July 1, 2009
Don’t leave home without it…
(CBS/ AP)
The family of Karl Malden, the Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actor, said Wednesday he had died at age 97.
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CBS Radio news correspondent Sam Litzinger reports Malden was known for his bulbous nose, bullhorn voice and a certain gruffness he brought to more than six decades of acting roles.
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Whether playing heavies such as the police inspector in Alfred Hitchcock’s “I Confess,” or heroes like the priest in 1954’s “On the Waterfront,” his talent got him cast in a slew of prestigious movies.
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Then he switched to television, and was nominated for 4 Emmys for “The Streets of San Francisco.”
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Malden claimed to have loved every TV show and movie he’d ever been in — even the bad ones. The actor said working was what kept him going.
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He’ll also be remembered for the 21 years he spent pitching commercials.
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| “Don’t leave home without them,” he memorably warned in ads for American Express traveler’s checks. |
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June 28, 2009
OMG! Is that four, or the start of another three?
Tampa police say Billy Mays, the television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50. |
Authorities say Mays was pronounced dead this morning after being found by his wife at home. There were no signs of a break-in, and investigators do not suspect foul play. The coroner’s office expects to have an autopsy done by Monday afternoon.
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Mays’ wife, Deborah Mays, says the family doesn’t expect to make any public statements and asked for privacy.
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Mays was also featured on the reality TV show “Pitchmen” on the Discovery Channel, which followed Mays and Anthony Sullivan in their marketing jobs.
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June 25, 2009
Poor Farrah – Upstaged again!
Entertainer Michael Jackson has died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest, according to multiple reports including the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press. CNN has not confirmed his death. full story |
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June 25, 2009
(CNN) — Entertainer Michael Jackson was taken to a hospital on Thursday, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department official. |
Fire Capt. Steve Ruda told CNN a 911 call came in from a west Los Angeles residence at 12:21 p.m. and the patient was treated and transferred to the UCLA Medical Center. |
Asked specifics of the patient’s condition, the spokesman said he could not discuss them because of federal privacy laws.
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