James Farentino, the veteran tube star perhaps best known for a recurring role on TV's Dynasty and playing George Clooney's estranged dad on ER, has died. He was 73. A family spokesman told the Los Angeles Times that Farentino passed away Tuesday at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after a long illness. MORE: Jaws Star Roy Scheider Dies Farentino shot to fame at the tail end of the studio system in the 1960s as a contract player for Universal Pictures. After winning a Golden Globe for Most...
The story of Ben Breedlove, an Austin, Texas, teenager who suffered from a heart disease for the duration of his life before he died on Christmas day, touched the hearts of all, namely rapper Kid Cudi, with his YouTube videos that have gone viral since his death. Breedlove, 18, died on Christmas after years of battling a heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, according to NBC news affiliate KXAN, which causes the heart muscles to thicken making blood transportation...
When news broke late Sunday night that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il had died, there was pretty much an instant sense of uncertainty and nervousness in Asian markets. The reason for this unease is not hard to ascertain; North Korea is a desperately poor country with a huge military. If the new leader, Kim Jong Un cannot quickly cement his power and authority, there is the threat and risk of civil war, military provocation against South Korea and/or Japan, and a continuation (or escalation)...
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Even as the world changed around him, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il remained firmly in control, ruling absolutely at home and keeping the rest of the world on edge through a nuclear weapons program. Inheriting power from his father in 1994, he led his nation through a devastating famine while frustrating the U.S. and other global powers with an on-again, off-again approach to talks on giving up nuclear arms in return for energy and other assistance. Kim was one...
19 December 2011 Last updated at 08:09 ET By Mark Savage BBC News entertainment reporter One of the more surprising facts about Kim Jong-il was his love of cinema. He reportedly owned more than 20,000 videos and DVDs and counted Elizabeth Taylor among his favourite actresses. "The cinema occupies an important place in the overall development of art and literature. As such it is a powerful ideological weapon for the revolution and construction." So wrote Kim Jong-il in his 1987 essay The...
10.20am Konstantin Pulikovskiy, the Kremlin's former special representative in the far East, has spoken about when he met Kim Jong-il, both pre- and post-stroke. For his money, he does not see any regime change on the horizon: I saw Kim Jong-il before his stroke, I was travelling with him, and at the time he did not have any health problems. I saw him after the stroke and it was like night and day. I think that the main reason for his death was precisely the consequences of his stroke... It...
Natalie Wood drowned off the coast of Catalina Island, but her death — one of Hollywood's enduring mysteries that sprang back into the headlines this week — and life are both tied to Palm Springs. A yacht captain said on national television Friday that he lied to investigators about Wood's mysterious death 30 years ago and blames the actress' husband, Robert Wagner. That interview came a day after homicide detectives unexpectedly reopened the case that had long been classified as a tragic...
2011-11-18 17:08 by Alicia Rancilio Los Angeles - A yacht captain said on national TV on Friday that he lied to investigators about Natalie Wood's mysterious death 30 years ago and blames the actress' husband at the time, Robert Wagner, for her drowning in the ocean off Southern California. The circumstances of her death remain one of Hollywood's enduring mysteries and continue to create renewed intrigue, with homicide detectives on Thursday unexpectedly reopening the case that had long...
(CBS News) Los Angeles homicide detectives will be holding a news conference today to explain why they're taking a new look at the death of Natalie Wood. The actress drowned in the waters off Southern California 30 years ago this month, after a stellar career that began when she was a young girl. She starred in classics from "Miracle on 34th Street" to "Splendor in the Grass" and "West Side Story." She also made headlines by marrying actor Robert Wagner, divorcing him, then re-marrying him...
