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Charlie Louvin Dead From Cancer: Video Tribute for the Country Music Star

Charlie Louvin, one half of the Louvin Brothers country music duo, passed away early this morning after suffering complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 83. Charlie and his brother Ira toured together until the early 1960s, reviving "country music's emotional, full-throated harmony tradition" with 10 top-20...

David Nelson, Star of 'Ozzie and Harriet,' Dead at 74 [VIDEOS]

David Nelson, the last surviving member of the "Ozzie and Harriet" family, has died. He was 74. Born in New York, Nelson was best known as the oldest son in "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," a 1950s and early 1960s TV show starring Nelson alongside his actual younger brother, Rick, and his parents. Nelson's other...

'Bullitt' Director Peter Yates Dead; 4 Other Awesome Car-Chase Scenes [VIDEOS]

Peter Yates, the British filmmaker famous for films such as "Bullitt" and "Breaking Away," died Sunday in London. He was 81. With a career spanning roughly 50 years, the director and producer is perhaps best known for 1968's "Bullitt," which starred Steve McQueen and featured one of the most iconic car-chase scenes in...

Notable Deaths of 2009

This year saw the deaths of artists and athletes, politicians and pioneers, the seemingly ordinary and the obviously extraordinary. The deaths were sometimes expected, like the loss of the world's oldest woman. But often, they were so sudden and stunning, like the death of superstar Michael Jackson, they seemed to take our...