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America’s Greatest Obituary Writer
Forget about the funny pages. If Kay Powell wrote for your paper, you dove straight into the death notices.
OBITUARY
Matthew Henson, the Arctic Explorer Who Stood on Top of the World
Remembering the man who probably beat Robert Peary to the North Pole, but didn’t get the credit he deserved until years later.
Weather Channel Meteorologist Dave Schwartz Dies at Age 63
You weren’t Dave Schwartz’s audience. You were his friend.
Margaret Vinci Heldt, Creator of the Beehive Hairdo
Just like the decade it came to represent, the beehive was revolutionary.
Les Waas, Writer of the Mister Softee Jingle
He was also president of the Procrastination Club of America.
Ray Tomlinson, Pioneer of Email and the @ Symbol, Dies at Age 74
Tomlinson developed the first network person-to-person email in 1971.
New Jersey Fossil Haven Might Reveal What Killed Off the Dinosaurs
A quarry pit may hold clues pointing to a mass extinction more than 65 million years ago.
Remembering Oliver Sacks
The author of "Awakenings" and "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" died today. Let's celebrate him.
Who's Buried in Westminster Abbey?
London's Westminster Abbey is not only a grand and glorious place of worship, but also the final resting place of hundreds of history's most famous figures.
5 Stories About Shirley Temple
Former child actress Shirley Temple has passed away at the age of 85. But thanks to DVDs (and Turner Classic Movies), she will remain a dimpled, curly-topped 5-year-old for generations to come. We hope you enjoy these fun facts about the life and career o
The Stories Behind Donna Summer's Biggest Hits
© JONAS CUNHA/dpa/Corbis Disco Queen Donna Summer has passed away after a battle with lung cancer at age 63. Even though her name is always automatically entwined with disco, it was a sobriquet that she was never fully comfortable with. And rightfully so
Remembering Levon Helm
Yesterday Levon Helm, the multi-instrumentalist best known as the singer and drummer for The Band, died after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 71. Helm was a southern gentleman, owner of one of rock and roll’s all-time great beards, easily the ge
RIP Dick Clark (1929-2012)
© Bettmann/CORBIS Since so much will be written about Dick Clark’s tenure on American Bandstand and the Pyramid game shows elsewhere, we'll try to provide you with some Dick Clark stories you may not necessarily read in the various official obituaries. F
11 of the Most Beloved Sherman Brothers Songs
Whether you’re a Disney fan or not, chances are pretty good that you’ve had a Sherman Brothers song firmly stuck in your head at one point or another. The songwriting duo got their big break when Annette Funicello turned one of their songs – “Tall Paul
RIP Ralph McQuarrie, Star Wars Visionary
Geekdom lost an important figure over the weekend – Ralph McQuarrie died at the age of 82. Many people won't know the name, but they will undoubtedly know his work as a concept artist on everything from Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Cocoon to th
RIP Davy Jones: Remembering The Monkees
To quote a song from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Ltd, it’s Hard to Believe. Davy Jones, the cuddly member of the Monkees, the master of the maracas, and the guy with the fanciest footwork, has left us at the age of 66. Davy Jones, whom every g
10 Videos Spanning the Career of Whitney Houston
Vocal legend Whitney Houston died yesterday at the Beverly Hilton. She was 48. Here are ten videos that encompass her
Remembering Christopher Hitchens
by Matthew Hickman and Andrew
RIP Harry Morgan
Prolific character actor Harry Morgan has left us after a brief bout with pneumonia. Depending upon your age, you might remember Morgan as Pete Porter, the next-door neighbor on December Bride (a role that he played so well he was given a spin-off series,