Monday, April 7, 2014

RIP PEACHES GELDOF - PEACHES FOUND DEAD THIS MORNING

BOB GELDOF'S DAUGHTER PEACHES GELDOF FOUND DEAD THIS MORNING, MONDAY 7TH APRIL - BRING TRAGIC MEMORIES OF HER MOTHER PAULA YATES

BREAKING NEWS: Model and socialite Peaches Geldof is found dead at her home aged 25

Peaches Geldof, 25, found dead today at her home in Wrotham, Kent
Kent Police called to house at 1.35pm today, said death was 'sudden' and 'unexplained'
She was the second daughter of musician Bob Geldof and Paula Yates
The former wild child leaves her husband rock singer Thomas Cohen and their two sons Astala, 20 months, and Phaedra, 10 months
Peaches lost her own mother to a drug overdose in September 2000 when she was just 11 years old
Her last tweet, posted on Sunday was a picture of her as a baby in her mother's arms
In a heartbreaking statement, father Bob said: 'We are beyond pain'
Her husband said: 'We shall love her forever'

RIP MICKEY ROONEY: MICKEY ROONEY DIES AT AGE 93

THE LEGENDARY AMERICAN ACTOR MICKEY ROONEY HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 93

Rooney died surrounded by his family at his home in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California on April 6, 2014, at the age of 93.

Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances spanned nearly his entire lifetime.

He received multiple awards, including a Juvenile Academy Award, an Honorary Academy Award, two Golden Globes and an Emmy Award. Working as a performer since he was a child, he was a superstar as a teenager for the films in which he played Andy Hardy, and he has had one of the longest careers of any actor, spanning 92 years actively making films in ten decades, from the 1920s to the 2010s. For a younger generation of fans, he gained international fame for his leading role as Henry Dailey in The Family Channel's The Adventures of the Black Stallion.

Upon his death in April 2014, along with Jean Darling, Carla Laemmle, and Baby Peggy, Rooney was one of the last surviving stars who worked in the silent film era. He was also the last surviving cast member of several films in which he appeared during the 1930s and 1940s.

The legendary American actor Mickey Rooney has died at the age of 93, reports TMZ. His health had been poor for the last few years. An equally accomplished singer, and actor of drama and comedy, Rooney was one of the first true box office stars of the golden age of Hollywood. His death has been attributed to natural causes.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. Many Will Remember Him as One of the Original Hardy Boys

Rooney had one of the longest careers of any actor, spanning ten decades from the 1920s to the 2010s. In one of his most famous roles, Rooney played Andy Hardy in 20 the Hardy Boys movies. His other most famous roles came in National Velvet with Elizabeth Taylor and in Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Audrey Hepburn.

The Los Angeles Daily News wrote about his role in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, saying that it “would have been an offensive stereotype even played by an Asian; the casting of Mickey Rooney added insult to injury.”

His more recent work saw him star in A Night at the Museum in 2006 and The Muppets in 2011.

2. Rooney Had a Decorated Career

He was the winner of two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Emmy Award. Rooney also holds the distinction of being the first teenager to be nominated for an Oscar for Strike up the Band in 1940.

3. Rooney Spent Most of His Life in California

He was a native of Brooklyn, New York, but lived for most of his life in Westlake Village, California. Rooney was born Joseph Yule Jr. in New York in September 1920. He made his stage debut at just 15 months old his parents vaudeville act.

4. Rooney Was Married 8 Times

He was married eight times throughout his life, most recently to Jan Chamberlain in 1978 who he remained with until his death. Arguably his most famous marriage was to Ava Gardner in the 1940s.

His other wives were B.J Barker (1944-48), Martha Vickers (1949-1951), Elaine Devry (1952-1958), Carolyn Mitchell (1958-1966), Marge Lane (1966-1967), Carolyn Hockett (1969-1975). All of the marriages ended in divorce. Rooney also fathered nine children throughout his life.