Death in News

Nancy Dolman, Martin Short's wife, had suffered from cancer since 2007, but the cause of her death has not been made public.

Nancy Dolman was 58 years old at the time of her death.
Dolman and Short were married for 30 years.

Nancy Dolman (1952 - August 21, 2010) was a Canadian comic actress. She is most notable for her recurring role as Annie Selig Tate on the ABC cult sitcom "Soap", "Second City Television" and "Custard Pie". She also appeared in her husband Martin Short's critically acclaimed 1985 cable television special Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas.

1. Mel Gibson was uninjured after crashing his Maserati sports car into a hillside on Malibu Canyon Road.
2. A key witness in the Mel Gibson assault case (the babysitter) has died of cancer.

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Ted Koppel's 40-year-old son was found dead in a Washington Heights apartment early Monday after a daylong drinking binge, police sources said.

The cause of Andrew Koppel's death has not been determined pending autopsy results.

* Coroner declared that he died from acute pneumonia and severe anemia which is what killed Brittany Murphy.

Simon Monjack, Brittany Murphy's husband, was found dead in the same house (same room) where Brittaney Murphy died.

Brittany Murphy's mother found Simon Monjack's body.  She was the one who called 911 when Brittany Murphy was dying.

Simon Mark Monjack (August 5, 1970 – May 23, 2010) was an English writer, director, and producer.  He was the widower of American actress Brittany Murphy.

According to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Monjack, 39, was pronounced dead after the Los Angeles Fire Department was called there for a medical emergency, according to police. His cause of death was not immediately known. Law enforcement sources say Brittany's mother, Sharon, found Monjack unconscious in the master bedroom around 9:20PM, and then called 911. A short death investigation ended when police announced that suicide and foul play were ruled out. Prescription pill bottles were found in the home and seems Simon Monjack's death was accidental.

In January 2010, Monjack's mother, Linda Monjack, told People that her son was "unwell, and the doctors are carrying out tests. On whether he has a heart problem it is not really for me to say, you must ask him, but yes, there have been health problems in the past. I believe it's common knowledge, and it’s been in the press that he had a slight heart attack a week from Brittany's death coming back from Puerto Rico."

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• Brittany Murphy, voice of Luanne from King of the Hill 32 (Dec, 20 2009)
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On February 26, 2010, Osmond's adopted son Michael (18) committed suicide, by jumping to his death. Michael leapt from the floor of his apartment building in Los Angeles, California. He had reportedly battled severe depression for most of his life and had been in rehabilitation at the age of 16

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Orlando's SeaWorld suspended its famous orca shows after a killer whale lived up to his name Wednesday, drowning a trainer in front of horrified onlookers.

Police said 40-year-old Dawn Brancheau slipped and fell into his pool, but a witness said the orca rose up from the water and grabbed her by the waist and shook her

• On February 22, 2010, former vice president Dick Cheney was admitted to George Washington University Hospital after experiencing chest pains. His doctors are evaluating the situation and he is resting comfortably, according to a statement by his staff.

• On February 22, 2010 Bob Dole (1996 presidential nominee)was hospitalized for pneumonia.

• On February 20, 2010, Alexander Haig died from complications from a staphylococcal infection

  Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr. (December 2, 1924 – February 20, 2010) was a United States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He also served as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, the number-two ranking officer in the Army, and as Supreme Allied Commander Europe commanding all U.S. and NATO forces in Europe.

Nodar Kumaritashvili (November 25, 1988 – February 12, 2010) was a Georgian luger who had competed since 2008. He finished 44th in the 2008-09 Luge World Cup. Kumaritishvili is the third sportsman who died in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.

Accident & death of Nodar Kumaritashvili
Kumaritashvili qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics. During a training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre Kumaritashvili was injured after serious accident. He flew off the track and hit a support column. His injuries apparently required medical personnel to perform chest compressions. He was reportedly going 90 mph (144.3 km/h) when he hit the concrete post. He succumbed to his injuries in a Vancouver hospital.

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Jean Biden, who raised her son Vice President Joe Biden to believe in what he called ''America's creed ... everyone is your equal,'' died Friday after falling ill in recent days. She was 92.

In a statement, the vice president said she died in Wilmington surrounded by her family and loved ones. She had suffered a broken hip in a fall in March 2009.

The October 26, 2009 show for the Working on a Dream Tour in Kansas City, Missouri was canceled an hour before its scheduled start time due to the death of Lenny Sullivan, Springsteen's cousin and assistant road manager.

He was found at the Intercontinental Hotel, Kansas City MO

• Sep 29, 2009: Thailand's 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej spent his 12th day in a Bangkok hospital Wednesday with fever and inflammation in his lungs. 
• Sep 23, 2009: Former Panama president Endara die
• Sep 28, 2009: The real life Lucy from the Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" has died after a long fight against lupus
• Sep 27, 2009: Gap co-founder Donald Fisher dies 81

A concert stage for upcoming Madonna collapsed yesterday (July 16, 2009). Two stage workers died from this accident at the Velodrome in Marseilles, France

53 yr old French worker died on scene.
A British worker died the day after.

Madonna is scheduled to perform on Sunday

A woman who missed Air France Flight 447 that crashed last week died in an auto accident, the London Times Online reported today.

1. May 30, 2009 - Sudan's Former President Nimeiri died 79
2. May 30, 2009 - Former Israeli president Ephraim Katzir died 93
3. May 23, 2009 - Former South Korea president committed suicide at 62