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Vicki McClure Davidson | February 11, 2012

  News is just now breaking that Whitney Houston, the singing phenomenon whose unparalleled voice and beauty were as impressive and immense as her personal troubles, has died. Houston was only 48. No word has yet been released on the cause of death nor the location of her death. I’m beyond stunned and am finding [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | February 4, 2012

  Sadly, another Hollywood legend has left us. Award-winning actor Ben Gazzara, born Biagio Anthony Gazzara, died yesterday in a NYC hospital from pancreatic cancer. He was 81. Gazzara was nominated twice for an Emmy and three times for a Golden Globe for his role as Paul Bryan in the popular 1960s TV drama series [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | February 1, 2012

  Shocking breaking news: Don Cornelius, the creator and host of the wildly successful, long-running music/dance show “Soul Train,” was found dead early this morning in his Encino, California home. The LA County coroner has ruled that his death — caused by a reported gunshot wound to the head — was a suicide. Cornelius was [...]

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