The Dearly Departed: Celebs We Lost In 2009
Posted on Dec 31, 2009 @ 07:07AM - 3 comments
From the talented, but tragic King Of Pop, to the angelic actress who became a 70s icon with her golden locks, to the young starlet who was anything but clueless... the world lost some of its most well-known and well-loved stars this past year.
PHOTOS: The Dearly Departed: Celebs We Lost In 2009
As we prepare to ring in the new year, RadarOnline.com takes a look back at ‘The Dearly Departed: Celebs We Lost In 2009.’
The Dearly Departed: Celebs We Lost in 2009
Posted on Dec 30, 2009 @ 06:11PM - 2 comments
Here are some of the celebrities that left us in 2009.
Walter Cronkite Through the Years
Posted on Jul 19, 2009 @ 08:59PM - Add a comment
Walter Cronkite Through the Years
Battle Over Walter Cronkite Nasty Tell-All Book
Posted on Jul 19, 2009 @ 01:27PM - 41 comments
Barely a day after legendary newscaster Walter Cronkite died, a battle has broken out over a nasty planned tell-all book.
Terri Schwab, Cronkite's former chef and manager of his Martha's Vineyard home for 10 years is shopping a tome that charges Cronkite suffered from dementia and was hated by his three children. Schwab said the newsman had a nasty temper and was never around for his three kids, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
But Cronkite's chief of staff at CBS, Marlene Adler is boiling over the book and told Jose Lambiet of the Palm Beach Post that the former chef has flipped her lid and called Schwab a "disgrace" and "deeply disturbed." Adler added: "Mr. Cronkite's body isn't even cold. What (Schwab) says about Mr. Cronkite's family is false. They're a loving, united family."
RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that the book is titled “That’s the Way He Was: My Ten Years with Walter Cronkite.”
Schwab charges that Cronkite was supposed to marry his girlfriend Joanna Simon (sister of singer Carly Simon) in July of 2008 but was talked out of it by people close to him who were afraid they would lose part of his fortune, which is estimated at $30 million. She will also charge that his relationship with his children was strained because he was rarely around when they needed him.
Cronkite died July 17 at age 92. He had been married to Betsy Cronkite for nearly 65 years. She died in 2005.
The book, which is sure to infuriate people who remember Cronkite as the conscience of a generation, describes him as demanding and abusive with a temper so bad he once threw a phone against a wall. RadarOnline.com has learned the author will try to balance the portrait by saying Cronkite had a fun-loving side that included often pretending to do a strip-tease for guests.
Schwab stopped working for Cronkite in 2006 and RadarOnline.com has learned she will claim he gave her a glowing recommendation and used to refer to her as a “Cronk-ette.”
That claim is unlikely to defuse the anger of Adler, his former chief of staff, who looked after the venerable newsman even after his wife died. Her anger is sure to be shared by others.
Wow. It really is hard to find good help these days. Sounds like the one thing Walter is guilty of is not screening his employees carefully enough.
Walter Cronkite: Lifetime Milestones
Posted on Jul 19, 2009 @ 10:15AM - Add a comment
He was the most trusted man in America, the man whose popularity outstripped the presidents he covered and whose presence seemed to steady a nation when it endured Vietnam and other difficult times.
Walter Cronkite was the anchorman and managing editor of the CBS Evening News but he was clearly much more than that. His death July 17, 2009 reminded America of the void that has existed ever since he left TV.
Here are some milestones from his life:
George Clooney Hates The World Sans Cronkite
Posted on Jul 18, 2009 @ 10:10AM - 4 comments
While he might not always be game with prying photographers, George Clooney is a news man nonetheless--one who will sorely miss late broadcasting legend Walter Cronkite.
In a statement released Friday evening, the Good Night and Good Luck director waxed philosophical on the primetime staple.
"He was the most important voice in our lives for thirty years," Clooney said.
"And that voice made people reach for the stars. I hate the world without Walter Cronkite."
Walter Cronkite Dies
Posted on Jul 17, 2009 @ 08:27PM - 4 comments
Walter Cronkite, the iconic journalist who saw America through the Vietnam War, the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bobby Kennedy and man's landing on the moon has died at 92.
Cronkite died, according to his family, after battling illness for several month.
Known for his catch-phrase at the end of the CBS Evening News broadcasts, "And that's the way it is", Cronkite was called “the most-trusted man in America."
Source: Walter Cronkite Gravely Ill
Posted on Jun 19, 2009 @ 10:31AM - Add a comment
Legendary CBS newsman Walter Cronkite is gravely ill, a source has told RadarOnline.com
Cronkite, 92, anchored the CBS Evening News for 19 years and then he was forced to retire. Dan Rather was named his successor. However, Cronkite maintained an office at CBS, where he was a special correspondent.
During his tenure, he led Evening News to first place in the ratings.
His popular nightly signoff “And that’s the way it is…” became a cornerstone to his career.
Last week, CBS reportedly updated his obituary. CBS is not commenting on the story.
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