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more about #obituaries more comments → BookishLookish: Met him once with a friend, another downtown musician from back in the day. What a cool guy. RIP, Jim. We won't see one like you again. more » City_Dater: His readings in the '90s were terrific. He was frail and a little burnt out but he so damn glad to be there, signing books and answering questions. T... more » daveyjonesisdead: A memorial in Inwood Hill Park would be appropriate. more » EdanImbeciliot: n 1978 I lived at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City. One afternoon I heard a knock on my door. When I opened it there stood a tall, drugged out looki... more » BadUncle: This is very sad. RIP, Jim. more » bens: Jim Carroll was a great author and a good man. He took the time to help a number of my friends beat their addictions. I heard him read from "4 ups and... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: he saw the abyss and climbed out. that's a pretty decent accomplishment right there. more » Sir Thomas More: Nowadays in the EV, one is addicted to cupcakes, fro-yos and ramen, and their idol is Carrie Bradshaw. Wonder what prose or poetry these Scary Sadshaw... more » Unsolicited Advice: I know it's been said, but this has been a simply awful year, hasn't it? It's one thing if we lose heroes in a world that feels like it's being renew... more » MissNormaDesmond: I salute you, brother. more » girlymag: People Who Died more » girlymag: People Who Died more » QamraGrowf: Jim Carroll was one of the best rocknrollers I ever saw/reviewed, at J.B. Scott's in Albany in the early '80s. A passionate singer and committed, hall... more » SpyMagician: Really sad. I have a thing against addicts, but from everything I saw/read about him he really did struggle and make efforts to renew his life. He wa... more » EddieTheDane: I was a 16 year old high school junior in 1982, playing on the basketball team when I bought his first book, thinking it was about sports. Nothing wa... more » -
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Jim Carroll, Author
Jim Carroll, the former drug addict turned prolific poet and writer of The Basketball Diaries, died of a heart attack on Friday at his residence in Manhattan. He was 60. More » -
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Did Vanity Fair Scoop Dominick Dunne's Family?
An odd line in the Times obit of Dominick Dunne seems to suggest that the late writer's family wanted to delay the announcement of his death in order to make sure it wasn't overshadowed. More » -
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Seeds Of Bill O'Reilly's Charm Offensive Planted Early With Keyboard Cat Obituary
Bill O'Reilly's trying to charm audiences, especially since his war with tangentially opposed blowhard Keith Olbermann escalated. There was the Obama birthday wish, and the equal (photo) opportunity accompanying it. But this has been underway for a while, now. More » -
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Frank McCourt, Author, Dead at 78
Frank McCourt, beloved Irish-American Pulitzer-winning author and retired schoolteacher, died today of complications relating to meningitis. He was 78. He'd been sick for quite some time after being treated for a bout with melanoma. More » -
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Billy Mays: Mr. As-Seen-On-TV, Dead At 50
Billy Mays, TV salesman, was found discovered dead this morning by his wife. There are no signs of foul play. Mays was 50 years-old. More » -
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Author J.G. Ballard Dead at 78
The writer of Crash and the autobiographical Empire of the Sun had been battling prostate cancer. He was inspired by science fiction, but placed his novels outside the genre, rooting them in the modern world. More » -
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ABC Radio Reporter Stabbed To Death
George Weber, a longtime WABC newscaster turned ABC News freelancer and blogger, was found stabbed to death at home in Brooklyn. He was 47. More » -
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Nicholas Hughes, Son of Sylvia Plath, Commits Suicide
Nicholas Hughes, a marine biologist and academic, hanged himself at home 46 years after the suicide of his mother, the poet Sylvia Plath. He was 47. More » -
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Natasha Richardson, 1963-2009: In Memoriam
Following Natasha Richardson's death at age 45, we take a look back at the actress' career. More » -
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Natasha Richardson Dead From Ski Injuries
Actress Natasha Richardson passed away in a New York hospital following complications from the brain injury she incurred while skiing, according to a statement released by her family. She was 45.
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New York Times Finally Gets Around to Noting the Death of One of Its Own
How long should a dead Timesman have to wait before getting an obituary in his own damn paper? More » -
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James Brady, Editor and Celebrity Gossip Pioneer, Dead at 80
When he interviewed celebrities, typically over lunch, longtime Parade columnist James Brady often did not take notes; he only needed three soundbites, which he memorized. More » -
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TV Networks Prepping Steve Jobs's Obituary
Steve Jobs, currently on medical leave as Apple CEO, is not dead, but the major networks are acting as if he were. Producers from CBS and NBC are scheduling interviews for their Jobs obituaries. More » -
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Employees Spit On Newspaper CEO's Grave
As it turns out, "burn in hell you heartless beast" was not actually the worst thing said about late Journal-Register Co. CEO Robert Jelenic by bitter former employees. More » -
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Pinup Queen Bettie Page, 85, Dies
Bettie Page, whose saucy photo spreads helped get men through, and then end, the sexual repression of the 1950s, died of a heart attack in Los Angeles. She was 85.
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