House Peters Jr., a TV actor who became the original Mr. Clean in Proctor & Gamble’s commercials for household cleaners.
House Peters, Jr. (January 12, 1916 – October 1, 2008) was an American actor and the son of House Peters, Sr. He was born in New Rochelle, New York, as Robert House Peters, Jr. and died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital in Los Angeles, California (age 92).
Peters died of pneumonia at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital in Los Angeles.
In a career that spanned 1935-1967, Peters appeared in many films, primarily as the “heavy,” or villain. He appeared in television series including Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone and Lassie.
From the late 1950s into the 1960s, Peters Jr. played Mr. Clean in television spots, advertising the eponymous cleaning product.
NEW YORK (AP) — A representative for Janet Jackson says the singer has been hospitalized after falling ill shortly before a concert.
According to statement released by W&W Public Relations, the singer canceled her concert in Montreal on Monday after she "got suddenly ill" during her sound check and had to be rushed to the hospital just before show time.
The statement says Jackson is being monitored at the hospital and hopes to reschedule the show. No further information was given about Jackson’s condition.
A phone call placed to W&W after hours went unanswered, and a representative did not immediately return an e-mail seeking more information.
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, race car driver, racing team owner and humanitarian. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and an Emmy award, along with many honorary awards. He won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing and his race teams won several championships in open wheel Indy Car racing. He was also the founder of Newman’s Own, a food company from which Newman donated all profits and royalties to charity. As of May 2007, these donations have exceeded US$220 million. Newman died at his long-time home in Westport, Connecticut after a battle with lung cancer.
Illness and death Newman was scheduled to make his professional directorial stage debut with the Westport Country Playhouse’s 2008 production of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, but he stepped down on May 23, 2008, citing health issues.
In June 2008 it was widely reported that Newman, a former chain smoker, had been diagnosed with lung cancer and was receiving treatment at Sloan-Kettering hospital in New York City. Photographs taken of Newman in May and June showed him looking gaunt. Writer A.E. Hotchner, who partnered with Newman to start Newman’s Own salad dressing company in the 1980s, was quoted in the media as saying that Newman told him about the disease about 18 months ago. Newman’s spokesman told the press that the star is "doing nicely," but neither confirmed nor denied that he had cancer. In August, Newman reportedly had finished chemotherapy and had told his family he wished to die at home. His daughter, Nell, is poised to take over Newman’s Own.
Paul Newman died of lung cancer on September 26, 2008 aged 83 at his long-time home in Westport, Connecticut. He was surrounded by his family and close friends
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Ad Francis, ‘The Battler’
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1963
Hud
Hud Bannon
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1984
Harry and Son
Harry Keach
1986
The Color of Money
Fast Eddie Felson
Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1989
Fat Man and Little Boy
Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Blaze
Gov. Earl K. Long
1990
Mr. and Mrs. Bridge
Walter Bridge
1993
La Classe américaine
Dave
in redubbed archive footage only
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy
Sidney J. Mussburger
Nobody’s Fool
Donald J. "Sully" Sullivan
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1998
Twilight
Harry Ross
1999
Message in a Bottle
Dodge Blake
2000
Where the Money Is
Henry Manning
2002
Road to Perdition
John Rooney
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
** Connie Haines’ mother Mildred JaMais is still alive at 109 years of age.
Yvonne Marie Antoinette JaMais (January 20, 1921 – September 22, 2008) was an American singer who performed under the stage name Connie Haines. Her 200 recordings were frequently up-tempo big band songs with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Frank Sinatra.
Life and career She began performing at age 4, and by age 9 had a regular radio show performing as Baby Yvonne Marie, the Little Princess of the Air.
After a number of regional successes and winning the Major Bowes contest, she was hired by Harry James, who asked her to change her name. She and James both later joined Tommy Dorsey, and Haines credited Dorsey with developing her style further. Haines performed in a number of films, including Duchess of Idaho.
She died in Clearwater Beach, Florida of myasthenia gravis.
Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American drummer, who achieved most of his fame by drumming for the band Blink-182.
On September 20, 2008, Barker was injured when the Learjet in which he was flying crashed outside of Columbia, South Carolina. The jet, a Lear 60, was headed for Van Nuys, California. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane was departing the airport, when air traffic controllers saw sparks emanating from the plane, which went off the runway, smashed through a fence, crossed a nearby road, slammed into an embankment and caught fire. Barker had performed the night before at an event with former Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell, Gavin DeGraw and DJ AM. Barker is listed in critical condition, and was transported to the Augusta Georgia Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia.
DJ AM was also injured in the crash and is also listed in critical condition. Four others were killed in the crash, three males and one female, with autopsies being performed to identify the bodies. Two of the deceased were crew members, and two were passengers, including Chris Baker, Barker’s personal assistant. Columbia Mayor Bob Coble said of the accident, "It’s absolutely terrible and tragic."
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Grammy Award-winning singer Natalie Cole has been hospitalized in New York after suffering a setback in her battle against Hepatitis C, her spokeswoman said on Friday. Cole, the 58-year-old daughter of legendary singer Nat King Cole, has canceled her tour dates for October but is expected to make a full recovery, the spokeswoman told Reuters. Cole’s unexpected hospitalization was first reported by Entertainment Tonight.
Norman Jesse Whitfield (943 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter and producer, best known for his work with Berry Gordy’s Motown label during the 1960s. He is credited as being one of the creators of the Motown Sound, as well as one of the major instrumental figures in the late-60s sub-genre of psychedelic soul.
Whitfield died on September 16, 2008 after a long bout with diabetes, among other illnesses.
Richard William Wright (July 28, 1943 – September 15, 2008) was a self-taught pianist and keyboardist best known for his long career with Pink Floyd. Though not as prolific a songwriter as his bandmates Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and David Gilmour, he wrote significant parts of the music for classic albums such as Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, as well as for Pink Floyd’s final studio album The Division Bell. Wright’s richly textured keyboard layers were a vital ingredient and a distinctive characteristic of Pink Floyd’s sound. In addition, Wright frequently sang background and occasionally lead vocals onstage and in the studio with Pink Floyd (most notably on the songs "Time," "Echoes," and on the Syd Barrett composition "Astronomy Domine").
Death of Richard Wright Richard Wright died of cancer on 15 September 2008. Richard Wright was 65 years old at the time of his death
Charlie Walker (November 2, 1926 – September 12, 2008) was a country musician. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1967.
Born in Copeville, Texas, Walker worked as a DJ in the early 1950s before signing with Decca Records. His first hit, "Only You, Only You," was co-written with Jack Newman and reached #9 on the country chart in January 1956. Walker later signed with Columbia and reached #2 with a Harlan Howard song, "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down." His other hits include "Who Will Buy the Wine," "Wild as a Wildcat," "Don’t Squeeze My Charmin," and "I Wouldn’t Take Her To A Dog Fight Even If I Thought That She Could Win." Walker died in Nashville on September 12, 2008.
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 –