TV's 'Spartacus' Dies At 39 From Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Andy Whitfield, the 39-year-old star of the cable series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has died.
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Andy Whitfield, the 39-year-old star of the cable series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has died.
Nick Ashford, of the famous Motown duo Ashford & Simpson, has died at 70.
Actor Christopher "Chip" Mayer, best known for his role as Vance Duke on the popular CBS show "The Dukes of Hazzard", has died. He was 57.
Philanthropist John Anderson, whose financial support of his alma mater's business program led to his name adorning the UCLA Anderson School of Management, died today at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center at age 93.
Elliot Handler, founder of the toy giant Mattel and creator of Hot Wheels, has died, the company announced today. He was 95.
Clarence Clemons, the larger-than-life saxophone player for the E Street Band who was one of the key influences in Bruce Springsteen's life and music through four decades, has died.
Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, a former Los Angeles Black Panther leader who spent 27 years in prison on a murder conviction that was later overturned, has died. He was 63.
Former California state treasurer Matt Fong, a Republican who lost a challenge to Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, has died after a battle with skin cancer.
Musician Gil Scott-Heron, who helped lay the groundwork for rap by fusing minimalistic percussion, political expression and spoken-word poetry on songs such as "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," died Friday at age 62.
Arthur Laurents, the director, playwright and screenwriter who wrote such enduring stage musicals as "West Side Story" and "Gypsy," as well as the movie classics "Rope" and "The Way We Were," died Thursday. He was 93.
Alice Ward, the matriarch of a Massachusetts boxing clan who was portrayed in "The Fighter" in an Oscar-winning performance by Melissa Leo, has died. She was 79.
A Hollywood writer who was a key part of the classic sitcom "I Love Lucy" has died. Madelyn Pugh Davis was 90.
Friends and family say the writer who created the television comedy "Bewitched" has died. Sol Saks was 100.
TV on the Radio bassist Gerard Smith died Wednesday of lung cancer, the band said in an announcement on its Web site. He was 36.
Almena Lomax, a civil rights activist and noted black journalist who covered the Patty Hearst kidnapping and the Alabama bus boycott and founded the Los Angeles Tribune newspaper, has died. She was 95.
Actor Farley Granger, who starred in Alfred Hitchcock classics "Rope" and "Strangers on a Train," died Sunday.
Jeanne Wolf, contributing editor for Parade Magazine, visited KCAL9 Wednesday to discuss the life and death of actress Elizabeth Taylor.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor has died after spending two months at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where was being treated for symptoms of congestive heart failure.
A funeral service has been scheduled for singer Nate Dogg.
Hugh Martin, the composer-songwriter whose works included "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "The Trolley Song," died Friday. He was 96.
Police say officers have found former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr dead in a home near Salt Lake City's downtown area.
Actress Jane Russell, screen icon and 50's era pin-up, has died. She was 89.
Joseph Dyer, a former CBS television executive and one of LA's first African-American reporters, died Thursday from heart failure at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was 76.
Len Lesser, the veteran character actor best known for his scene-stealing role as Uncle Leo on "Seinfeld," has died. He was 88.
Maria Schneider, the French actress who was Marlon Brando's young co-star in the steamy 1972 film "Last Tango in Paris," has died at age 58.
