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Stan Freberg, an influential master of the lampoon who channeled his off-the-wall sensibility into groundbreaking radio shows, comedy albums and hundreds of humorous television commercials for products such as chow mein and prunes, died of natural causes on Tuesday at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica. He was 88. His death was confirmed by his family, who said he had a number of age-related ailments, including pneumonia. Freberg’s path to the nation’s funny bone was unconventional: Unlike stand-up comics who recorded com...
Bess Myerson, the first Jewish Miss America and a New York political force until a series of scandals dubbed the "Bess Mess" forced her into obscurity, has died. She was 90. Myerson died Dec. 14 at her home in Santa Monica, California, according to the Los Angeles coroner's office and Department of Public Health Vital Records Office. Her death was first reported by The New York Times. The Bronx-born Myerson was hailed as a Jewish, feminist Jackie Robinson - a groundbreaker for...
March 10, 1983 – September 26, 2014 Patrick Joseph Fandey, better known around Santa Monica as the "Dog Walk King," passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014, at his home. He was 31 years old and had lived in Santa Monica for the past several years. Patrick was a son, a brother, a father, an uncle, a nephew and a friend to many – both two-legged and four-legged alike. He could be found on any given day walking a pack of furry friends as he WAS the "Dog Walk King!" He was a k...
Justin McCowan, age 40, passed away at his Santa Monica home on Thursday, Sept 18, 2014. Justin was a Hospitality Minister at St Monica Catholic Community, an active member of LA Goal, Westside Special Olympics and Zeno Mountain Farm. Justin is survived by: parents, Annamarie & Don McCowan; siblings, Donald, Kristin, Jonathan & Joseph McCowan; Sister-in-laws Cynthia Neese McCowan and Emily Greenfield McCowan; Brother-in-law Albert Decall; four nieces and nephews; and numerous...