Cornwall ON – I had to take my wife to the airport at 4AM in Montreal yesterday. For some reason I decided to head downtown after. The Als had just won the Grey Cup (congrats!) and of course the funeral for Pat Burns was going to happen after lunch.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Pat Burns has passed away. I only had the chance to work with him once, back in the 90’s. It was a fund raiser for the Starbright Foundation in Montreal. He graciously took a Saturday afternoon off. Mr. Burns left Montreal just as my careerContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Alas poor “Mini Me” looks like it’s going to that great camera pile in the sky. Mini Me has been the “Eyes” of the Cornwall Free News since our inception. Thursday he took a tumble and hasn’t recovered since. Our computer’s don’t recognize him and weContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Bernie Schwartz was never considered a great “Actor”. He gave some great performances. He gave us Jamie Lee Curtis, and of course he was in some of the most legendary films of all time. Some Like it Hot, Spartacus. It’s a long list. He hadContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Tragedy for Segway fans as Jimi Heselden, owner of the company, died in a Segway accident that somehow had him rolling off of a cliff. LINK Jimi Heselden, the owner ofSegway Inc. since December 2009, has died after reportedly driving a Segway scooter off a cliff andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – A beautifully flawed and talented man passed away. Dennis Hopper has died from his fight with Cancer at the age of 74. The actor, director, and art collector had been battling the effects of the disease. LINK He began acting in television in the 1950s, andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Former Child Star Gary Coleman has died in the oddest of places, Provo Utah, in the heart of Osmond country. The Different Strokes star had been in a few films, but his life became one reality show episode after another from alleged wife abuse, to drunken driving,Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Simon Monjack, the husband of Brittney Murphy was found dead in Los Angeles. Medications were found near his body, but no suicide note and the coroner is going to determine the cause of death. LINK The similarities are remarkable. Murphy was found unconscious by her motherContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Metal Legend Ronnie James Dio has passed away at the age of 67. Mr. Dio had been suffering from Stomach cancer. The former Black Sabbath singer who replaced Ozzy Osbourne had still hoped to perform, but his band, “Heaven and Hell, had cancelled their summer tour.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Legendary Actress Lena Horne has passed away at the age of 92. A break through actress and human being Ms Horne was thanked by Halle Berry, who’ll probably play her one day in a movie, as a beacon that paved the way to her beingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Malcolm McLaren, the man who brought us The Sex Pistols and a pillar of the British Punk Movement of the late 70’s and 80’s has died at the age of 64. He also managed The New York Dolls. WIKI The BBC’s creative director Alan Yentob said: “WithoutContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Polish President, Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash in Russia that killed over 70 people including key members of the Polish Government including the Central Bank Governor and politicians. LINK “As it was preparing for landing, the Polish president’s aircraft did not make it to theContinue Reading
If ever there truly was a “Lost Boy” it was actor Corey Haim who has passed away at the age of 38 in Burbank California. A child actor that succumbed to success and fame and who never found his path. Immediate reaction in Hollywood was sadness from the other Corey,Continue Reading
Our condolences to the family of Marie Osmond whose son Michael Blosil leaped to his death from a Los Angeles apartment. A suicide note was found. LINK Michael, who was 18 and is one of Marie’s eight children, died after jumping from his downtown Los Angeles apartment at about 9Continue Reading
The body of Andrew Koenig, son of Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, was found in Stanley Park in Vancouver British Columbia Canada in an apparent suicide. Walter Koenig flew to Vancouver from California to participate in the search for his son who had gone missing. LINK Andrew Koenig hadContinue Reading
JD Salinger passed away today at the age of 91. The enigmatic and reclusive author had broken his hip and never fully recovered. He had lived in the small New Hampshire town of Cornish. Click the photo to read more about Mr. Salinger on his WIKI page. He will foreverContinue Reading
Mafia groupies, law enforcement, and generally large crowds are expected Saturday in the Little Italy section of Montreal where Nick Rizzuto Jr.’s funeral will take place. No confirmation yet if his father will get released from prison in Colorado to attend. The alleged murder weapon has been discovered as policeContinue Reading
It’s kinda rare to see gangsters die in their sleep at a ripe old age with a smile of peace on their faces. Taking a chapter out of the Godfather movies Nick Rizzuto, eldest son of convicted mobster Vito Rizzuto who’s in prison in the US, was shot and killedContinue Reading
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