I know it’s basically Hollywood gossip blasphemy, but I did not watch the Academy Awards tonight. Nope, I decided instead to go see Alice in Wonderland in 3D then hang out with my boyfriend. To be perfectly honest, I think I made the right choice – it sounds like I didn’t miss a whole heck of a lot. The In Memoriam part of the Oscars ceremony, on the other hand, was missing at least three things. More like three people…..Bea Arthur,... 

Henry Gibson, one of television’s all-time greatest comic character actors died Wednesday from cancer at the age of 73. You may not know the name, but I’m certain you know the face. And the long list of acting credits. A regular on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In Haven Hamilton in Robert Altman’s Nashville Neo-Nazi in The Blues Brothers The voice of Wilbur in the original Charlotte’s Web film Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia A... 

Mary Travers, one third of the 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, lost her battle with leukemia Wednesday night in Connecticut; she was 72. With songs like “If I Had a Hammer,” “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” and “Blowin’ in the Wind,” Peter, Paul and Mary were the harmonious voice of the 1960s peace movement. Ms. Travers brought a powerful voice and an unfeigned urgency to music that resonated with mainstream listeners.... 

Celebrity deaths come in threes….. First it was Dominic Dunn then Army Archerd, and now it’s Larry Gelbart. Three Hollywood writing legends sent to Heaven in the last three weeks. Dominic Dunn died on August 26, 2009 at the age of 83 from bladder cancer. Army Archerd died on September 8, 2009 at the age of 87 from mesothelioma. Larry Gelbart the award-winning writer of such classics as Broadway’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way... 

Several celebrities have died in the past week; it’s a little unnerving actually. Ed McMahon died Tuesday June 23rd from complications of systemic cancer. Saying farewell to Ed McMahon – In Case You Didn’t Know Farrah Fawcett died from complications of anal cancer on Thursday June 25th. Farrah Fawcett’s Funeral Set For Next Tuesday – Hollyscoop Michael Jackson died on Thursday June 25th from a suspected drug overdose. Joe Jackson... 

The circumstances surrounding David Carradine’s death are just getting weirder and weirder. David Winters, a producer friend of Carradine’s believes the actor died at the hands of transsexual hookers. Winters tells Globe magazine, “David Carradine was murdered… I strongly believe Lady Boys are responsible. Lady Boys operate in pairs. David would not have stood a chance. They can be very brutal…I want to see those tapes. My... 

Las Vegas performer Danny Gans died at over a month ago, and his cause of death has just been announced. The Clark County Coroner’s Office has determined that Danny Gans died of hydromorphone toxicity and chronic pain syndrome. According to Coroner Mike Murphy, Gans developed a toxic level of hydromorphone in his system, which caused his respiration to become depressed. The drug, an opiate, is used to treat chronic pain. Murphy said...