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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Friday, October 31, 2008 - 5:20 pm
Studs Terkel died today at age 96. Link
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 11:36 am
Michael Chrichton has died of cancer at age 66.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 12:38 pm
Prolific novelist and "ER" creator Michael Crichton has passed away. He was 66. Perhaps best known for being the author of Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World, which were turned into a hugely successful movie franchise, his numerous books have sold over 150 million copies worldwide. In what his family calls an unexpected death, it was revealed that he was waging a private battle against cancer. "While the world knew him as a great storyteller that challenged our preconceived notions about the world around us -- and entertained us all while doing so -- his wife Sherri, daughter Taylor, family and friends knew Michael Crichton as a devoted husband, loving father and generous friend who inspired each of us to strive to see the wonders of our world through new eyes," his family tells ET. "He did this with a wry sense of humor that those who were privileged to know him personally will never forget."
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 12:50 pm
MICHAEL CRICHTON
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 4:56 pm
He has a nice face.
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 5:06 pm
DS3 just texted me about this. It really put a damper on his day after being so excited about Obama's victory. Crichton has been his favorite author since middle school. He had an assignment in one class to write a letter to a celebrity; he chose Michael Crichton, and he was the only one in his class to actually get a response.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 10:17 pm
Oh, that's such a big loss. I've read most all his books and hate that there will be no more And only 66.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:00 pm
John Leonard died on Nov. 5 at age 69 of lung cancer. Link

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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:47 pm
Sorry, Color, I cannot access your link. Who is this gentleman?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:58 pm
Link works for me.. here is the first half of the obit..
quote:Author and Critic John Leonard, 69; Supported Early Work of Top Writers Mr. Leonard was once praised as "one of the two or three best literary critics in America." An anti-Vietnam War activist, he was criticized for his candor. (1974 Photo © By Jill Krementz) » Most Popular on washingtonpost.com By Adam Bernstein Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 7, 2008; Page B05 John Leonard, 69, a critic, editor and novelist of learned and witty style known for his early championing of future Nobel laureates Toni Morrison and Gabriel García Márquez, died Nov. 5 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He had lung cancer. A native Washingtonian, Mr. Leonard was both an intern with the conservative National Review and an anti-Vietnam War activist before his sensational rise at the New York Times in the late 1960s. In 1970, the year he became editor of the New York Times Book Review, Mr. Leonard was praised by Time magazine as "one of the two or three best literary critics in America. To virtually any book, Leonard can apply intellect and language without sacrificing either." He transformed the stodgy pages of the book review with a pyrotechnic writing style and developed a strong following. But at the same time, his outspokenly liberal political views attracted criticism when he devoted an issue of the review to books with an unflattering view of the Vietnam War.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:59 pm
OG click here for the Washington Post obit of John Leonard.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 1:19 pm
Talented man, I'm sure he'll be missed by many.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 1:44 pm
I have known John Leonard my entire career. He was talent, intelligent and also very kind. Two days after John, a friend of mine from work died of cancer. She was only 42 and had three small children. That same day, I got a possible diagnosis for my beloved dog. I am sorry, but right now I just want to say "f*** you,cancer."
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 2:28 pm
I know of him primarily as the critic on TV program Sunday Morning.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 4:09 pm
Colour that's where I think I know him from too.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 9:11 pm
Yankee!! Oh NO! I just hope the possible isn't true for your dog!
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Zgoodgirl
Member
08-22-2003
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 8:37 am
Legendary singer Makeba dies after collapsing on stage
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 8:43 am

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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 9:16 am
'Mama Afrika' dies at Italian anti-Mafia concert Nelson Mandela was among thousands of South Africans to pay tribute today to the singer and activist, Miriam Makeba, who died suddenly after taking part in a concert against the Italian Mafia. Her death provoked shock and widespread mourning in a country enchanted by the sweetness and shining sound of her singing. Mandela, now in his 91st year and who rarely makes public statements any more, led the tributes to Makeba. "She was South Africa's first lady of song and so richly deserved the title of Mama Afrika," he said. "The sudden passing of our beloved Miriam has saddened us … For many decades, starting in the years before we went to prison, MaMiriam featured prominently in our lives and we enjoyed her moving performances. When she went into exile she continued to make us proud as she used her worldwide fame to focus attention on the abomination of apartheid. Her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us. She was a mother to our struggle and to the young nation of ours. "It was fitting that her last moments were spent on a stage, enriching the hearts and lives of others - and again in support of a good cause." Link
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 9:25 am
Miriam Makeba singing:
The CLICK song The sound on this one is a bit weak so if you really want to hear it clearly, just crank up the volume on your speakers, it's worth it!
Pata Pata Her most famous song.
duet with Paul Simon
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 9:45 am
How odd is it that just yesterday I was on Youtube watching the Graceland concert. What a sad thing to lose such a great talent. She went out doing what she loved. God bless her with her reward.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 10:47 am
Wow OG, that IS synchronicity!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 11:10 am
It's 'something' alright...spooky!
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Jhonise
Member
07-10-2003
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 11:18 am

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Jhonise
Member
07-10-2003
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 11:18 am

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