Luke Askew, a character actor perhaps best remembered as the wayward stranger who brings Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper to a hippie commune in the 1969 motorcycle odyssey “Easy Rider,” died on March 29 at his home in Lake Oswego, Ore. He was 80.
The dual Olympian will be remembered for his historic display at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, where he won three gold medals. He went on to win gold, silver and a bronze at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
Dick Clark died today at age 82. http://todayentertainment.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/18/11270165-dick-clark-dead-at-82?lite/
Greg Ham found dead in house
Men at Work flautist Greg Ham has been found dead in a house in Melbourne’s inner north.Police were called to the house in Canning Street, North Carlton, soon after midday and are trying to determine the cause of the man's death.The body was found by a friend after he went to the house to check on the man's welfare and there was no answer at the door. He then returned with another friend and found the body in the front of the house.
I just saw that Jonathan Frid, the guy who played Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows, died a few days ago at 87. I've never seen the show but remember it coming on Sci-Fi channel several years back. And certainly it's getting more attention in the media now with the new movie set to come out in a few weeks (Frid has a cameo in it too).http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/19/11287058-jonathan-frid-who-played-barnabas-collins-in-dark-shadows-show-dead-at-87?chromedomain=todayentertainment