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Laurie is a long-time fan, having used Longhair's "Go to the Mardi Gras" as the theme for the pilot episode of A Bit of Fry & Laurie. Laurie used to perform these two songs regularly during his world concert tours of 2011–2014 with The Copper Bottom Band, and in March 2013 paid tribute to Professor Longhair in a special concert on board RMS ...
Sylvester H. Roper (1823–1896), inventor of the Roper steam velocipede, died of a heart attack or subsequent crash during a public speed trial in 1896. It is unknown whether the crash caused the heart attack, or the heart attack caused the crash. [1]
New Zealand agricultural scientist [12] Preston Bassett: 1892–1992: 100: American inventor and aeronautics pioneer [13] Henry Beachell: 1906–2006: 100: American developer of "miracle rice" [14] Wilfried de Beauclair: 1912–2020: 108: Swiss-born German engineer and computer scientist [15] Arnold Orville Beckman: 1900–2004: 104
Guitarist John Sykes, who played with the rock bands Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, has died at 65. He helped compose one of the defining power ballads of the late-1980s hair-metal scene in “Is This ...
Stephan Bibrowski (1890–1932), better known as Lionel the Lion-faced Man, was a famous sideshow performer.His whole body was covered with long hair that gave him the appearance of a lion; this was likely due to a rare condition called hypertrichosis.
Read more:John Amos, star of 'Good Times,' 'Roots' and 'Coming to America,' dies at 84 "American Pickers" made its History Channel debut in 2010, starring Fritz as a co-host with Mike Wolfe.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: On August 28, 2015, it was reported that the actor had died from a heart attack at 68. The rumor originated with a fake news website. [452] Steven Seagal: This American actor was the subject of at least two death hoaxes. In May 2013, a fake Facebook page titled "R.I.P. Steven Seagal" fooled social media users, and another ...
Tony Award-winning Broadway star Gavin Creel died Monday, months after being diagnosed with an aggressive, rare cancer. ... known for performances in 'Hello, Dolly!' and 'Hair,' dies at 48 ...