and-now-shes-dead

Brittany Murphy, Actress, 32

Foster Kamer · 12/20/09 02:15PM

TMZ is reporting that Brittany Murphy, who had long been said to struggle with drugs, died last night after going into cardiac arrest. Paramedics weren't able to revive her. The actress, who launched her career with Clueless, was 32.

Jeanne-Claude, Artist and Wife of Christo

Hamilton Nolan · 11/19/09 01:09PM

Jeanne-Claude, the wife of wrap-happy artist Christo and his artistic collaborator for more than 50 years, died from a brain aneurysm last night at the age of 74. Her favorite project, she said: "the next one." [AP]

R.I.P. Mary Travers, 72

Andrew Belonsky · 09/16/09 08:54PM

An anti-war voice has fallen silent, for Mary Travers, a founding member of Peter, Paul and Mary, was felled by cancer today. The singer, whose sullen folksy sound many of you will remember from "Blowin' in the Wind," was 72.

Farrah Fawcett, 1947-2009

The Cajun Boy · 06/25/09 11:54AM

Actress, model and international sex symbol Farrah Fawcett has succumbed to a 3 year battle with cancer. She was 62 years-old.