/ Stars that died in 2023

Sunday, December 12, 2010

George Ballis, American photographer, died from cancer.he was , 85

George "Elfie" Ballis  was an American photographer and activist who advocated on behalf of migrant farm workers in California, and took tens of thousands of photographs documenting the efforts of César Chávez, the Mexican American labor leader who founded the United Farm Workers died from cancer.he was , 85.



(August 12, 1925 – September 24, 2010)


Dick Griffey, American record executive, founder of SOLAR Records, died from complications from heart surgery.he was , 71

Richard Gilbert "Dick" Griffey  was an American record producer and promoter who founded SOLAR Records, an acronym for "Sound of Los Angeles Records", which played a major role in developing a funk-oriented blend of disco, R&B and soul music during the 1970s and 1980s  died from complications from heart surgery.he was , 71. As a concert promoter, Griffey arranged bookings for artists including James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.


(November 16, 1938 – September 24, 2010)


Jackie Burroughs, English-born Canadian actress (Road to Avonlea, The Care Bears Movie, Willard), died from stomach cancer , 71


Jacqueline "Jackie" Burroughs  was an English-born Canadian actress died from stomach cancer , 71.


(February 2, 1939 – September 22, 2010)





Saturday, December 11, 2010

Eddie Fisher, American singer and entertainer, died from complications from hip surgery he was , 82

Eddie+FisherEdwin Jack "Eddie" Fisher  was an American singer and entertainer, who was one of the world's most famous and successful singers in the 1950s, selling millions of records and having his own TV show died from complications from hip surgery he was , 82. His divorce from his first wife, Debbie Reynolds, to marry his best friend's widow, Elizabeth Taylor, garnered scandalously unwelcome publicity at the time. He was also married to Connie Stevens.

 



(August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010)

Geoffrey Burgon, British composer. died he was , 69

Geoffrey Alan Burgon  was a British composer notable for his television and film themes died he was , 69.[1]
Burgon was born in Hampshire in 1941, and taught himself the trumpet in order to join a jazz band at school (Pewley Grammar School, Guildford). He entered the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with the intention of becoming a trumpet player. However, he found that he was more interested in composition. Burgon initially supported himself and his family as a freelance jazz trumpeter, until at the age of 30 he sold all his trumpets and devoted himself to composing.

(15 July 1941 – 21 September 2010)

Grace Bradley, American actress (The Big Broadcast of 1938), widow of William Boyd. died she was , 97


Grace Bradley was a film actress who was active in Hollywood during the 1930s  died she was , 97.

(September 21, 1913 – September 21, 2010)

 Early life

She was born on September 21, 1913 in Brooklyn, New York. As a child she took piano lessons and by the age of six she gave her first recital. She attended the Eastman School of Music near Rochester, New York by age twelve after winning a scholarship. Originally she had wanted to become a professional pianist. While in school she took dance lessons and played piano. Her grandfather wanted her to be educated in Berlin, Germany so that she could receive more formal education but a Broadway producer discovered her during one of her dance recitals and hired her for a professional show.

John Crawford,, American actor (The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, The Waltons), died from a stroke. he was 90

John Crawford  was an American actor. Crawford was born Cleve Richardson in Colfax, Washington. In films from the 1940s  died from a stroke. he was 90, Crawford appeared in bit parts for many years before playing leads in several films in the UK in the late 1950s and early 1960s. When he returned to the US, he played supporting roles in several films but was more prolific on TV in character roles, in scores of series such as The Fugitive, The Dukes of Hazzard, Mission: Impossible, Hogans Heroes, and most notably as Sheriff Ep Bridges on The Waltons.


(September 13, 1920 - September 21, 2010)


Dickey Betts died he was 80

Early Career Forrest Richard Betts was also known as Dickey Betts Betts collaborated with  Duane Allman , introducing melodic twin guitar ha...