SANDY KOZEL
Roger Eugene Maris
(September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985)
Maris was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1983.
In response, Maris organized the annual Roger Maris
Celebrity Golf Tournament to raise money for cancer
research and treatment.
Maris died of the disease at age 51 at M.D. Anderson Hospital
in Houston, Texas. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery
in Fargo, North Dakota.
Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022)
Kristie Alley died today following a short battle with cancer
that had only been recently discovered.
Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom
Cheers (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award
and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, she starred
in the sitcom Veronica’s Closet, earning additional Emmy a
nd Golden Globe nominations.
George Harrison, before he passed away after a battle with
Lung Cancer.
On November 29, 2001, English musician and songwriter George Harrison died at the age of 58. Harrison achieved global fame as
a member of the Beatles and went on to a successful solo career
that included frequent collaborations with many of the foremost musicians of his generation.
Harrison was born in Liverpool in 1943 and joined the group, then
known as the Quarrymen, when he was barely 15. Harrison became
the group’s lead guitarist and frequently sang, but he developed a reputation as the “quiet Beatle” and was oftentimes overshadowed
by the duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Nonetheless, his influence on the group, and rock music in general, was profound.
NEW YORK (AP) — Joanna Simon, an acclaimed mezzo-soprano,
Emmy-winning TV correspondent and one of the three singing
Simon sisters who include pop star Carly, has died.
Simon, the eldest of four, died Wednesday, just a day before her
sister Lucy died, according to Lucy’s daughter, Julie Simon.
Their brother Peter, a photographer, died in 2018 at 71. All three
had cancer.
Carly Simon (center) and sisters Lucy Simon and Joanna
Simon.
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
AMC Theatres announced Thursday that it will play Grease in 135
of its theaters this weekend as a way of paying tribute to the
Paramount film’s iconic star, the late Olivia Newton-John. She
died Aug. 15 at her ranch in Southern California.
The cost per moviegoer will be $5, with $1 of every ticket sold
going to AMC’s charitable fund, AMC Cares. The proceeds will
be donated to breast cancer research.
First released in 1978, Grease is still considered one of the most enduring film musicals of all time.
