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Totenberg Roman (b. 1911-01-01 / d. 2012-05-08)
He was a Polish-American violinist and educator.
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Born 1920-08-22. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age
He was an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Bradbury was one of the most celebrated among 20th century American writers of speculative fiction. Many of Bradbury's works have been adapted into television shows or films. "We have too many cellphones. We've got too many internets. We have got to get rid of those machines. We have too many machines now." Bradbury chose a burial place at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery and a headstone that reads "Author of Fahrenheit 451".
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Born 1976-05-08. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Suicide
He was an African American pornographic actor who performed under the screen name "Steve Driver". He died while being apprehended by police for the alleged murder of fellow actor Herbert Hin Wong as well as assault on two other individuals. On June 1, 2010, Hill was accused of attacking the three with a sword.
Stephen Hill had been told he was terminated from Ultima DVD and was being evicted from the premises. The incident escalated, resulting in Hill attacking a man in the back of the building. Two others, including Herbert Wong, rushed to the victim’s aid and were cut with repeated swings of a movie prop Samurai-style machete. All three victims were rushed to Northridge Hospital Medical Center where Wong was pronounced dead.
Four days later on June 5th, Hill was surrounded by a SWAT team in a residence located around Azul Drive in West Hills. Hill climbed a nearby hill area and was brandishing a sword which he threatened to use to kill himself. Video recording shows that Hill was first shot near the right shoulder by a policeman, most likely with a non lethal gun. Hill, cornered, went closer to the edge of the cliff. A second shot was fired by another policeman. Then Hill got even closer to the edge, and only then attempted a jump that eventually killed him.
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Born 1911-02-06. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Other
A few hours after his death, Mrs. Nancy Reagan released a statement saying: "My family and I would like the world to know that President Ronald Reagan has passed away after 10 years of Alzheimer's Disease at 93 years of age. "
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Born 1951-09-18. Domain:Music. Cause of death:alcohol, other drugs
Douglas Glenn Colvin, known professionally as Dee Dee Ramone, was a German-American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, songwriter and bassist for punk rock band the Ramones. Dee Dee struggled with drug addiction for much of his life, particularly heroin. He began using drugs as a teenager, and continued to use for the majority of his adult life. He appeared clean in the early 1990s but began using heroin again some time later. Dee Dee Ramone was found dead on the evening of June 5, 2002 by his wife Barbara at his apartment in Hollywood, California. An autopsy established heroin overdose as the official cause of death. He had been booked to perform at the Majestic Ventura Theater, which ended up being a memorial show in his honor.
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Born 1908-12-14. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
He appeared as Judge Fulton in the TV series The Persuaders! (1971), with Tony Curtis and Roger Moore.
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Born 1862-12-08. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Other
Despite being a phenomenally successful playwright, his propensity for high living (he had a table permanently reserved for him at Maxim's), gambling and the failure of his marriage were to lead to financial difficulties. During the winter of 1918 Feydeau contracted syphilis and slowly descended into madness in the remaining years of his life. He is buried in Cimetičre de Montmartre, in Paris.