Joosten Recovering After Lung SurgeryOctober 5th, 2009 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star KATHRYN JOOSTEN is recovering after undergoing cancer surgery in Los Angeles. The Emmy Award-winning actress, 69, had a cancerous growth on her lung removed on Monday (05Oct09).
Michael Splits With Lover - ReportOctober 5th, 2009 GEORGE MICHAEL has reportedly split with his partner KENNY GOSS after 13 years. Goss is said to have walked out on the singer at Christmas (08), just three months after the Michael was arrested in a toilet on London's Hampstead Heath, but the pair tried to keep their relationship split a secret, according to Britain's Daily Mirror.
Klum Celebrates Pregnancy With Naked Chocolate ShotsSeptember 30th, 2009 HEIDI KLUM turned her pregnancy craving for chocolate syrup into a sexy photo opportunity when she asked longtime photographer pal RANKIN to snap her naked and covered in brown goo. The German stunner and Rankin have been working on a photo book for years and now fans will be able to get their hands on all the unseen shots in new book Heidilicious.
Anna Nicole Smith's Dad DiesSeptember 25th, 2009 The father of late model ANNA NICOLE SMITH has died after losing his battle with lung cancer. Donald Hogan was buried on Tuesday (22Sep09) after passing away in a hospice, where he had been living after refusing to undergo treatment for his condition.
Nashville songwriters' group votes Toby Keith songwriter/artist of the decadeSeptember 16th, 2009 Toby Keith voted songwriter/artist of the decadeNASHVILLE, Tenn. — County music star Toby Keith has been voted songwriter/artist of the decade by the Nashville Songwriters Association International.
'Housewives' star Kathryn Joosten's lung cancer returns; she says she hopes to educateSeptember 15th, 2009 'Housewives' sidekick Joosten's cancer is backNEW YORK — Kathryn Joosten (JOO'-sten), who plays the crotchety Karen McCluskey on ABC's "Desperate Housewives," is battling a recurrence of lung cancer. Joosten's publicist, Thomas DeLorenzo, says a spot on the left lung was detected during a recent physical.
Desperate Housewives Star Joosten Battling Lung CancerSeptember 14th, 2009 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES actress KATHRYN JOOSTEN has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The two-time Emmy winner, who plays grumpy neighbour Mrs.
Quote Of The Day (Heidi Klum)September 8th, 2009 "After (winning a German modelling contest), I thought, 'This is my ticket. Things will happen.' But they didn't.' I could never book a job.
Rashied Ali, free-jazz drummer who recorded with Coltrane in 1960s, dies in NYC at 76August 14th, 2009 Rashied Ali, free-jazz drummer, dies in NYC at 76NEW YORK — Rashied Ali, a free-jazz drummer who backed John Coltrane and accompanied him in a duet album in the final months of the jazz master's life, has died. He was 76. The Philadelphia native died at Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital of a blood clot in his lung on Wednesday, said his wife, Patricia Ali.
Willy DeVille, founder of punk world's Mink DeVille, dies of cancer in NYC at 58August 7th, 2009 Founder of punk's Mink DeVille dies at 58NEW YORK — Willy DeVille, who founded the punk group Mink DeVille and was known for his blend of R&B, blues, Dixieland and traditional French Cajun ballads, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 58. The Oscar-nominated songwriter died at New York's Cabrini Hospital on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, said Carol Kaye at Kayos Productions.
Heather Mills denies controversial comments about cancerJuly 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Heather Mills has denied making controversial comments about cancer while holding a British newspaper responsible for cooking up quotes under her name in a recent interview. Sir Paul McCartney's ex-wife was previously alleged to have said that she was convinced certain journalists who had written lies about her in the past would get their comeuppance by getting cancer.
Singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin dies in Los Angeles of lung cancer at age 69June 9th, 2009 Singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin dead of lung cancerLOS ANGELES — Kenny Rankin, a brilliant pop vocalist and highly regarded musician-songwriter whose stylings ranged from jazz to pop to the world music influences he picked up as a child in New York, has died of complications related to lung cancer, his record company announced Monday. He was 69. Rankin died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Mack Avenue Records spokesman Don Lucoff said.
Patrick Swayze refuses to have life-saving lung operationMay 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze has reportedly refused to undergo life-saving lung surgery, thus prompting fears that he is close to the end of his cancer battle. According to the National Enquirer, the doctors of 'Dirty Dancing' star, who is suffering from pancreatic cancer, have been forced to halt his chemotherapy treatment because he's suffering a lung infection.
'Bud' Shrake, co-author of best-selling 'Harvey Penick's Little Red Book,' dies at 77May 9th, 2009 Shrake, co-author of best-selling golf book, diesAUSTIN, Texas — Edwin "Bud" Shrake, an author and journalist who co-authored the best-selling golf book "Harvey Penick's Little Red Book," has died. He was 77. His death early Friday of lung cancer at an Austin hospital was confirmed by longtime friend Dan Jenkins, an author and journalist in Fort Worth.
Woman who lived 61 years in iron lung, yet graduated from college and wrote book, dies in NCMay 6th, 2009 NC woman who spent 61 years in iron lung diesRALEIGH, N.C. — A woman who spent 61 years in an iron lung yet graduated from college and wrote a book about her life has died at her North Carolina home.