Diet doctor Robert Atkins, 72
Posted: Thursday, April 17th, 2003 11:42 am
Dr. Robert Atkins, creator of the high-protein, low-carbohydrate Atkins Diet, died Thursday after an accidental fall on April 8 left him comatose. … Read full obituary
Archive for April, 2003
Inspiration for Babar the Elephant dies
Posted: Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 4:21 am
The inspiration for Babar the Elephant, whose adventures have captivated generations of children, has died in Paris aged 99. Cecile de Brunhoff died in hospital on Monday after suffering a stroke… Read full obituary
NBC’s David Bloom dies in Iraq
Posted: Sunday, April 6th, 2003 2:59 pmDavid Bloom, an NBC News correspondent traveling with the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division outside Baghdad, died Sunday, NBC announced. Bloom, a 39-year-old husband and father of three, died of an apparent pulmonary embolism, the company said. … Read full obituary
Singer-actor Leslie Cheung, 46
Posted: Tuesday, April 1st, 2003 9:48 pm
Hong Kong, April 1 — Leslie Cheung, a pop singer and actor who won international acclaim for his portrayal of an opera star in the 1993 movie “Farewell, My Concubine,” fell to his death today from a hotel here, local news organizations reported. He was 46. … Read full obituary
Actor Michael Jeter, 50
Posted: Tuesday, April 1st, 2003 12:37 pmAward-winning stage and screen actor Michael Jeter, an “actor’s actor” who was beloved by children as Sesame Street’s The Other Mr. Noodle, died over the weekend in Los Angeles, his publicist said on Tuesday. Jeter, who revealed in 1997 that he had contracted HIV and was a longtime supporter of AIDS charities, was found dead in his Hollywood Hills home on Sunday … Read full obituary
