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Albert was active in social and environmental causes, especially from the 1970s onward. In 1970, Albert participated in the creation of Earth Day and spoke at one of its events in that year. [21] Albert founded the Eddie Albert World Trees Foundation and was national chairman for the Boy Scouts of America's conservation program
His death was initially attributed to "natural causes" by the CIA. After the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal erupted, the Pentagon acknowledged that the cause of death was " asphyxia due to smothering and chest compression", and that his body showed "evidence of blunt force trauma to the chest and legs".
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Edward Laurence Albert [1] (February 20, 1951 – September 22, 2006) was an American actor. [2] The son of actor Eddie Albert and Mexican actress Margo , he starred opposite Goldie Hawn in Butterflies Are Free (1972), a role for which he won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year.
The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2011.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Eddie Rosenblatt, the longtime president of Geffen Records who signed John Lennon and built a roster of rock and alternative acts including Guns N' Roses and Nirvana, died of pneumonia on Tuesday ...
Lucy d'Abreu, 113, Indian-born oldest person in the UK at the time of her death. [46] Martine Bercher, 61, American football player. Adrian Biddle, 53, British cinematographer (Aliens, The Princess Bride, Thelma & Louise), heart attack. [47] Marvin Braude, 85, American member of Los Angeles City Council. [48]
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...