Obits
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Nikki Grahame, ‘Big Brother UK’ Contestant, Dies at 38
Reality TV star was hospitalized last month after a long battle with anorexia
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DMX, Legendary Rapper of ‘Party Up (Up in Here),’ Dies at 50
Earl Simmons was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack April 2
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Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Dies at 99
A member of the Dutch and Greek royal families, he married Elizabeth in 1947 and became Duke of Edinburgh
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Anne Beatts, Original ‘Saturday Night Live’ Writer, Dies at 74
Beatts also created the CBS sitcom “Square Pegs”
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Quindon Tarver, ‘Romeo + Juliet’ and ‘American Idol’ Singer, Dies at 38
Tarver performed Prince’s “When Doves Cry” and Rozalla’s “Everybody’s Free” in Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film
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James Hampton, Prolific Actor From ‘F Troop’ and ‘Teen Wolf,’ Dies at 84
A friendship with Burt Reynolds forged during “The Longest Yard” led to frequent collaborations and directing opportunities
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Howard Weitzman, Powerful Hollywood Lawyer, Dies at 81
Weitzman’s clients included Michael Jackson, OJ Simpson, Ron Meyer, and Arnold Schwarzenegger among many others
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Alcee Hastings, Civil Rights Pioneer and Florida Congressman, Dies at 84
The Floridian Democrat was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2018, but continued to work and make appearances
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Paul Ritter, ‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Actor, Dies at 54
“Quantum of Solace” actor died of a brain tumor
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Gloria Henry, Actress Who Played Alice Mitchell on ‘Dennis the Menace,’ Dies at 98
New Orleans native starred on the CBS sitcom from 1959 to 1963
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BB Dickerson, Bassist and Vocalist for War, Dies at 71
Funk rock band topped the charts with their 1973 album “The World Is a Ghetto”
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Linda Torres, ‘Big Ang’ Reality Star, Dies of COVID-19 at 67
Torres also had recently been diagnosed withe breast cancer
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G Gordon Liddy, Watergate Scandal Operative, Dies at 90
Liddy was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the Watergate scandal
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Deshayla Harris, ‘Bad Girls Club’ Star, Killed in Virginia Beach Shootings at 29
Known as “Shay,” Harris appeared on the final season of Oxygen’s “Bad Girls Club” in 2017
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Beverly Cleary, Children’s Author of ‘Ramona’ Books and ‘The Mouse and the Motorcycle,’ Dies at 104
“Ramona” series of books was adapted for 2010 feature film “Ramona and Beezus”
