By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Ron Glass, who delighted fans as detective Ron Harris on Barney Miller during its TV run from 1974-1982 has died at the age of 71. The actor’s rep confirmed the death to Variety, but had no further details regarding the cause or location.
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Brady Bunch Star Florence Henderson DEAD at 82 – Breaking Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Popular TV Star Florence Henderson, who went from Broadway star to become one of America’s most beloved television moms in “The Brady Bunch,” has died, her manager and her publicist said. She was 82. Henderson died Thursday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, after being hospitalized the day before, […]
Mose Allison Dead at 89
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Popular Jazz and Delta Blues Singer Mose Allison who played piano as well as sang, has died at the age of 89 at his home in Hilton Head, South Carolina. His death was confirmed by the singer and songwriter Amy Allison, his daughter. No cause of death at this time has […]
Gwen Ifill Dead at 61 – Cause of Death Revealed
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report today. Gwen Ifill, one of the classiest and professional ladies to ever deliver the news, has died of cancer at the age of 61. PBS confirmed it just a little while ago with the following statement: “I am very sad to tell you that our dear friend […]
Robert Vaughn Dead at 83 – Cause of DEATH REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Robert Vaughn an extremely talented actor who starred in the 1960’s hit show “The Man From Uncle” has died today at the age of 83. His manager Matthew Sullivan told FOX411 he died surrounded by his family after battling acute leukemia. “Mr. Vaughn passed away at 7:30 this morning,” Sullivan said, […]
Popular 50’s Singer Kay Starr Dead at 94: Cause of Death Revealed
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report. Kay Starr, who had a massive hit in the 1950’s with “Wheel Of Fortune” and “Rock And Wall Waltz” died yesterday at the age of 94 at her home in Los Angeles from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease, which was reported from by her daughter Katherine Yardley. Ms. […]
Pampered Chefs Happy Families: Creole Gumbo with Corn Bread Muffins
By Kristi O’Toole Ingredients: • Gumbo • Hot cooked rice (optional) • 8 oz (250 g) Cajun style Andouille sausage • 3 celery stalks • 1 medium onion • 1 medium red bell pepper
Dead Or Alive Front Man Pete Burns Dead at 57 – Breaking Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report. Pete Burns, the hitmaker who was the front man of the 80’s band Dead Or Alive, has died of cardiac arrest, according to a statement released by his family and management. He was 57. Burns rose to prominence with the 1980s pop hit “You Spin Me Round […]
Eddie Applegate Costar of The Patty Duke Show Dead at 81
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report. Eddie Applegate, an actor best known for playing Patty Lane’s loyal high school sweetheart on the 1960s sitcom “The Patty Duke Show,” died recently in Los Angeles at the age of 81. His death was confirmed by his son Michael, who said Mr. Applegate had been living […]
Kathryn Adams Who Costarred in ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ and Hitchcock’s ‘Saboteur’ Dead at 96
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report. Popular actress Kathryn Adams has died at the age of 96. No cause of death was revealed. Adams appeared in the 1939 version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Alfred Hitchcock’s Saboteur. Adams, who was married to Leave It to Beaver dad Hugh Beaumont for more […]
Pop Idol Bobby Vee DEAD at 73: Cause of Death REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report. Pop idol Bobby Vee has died at the age of 73 from advanced Alzheimer’s Disease. Vee, charted to the top with his “Take Good Care Of My Baby” and helped current winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Bob Dylan get his start. Vee was diagnosed with […]
Rod Temperton Songwriter Of Thriller for Michael Jackson Dead at 66 – Cause of Death REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report today. Long time songwriter Rod Temperton who gained worldwide fame by writing Thriller and Rock With You massive hits for Michael Jackson’s career has died at the age of 66 last week in London. The cause of death was listed in the press release as a “Battle […]
Silky Smooth R & B Singer Kashif DEAD at 56 – Breaking Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Talented singer Kashif Saleem who found success on the charts in the 1980’s has died at the age of 56. The cause of death was not immediately known.His team took to his Twitter account Tuesday to reveal the news. “It is with great sadness we the Family are confirming the passing […]
Stanley Dural, JR AKA Buckweat Who Made Zydeco Music Worldwide DIES at 68 – Cause of Death Revealed
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Stanley Dural, JR., better known as Buckwheat, the famous accordionist whose band carried zydeco music from the Louisiana bayous to a worldwide audience, died yesterday in Lafayette, La. at the age of 68.Ted Fox, his manager and frequent producer, said the cause was lung cancer. Buckwheat lived in the neighboring city […]
Legendary Golfer Arnold Palmer DEAD at 87 – Cause of DEATH REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Beloved legendary golfer Arnold Palmer has died at the age of 87. Palmer, won every major honor the game has to offer along the way in the sport that made him a legend. Alastair Johnson, chief executive of Arnold Palmer Enterprises, told The Golf Channel — which Palmer co-founded, among his […]
Bill Nunn Who Made Radio Raheem a Part of Movie History DEAD at 63 – Cause of Death REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Bill Nunn who lite up the screen in every role he played has died at the age of 63. Nunn, bust into cinema history when he played Radio Raheem, the boombox-toting neighborhood philosopher killed by police officers in Spike Lee’s 1989 film “Do the Right Thing. He passed yesterday and his […]
Explosion in Manhattan New YORK with at Least Two Injured – Breaking WORLD NEWS
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt CNN has just reported that the New York City Police Department is on the scene of an explosion at 23rd Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan. At least two people have been injured, a law enforcement source told CNN. An investigation is ongoing.
TV’s Wyatt Earp Hugh O’Brian DEAD at 91 – Breaking Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report today at the NewzBreaker office. Beloved TV western star Hugh O’Brian who rose to fame as Sheriff Wyatt Earp on TV in what was called, television’s first adult western has died at the age of 91. A representative from HOBY, a philanthropic organization O’Brian founded, says he […]
Character Actor Jon Polito Dead at 65 – Cause of Death REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt 2016 is sadly turning out the year of celebrity deaths. NewzBreaker sadly has another to announce, when character actor Jon Polito, died recently of multiple Myeloma according to his manager Maryellen Mulcahy. I first became aware of Polito in the 1990 gangster flick, Miller’s Crossing, starring Albert Finney and Gabriel Byrne. […]
Legendary Actor Gene Wilder Dies at 83 – Cause of Death REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report… One of the many actors from my childhood watching movies with my Dad has passed away today. Gene Wilder, passed away from a disease that I truly wish they could find a cure for, Alzheimer’s. He was 83. As a young man, Dad took me to so […]
Legendary Political Talk Show Host John McLaughlin DEAD at 89
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report. Longtime talk show host of The McLaughlin Group” John McLaughlin has died at the age of 89. McLaughlin died Tuesday morning, according to an announcement on the Facebook page of “The McLaughlin Group” series. No cause of death was mentioned, but an ailing McLaughlin had missed the […]
Folk Singer Glenn Yarbrough of the Popular Limeliters Dies at 86 – Cause of Death REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report. Glenn Yarbrough a talented folk singer who found fame and fortune with the very popular trio The Limeliters who gave up his career for a life at sea died this past Thursday at the age of 86. His cause of death was complication from dementia which was […]
Beloved Star Wars Star Kenny Baker (R2D2) Dies at 81 – Cause of Death REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report. Beloved British actor Kenny Baker who donned the R2D2 outfit in the mega hit series Star Wars has died at the age of 81 according to his niece, Abigail Shield. Baker was being looked after by Shield’s brother, who found him Saturday morning. Shield said Baker was […]
Pete Fountain Legendary Jazz Clarinetist DEAD at 86: Cause of Death Revealed
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Pete Fountain whose fans loved his playing of Dixieland Jazz on his clarinet has died at the age of 86 from heart failure. A legendary staple in the New Orleans Jazz World, he rose to fame on TV and in the day of record albums. Benny Harrell, Fountain’s son-in-law and manager, […]