BREAKING NEWS: Art Linkletter Dead
Posted on May 26, 2010 @ 02:51PM - 6 comments
97-year-old television legend Art Linkletter has died.
Linketter was the host of House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years. Linkletter was famous for interviewing children on House Party and Kids Say the Darndest Things, which led to a successful series of books quoting children. He’s the only person in TV history to have five shows running concurrently on network TV.
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When Disneyland opened in July 17, 1955, Linkletter was the most famous man on TV, and was asked by Walt Disney to MC the opening ceremonies, in exchange he was given the rights to the camera and film concessions at the theme park.
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Linkletter was married and had five children. One of his daughters committed suicide in 1969.
His marriage is one of the longest running marriages in Hollywood history.
Linkletter’s most famous quote was “Kids say the darnest things,” but he also doled out some great wisdom in other quotes:
“Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out,” he was quoted as saying.
And, “Diplomacy - the art of jumping into trouble without making a splash.”
BREAKING NEWS: Roy Disney Dead At 79
Posted on Dec 16, 2009 @ 01:18PM - 3 comments
Roy Edward Disney - nephew of the legendary Walt Disney -died Wednesday at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, California. He was 79.
A source says he had been suffering from cancer and that his wife pulled him off life support Tuesday night.
Disney was a long-time senior executive for the Walt Disney Company, which his father Roy Oliver Disney founded along with his brother Walt in 1923.
Roy Edward Disney still served as a consultant for the company and was Director Emeritus for the Board of Directors. At the time of his death, he was still a shareholder with more than 16 million shares or about 1% of the company.
He is perhaps best known for organizing the ouster of two top Disney executives: first Ron Miller in 1984, and then Michael Eisner in 2005.
EXCLUSIVE: Jasmine Fiore’s Family Waiting To Scatter Her Ashes
Posted on Sep 25, 2009 @ 04:59PM - 1 comment
The remains of Jasmine Fiore are still waiting to be scattered in their final resting place.
The former Playboy model will have her ashes spread in Santa Cruz and her family would like her jailed former husband Michael Cardosi to be present, RadarOnline.com can reveal exclusively.
Fiore – who was brutally murdered by Ryan Jenkins – had a funeral service attended by 200 friends at a ranch belonging to Joanna Miller the granddaughter of Walt Disney, but Cardosi was unable to attend as he was in jail.
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Cardosi tragically met-up with his ex wife only a few days before she was killed by Ryan Jenkins on Friday, August 14, 2009.
A family insider told RadarOnline.com that Jasmine’s mom Lisa Lepore still has Jasmine’s ashes in an urn and she would like Cordosi to be present when they are scattered in Santa Cruz.
“This is where Jasmine grew-up and is also where Michael and her met before they got married.
Cardosi’s mom says he was set to reunite with Jasmine
“Lisa really likes Michael and would like him to be present for this final act with her daughter’s remains.
“Lisa and some of her friends are preparing a second memorial service for Jasmine in Las Vegas because she had a lot of friends there and she loved that city too.”
Cardosi – who is serving time on drugs related charges – was left broken-hearted that his former love was killed in what detectives believe could have been a jealous fit when Jenkins became enraged after he found out the pair had met.
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Cardosi and Fiore were spotted kissing and cuddling on a California beach in a romantic rendezvous where she did not wear her wedding ring.
The source added: “Michael is still really having a tough time getting over Jasmine and the jail he is in is a very tough facility that was hit by prison riots recently.
“He is in lockdown 23 hours a day, so, it is not the best environment - if he could be present when Jasmine’s ashes are finally scattered then that would mean a lot to him.
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Over 200 people attended Fiore’s funeral in what was described as a ‘very emotional’ service - both her mother and former boyfriend Robert Hassman read poems and told stories about the beautiful bikini model to the mourners.
Ryan Jenkins was charged with murder but committed suicide in a motel in Canada days after his Fiore’s body was found.
