Wednesday, April 18, 2012
It wouldn't have been a Sock Hop without Dick Clark.
It was the early 1980s. It might have been the gym at the Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, or some other sort of dark all-purpose school room with a stage, curtain and lights. But it was shadowy and seemingly vast and the mood was electric with expectation as Dick Clark swept in. There he was, "America's Oldest Teenager," looking the part, with beautiful wife Kari on his arm. Hair in a Pompadour, teeth like Chiclets -- yes a cliché, but apropos. Already decades an entertainment mogul, worth millions, but this evening he was standing off to the side, buzzing with old showbiz friends, new friends, admirers, gawkers. They danced in and out, buffing his ego, extending a hand, expressing thanks. For without him, this evening would never have …
Clark suffered from a massive heart attack Wednesday morning at a hospital in Santa Monica.
Dick Clark, the seemingly ageless television fixture who hosted American Bandstand and helped the nation celebrate New Year's Eve for nearly 40 years, died today in Santa Monica of a massive heart attack at age 82. Affectionately known as "America's oldest teenager" for his perennially youthful looks and enthusiastic attitude, Clark went to St. John's Health Center last night for an "outpatient procedure," but suffered a "massive heart attack,'' publicist Paul Shefrin said. "Attempts to resuscitate were unsuccessful," Shefrin said. Famed for his hosting duties on American Bandstand and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, Clark suffered a stroke in 2004 that forced him largely out of the public eye, although he continued to make …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
The political blogger-journalist collapsed near his Westwood home and was taken to UCLA Medical Center early Thursday morning.
Andrew Breitbart, a prominent political blogger and journalist who founded several websites, died unexpectedly after collapsing near his Westwood home just after midnight Thursday. He was 43. Breitbart's father-in-law told the Associated Press that someone called 911 after they saw Breitbart collapse. He was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. An announcement on his website BigJournalism.com says Breitbart died of natural causes. A watch commander at the Los Angeles County coroner's office told the Associated Press the cause of death is unknown and an autopsy is likely. Click here to read more about this story on our sister site, Westwood-Century City Patch.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
The Los Angeles Times and TMZ is reporting that the singer, who famously battled drug addiction, died at the Beverly Hilton. Take our polls and let us know your thoughts on the singer's death and your favorite Whitney song.
Singer Whitney Houston died today at the age of 48, the Associated Press is reporting. Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, confirmed the death of the singer Saturday, but did not reveal how or where the six-time Grammy winner had died. According to the Los Angeles Times and the website TMZ, Houston died at the Beverly Hilton hotel. TMZ published a photograph taken Saturday of a police crime lab vehicle outside the hotel. The Hilton is hosting a pre-Grammy party Saturday evening. To read the AP report, click here. To read the Times report, click here. To read the TMZ report, click here. Click on this link to follow updates on this breaking story at our sister site, Beverly Hills Patch. Are you surprised by Whitney Houston's death? And what…
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Minnesota native Bill Schopf dies in Marina del Rey at age 40 after battling brain tumors.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Dennis Wilson was the only member of the legendary surf rock group who actually surfed.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Richard "Dick" Nickey, a longtime resident of Playa del Rey, has died in Thailand.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Ramona Hahn dies one day before the election in which daughter Janice is running to represent the 36th Congressional District.
Ramona Hahn, the mother of Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn and former Mayor James Hahn and the wife of late longtime Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn,has died. She was 86. She died Monday morning, the day before a runoff election in which Janice will vie to represent the 36th Congressional District. Janice and James said in a joint statement that they were "devastated to announce the death of our mother." Hahn's campaign expressed its condolences and vowed to press on. "We understand that Janice needs to be with her family, but the campaign will move forward—as her mother would have wanted. Ramona was very proud of and always supportive of Janice. She was looking forward to seeing her daughter sworn in as the next …
Monday, January 17, 2011
Brigitte Burdine, who was killed recently by a hit-and-run driver, is celebrated by family, friends and co-workers at the West Hollywood House of Blues on Sunday night.
A memorial service was held Sunday for 48-year-old Brigitte Burdine, a Venice woman who was recently killed by a hit-and-run driver in Playa del Rey. Family, friends and co-workers gathered at the House of Blues in West Hollywood to reflect and celebrate the life of a woman with "a heart of gold," said Mike Burdine, Brigitte Burdine's uncle and godfather. Burdine was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone she met, Mike Burdine told Patch. "Just about everyone in this room she’s helped at one point or another," he said. Wanting to become an actress, Burdine moved to Los Angeles from Takoma Park, MD, in 1980 at age 18. Soon after she landed roles on popular TV shows such as CHiPs and Hill Street Blues and also played parts in …
Joann Norvell Atkins
2:39 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
LOVED DICK CLARK...he will truly be missed, R.I.P. Mr Clark... more ›