The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous

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According to The New York Times, Nadine Menendez, the indicted wife of also-indicted U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), has a serious medical condition that will require surgery and significant follow up treatment. 

 

Because of this, of course, she is asking for a delay in her trial. Hmmmm

[drol 10,056]

Silverio Perez Rosado, father of Puerto Rican musician Silverio Pérez (wiki), hospitalised in serious condition.

 

He is 109.

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Eleanor Coppola, wife of Francis Ford Coppola and mother of Sofia Coppola, has died aged 87. 
 

She was also the sister-in-law of Talia Shire and aunt by alliance of Nicolas Cage.

Edited April 12 by Sinbabad

[Ulitzer95 11,065]

17 minutes ago, Sinbabad said:

Eleanor Coppola, wife of Francis Ford Coppola and mother of Sofia Coppola, has died aged 87. 
 

She was also the sister-in-law of Talia Shire and aunt by alliance of Nicolas Cage.

Hardly justified dumping her in this thread. Famous in her own right. 

Sure, not as famous as him, but it would be like posting Bobby Brown in here as "ex husband of Whitney".

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29 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Famous in her own right.

Really ? I had never heard of her before. Her filmography is very inconsistent.

Her wiki page says "She is most known for her 1991 documentary film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as well as other documentaries chronicling the films of her husband and children."

 

So she is "famous" for having made documentaries on… her family’s work ? Big deal !

 

At least Bobby Brown had a career of his own before marrying Whitney.

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On 12/04/2024 at 13:11, drol said:

Silverio Perez Rosado, father of Puerto Rican musician Silverio Pérez (wiki), hospitalised in serious condition.

 

He is 109.

Silverio Perez Rosado improving, but needs blood transfusions.

[YoungWillz 19,088]

Stan Lane, brother of the late Ronnie Lane of The Small Faces, reportedly dead: 

Early recordings of The Outcasts (the predecessor band) were discovered in Stan's barn a number of years ago.

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Helen Cummine, the last living sibling of all-time National Hockey League great Gordie Howe, has died. She was 90. Cummine was the youngest of the nine Howe brothers and sisters.

 

https://www.nhl.com/news/gordie-howes-last-living-sibling-helen-cummine-dies-at-90

 

 

 

 

[YoungWillz 19,088]

Right, I'm going to slot this here just because there is so little information.

 

Obituary for Jennifer Grainer-Ackerman (nee Dodd), sometime actress and backing singer for Cliff Richard: https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-04-18/obituary-jennifer-marilyn-ackerman-grainer-november-1944-april-2024/88013

 

She married Ron Grainer, yes the Doctor Who theme guy, on whose Wiki she is currently referred to on her maiden name as "Dodds" which isn't right - maybe @Ulitzer95 is the guy to fix that.  Picture of the couple on their wedding day here: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/australian-composer-ron-grainer-marries-actress-jennifer-news-photo/1299341532

 

I can find an uncredited role for a Jennifer Dodd in Lolita, I wonder if it is the same person. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1860334/

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On 14/03/2024 at 12:06, Bibliogryphon said:

I thought people might have been all over this one but I have searched and not seen it mentioned

 

Zoe Ball is absent from her Radio 2 Breakfast show as her mother (who divorced her Dad when she was 2) has been diagnosed with cancer

 

Unlikely to get a direct obituary but might get some coverage

Zoe Ball's mother Julia has died: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13343937/Zoe-Ball-son-Woody-Cook-tribute-Granny-pancreatic-cancer.html

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3 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Zoe Ball's mother Julia has died: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13343937/Zoe-Ball-son-Woody-Cook-tribute-Granny-pancreatic-cancer.html

 

Woody Cook.  A name that must be plagued by typos.

[diego 1,831]

On 4/13/2024 at 7:21 AM, arghton said:

Silverio Perez Rosado improving, but needs blood transfusions.

Silverio Perez Rosado was born on 20 June 1914 in
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico and died in the same place, he was the oldest man in Puerto Rico, now he is Andres Irizarry Troche, born on 14 February 1915 in
Hormigueros, Puerto Rico

https://wapa.tv/noticias/entretenimiento/fallece-silverio-p-rez-rosado-padre-del-m-sico-y-comediante-silverio-p-rez/article_cf286682-02f9-11ef-8c54-e7032ecf0f53.html