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Al Feldstein, who headed Mad magazine, dies Apr 30, 3:17 PM (ET) BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Al Feldstein, whose 28 years at the helm of Mad transformed the satirical magazine into a pop culture institution, has died. He was 88. The Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory says Feldstein died...

Earl Morrall, QB, dead at 89 Earl Morrall is widely viewed as the most successful backup quarterback in NFL history. (AP) Earl Morrall, who helped quarterback the NFL's only undefeated team and won three Super Bowls in a 21-year career in which he was mostly famous for being a backup, has...

Country music singer Kevin Sharp dies at age 43 Apr 20, 7:28 PM (ET) FAIR OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Kevin Sharp, a country music singer who recorded multiple chart-topping songs and survived a well-publicized battle with cancer, has died. He was 43. His sister Mary Huston said Sharp died at his...

Garcia Marquez, Nobel laureate, dies at 87 Apr 17, 5:12 PM (ET) By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and FRANK BAJAK MEXICO CITY (AP) - Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez crafted intoxicating fiction from the fatalism, fantasy, cruelty and heroics of the world that set his mind churning as a child...

Ultimate Warrior dead at 54, days after WWE Hall of Fame induction Updated at 05:20 AM today April 9, 2014 (WLS) -- The WWE says one of its superstars, who just days ago was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, has died. The Ultimate Warrior, 54, began his WWE career in 1987 and quickly went...

Comedian John Pinette dead at 50 By Associated Press on Apr 6, 2014 at 9:48PM John Pinette, the chubby stand-up comedian who portrayed a hapless carjacking victim in the final episode of Seinfeld, has died. He was 50. Pinette died of natural causes Saturday at a hotel in Pittsburgh, the...

Savings and loan figure Charles Keating dies at 90 AP source: Charles Keating Jr., leading figure in 1980s savings and loan scandal, dead at 90 Associated Press By Bob Christie, Associated Press 13 hours ago PHOENIX (AP) -- Charles H. Keating Jr., the notorious financier who served prison...

An idea for a new series: GRISSOM'S ISLAND. The ship set sail for a three hour tour... A three hour tour. The former CSI and his wife The homicide detective The lab rat and the rest They solve crimes using coconuts and sea shells.

House music legend Frankie Knuckles dead at 59 Apr 1, 5:38 PM (ET) By CARYN ROUSSEAU CHICAGO (AP) - Frankie Knuckles, a Grammy-winning Chicago disc jockey known as the "Godfather of House Music" who worked with artists including Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, has died at age 59. Knuckles...

Maybe CSI can have a special animated episode where the cast of South Park vacation in Las Vegas. Someone gets to shout, "Oh my god! They killed Jimmy!"

Ren, someone posted an article about CBS renewals for next season and mentioned CSI will be back. That article was posted March 16, but doesn't mention the cast. You can read it here: http://talk.csifiles.com/showthread.php?t=69622

Former 'Dynasty' star Kate O'Mara dies at age 74 Mar 30, 10:44 AM (ET) LONDON (AP) - British actress Kate O'Mara, best known for her role in the 1980s soap opera "Dynasty," died Sunday at the age of 74, her agent said. Phil Belfield said O'Mara died in a nursing home in southern England...

Ken Forsse Dead -- Teddy Ruxpin Toy Creator Dies at 77 3/26/2014 12:00 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF Ken Forsse -- the creator of the talking Teddy Ruxpin toy bear -- is dead at 77. Giving young children nightmares since 1985 -- Teddy Ruxpin was able to move his mouth and eyes while reciting bedtime...

Richard Petty's wife Lynda dies at 72 USA TODAY Sports staff 9:13 p.m. EDT March 25, 2014 Lynda Petty, the wife of seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. She was 72. She was diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma four years ago...

Sheriff: Johnny Cash's great-niece found dead Mar 20, 3:14 PM (ET) COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The great-niece of the late singer Johnny Cash has been found stabbed to death and stuffed in a box in a house, authorities in Tennessee said Thursday. Putnam County Sheriff David Andrews said...

Fred Phelps Sr., leader of Westboro Baptist Church, dies at 84 By Adam Bernstein Thursday, March 20, 11:56 AM Fred Phelps Sr., a fire-and-brimstone preacher whose anti-gay picketing at military funerals inflamed the nation and drew international scorn but was protected by the U.S. Supreme...

Iggy Pop Drummer Scott Asheton Dead at 64 The Wrap By Todd Cunningham Scott Asheton, a founding member and the drummer in the seminal punk rock band the Stooges has died, singer Iggy Pop said on his Facebook page Sunday. “My dear friend Scott Asheton passed away last night,” Pop said in his...

Jack Kinzler, Skylab’s Savior, Dies at 94 By MARGALIT FOXMARCH 14, 2014 Had Jack A. Kinzler not built model planes as a boy, had he not visited the post office as a youth and had he not, as a grown man, purchased four fishing rods at $12.95 apiece, Skylab — the United States’ $2.5 billion...

Comedian David Brenner, 'Tonight Show' Favorite, Dies Associated Press By LYNN ELBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Brenner, the gangly, toothy-grinned "Tonight Show" favorite whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standups, including Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser, died...

Hal Douglas, voice of Hollywood movie trailers, dies at 89 Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hal Douglas, a veteran voice-over artist who worked on trailers for films such as "Philadelphia," "Forrest Gump" and "Lethal Weapon," died at the age of 89 last week, his daughter said on Thursday. He...