Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from being a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star in such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died, CBS News confirmed. She was 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” publicist Heidi Schaeffer said in a statement. Garr battled…
Philadelphia radio host Patty Jackson praises the life and legacy of the late Frankie Beverly Philadelphia radio host Patty Jackson praises the life and legacy of the late Frankie Beverly 02:05 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Frankie Beverly, the Legendary R&B singer and Philadelphia native, has passed away. He was 77. His family shared the heartbreaking news…
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Will Jennings, an Oscar-winning writer behind mega-hits like “My Heart Will Go On” from the movie “Titanic” and “Tears in Heaven”, died at the age of 80, his talent agency confirmed to CBS News. “May his memory be a blessing,” Sam Schwartz with The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc., told CBS News on Sunday. No cause of…
5/22: CBS Morning News 20:14 Charlie Colin, a founding member and former bassist of the band Train, has died at age 58, his sister confirmed to CBS News. Charlie Colin during Train In Concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom July 22, 2003 – New York at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York, United States. …
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Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday. Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, said in an emailed statement the actor he died “due to…
