Tree planting in Los Angles, 2004 (George Harrison inset)

A tree planted in the memory of legendary guitarist George Harrison
has been killed – by a BEETLES infestation. Officials have not yet set
a date for when the tree will be replaced. A councilman told the Times
that it will be replaced soon. 

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       Victor George Atiyeh (February 20, 1923 – July 20, 2014)

The 32nd Governor of Oregon died this evening of renal failure at a hospital
in Portland, after a fall sustained at his home on July 5. Vic Atiyeh served as
governor for eight years from 1979 through 1987. As of this year, Atiyeh is
the last Republican to serve as governor of Oregon. 

James Garner (James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014)

Garner was an award-winning American film and television actor. He starred
in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades
which included such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western–
comedy series, Maverick, and Jim Rockford in the 1970s detective drama,
The Rockford Files.

According to police, an ambulance was dispatched to Garner’s Brentwood,
Los Angeles home at around 8 p.m. on July 19, 2014. Garner was confirmed
dead when paramedics arrived at his home. The cause of death was not
immediately reported but initial law enforcement officers on the scene
declared "natural causes" as the cause of death.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ron Howard will direct a documentary on the Beatles that
focuses on the band’s touring years during the early 1960s.

Howard announced the project Wednesday. The film is being made with the
cooperation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Star, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison.
The Beatles company, Apple Corps, is co-producing the film.

The as-yet-untitled film is the second documentary directed by Howard, who
said he’s long been a Beatles fan. Howard previously made the 2013 Jay-Z
documentary "Made in America."

The film will run up to the Beatles’ final concert in San Francisco’s Candlestick
Park in 1966. Much footage for the documentary has already been gathered.
The movie is tentatively slated for release late next year.

           
             Ron Howard

Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014)

Stritch was an actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway. She
appeared in numerous stage plays and musicals, feature films, and many TV 
programs. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995. 

Stritch died early this morning at her home in Birmingham, Michigan following
a period of poor health.