Donald Imus, Jr. (born July 23, 1940) is an American radio host, humorist, writer, and philanthropist. His nationally-syndicated talk show, Imus in the Morning, airs throughout the United States on ABC Radio Networks and is simulcast on RFD-TV.