Cory Monteith sadly found dead, age 31

Vancouver police have confirmed that Cory Monteith, the 31 year old star of the hit show Glee was found dead in his hotel room.  Cory neglected to check out at Noon when he was supposed to & when the hotel went to check on him he was found dead & alone & it was presumed that he had been dead for several hours.  The Vancouver police aren't releasing any information regarding what was found inside the room but he was seen returning to his room alone in the early morning hours after a night out with some friends.  Monteith had previously attended rehab for drug problems twice but there is no information as to whether or not drugs played any role in his death though the Vancouver police have indicated that foul play is not suspected.  Monteith was the boyfriend of Lea Michele who also starred in Glee & he will be sadly missed by so many.  My thoughts & prayers go out to his family friends & Michele during this horrific time.

Dick Clark dies at 82

There is a great write up on Detroit News about Dick Clark who sadly passed away of a heart attack this morning while checked into the hospital for an outpatient procedure.  For the whole story & more on the eternally ageless Dick Clark & his amazing career from American Bandstand to Pyramid to Rockin' Eve & more, check out this article.

Davy Jones Dies

Davy Jones, the lead singer of The Monkees died of a heart attack at the age of 66 today in Florida.  The Monkees were a huge band who were formed in 1965 for their own TV show & both ended up being huge sensations.  Davy was born in England & got his start on British TV at the age of 11 & his biggest fan was none other than Marcia Brady of The Brady Bunch who was the president of the his fan club! Davy made an appearance on the sitcom as well as later on in The Brady Bunch Movie which I found hilarious. When I was growing up in the 80's I used to watch reruns of The Monkees after school every day but I'm sure that by kids standards today they wouldn't get it...the show was silly & fun & musical & kind of reminded me of Scooby Doo which was another show that Davy Jones was on often.

The loss of Jones will be felt by baby boomers everywhere as well as their children who had the luck to be raised in a home full of The Monkees!  Today Davy Jones took his Last Train to Clarksville & here's that video to remember him by.

R.I.P. Ryan Dunn

Jackass star Ryan Dunn, 34 died in a car accident late Sunday night (early Monday) around 3 AM in Pennsylvania.  Dunn and someone else who has yet to be identified were both killed in the crash & while we don't know yet if alcohol was involved or the specifics of the accident we do know (thanks to his Twitter pic) that Dunn was out drinking Sunday night with his friends.
 

Elizabeth Taylor Dies, 79

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