Rennie Davis, Chicago Seven activist, has died at 80
February 3, 2021 / 9:13 PM / AP The story of the Chicago 7 trial
Rennie Davis, one of the Chicago Seven activists who was tried for organizing an anti-Vietnam War protest outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago that turned violent, has died. He was 80.
Davis died on Tuesday of lymphoma at his home in Berthoud, Colorado, his wife, Kirsten Liegmann, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
A longtime peace activist, Davis was national director of the community organizing program for the anti-war Students for a Democratic Society and was a protest coordinator for the Chicago convention.
Famed private investigator Jack Palladino dies after being attacked outside his San Francisco home
cbsnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbsnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sophie Xeon, Grammy-Nominated Musician and DJ, Dies at 34 TheWrap 1/30/2021 © TheWrap sophie xeon
Sophie Xeon, the Grammy-nominated musician, DJ and producer, died Saturday after an accidental fall in Athens, Greece, her representatives said. She was 34. True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell. She will always be here with us, according to a statement from her music labels, Future Classic and Transgressive. The family thanks everyone for their love and support and request privacy at this devastating time.
Sophie, who went by her first name, received a Grammy nomination in 2018 in the dance/electronic album category for her first and only album, Oil of Every Pearl s Un-Insides.
Cicely Tyson, iconic award-winning actress, has died at 96 By Peter Martinez
January 29, 2021 / 6:47 AM / CBS News
Cicely Tyson, the award-winning actress who trailblazed a career across several decades and appeared in countless TV shows, films and Broadway plays, died Thursday at age 96, according to her manager. Tyson s role as a sharecropper s wife in the film Sounder landed her an Oscar nomination in 1973. With heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely Tyson announces her peaceful transition this afternoon, Tyson s family said in a statement from her manager. At this time, please allow the family their privacy.
Tyson, who first entered the spotlight as a model, was well-known across the entertainment industry, earning two Emmy Awards best lead actress in a drama and best actress in a special for her role as a former slave in the 1974 TV drama The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. In a defining moment of the film, Pittman walks up and drink
Cloris Leachman Appreciation: Versatile Actress Had a Gift, and Kept on Giving
From “Kiss Me Deadly” to “The Croods,” Phyllis Lindstrom to Frau Blücher, her paintbox ranneth overAlonso Duralde | January 27, 2021 @ 4:02 PM Last Updated: January 27, 2021 @ 4:33 PM
Cloris Leachman in 1975 s Crazy Mama (Photo by New World Pictures/Getty Images)
When eulogizing screen performers, we often look at an Academy Award as either the launchpad or the apex of an actor’s life. In the case of Cloris Leachman, who died Wednesday at the age of 94, her Oscar was just one milestone in the career of an exceedingly versatile character actress.
vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.