Year: 2009

Guitarist and songwriter Stephen Bruton, who had played with Kris Kristofferson for nearly 40 years and whose songs had been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett and others, has died. He was 60.

Bruton died Saturday of complications of throat cancer in Los Angeles,

Stephen Bruton Guitar Solo

Wayne "Ean" Evans (died May 6, 2009) was the bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd from 2001 until his death. He joined the band following the death of Leon Wilkeson.

Death of Ean Evans
In late 2008 Ean was diagnosed with cancer. Lynyrd Skynyrd is carrying on their 2009 tour with a replacement and Johnny Van Zant asked audiences to pray for Evans.

Evans died on May 6, 2009 in Mississippi, following his battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Eva and their two daughters, Sydney and Andrea.

Lynyrd Skynyrd
Following the death of Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Leon Wilkeson, the call came to Ean to continue on for his fallen friend. He joined the current line up of Lynyrd Skynyrd on August 11, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada, carrying on for Leon, beginning his own chapter of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Legacy.

 

Jane Randolph, born Jane Roemer (October 30, 1915 – May 4, 2009), was an American film actress. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio and died in Gstaad, Switzerland.

After growing up in Kokomo, Indiana, she moved to Hollywood in 1939 in an attempt to start a movie career. She was eventually picked up by Warner Bros. and appeared in bit movie roles in 1941.

She made 20 films between 1941 and 1948, then married Jaime del Amo, who would help develop Del Amo Shopping Center on family land in Torrance. 

In 1942, RKO picked up the contract of the poised actress and she received a leading lady role in Highways by Night (1942). She became known for her roles in film noir, which included Jealousy (1945) and Railroaded! (1947), and in a few popular but inexpensive horror films, including Cat People (1942) and The Curse of the Cat People (1944).

One of her last movies was the comic thriller Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). A year later she married and retired to Spain and began the life of a socialite. In later years she returned to Los Angeles, but also maintained a home in Switzerland.

Death of Jane Randolph
Jane Randolph died May 4 in Gstaad, Switzerland, after surgery on a broken hip.
Jane Randolph was 93 at the time of her death

Cat People – Original Trailer 1942

Dominick "Dom" DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009) was a Golden Globe – nominated American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, and chef. He is the husband of actress Carol Arthur, and the father of actor, writer, director Peter DeLuise, and actors David DeLuise and Michael DeLuise

Death of Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise died in his sleep, peacefully, at Los Angeles hospital after a long illness.
Dom DeLuise was 75 years old at the time of his death.

DeLuise is probably best known as a regular in Mel Brooks’s films. He appeared in The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie, History of the World, Part I, Spaceballs & Robin Hood: Men in Tights. In Silent Movie (1976), Brooks plays a film director and his strange friends, DeLuise (as "Dom Bell") and Marty Feldman, struggle to produce the first major silent film in forty years. Brooks’s late wife, actress Anne Bancroft, directed Dom in Fatso (1980). He also had a cameo in Johnny Dangerously as the Pope, and in Jim Henson’s The Muppet Movie as a wayward Hollywood talent agent who comes across Kermit the Frog singing "The Rainbow Connection" in the film’s opening scene.

Dean Martin & Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise’s Filmography & TV works on next page

Filmography
tom thumb (1958)
Diary of a Bachelor (1964)
Fail-Safe (1964)
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
The Busy Body (1967)
What’s So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
The Twelve Chairs (1970)
Norwood (1970)
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)
Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother (1975)
Silent Movie (1976)
The World’s Greatest Lover (1977)
Sextette (1978)
The End (1978)
The Cheap Detective (1978)
The Muppet Movie (1979) (cameo)
Hot Stuff (1979) (also director)
The Last Married Couple in America (1980)
Fatso (1980)
Wholly Moses (1980)
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
History of the World, Part I (1981)
The Cannonball Run (1981)
Peter-No-Tail (1981) (voice in English dubbed version)
The Secret of NIMH (1982) (voice)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
An American Tail (1986) (voice)
A Taxi Driver in New York (1987)
Spaceballs (1987) (voice only)
Going Bananas (1988)
Oliver & Company (1988) (voice)
The Princess and the Dwarf (1989)
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) (voice)
Loose Cannons (1990)
Driving Me Crazy (1991)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) (voice)
Munchie (1992) (voice only)
The Magic Voyage (1992) (voice)
Almost Pregnant (1992)
The Skateboard Kid (1993) (voice only)
Happily Ever After (1993) (voice)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Don’t Drink the Water (1994)
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
A Troll in Central Park (1994) (voice)
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) (voice)
Red Line (1996)
Boys Will Be Boys (1997)
The Good Bad Guys (1997)
Between the Sheets (1998) (Cameo)
The Godson (film) (1998)
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998) (voice)
Baby Geniuses (1999)
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999) (voice)
Lion of Oz (2000) (voice)
The Brainiacs.com (2000)
It’s All About You (2001)
Always Greener (2001)
My X-Girlfriend’s Wedding Reception (2001)
Remembering Mario (2003) (voice only)
Girl Play (2004)
Breaking the Fifth (2004)
Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm (2006) (voice)

Television
Amazing Stories (TV series) (1 Episode Guilt Trip)
The Entertainers (1964–1965)
The Dean Martin Summer Show (regular performer in 1966)
The Dom DeLuise Show (1968) (summer replacement for Jackie Gleason)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (regular performer from 1971 – 1972)
The Roman Holidays (1972) (cancelled after four months)
The Dean Martin Show (regular performer from 1972 – 1973)
Lotsa Luck (1973–1974)
Only with Married Men (1974)
The Muppet Show (1977) [Guest]
Happy (1983) (also executive producer)
The Dom DeLuise Show (1987 – 1988)
21 Jump Street (1989)
Die Laughing (1990)
Timmy’s Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas (1991) (voice)
Fievel’s American Tails (1991 – 1992) (voice)
Candid Camera (host from 1991 – 1992)
The Ren & Stimpy Show (cast member from 1993 – 1995) (voice)
Married… With Children (1993) (voice)
Burke’s Law (1994–1995)
seaQuest DSV (1994)
Tin Soldier (1995)
Shari’s Passover Surprise (1996)
3rd Rock from the Sun (1997)
Dexter’s Laboratory
Cow and Chicken
Hercules: The Animated Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1998)
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996 – 1999) (voice)
Charlie Horse Music Pizza (1998 – 1999)
Stargate SG-1 episode "Urgo" (2000)
Robot Chicken (2005) (guest voice)
"Spaceballs: The Animated Series" (2008) (voice)

On May 3, 2009, the two year anniversary of the release of his shirtless hamburger eating exploits, David Hasselhoff was rushed to the hospital for alcohol poisoning with a blood alcohol concentration of .39, almost 5 times the legal limit.

Jack French Kemp, (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and professional football player. In the 1996 election, he was Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole’s running mate for Vice President. He had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries. Kemp began his political career with nine terms as a Congressman for Western New York, from 1971 to 1989, and subsequently served as Housing Secretary in the George H. W. Bush administration.

Death of Jack Kemp
Jack Kemp died of Cencer at the age of 73

Before politics, Kemp was a professional quarterback for 13 years in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), and American Football League (AFL). He served as captain of both the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills and earned the AFL Most Valuable Player award in 1965 after leading the Bills to a second consecutive championship. He played in the AFL for all 10 years of its existence, appeared in its All-Star game seven times, played in its championship game five times, and set many of the league’s career passing records. Kemp also co-founded the AFL Players Association, for which he served five terms as president. During the early part of his football career, he served in the United States Army Reserve.

After his days in political office, Kemp remained active as a political advocate and commentator, and served on corporate and non-profit organization boards. He also authored, co-authored, and edited several books. He promoted American football and advocated for retired professional football players. Kemp was the benefactor of Pepperdine University’s Jack F. Kemp Institute of Political Economy. In January 2009, he was diagnosed with cancer.

 

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Paul Perschmann (born ? – died April 28, 2009) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring-name, "Playboy" Buddy Rose.

Death of "Playboy" Buddy Rose
On April 28, 2009, Rose was found dead in his home in Vancouver, Washington by his wife. The medical examiner attributed his death to natural causes. Rose was known to have problems with blood sugar and diabetes

Vern Gosdin (August 5, 1934 – April 28, 2009) was an American country music singer. He idolized The Louvin Brothers and The Blue Sky Boys as a young man and sang in a gospel quartet called The Gosdin Brothers. Nicknamed "The Voice," an inheritor of the soulful honky tonk style of Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard rose to the top of the business and notched hit after barroom hit. Some of these scored hits in the 1970s and 1980s, included "Chiseled in Stone," "Set ’em Up Joe," "I’m Still Crazy," "That Just About Does It," "If You’re Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)," "Today My World Slipped Away," "Slow Burning Memory," "This Ain’t My First Rodeo," "Way Down Deep" and "I Can Tell By The Way You Dance (You’re Gonna Love Me Tonight)."

Death of Vern Gosdin
Gosdin, who suffered a stroke at the start of April 2009, died peacefully in his sleep at a Nashville hospital the evening of April 28, 2009 at the age of 74

Vern Gosdin – Chiseled in Stone

 

Beatrice “Bea” Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American comedian, actress and singer. In an ongoing career spanning seven decades, Arthur achieved success as the title character, Maude Findlay, on the 1970s sitcom Maude, and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls. Arthur won an Emmy for each of those roles.

Death of Bea Arthur

Arthur died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said. She had cancer, Watt said, declining to give further details ccording to

Early life
Arthur was born Bernice Frankel to Philip and Rebecca Frankel in New York City on May 13, 1922. Her family soon moved to Maryland where her parents operated a women’s clothing shop. She attended the now-defunct Blackstone College in Blackstone, Virginia where she was active in drama productions. She became a medical technologist before World War II.

Theater
Arthur began her acting career as a member of an off Broadway theater group at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City in the late 1940s.

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Bea Arthur’s filmography & Television credits continues next page

Television credits
Kraft Television Theatre (1951-1958)
Studio One (1951-1953)
Max Liebman Presents: Kaleidoscope (1955)
Caesar’s Hour (regular performer 1954–1956)
The Seven Lively Arts (1958)
Omnibus (1958)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1958)
The George Gobel Show (1959)
The Perry Como Show (1961)
All in The Family (1971 & 1972)
Maude (1972–1978)
The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973)
The Mike Douglas Show (1974 & 1980)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1974-1975-1976-1977-1980-1985-1986-1990)
Dinah (1975 & 1976)
Saturday Night Live (1976 & 1979)
Cos (1976)
Laugh-In (1977)
CBS: On the Air (1978)
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979)
The Beatrice Arthur Special (1980)
Soap (1980)
History of the World Part I (1981)
Omnibus (1981)
Nights of 100 Stars (1982)
Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (1982)
Amanda’s (1983) (canceled after 4 months)
a.k.a. Pablo (1984)
P.O.P. (1984)
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Circus of the Stars #10 (1985)
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986)
Walt Disney World’s 15th Birthday Celebration (1986)
Late Night with David Letterman (1986)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1986)
The 13th Annual People’s Choice Awards (1987)
This is Your Life" (1987)
The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987)
Comic Relief ’87 (1987)
Family Comedy Hour (1987)
Irving Berlin’s 100th Birthday Celebration (1988)
Circus of the Stars #13 (1988)
Empty Nest (1989)
Aspel & Company (1990)
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990)
Dame Edna’s Hollywood (1991)
The Howard Stern Show (1992)
Guest Night (1992)
6th Annual Americam Comedy Awards (1992)
The Golden Palace (1992)
This Joint Is Jumpin’ (1993)
The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993)
Boulevard Bio (1993)
Sean’s Show (1993)
Jerry Herman’s Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994)
Bob Hope: Happy 91st Birthday, Bob (1994)
 50 Years of Funny Females (1995)
The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996)
Dave’s World (cast member 1996 & 1997)
The Rosie O’Donnell Show (1997)
The RuPaul Show (1998)
Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute Part 1" (1998)
The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999)
Beggars and Choosers (1999)
The Martin Short Show (1999)
So Graham Norton (2000)
Intimate Portrait: Rue McClanahan (2000)
Malcolm in the Middle Dewey’s babysitter in the season one finale (2000)
E! True Hollywood Story: All in the Family (2000)
Intimate Portrait: Estelle Getty (2001)
Futurama as "Femputer" in "Amazon Women in the Mood" (2001)
Today (2001)
The View (2002)
CBS News Sunday Morning (2002)
The Rosie O’Donnell Show (2002)
Good Morning America (2002)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2002)
The Big O! True West Hollywood Story (2002)
TV Most Censored Moments (2002)
TV Tales: The Golden Girls (2002)
Open Mike with Mike Bullard (2002)
Because I Said So (2002)
Inside TV Land: Taboo Tv (2002)
Intimate Portrait: Bea Arthur (2003)
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003)
Rove Live (2003)
Through The Keyhole (2003)
Broadway: The Golden Age by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
The Golden Girls Their Greatest Moments (2003)
Today with Des and Mel (2003)*Richard and Judy (2003)
The Terry and Gaby Show (2003)
The Second Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2004)
The Best of So Graham Norton (2004)
Inside TV Land: Primetime Politics (2004)
TV’s Greatest Sidekicks (2004)
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005)
TV Land Confidential (2005)
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David’s mother on the season five finale (2005)
Entertainment Tonight (2006)
Biography: Bea Arthur (2006)
The View (2007)
TV Land Confidential (2007)
Entertainment Tonight (2007)
Back to the Grind (2007)
Entertainment Weekly & TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons (2007)
Entertainment Tonight (2008)
The 6th Annual TV Land Awards (2008)
Entertainment Tonight (2008)

Theatre performances
Lysistrata (1947)
The Dog Beneath the Skin (1947)
Yerma (1947)
No Exit (1948)
The Taming of the Shrew (1948)
Six Characters in Search of an Author (1948)
The Owl and the Pussycat (1948)
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (1949)
Yes is for a Very Young Man (1949)
The Creditors (1949)
Heartbreak House (1949)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1951)
Personal Appearance (1951)
Candle Light (1951)
Love or Money (1951)
The Voice of the Turtle (1951)
The New Moon (1953)
The Threepenny Opera (1954)
What’s the Rush? (1955)
Shoestring Revue (1955)
Plain and Fancy (1955)
Seventh Heaven (1955)
Mistress of the Inn (1956)
The Ziegfeld Follies (1956)
Nature’s Way (1957)
Ulysses in Nighttown (1958)
The Gay Divorcee at the Cherry Lane (1960)
A Matter of Position (1962)
Fiddler on the Roof (1964)
Mame (1966)
The Floating Lightbulb (1981)
La Fille du Regiment (1994)
Bermuda Avenue Triangle (1995-1996)
Angela Lansbury – A Celebration (November 17, 1996) (benefit concert)
After Play (1997-1998)
Strike Up The Band (2000)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Westport, Connecticut (July 28-30, 2000)
And Then There’s Bea United States Tour (April 24, 2001 – January 13, 2002)
Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends in New York, New York (January 29, 2002 – April 14, 2002)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Santa Fe, New Mexico (September 24, 2002)
And Then There’s Bea in Melbourne, Australia (October 15-27, 2002)
 And Then There’s Bea in Sydney, Australia (October 29 – November 10, 2002)
Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends in Toronto, Canada (November 20 – December 8, 2002)
And Then There’s Bea in Johannesburg, South Africa (August 12-24, 2003)
And Then There’s Bea in Cape Town, South Africa (August 26 – September 7, 2003)
Bea Arthur at The Savoy in London, England (September 15 – October 18, 2003)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Los Angeles, California (January 31 – February 1, 2004)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Saugatuck, Michigan (May 22-23, 2004)
A Celebration of Life in Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2004)
Bea Arthur at the El Portal in North Hollywood, California (August 5-8, 2004)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Provincetown, Massachusetts (August 21, 2004)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Columbus, Georgia (October 30, 2004)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Nyack, New York (March 4-6, 2005)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 17, 2005)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Mount Pleasant, Michigan (April 19, 2005)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Atlantic City, New Jersey (June 3-4, 2005)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Holmdel, New Jersey (June 7, 2005)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Las Vegas, Nevada (August 27, 2005)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Hampton, Virginia (September 16-17, 2005)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Alexandria, Virginia (September 22, 2005)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Geneva, New York (September 24, 2005)
Bea Arthur Back on Broadway (at 95th Street) in New York, New York (November 21, 2005)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in San Francisco, California (January 7, 2006)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Salem, Oregon (January 21, 2006)
Bea Arthur Back at the El Portal in North Hollywood, California (February 16-19, 2006)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in Scottsdale, Arizona (February 24-25, 2006)
An Evening with Bea Arthur in University Park, Illinois (March 19, 2006)

Filmography
That Kind of Woman (1959)
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
Mame (1974)
History of the World: Part I (1981) (cameo)
My First Love (1988)
For Better or For Worse (1996)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) (cameo)
Enemies of Laughter (2000)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) (documentary)
Broadway: Beyond The Golden Age (2009) (documentary)

Awards & Nominations

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
1989 Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical for: "The Golden Girls"

1988 Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical for: "The Golden Girls"

1987 Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical for: "The Golden Girls"

1986 Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical for: "The Golden Girls"

1978 Nominated Best TV Actress – Musical/Comedy for: "Maude"

1976 Nominated Best TV Actress – Musical/Comedy for: "Maude"

1975 Nominated Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for: Mame

1974 Nominated Best TV Actress – Musical/Comedy for: "Maude"

1973 Nominated Best TV Actress – Musical/Comedy for: "Maude"

EMMY AWARDS
2000 Nominated Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for: "Malcolm in the Middle" For playing "Mrs. White".

1989 Nominated Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: "The Golden Girls"

1988 Won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: "The Golden Girls"

1987 Nominated Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: "The Golden Girls"

1986 Nominated Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: "The Golden Girls"

1978 Nominated Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music for: "Laugh-In"

1978 Nominated Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: "Maude"

1977 Won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: "Maude"

1976 Nominated Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: "Maude"

1974 Nominated Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: "Maude"

1973 Nominated Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series for: "Maude"