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Patricia Medina died of natural causes on April 28th, 2012.
Patricia Medina was a well-known English actress, known for her roles in Stranger At My Door and Mr. Arkadin.


Medina's acting career started in the 1930s by starring in small roles; however, in the 1950s, her acting career flourished as she started in major titles, such as: Fortunes of Captain Blood, Lady in the Iron Mask, and Captain Pirate.


Medina was married to American-actor Joseph Cotten who toured with her while on the broadway scene.

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Dec 20, 2009 - TMZ is reporting actress Brittany Murphy died this morning of cardiac arrest. According to the gossip site, Murphy, 32, was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following a 911 call from her husband, Simon Monjack. Murphy couldn't be revived and was pronounced dead early this morning.
Murphy broke onto the scene in 1995's Clueless playing a kooky character totally out of place amid all the upper class valley girls. Murphy also starred as Eminem's girlfriend in 8 Mile as well as a series of romantic comedies including Uptown Girls, Just Married, Summer Catch, and Little Black Book. Her dramatic credits included Sin City, Girl, Interrupted, and The Dead Girl.


Murphy had recently completed work on Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables, the thriller Abandoned with Dean Cain, and Something Wicked with Julian Morris.


Our thoughts go out to Murphy's friends and family.


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Update - The Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed Brittany Murphy died of apparent natural causes (in other words, there were no signs of foul play). Murphy was pronounced dead at 10:04am PST. An autopsy is planned and authorities are looking into the health history of the 32 year old actress who was transported to the hospital at 8am this morning after collapsing in her bathroom.


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Update Dec 21 - Brittany Murphy's family issued a statement through her publicist saying, "The sudden loss of our beloved Brittany is a terrible tragedy. She was our daughter, our wife, our love and a shining star. We ask you to respect our privacy at this time."


The LA Coroner's office has completed the autopsy. Results are pending.


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Update Dec 26 - A private funeral service was held on Christmas Eve at Forest Lawn in LA.


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Update Feb 4, 2010 - The LA Coroner's office released the results of Brittany Murphy's autopsy and the official cause is listed as community acquired pneumonia, iron deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication. Murphy's cause of death was ruled accidental.

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Millvina Dean (February 2, 1912 - May 31, 2009) was the last living survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic which occurred on 15 April 1912. At nine weeks of age, she was the youngest passenger on board


Ill health and death of Millvina Dean
In December 2008, at the age of 96, Millvina Dean was forced to sell several of her family's possessions to pay for her private medical care following a broken hip.


In response, the Millvina Fund was set up in May 2009 by the director and stars of the film Titanic, James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, who donated over £20,000 to support Dean with her bills. This fund was set up through a challenge by photographer Don Mullan, and matches one he set up through selling prints.


Dean died on 31 May 2009 at the age of 97, 98 years to the day after the Titanic was launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.


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Family
Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean was born in London to Bertram Frank Dean and Georgette Eva Light. She had a brother, Bertram Vere Dean (1910–1992), and a great great great niece Khara Barnard who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dean never married and had no children.




Titanic voyage
Millvina's parents decided to leave England and emigrate to Wichita, Kansas where her father had family living and where he hoped to open a tobacco shop. The Deans were not supposed to be aboard the Titanic, but owing to a coal strike, they were transferred to the ship and boarded it as third-class passengers at Southampton, England. Millvina was barely two months old when she boarded the ship. Her father felt the ship's collision with the iceberg on the night of 14 April 1912, and after investigating, returned to his cabin telling his wife to dress the children and go up on deck. Millvina, her mother, and brother were placed in Lifeboat 10 and were among the first steerage passengers to escape the sinking liner. Her father, however, did not survive, and his body, if recovered, was never identified.


Return to England
At first, Millvina's mother wanted to continue on to Kansas to fulfil her husband's wish of a new life in the United States. However, after losing her husband and being left with two small children for whom to care, they returned to England aboard the RMS Adriatic. While aboard the ship, Millvina understandably attracted considerable attention. An article in the Daily Mirror newspaper dated 12 May 1912 described the ordeal:


She was the pet of the liner during the voyage, and so keen was the rivalry between women to nurse this lovable mite of humanity that one of the officers decreed that first and second class passengers might hold her in turn for no more than ten minutes.


Family deaths
Dean's mother died on 16 September 1975, aged 96, and her brother, Bertram, died, aged 81, on 14 April 1992, 80 years to the day after the Titanic struck the iceberg.


Later years
It was not until Millvina was in her seventies that she became involved in Titanic-related events. Over the years, she participated in numerous conventions, exhibitions, documentaries, television and radio interviews, and personal correspondence. In 1998, Millvina traveled to the United States to participate in a Titanic convention in Springfield, Massachusetts, and another in 1999 in Montreal. She had also been scheduled to appear at a commemoration of the Titanic's 94th anniversary in 2006, but a broken hip prevented her appearance.


In October 2007, she became the last-living Titanic survivor following the death of Barbara West Dainton, who died at the age of 96 in England.

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Date of Birth
1 April 1929, Portland, Oregon, USA 


Birth Name
Suzanne Lorraine Burce 


Height
5' 0½" (1.54 m) 


Mini Biography
Jane Powell was singing and dancing at an early age. She sang on the radio and performed in theaters before her screen debut in 1944. Through the 1940s and 1950s, she had a successful career in movie musicals. However, in 1957, her career in films ended, as she had outgrown her innocent girl-next-door image. She has made brief returns to acting in front of the camera -- on television, in commercials, and in a workout video. She has had a variety of roles on stage since the end of her movie career, including the musicals "South Pacific," "The Sound of Music," "Oklahoma!," "My Fair Lady," "Carousel," and a one-woman show "The Girl Next Door and How She Grew," from which she took the title of her 1988 autobiography.

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Born: 1944-04-30 - Died: 2010-11-05
Cause of Death: Chronic Leukemia
 Clayburgh died from chronic lymphocytic leukemia after a 21 year long fight with the disease.


Who was Jill Clayburgh : Jill Clayburgh was a two time Academy Award winning actress who is most notable for starring in leading roles with powerful female leads. The daughter of a mother and father who were both involved in the entertainment industry, Clayburgh seemed destined for acting. 


Clayburgh's family was wealthy, and she was raised in Manhattan's upper east side. She attended high quality schools, and during college she decided she wanted to be an actress. In the 60's and 70's, Clayburgh received her start in Broadway productions. Her first film, Wedding Party, was shot in 1963 but wouldn't see a release until 1969. 


Clayburgh would receive notoriety for her role as Gene Wilder's love interest in the 1976 comedy, Silver Streak. After this role, Clayburgh then went on for her first Academy Award winning performance in the 1978 dramedy, An Unmarried Woman. She would win the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actress. She would follow this performance, with another Academy Award nomination effort in the 1979 comedy, Starting Over. 


After her two Academy Award nominations, Clayburgh went on with a healthy career. In 1979 she married her husband, David Rabe, who she was with until her death. Her most recent role which she was well known for was Letitia Darling on the ABC series, Dirty Sexy Money. In 2010 she also completed her last film, Love and Other Drugs. 


Clayburgh is survived by her husband, son, and daughter.

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Date of Birth
27 December 1975, San Diego, California, USA 


Date of Death
1 February 1988, San Diego, California, USA (cardiopulmonary arrest and intestinal stenosis) 


Birth Name
Heather Michele O'Rourke 


Nickname
Bernie 
Heath 


Height
4' 8" (1.42 m) 


Mini Biography
Born Heather Michele O'Rourke on 27 December 1975 in Santee, San Diego, California, Heather entered American cinematic pop-culture before she entered first grade. She was sitting alone in the MGM Commissary waiting for her mother when a stranger approached her asking her name. "My name is Heather O'Rourke," she said. "But you're a stranger, and I can't talk to you". When her mother returned, the stranger introduced himself as Steven Spielberg. She failed her first audition when she laughed at a stuffed animal Spielberg presented her with. He thought she was just too young (she had just turned five), and he was actually looking for a girl at least 6 years old, but he saw something in her and asked her to come in a second time with a scary story book. He asked her to scream a lot. She screamed until she broke down in tears. The next day at the commissary, Spielberg told her and her family, "I don't know what it is about her, but she's got the job." She instantly became a star overnight and was easily recognized at her favorite theme park, Disneyland, and everywhere in California. In the years that followed, Heather was a familiar face on TV in "Happy Days" (1974) (1982-1983), "Webster" (1983) (1983-1984), and "The New Leave It to Beaver" (1983) (1986-1987), three shows in which she had recurring roles. In 1986, the highly anticipated sequel to her first movie, Poltergeist (1982), Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) debuted in theaters; it was her riveting performance in this film that cemented her a place in Hollywood history. In January 1987, Heather began to have flu-like symptoms and her legs and feet swelled. She was taken to Kaiser Hospital, and they confirmed it was only the flu, but when symptoms continued, they diagnosed her as having Crohn's Disease, a chronic inflammation of the intestine. She was on medication throughout the filming of her next project, Poltergeist III (1988), and her cheeks were puffy in some scenes. She never complained during filming and did not appear sick to fellow cast members. When filming was completed in June, Heather and her family went on a road trip from Chicago, to New Orleans, to Orlando and all the way back to Lakeside where they lived at the time. Heather was well until January 31, 1988, Super Bowl Sunday. She was unable to keep anything in her stomach and crawled into bed with her parents that night, saying that she didn't feel well. The next morning, February 1, sitting at the breakfast table, she couldn't swallow her toast or Gatorade. Her mother noticed her fingers were blue and her hands were cold. Kathleen called the doctor's and was getting ready to put her clothes on when Heather fainted on the kitchen floor. When the paramedics came in, Heather insisted that she was "really okay" and was worried about missing school that day. In the ambulance, Heather suffered cardiac arrest and died on the operating table at 2:43 p.m. at the tender age of 12. Of all her achievements, Heather was proudest of being elected student body president of her 5th grade class in 1985.


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Trade Mark
Her blonde hair


Widely known and referred to as the 'Poltergeist' girl




Trivia
President of her class in the 5th grade.


Her mother claimed a wrong diagnosis was responsible for her death.


During all the horrors that proceeded while filming Poltergeist (1982), only one scene really scared her: that in which she had to hold onto the headboard, while a wind machine blew toys into the closet behind her. She fell apart; Steven Spielberg stopped everything, put her in his arms, and said that she would not have to do that scene again. (Cinefantasque, July 1988)


In real life, she loved to go shopping. But according to her mother Kathy, shopping with Heather was a tremendous effort. The girl had to have everything match, from shoes to earrings. She also loved to make and eat sweets, and was the student-body president at her school. For a pet, she had a St. Bernard. Her home life did not, ironically, include the viewing of certain films...particularly not horror films.


Fellow cast members described Heather as having a calming influence on the set. They also described cast meetings with her: everyone would be quickly leafing through the script, while Heather was sitting calmly. Being able to memorize 60 pages of script an hour, she would have already memorized the entire script.


During the filming of Poltergeist III (1988), she suffered flu-like symptoms. The symptoms were a result of congenital intestinal stenosis (blockage), which ultimately claimed her life.


She died while on hiatus from filming Poltergeist III (1988), her final movie, which is dedicated to her memory. She was replaced with a blonde stand-in.


Performed from age 3 in numerous commercials before her Poltergeist (1982) role, most notably for Mattel and McDonalds. She started modeling in 1979 for Mattel "Tuff Stuff" Number Blocks.


As a gift from the crew, she got to keep the goldfish from Poltergeist (1982).


She grew very close to director Gary Sherman while filming Poltergeist III (1988), and was very proud of the fact that she performed all her own stuntwork for this movie.


Her last words were "I love you" spoken to her mother.


Never took acting classes.


Acted in her middle school Library/Literature Club's production of "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" in her nightgown with her favorite teddy bear in December of 1987.


Could read at age 5.


Never refused an autograph.


Rests in a mausoleum next to Truman Capote and Mel Tormé.


Tried out for the role of Vicki on "Small Wonder" (1985).


Born at 12:28 AM Pacific Standard Time.


Was a fraternal twin to an unborn baby brother.


Sister of actress Tammy O'Rourke.


Ranked #65 on VH1's '100 Greatest Kid Actors' special.


Her line, "They're here", ranked #69 on the 'AFI'S TOP 100 Movie Quotes' special which aired on CBS. She also holds the distinction of being the youngest (age 5 at the time) actor/actress to utter the line that made the list.


Was a straight-A student throughout her entire school career.


Her favorite movie of all time was Disney's Dumbo (1941), and her favorite movie she appeared in was the original Poltergeist (1982).


Her favorite TV shows were "Three's Company" (1976) and "The Benny Hill Show" (1969).


Some of her lesser known creative talents were calligraphy, drawing, baking, singing, and dancing.


Was an avid reader; her former 7th Grade English teacher honors this passion of hers by making all her students observe was she calls "Heather O'Rourke Love of Reading Week"; the last book she was reading was "Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl"


Astonished Steven Spielberg in his office during her initial interview with her ability to read the Poltergeist (1982) script aloud.


Planned to attend college at UCLA and major in filmmaking.


Of Danish-Irish descent and heritage


Mentioned in Denis Leary's "Downtrodden Song", the finale to his one-man show "No Cure For Cancer", where he names a bunch of famous people who died. He calls her "The chick from the Poltergeist movies".


Appeared on the doll box for Mattel's "My First Barbie" in 1980.


Heather's Poltergeist III (1988) co-star Tom Skerritt was one of her pallbearers at her funeral.


Is buried in the same cemetery as her Poltergeist (1982) co-star, Dominique Dunne.




Personal Quotes
I hope people enjoy what I do. That would make me happy because I'd be bringing others pleasure while doing something I like.


I never watch horror movies as a rule.


Why do people want my autograph? It's just my name I'm writing.


I'm really not afraid of spooky things. When I have to look really frightened, I concentrate on scary things like losing my kittens or something like that.


I want to continue acting, but I want to be a director. I'd been thinking about it for a while. A couple of years ago, I decided it would be a different experience to work behind the camera. And I'd be able to work on scripts. But I like acting a lot. It's fun. You meet a lot of people.


[on the first two Poltergeist movies]: The first one I saw 12 times. The second one I only saw twice because I didn't think it was too great. I just thought it was too boring. You could fall asleep. It didn't excite me, it didn't even scare me. I don't think it would scare anyone. The first one really kept you going. It was exciting. Well, after you see it a lot of times, it isn't so much. But the first time you see it, it really jumps you.


I hope to do a different character some day. I'm tired of this one, kind of. If there is a sequel, a 'Poltergeist IV,' I hope it's the last.


My parents put everything in a trust fund for me. I won't get it until I'm 18, so I'll use it for college.



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Jill Clayburgh, an Oscar-nominated actress known for portraying strong, independent women, died on Friday at her home in Lakeville, Conn. She was 66.


The cause was chronic leukemia, with which she had lived for 21 years, her husband, the playwright David Rabe, said.


Ms. Clayburgh, who began her career in films and on Broadway in the late 1960s, was among the first generation of young actresses — including Ellen Burstyn, Carrie Snodgress and Marsha Mason — who regularly portrayed characters sprung from the new feminist ethos: smart, capable and gritty, sometimes neurotic, but no less glamorous for all that.


“I guess people look at me and they think I’m a ladylike character,” Ms. Clayburgh told The New York Times in 1982. “But it’s not what I do best. I do best with characters who are coming apart at the seams.”


She was known in particular for her starring role in “An Unmarried Woman” (1978), directed by Paul Mazursky. For her performance as Erica, a New Yorker who must right herself after her husband leaves her for another woman, Ms. Clayburgh was nominated for an Academy Award. (The best-actress Oscar that year went to Jane Fonda in “Coming Home.”)


Reviewing “An Unmarried Woman” in The Times, Vincent Canby wrote: “Miss Clayburgh is nothing less than extraordinary in what is the performance of the year to date. In her we see intelligence battling feeling — reason backed against the wall by pushy needs.”


Ms. Clayburgh also received an Oscar nomination for “Starting Over” (1979), directed by Alan J. Pakula. She played Marilyn Holmberg, a teacher who embarks on a relationship with Phil, a newly divorced man played by Burt Reynolds.


Reviewing that film in The Times, Janet Maslin wrote, “Miss Clayburgh delivers a particularly sharp characterization that’s letter-perfect during the first part of the story.” She added, “Her Marilyn is all wrong for Phil — that’s what makes their affair so unexpectedly touching and gives the story so much life.”


Ms. Clayburgh’s other films include “Semi-Tough” (1977), opposite Mr. Reynolds; “It’s My Turn” (1980), opposite Michael Douglas; “First Monday in October” (1981), opposite Walter Matthau, in which she played the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court; and “I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can” (1982), based on the memoir by Barbara Gordon about a driven career woman’s addiction to valium.


Jill Clayburgh was born in Manhattan on April 30, 1944, the daughter of Albert, an industrial textile salesman, and Julie Clayburgh. She earned a bachelor’s degree in theater from Sarah Lawrence College in 1966.


Ms. Clayburgh made her Broadway debut in 1968 in “The Sudden & Accidental Re-Education of Horse Johnson,” a play starring Jack Klugman that ran for five performances. Her other Broadway credits included far more successful shows, among them the Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick musical “The Rothschilds” (1970), opposite Hal Linden; the Stephen Schwartz musical “Pippin” (1972), opposite John Rubinstein; and a 1984 revival of Noël Coward’s “Design for Living” that also starred Frank Langella and Raul Julia.


Her last Broadway appearance, in 2006, was in a revival of “Barefoot in the Park” at the Cort Theater, with Tony Roberts and Amanda Peet.


Besides Mr. Rabe, whom she married in 1978, Ms. Clayburgh is survived by a daughter, the actress Lily Rabe, who is starring in the Broadway production of “The Merchant of Venice,” now in previews at the Broadhurst Theater; a son, Michael; a stepson, Jason; and a brother, James.


Her many television credits include guest appearances on “Law & Order,” “The Practice” and “Nip/Tuck,” and a recurring role on “Ally McBeal” as Ally’s mother, Jeannie. Most recently Ms. Clayburgh was a member of the regular cast of “Dirty Sexy Money,” broadcast from 2007 to 2009 on ABC.


Despite her acclaim, Ms. Clayburgh, by all appearances, had a healthy sense of herself. “People think about me, ‘This wonderful lucky woman, she’s got it all,’ ” she told The Times in 1982. “But gee, that’s how I feel about Meryl Streep.”

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