From prominent local business people, musicians and humanitarians, to movie stars, politicians and internationally known faces, 2011 bid farewell to many interesting and outstanding personalities.
Al Davis
Phillip Lattimore (Oct. 12, age 53, Atlantic City concierge, pictured)
Omar Anderson (Jan. 1, age 42, local businessman)
Anne Francis (Jan. 2, age 80, actress)
Peter Yates (Jan. 9, age 81, director/producer)
Sister Jean Webster (Jan. 9, age 76, humanitarian)
Len Lesser (Feb. 16, age 88, actor)
Duke Snider (Feb. 27, age 84, baseball great)
Owsley Stanley (March 13, age 76, counter-culture guru)
Warren Christopher (March 18, age 85, former Secretary of State)
Elizabeth Taylor (March 23, age 79, actress)
Lanford Wilson (March 24, age 73, playwright)
Geraldine Ferraro (March 26, age 75, first female VP candidate)
Sidney Lumet (April 9, age 86, director/producer)
Phoebe Snow (April 26, age 60, singer/songwriter)
Ted Prior (May 15, age 68, local musician/Elvis performer)
Harmon Killebrew (May 17, age 74, baseball great)
Randy Savage (May 20, age 58, pro wrestler/TV personality)
Gil Scott-Heron (May 27, age 62, poet/musician/author)
Jeff Conaway (May 27, age 60, actor)
James Arness (June 3, age 88, actor)
Dr. Jack Kevorkian (June 3, age 83, pathologist known as “Dr. Death”)
Clarence Clemons (June 18, age 69, musician)
Peter Falk (June 23, age 83, actor)
Betty Ford (July 8, age 93, First Lady, social activist)
Amy Winehouse (July 23, age 27, singer/songwriter)
Bubba Smith (Aug. 3, age 66, NFL great, TV/movie personality)
Sherwood Schwartz (Aug. 12, age 94, TV producer)
Jerry Leiber (Aug. 22, age 78, songwriter/musician)
Nick Ashford (Aug. 22, age 70, singer/songwriter)
Cliff Robertson (Sept. 10, age 88, actor)
Steve Jobs (Oct 5, age 56, businessman/inventor)
Al Davis (Oct. 8, age 82, NFL coach/pioneer)
Andy Rooney (Nov. 4, age 92, journalist, TV personality)
Joe Frazier (Nov. 11, age 67, boxing great)
Hassan Abdullah (Nov. 24, age 59, local musician)
Ken Russell (Nov. 27, age 84, TV/film director)
Patrice O’Neal (Nov. 28, age 41, comedian)
Harry Morgan (Dec. 7, age 96, actor)
Christopher Hitchens (Dec. 15, age 62, journalist/author)
Kim Jong Il (Dec. 17, Age 70, North Korean supreme leader)
Vaclav Havel (Dec. 18, age 75, playwright, poet, politician)
While there are the usual stone cold lock Oscar nominees this year, the current award season has divided up the booty just enough to make this an intriguing and challenging year for Oscar prognosticators.
I asked some of the special people in my life why we should NOT make resolutions and got some funny and enlightening answers other than the obvious one — that many of us don’t keep them.
Light off some illegal fireworks, pop open a bottle of champagne and spend this chilly commencement weekend in Atlantic City Weekly's Hot Tub!
A real celebration of the life of Hassan Abdullah (aka Stanley Barber) took place on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 27, at Wash’s Inn in Pleasantville.
Omar Anderson, I really wish I would have understood at the time that it was about the people, and not us. And I wish I could sit in your chair and fuss with you about careers, business, politics, and ....
Plans were in the works to try to get Scott-Heron to perform in Atlantic City this summer, for one of the city=sponsored concerts at Gardner's Basin. I also suggested to the organizers of the Dave Matthews Band Caravan festival coming to Atlantic City June 24-26, to reach out to Gil to have him as one of the dozens of artists on the bill.
"He had no known history of heart or breathing problems. This is a big shock for everybody."
From J.D. Salinger to Solomon Burke and from Lynn Redgrave to Captain Beefheart, many of our favorite entertainers and creative minds passed on in 2010.
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1. Anonymous said... on Dec 30, 2011 at 11:10AM
“Kim Jong Il (Dec. 17, Age 70, North Korean supreme leader
No! Gone and Immediately Forgotten!
Creep, Murderer and extreme low-life.”
2. Anonymous said... on Dec 30, 2011 at 12:16PM
“he wont be forgotten by the many he had a negative affect on around the world during his lifetime”