And, we're back

I'm sorry the Editors of Celebrity.Death.Patrol have been so neglectful over the past many weeks. We're back to you now with a short list of highlighted and recent departures (Yeah, I already know I missed the Baskin Robbins guy in there somewhere too):

Cyd Charisse, 86, American actress and dancer (Singin' in the Rain, The Band Wagon), heart attack. 6-17-2008

Tim Russert, 58, American journalist and television host (Meet the Press), coronary thrombosis. 6-13-2008



Jake Flake, 72, American politician, Arizona House of Representatives (1997–2005) and Senate since 2005, heart attack. (WHAT I DIDN'T EVEN F*&^ING KNOW ABOUT THIS ONE?!) 6-8-2008

Bo Diddley, 79, American rock and roll and blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, heart failure. 6-2-2008

Yves Saint Laurent, 71, French fashion designer, founder of Yves Saint Laurent brand, brain cancer. 6-1-2008

Harvey Korman, 81, American actor and comedian (Blazing Saddles, The Carol Burnett Show), abdominal aortic aneurysm. 5-29-2008

Sydney Pollack, 73, American film director (The Way We Were, Tootsie, Out of Africa) and actor, cancer. 5-26-2008

Utah Phillips, 73, American folk singer and political activist, heart failure. 5-26-2008.




Ling Ling, 22, Chinese panda, lived in Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, oldest giant panda in Japan, heart failure. 4-30-2008



The Hillary Clinton Campaign 6-7-2008... See. Never been sorrier to say "I told ya so," Morta-ley.

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