Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from being a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star in such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died, CBS News confirmed. She was 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” publicist Heidi Schaeffer said in a statement. Garr battled […]
Singer, dancer and actress Mitzi Gaynor, who wowed audiences in movie musicals like “South Pacific,” and became a fixture on TV variety shows and a headliner in Las Vegas, died Thursday. She was 93. Gaynor died of natural causes in Los Angeles, according to an announcement by her representatives. In an eight-decade career, Gaynor appeared […]
Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, has died, CBS News confirmed. She was 91. Houston died Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston said in […]
Christopher Ciccone, an artist and former dancer who was also singer Madonna’s younger brother, has died, his rep Brad Taylor confirmed to CBS News. He was 63. He died from cancer on Oct. 4, surrounded by his husband, Ray Thacker, Taylor said in a statement. Born on Nov. 22, 1960, in Pontiac, Michigan, Ciccone was […]
Actor John Ashton, best known for his role as the by-the-book detective in the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise, has died, his publicist Alan Somers confirmed to CBS News on Sunday. He was 76. Ashton died Thursday in Ft. Collins, Colorado, after a battle with cancer. “John was a loving husband, brother, father, and grandfather who […]
British actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for her prolific career in roles like Professor McGonagall in the “Harry Potter” series and Violet Crawley in “Downton Abbey,” has died, her family confirmed to CBS News. She was 89. Smith passed away peacefully in the hospital early Friday morning, her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens said […]
