Swayze Mourned At Private MemorialOctober 5th, 2009 Friends and family members said goodbye to PATRICK SWAYZE on Sunday (04Oct09) at a private memorial service in Los Angeles. The funeral took place at Sony studios, where hundreds of guests gathered to listen to tributes, delivered by friends including his wife Lisa Niemi and Ghost co-star Whoopi Goldberg.
Michael Jackson's Private Funeral September 4th, 2009 The funeral service of Michael Jackson that was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. began close to 8.30 p.m.
SIMPLE MINDS PLAN HUGHES TRIBUTEAugust 12th, 2009 British rockers SIMPLE MINDS are planning to honour late moviemaker JOHN HUGHES on their upcoming world tour - by dedicating their classic track DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) to his memory. The track was featured in Hughes' seminal 1985 film The Breakfast Club and is also the title of a new documentary about the director, who died of a heart attack in New York last week (06Aug09) aged 59.
STEIN HONOURS HUGHES AT FUNERALAugust 11th, 2009 Actor BEN STEIN paid an emotional farewell to his FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF director JOHN HUGHES at his "very touching" funeral on Tuesday (11Aug09). Hughes passed away aged 59 after suffering a heart attack while out walking in Manhattan, New York last week (06Aug09) - and a host of stars, including Stein, Matthew Broderick and Vince Vaughn, turned out for his private memorial in Lake Forest, Illinois.
John Hughes, director of 'Sixteen Candles,' 'The Breakfast Club,' dies at 59 in NYCAugust 7th, 2009 '80s teen flick director John Hughes dies in NYCNEW YORK — Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as "The Breakfast Club," ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Home Alone, died Thursday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59. Hughes died of a heart attack during a morning walk in Manhattan, Michelle Bega said.
Actors who worked with Hughes recall him as influential and 'a quintessential filmmaker'August 7th, 2009 Actors remember filmmaker Hughes as influentialNEW YORK — The actors made famous by writer-director John Hughes are extolling his talents after his death, calling him influential and "one of the giants" for capturing the youth market in the 1980s and '90s with such favorites as "The Breakfast Club," ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Home Alone."
Hughes died of a heart attack during a Thursday morning walk in Manhattan, spokeswoman Michelle Bega said. The 59-year-old was in New York to visit family.
With humor and angst, John Hughes' films defined a genre and a generation in the '80sAugust 7th, 2009 John Hughes defined a genre and a generationLOS ANGELES — "Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois, 60062.
John Hughes: dies at 59August 7th, 2009 Famous director and screen-writer John Hughes died due to heart attack on Thursday. He was 59. The last film he directed was "Curly Sue," in 1991.
BRAT PACK LEADER JOHN HUGHES DEAD AT 59August 6th, 2009 Brat Pack director JOHN HUGHES has died after suffering a heart attack. The man behind hit films like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Pretty in Pink was 59 when he collapsed and died while walking in Manhattan, New York on Thursday (06Aug09).
STARS PAY TRIBUTE TO HUGHESAugust 6th, 2009 STEVE MARTIN, MACAULAY CULKIN and MATTHEW BRODERICK are leading the tributes to director JOHN HUGHES, who died on Thursday (06Aug09). Hughes passed away after suffering a heart attack while out walking in Manhattan, New York.
O'NEAL FORGIVES FATHERAugust 3rd, 2009 GRIFFIN O'NEAL has forgiven his estranged father RYAN for banning him from FARRAH FAWCETT's funeral - because he bid farewell to the actress in his heart. The Love Story star barred his 44-year-old son from the service in June (09), telling reporters Griffin wasn't welcome because "he's a bad guy".
Writer Langston Hughes' boyhood home in Ohio sold in foreclosure, bank to put it on marketJuly 22nd, 2009 Langston Hughes house in Ohio sold in foreclosureCLEVELAND — A boyhood home of writer Langston Hughes has been sold in foreclosure in Cleveland. The 2½-story, wood-frame house on the city's east side was sold at a sheriff's auction in February for $16,667.
Joe Jackson: Michael became a hermitJuly 16th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's dad Joe has blasted his son's entourage for turning his son into a Howard Hughes-style hermit. The 79-year-old compared the singer's hell to that of the eccentric billionaire who died a recluse in 1976, reports The Sun.
Michael Jackson mourned in private before a star-studded public Los Angeles memorialJuly 7th, 2009 Private Jackson service precedes public memorialLOS ANGELES — A motorcade that began at the home of Michael Jackson's parents reached a cemetery in the Hollywood Hills early Tuesday for a private service in advance of a star-studded memorial in downtown Los Angeles. Numerous vehicles under California Highway Patrol escort headed out from the parents' home shortly before 8 a.m.
Private funeral plans announced for Farrah Fawcett in LAJune 28th, 2009 Private funeral plans announced for Farrah FawcettLOS ANGELES — A private funeral service will be held Tuesday for Farrah Fawcett at the Cathedral of Our lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. Church officials say the service is set for 4 p.m.
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