Sultan Of Suave,Oscar de la Renta, dies at 82

Kent, Connecticut: Oscar de la Renta,acclaimed Dominican-American legendary fashion designer,who spent half a century putting high society in haute couture, died on Oct. 20,2014 at his home in Kent. He was 82. He was best known as Sultan Of Suave .

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Name              : Oscar Aristides de la Renta Fiallo

Age                 : 82 (Jul.22,1932 - Oct. 20, 2014)

Family            : 1st wife - Françoise de Langlade (married 1967; her death 1983);

                          2nd wife - Annette de la Renta (married 1989 ; his death 2014)

                                           

Achievement  :Design Award
                       Coty Award(1967 and 1968)
                       Coty Hall of Fame(1973)
                       Council of Fashion Designers Designer of the Year Award (2000 and 2007)
                       CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award (1990)

                       

Order of Civil Merit

                       Gold Medal of Bellas Artes & La Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil
                       by King Juan Carlos of Spain

                       

Legion of Honour

                       Legion d'honneur as a Commandeur by French government
                       Other Award
                       International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame (1973)

                       

Ribbon bar of the order

                       Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella & the Order of Christopher Columbus
                       by Dominican Republic
                       Casa del Niño orphanage in La Romana (Founder)
                       Ambassador-at-Large of the Dominican Republic
                       Queen Sofia Spanish Institute (Chairman)

Fashion Collections

Reactions of Oscar de la Renta Towards Cancer.....      

      "Yes, I had cancer. Right now, I am totally clean. 
The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die. 
We always think we are going to live forever. 
The dying aspect we will never accept. 
The one thing about having this kind of warning is
 how you appreciate every single day of life ". 

—By Oscar de la Renta,2006 at CFDA

       

Reactions to Oscar de la Renta's Death.....

 "We will always remember him as the man
who made women look and feel beautiful". 

—By Laura Bush,former first lady

"He was a true,true gentlemen,in the truest sense of the
word--a real bright light--and this is just a terrible,
terrible loss for the fashion world"

—Alina Cho,fashion journalist & editor at Random House

French Film Director,Alain Resnais, Dies At 91

Paris, France  : Alain Resnais,acclaimed French filmmaker who spent more than six decades in his career, died on Mar. 1,2014 at hospital in Paris. He was 91. He was best known for his films which included "Night and Fog (1955) ".

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Name              : Alain Resnais

Age                 : 91 (Jun.3,1922 - Mar. 1, 2014)

Family            : 1st wife - Florence Malraux (m1969–unknown; divorced);

                         2nd wife- Sabine Azéma (m.1998-2014)
                   

                                   

Achievement  :Prix Jean Vigo
                       Les statues meurent aussi (1954)
                       Nuit et Brouillard(1956)
                       César Award
                       Providence ( 1977 Best Director)
                       Smoking/No Smoking (1993 Best Director)
                       Prix Louis-Delluc
                       La guerre est finie (1966)
                       Smoking/No Smoking (1993)
                       On connaît la chanson (1997)
                       Venice Film Festival
                       L'Année dernière à Marienbad (1960 Golden Lion )
                       Cœurs (2006 Silver Lion )
                       Berlin Film Festival
                      Smoking/No Smoking (1994 Silver Bear )
                      On connaît la chanson (1998 Silver Bear)
                       Cannes Film Festival
                      Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980 Grand Prix)
                      Lifetime achievement award (2009)
                     
                 

                    

Filmography.....

L'Aventure de Guy (1936) (unfinished) 

Schéma d'une identification (1946) (lost) 

Ouvert pour cause d'inventaire (1946) (lost) 

Visite à Oscar Dominguez (1947) (unfinished) 

Visite à Lucien Coutaud (1947) 

Visite à Hans Hartung (1947) 

Visite à Félix Labisse (1947) 

Visite à César Doméla (1947) 

Portrait d'Henri Goetz (1947) 

Van Gogh (16mm) (1947) 

Journée naturelle (Visite à Max Ernst) (1947) 

La Bague (1947) 

L'Alcool tue (1947) (as Alzin Rezarail) 

Le Lait Nestlé (1947) 

Châteaux de France (Versailles) (1948) 

Van Gogh (35mm) (1948) 

Malfray (1948) 

Les Jardins de Paris (1948) (unfinished) 

Gauguin (1950) 

Guernica (1950) 

Pictura: An Adventure in Art (Gauguin segment) (US, 1951) 

Les statues meurent aussi (Statues Also Die) (1953) 

Nuit et brouillard (Night and Fog) (1955) 

Toute la mémoire du monde (1956) 

Le Mystère de l'atelier quinze (1957)

Le Chant du styrène (1958) 

Hiroshima mon amour (1959) 

L'Année dernière à Marienbad (Last Year at Marienbad) (1961) 

Muriel, ou le Temps d'un retour (1963) 

La guerre est finie (The War Is Over) (1966) 

Loin du Vietnam (Far from Vietnam) ("Claude Ridder" segment) (1967) 

Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968) 

Cinétracts (segment, uncredited) (1968)

 L'An 01 (1973) 

(New York scenes) Stavisky (1974) 

Providence (1977) 

Mon oncle d'Amérique (My American Uncle) (1980) 

La vie est un roman (Life Is a Bed of Roses) (1983)

 L'Amour à mort (Love unto Death) (1984) 

Mélo (1986)

I Want to Go Home (1989) 

Contre l'oubli (segment "Pour Esteban Gonzalez Gonzalez, Cuba") (1991) 

Gershwin (TV documentary) (1992) 

Smoking/No Smoking (1993) 

On connaît la chanson (Same Old Song) (1997) 

Pas sur la bouche (Not on the Lips) (2003)

 Cœurs (Private Fears in Public Places) (2006) 

Les Herbes folles (Wild Grass) (2009) 

Vous n'avez encore rien vu (You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet!) (2012) 

Aimer, boire et chanter (2013)

Reactions to Alain Resnais's Death.....

 "French had lost 'One of its greatest filmmakers'.
He received all the recognition and prizes.
But what counted for him was always his next work". 

—By Francois Hollande,French President

"He was a man of the highest quality, a genius."

—Jean-Louis Livi,his producer 

Ghostbusters' Egon Spengler, Harold Allen Ramis,Dies At 69

Chicago, USA  : Harold Allen Ramis,a famous American comedy actor, director and writer, who was best known as 'Egon Spengler' in Ghostbusters and 'Russell Ziskey' in Stripes, died on Feb. 24,2014 at his Chicago home,due to complications arising from vasculitis. He was 69.It is mentioned that Ramis was contracted an autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis complicated infection in May 2010.

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Name              : Harold Allen Ramis

Age                 : 69 (Nov.21,1944 - Feb. 24, 2014)

Family            : 1st wife- Anne Plotkin (m1967–1984; divorced);
                         Violet(daughter);
                         2nd wife- Erica Mann (m.1989-2014)
                         Julian Arthur & Daniel Hayes (Sons);

                                          Violet Hamis with his father, Harold Allen Ramis

Achievement  :St.Louis Walk of Fame (2004) ,
                        Austin Film Festival's Distinguished Screenwriter Awards(2005)
                     

                    

Acting.....

(1981)Stripes - role as ' Russell Ziskey '

           Heavy Metal - role as ' Zeke '

(1983)National Lampoon's Vacation - role as ' Marty Moose '

(1984)Ghostbusters - role as ' Dr.Egon Spengler '

(1987)Baby Boom - role as ' Steven Bochner '    

(1988)Stealing Home - role as ' Alan Appleby '

(1984)Ghostbusters II - role as ' Dr.Egon Spengler '

(1990)The Earth Day Special - role as ' Dr.Elon Spengler(Brother of Egon) '

(1993)Groundhog Day - role as ' Neurologist '

(1994)Airheads - role as ' Chris Moore '

           Love Affair - role as ' Sheldon Blumenthal '

(1997)As Good As It Gets - role as ' Dr.Martin Bettes '

(2000)High Fidelity - role as ' Rob's Dad '

(2002)Orange County - role as ' Don Durkett '

(2006)The Last Kiss - role as ' Professor Bowler '

(2007)Knocked Up - role as ' Ben's Dad '

           Walk Hard:The Dewey Cox Story - role as 'L'Chai'm '

(2009)Year One - role as ' Adam '

           Ghostbusters:The Video Game - role as ' Dr.Egon Spengler '

                                                      Dr. Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters

                                                           Russell Ziskey in Stripes

   

Reactions to Harold Allen Ramis's Death.....

 "Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my brilliant, gifted,
funny friend, co-writer/performer and teacher Harold Ramis.". 

—By Dan Aykroyd

"Sad to hear my friend Harold Ramis passed away. 

A brilliant, funny, actor and director.
 A wonderful husband and dad. Big loss to us all."

—Comedian Billy Crytal 

WWE's Big Daddy V,Nelson Frazier Jr,Dies At 42

Nelson Frazier Jr,a famous American professional wrestler who appeared with WWE's ring names Mabel, Viscera and Big Daddy V,spent his entire life in wrestling career, died on Feb. 18,2014 due to massive heart attack. He was died after 4 days turning 43. He was the 1995 King of the Ring.

Nelson Frazier Jr

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Name              : Nelson Frazier,Jr.

Age                 : 43 (Feb.14,1971 - Feb. 18, 2014)

Ring Name     :  Mabel
                        Viscera
                        Big Daddy V
                        Big Daddy
                        Big Daddy Voodoo
                        King Mabel
                        King V
                        Nelson Knight

Nicknames     :  "The World's Largest Love Machine"
                        "Big Vis"
                       "The Mastodon"
                                         

Achievement  :  All Japan Pro Wrestling 
                          AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Taru
                         Memphis Wrestling
                         Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
                         Music City Wrestling
                         MCW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
                         New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
                         Class of 2013
                         Ozarks Mountain Wrestling 
                         OMW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
                         Pro Wrestling Federation
                         PWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby Knight
                         Pro Wrestling Illustrated 
                         PWI ranked him #49 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995
                         United States Wrestling Association 
                         USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
                         World Wrestling Council
                         WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
                         World Wrestling Federation 
                         WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
                         WWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mo
                         King of the Ring (1995)
                         Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards 
                         Worst Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Kane
                         Worst Tag Team (1999) with Mideon
                         Worst Worked Match of the Year (1993) with Mo &
                         The Bushwhackers vs. The Headshrinkers, Bastion Booger, &
                         Bam Bam Bigelow at Survivor Series
                         X Wrestling Federation 
                         XWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

                                           

1995 King OF The Ring

 Big Daddy V

Viscera

Mabel

In Wrestling.....

Big Daddy V "Signature Moves"

1. Ghetto Drop (Samoan drop)
2. Spinning heel kick
3. Whirlwind of Love (Spinning side slam)
4. Visagra (Amateur-style back riding position with pelvic thrusts)   

Big Daddy V "Finishing Moves"

1. Big Daddy V Drop (Elbow drop, sometimes while running)
2. Embalmer / Viscera Driver / Sex Drive (Chokebomb)
3. Running splash

Puppeteer John Paul Henson Dies At 48

Saugerties, New York : John Paul Henson,an American puppeteer and the son of the late Muppets founder Jim Henson and late Jane Henson, died on Feb. 14,2014 at his home,due to heart attack. He was 48. It is reported that John Henson had been building an igloo in the snow with his daughter before the incident occurred.

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Name              : John Paul Henson

Age                 : 48 (Apr.25,1965 - Feb. 14, 2014)

Family            : Spouse
                         Gyongyi Henson
                        Children
                        Katrina Henson (born 1999),
                        Sydney Henson (born 2004)
                        Parent
                        Jim Henson ( Sep. 24,1936 - May. 16,1990)
                        Jane Nebel ( Jun. 16,1934 - Apr. 2,2013)
                        Siblings
                         Brian Henson
                         Lisa Henson
                         Cheryl Henson
                         Heather Henson

Achievement  :Television
                        CityKids
                        Muppets Tonight
                        Film
                        It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
                        Muppet Treasure Island
                        Muppets from Space'
                        The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
                        Video games
                        Muppets Party Cruise
                        Miscellaneous
                        Muppet*Vision 3D
                        The Muppet Show Live

Jim Henson & Jane Nebel Family 

Jim Henson & Jane Nebel Family 

John Paul Henson with Gyongyi Henson 

 Gyongyi Henson

Nancy Motes, Julia Roberts's Half Sister,Found Dead

Los Angeles, US : Nancy Motes,who was half sister of the Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts,died from a possible drug overdose on Sunday.She was discovered by paramedics and found death by her fiance John Dilbeck on her house's bathroom.It was reported that she has some medical issues history . She  left 5-pages suicide note blaming  her strain relationship with Julia Roberts.

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Name              : Nancy Motes

Age                 : 37

Family            : Julia Roberts (Half Sister)
                         Eric Roberts (Brother)

Notes Wrote By Nancy Motes Before Dies

 "So my 'sister' said that with all her friends & fans she doesn't need any more love.
 Just so you all know 'America's Sweetheart' is a B----!!'"
(Referring to Roberts' star turn in the 2001 rom-com “America's Sweethearts.)”  

—Tweeted by Nancy Motes on Jan. 20

Reactions to Nancy Motes Death.....

 "It is with deep sadness that the family of Nancy Motes confirms that she was
found dead in Los Angeles yesterday of an apparent drug overdose"

—Statement Released By Roberts Family to People Magazine

Maicon, Brazilian Shakhtar Donetsk Football Striker,Dies At 25

Donetsk, Ukraine : Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, a Brazilian footballer, who played as a striker for the Ukrainian club from Shakhtar Donetsk, died on Feb. 8,2014 in a tragic car accident. He was 25.The club confirmed his death in an official statement on Saturday morning.

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Name              : Maicon Pereira de Oliveira

Age                 : 25 (May.8,1988 - Feb. 8, 2014)

Achievement  : Youth Career
                        Fluminense (2004-2006) 
                        Flamengo (2007- 2008)
                        Senior Career
                        Atlético Mogi (2009)
                        Volyn Lutsk (2009-2012)
                        Shakhtar Donetsk(2012- 2014)

Reactions to Maicon's Death.....

 "He was a talented footballer, open and friendly guy.
Maicon loved life and knew how to make it positive and bright.
Tragic, untimely and absurd death took away a wonderful person from our ranks.
It is a terrible bereavement for each of us.
FC Shakhtar expresses condolences and sympathy to Maicon’s family and friends.
May he rest in peace..."

—Statement Released By FC Shakhtar

'Truman Capote' Philip Seymour Hoffman, Oscar Winner,Dies At 46

Manhattan, New York : Philip Seymour Hoffman,a famous American actor and director, who won  the best actor Oscar for film "Capote",2005 , 3 best supporting actor Oscar nominations and 3 Tony Award nominations , died on Feb. 2,2014 in his bathroom at West Village,Manhattan office apartment,due to drug overdose. He was 46.It is mentioned that Hoffman was found dead by playwright David Bar Katz.

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Name              : Philip Seymour Hoffman (菲力普‧西蒙‧霍夫曼)

Age                 : 46 (Jul.23,1967 - Feb. 2, 2014)

Family            : Mimi O'Donnell/咪咪·奧唐納爾 (1999–2014; his death);
                         3 children;
                         Gordy Hoffman (brother)

Achievement  :Capote-The Academy Award for Best Actor (2005) ,
                        3 Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor;
                        3 Tony Award nominations ;
                        51 feature film releases (1991-2014);
                        29 dramas,21 comedies, 1 animation
                        3 real life characters played : Lester Bangs, Truman Capote, Art Howe

                    

Film , Television And Theater.....

(1991)Law & Order, 

          Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole

(1992)Szuler

           My New Gun

           Leap of Faith

           Scent of a Woman

(1993)Joey Breaker

          My Boyfriend's Back

          Money for Nothing

(1994)The Getaway 

          The Yearling  

          When a Man Loves a Woman  

           Nobody's Fool

(1995)The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

(1996)Hard Eight 

          Twister 

          The Skriker

(1997)Boogie Nights 

           Liberty! The American Revolution 

           Defying Gravity

(1998)Culture 

           Montana 

           Next Stop Wonderland 

           The Big Lebowski 

           Happiness 

           Patch Adams 

           Shopping and Fucking

(1999)Flawless 

           Magnolia 

           The Talented Mr. Ripley 

           The Author's Voice & Imagining Brad

(2000)Titanic 2000 

           State and Main 

           Almost Famous 

           True West 

           Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train

(2001)The Party's Over 

           The Seagull 

           The Glory of Living

(2002)Love Liza 

          Punch-Drunk Love 

          Red Dragon 

          25th Hour

(2003)Owning Mahowny 

           Cold Mountain 

           Our Lady of 121st Street 

           Long Day's Journey into Night 

           Dutch Heart of Man

(2004)Along Came Polly 

          Guinea Pig Solo 

          Sailor's Song

(2005)Strangers with Candy

          Empire Falls 

          Capote 

          The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

(2006)Mission: Impossible III 

          School of the Americas 

          A Small, Melodramatic Story

(2007)Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 

          The Savages 

          Charlie Wilson's War 

          Jack Goes Boating 

          A View From 151st Street

(2008)Synecdoche, New York

          Doubt 

          Unconditional 

          The Little Flower of East Orange

(2009)Mary and Max 

          The Boat That Rocked

          The Invention of Lying 

          Arthur 

          Othello

(2010)Jack Goes Boating 

          The Long Red Road

(2011)Moneyball 

          The Ides of March

(2012)The Master 

          A Late Quartet 

          Death of a Salesman

(2013)The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

(2014)A Most Wanted Man 

          God's Pocket 

          The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 

(2015)The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

Reactions to Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death.....

 ""We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil
  and appreciate the outpouring of love and support.
This is a tragic and sudden loss and
we ask that you respect our privacy during this time of grieving.". 

—Statement Released By Hoffman Family

"Hoffman perhaps is the most ambitious and
widely admired American actor of his generation."

—The New York Times 

Toshi Aline Seeger, Late Pete Seeger Wife, Dies At 91

Beacon, New York  : Toshi Aline Seeger, an american folk singer Pete Seeger's wife,who was also a filmmaker, producer and  environmental activist, died on Jul. 9,2013 at her home. Toshi Seeger passed away 9 days before her 70th wedding anniversary.She was 91.

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Name              : Toshi Aline Ohta Seeger

Age                 : 91 (Jul.1,1922 - Jul. 9, 2013)

Family            : Husband
                        Pete Seeger (May.3,1919 - Jan. 27,2014, his death)
                        Children
                        Peter Ōta Seeger (born in 1944 and died at six months),
                        Daniel (an accomplished photographer and filmmaker),
                        Mika (a potter and muralist) &
                        Tinya (a potter)
                        Grandchildren
                        Tao (a musician),
                        Cassie (an artist),
                        Kitama Cahill-Jackson (a filmmaker),                            
                        Moraya (a graduate student married to the NFL player Chris DeGeare),
                        Penny, & Isabelle
                     

Achievement  : Film "Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison " ( 1966)
                         Emmy Award - Pete Seeger ' The Power Of Song" (2007)
                         Clearwater Festival / " The Great Hudson River Revival" ( co-founded by Seegers)

             

    

Other Opinions Toward Toshi Aline Seeger .....

 "She was the foundation of Seeger's personal and professional success."
—unknown,quoted from Wikipedia

US Folk Singer Pete Seeger, Dies At 94

New York, US  : Peter "Pete " Seeger, an american folk singer & activist, died on Jan. 27,2014 at a New York hospital ,due to natural causes. He was 94.

BioGraphy

Name              : Peter Seeger

Age                 : 94 (May.3,1919 - Jan. 27, 2014)

Family            : Wife
                        Toshi Aline Ohta Seeger (Jul.1,1922 - Jul. 9,2013, her death)
                        Children
                        Peter Ōta Seeger (born in 1944 and died at six months),
                        Daniel (an accomplished photographer and filmmaker),
                        Mika (a potter and muralist) &
                        Tinya (a potter)
                        Grandchildren
                        Tao (a musician),
                        Cassie (an artist),
                        Kitama Cahill-Jackson (a filmmaker),                            
                        Moraya (a graduate student married to the NFL player Chris DeGeare),
                        Penny, & Isabelle
                     

Achievement  :

1. The Eugene V. Debs Award (1979) ;
2. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1993);
3. The National Medal of Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts (1994) ;
4. A Kennedy Center Honor (1994) ;
5. The Harvard Arts Medal (1996) ;
6.  "The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal" (1996) ;
7.  Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996) ;
8. Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album of 1996 for his record "Pete" (1997) ;
9. The Felix Varela Medal, Cuba's highest honor for "his humanistic and artistic work in defense of the environment and against racism" (1999) ;
10. The Schneider Family Book Award for his children's picture book "The Deaf Musicians." (2007);
11. The Mid-Hudson Civic Center Hall of Fame (2008) ;
12. Grammy Award for best traditional album of 2008 for his record "At 89" (2008) ;
13. A proposal to name the Walkway Over the Hudson in his honor ;
14. The Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award for his commitment to peace and social justice as a musician, songwriter, activist, and environmentalist that spans over sixty years. (2008) ;
15. The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize (2009) ;
16. Grammy Award for best children's album of 2010 for his record "Tomorrow's Children,Pete Seeger and the Rivertown Kids and Friends" (2010) ;
17. George Peabody Medal (2013) ;
18. "Pete Seeger: The Storm King; Stories, Narratives, Poems." has been nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award for best audio book.

             

     "Technology will save us if it doesn't wipe us out first"

                                                                    —Peter Seeger

Other Opinions Toward Pete Seeger .....

 "He was one of the few people who invoked the First Amendment in front of
the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA). "

—Jim Musselman,founder of Appleseed Recordings 

      ' The song  " May There Always Be Sunshine" by Pete Seeger tells me that it was
                written by a four-year-old boy in Russia. And it's just got four lines
        and it's been translated into a number of languages.'

—Raffi, " Raffi on Broadway"