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Teenage Head frontman Frankie Venom dead of cancer at 52

Teenage Head frontman Frankie Venom dead of cancer at 52

Frank Kerr, lead singer of the iconic Hamilton punk band Teenage Head, has died of cancer at age 52.

So You Think You Can Dance releases its Top 20

Students, choreographers and teachers are among the 20 dancers chosen to compete in the inaugural season of So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies Monday of cancer at age 65

Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies Monday of cancer at age 65

LONDON — Richard Wright, a founding member of the rock group Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65.
The hills are alive again with 90210

The hills are alive again with 90210

TORRANCE, Calif. — “Gutter balls only, please!” someone yells during a rehearsal at the Lucky Strike bowling alley for the CW’s new series “90210.” So co-stars Jessica Stroup and Shenae Grimes downplay their bowling skills.

’Golden Girls’ actress Estelle Getty dies at age 84

Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV’s “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 84.
The Who’s Daltrey, nostalgic but not slowing down yet at age 64

The Who’s Daltrey, nostalgic but not slowing down yet at age 64

LOS ANGELES — Roger Daltrey is smacking his head.
Bozo the Clown creator dead at 83

Bozo the Clown creator dead at 83

Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83.

Radio’s Limbaugh to stay on air until 2016

Approaching his 20th anniversary as talk radio’s most dominant force, Rush Limbaugh has signed a lucrative new deal with Premiere Radio Networks that will keep him on the air until 2016.

Second City founder Paul Sills dead at 80

Paul Sills, one of the founders of the improvisational comedy group The Second City, which has turned out some of North America’s best-known comedians, died Monday.

Actor Mel Ferrer dead at age 90

Mel Ferrer, the tall, darkly handsome star of such classic films as Lili, War and Peace and The Sun Also Rises, as well as producer and director of movies starring his wife, Audrey Hepburn, has died at age 90.