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Kaykay
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01-21-2004

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaykay a private message Print Post    
Fashion designer Liz Claiborne dies at 78
Company targeted growing number of women entering workforce in 1970s

NEW YORK - Fashion designer Liz Claiborne, whose styles became a cornerstone of career women’s wardrobes in the 1970s and 1980s, has died, the company she founded said Wednesday. She was 78.

The cause of her death on Tuesday was not immediately known.

Claiborne, who retired from the day-to-day operations in 1989, founded Liz Claiborne Inc. in 1976 along with second husband Art Ortenberg and Leonard Boxer. Their goal was to create a collection of fashions aimed at the growing number of women entering the work force.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 11:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Oh I used to love Liz Clairborne's stuff.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 12:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Kaykay, that is the longest announcement.. haven't see one that long yet.

Sharinia
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09-07-2002

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 1:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sharinia a private message Print Post    
sad... i loved her stuff too

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 1:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
LC is the one brand of clothing that fits me perfectly. Sorry, about her passing, but it looks as if she left the business years ago.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 7:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
I used to wear her things, too. I loved her career clothes.

Lyn
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08-07-2002

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We sell a lot of her stuff at The Bay - clothes, bed and bath linens, jewellery etc

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Friday, June 29, 2007 - 2:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Joel Siegel, movie critic, died of colon cancer. He was 63.

Retired
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07-11-2001

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Link

So sad.



I was just watching the news on ABC when they announced it and did a very nice tribute to him.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, June 29, 2007 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I agree. Very sad. It's like Siskel. Far too soon.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

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This is a wake-up call for all of you who haven't had a colonoscopy to get one soon. We buried my DH son at age 52 after his 6 year battle with that disease. He ignored his symptoms for over a year. What a tragic waste of a good life.

Karen
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09-07-2004

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Same thing with my BF's dad, OG. He would've been 48 or so when he passed, BF was eight at the time. Such a simple procedure...

Sharinia
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09-07-2002

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So sad... Siegel's smile was so uplifting.

I saw his young son on 20/20 last nite and wow was he adorable.

Cablejockey
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12-27-2001

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This news has saddened me and came as a bit of a shock. I knew he was fighting cancer and about the book, but in the last story they did about him, it seemed he might make it.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 6:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Beverly Sills has died.

ETA: link

Beverly Sills, the Brooklyn-born opera diva who was a global icon of can-do American culture with her dazzling voice, bubbly personality and management moxie in the arts world, died Monday of cancer, her manager said. She was 78.

It had been revealed just last month that Sills was gravely ill with inoperable lung cancer. Sills, who never smoked, died about 9 p.m. Monday at her Manhattan home with her family and doctor at her side, said her manager, Edgar Vincent.

Beyond the music world, Sills gained fans worldwide with a style that matched her childhood nickname, Bubbles. The relaxed, red-haired diva appeared frequently on "The Tonight Show," "The Muppet Show" and in televised performances with her friend Carol Burnett.

Together, they did a show from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera called "Sills and Burnett at the Met," singing rip-roaring duets with funny one-liners thrown in.

Long after the public stopped hearing her sing in 1980, Sills' rich, infectious laughter filled the nation's living rooms as she hosted live TV broadcasts. As recently as last season, she conducted backstage interviews for the Metropolitan Opera's high-definition movie theater performances.[...]

Texannie
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07-16-2001

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God speed..she was a great talent and lady.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

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RIP, she was a wonderful singer.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 10:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
:-(

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 3:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
Awesome lady! So down to earth. She reached so many that otherwise wouldn't have learned to appreciate opera.

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

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WESTPORT, Conn. - Lyricist Hy Zaret, who wrote the haunting words to "Unchained Melody," one of the most frequently recorded songs of the 20th century, has died at age 99.

Zaret died at his home Monday, about a month shy of his 100th birthday, his son, Robert Zaret, said Tuesday.

He penned words to many songs and advertising jingles but his biggest hit was "Unchained Melody," written in 1955 for a film called "Unchained." It brought Zaret and Alex North, the composer, an Academy Award nomination for best song.

Zaret refused the producer's request to work the word "unchained" into the lyrics, instead writing to express the feelings of a lover who has "hungered for your touch a long, lonely time."

The song was recorded by artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Lena Horne, U2, Guy Lombardo, Vito & the Salutations and Joni Mitchell, who incorporated fragments into her song "Chinese Cafe/Unchained Melody."

An instrumental version was a No. 1 hit in 1955 for Les Baxter, while a vocal version by Al Hibbler reached No. 3 the same year.

But most baby boomers remember the song from the Righteous Brothers' version. The record, produced by Phil Spector, reached No. 4 on the Billboard chart in 1965, and was a hit again 25 years later when it was used on the soundtrack of the film "Ghost."

In all, it was recorded more than 300 times, according to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, which listed it in 1999 as one of the 25 most-performed musical works of the 20th century.

Among other songs Zaret co-wrote were "My Sister and I," a hit in 1941 for Jimmy Dorsey; "So Long, for a While," the theme song for the radio and TV show "Your Hit Parade"; "Dedicated to You"; and the Andrews Sisters' novelty song "One Meat Ball."

"He had some big, big hits," said Jim Steinblatt, an assistant vice president at ASCAP.

In later years, Zaret had to fend off the claims by another man, electrical engineer William Stirrat, who said he wrote the "Unchained Melody" lyrics as a teenager in the 1930s and even legally changed his name to Hy Zaret. Robert Zaret and Steinblatt both said the dispute was resolved completely in favor of the real Zaret, who continued to receive all royalties. Steinblatt said Stirrat died in 2004.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

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youtube - unchained melody - click and enjoy

One Meatball - youtube - click and enjoy

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

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I urge you to go to youtube.com, type in Beverly Sills and watch her performance as a 7 year old. Unbelievable! (Perhaps one of you talented Clubhousers could post the link.)

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Beverly Sills at 7

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 12:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Beverly Sills singing at 7 years old on Youtube click and enjoy

...Anything for you OG. :-)

ETA ...Tish beat me to it.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 2:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
Wow, she was an amazing talent even at that early age. I've always admired her. She just always seemed like a positive and upbeat person!