by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 21, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
James Levine was among America’s most acclaimed and successful orchestra conductors. He was the music director of the Metropolitan Opera, conducting 2,552 performances from 1976 to 2016, when he was felled by the ravages of Parkinson’s disease. He also directed the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 15, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Marvin Hagler was the undisputed middleweight boxing champion of the world from 1980 to 1987, knocked out 78 percent of his opponents and was knocked down only one time during his entire professional career. In 1982, he changed his legal name to “Marvelous Marvin”...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 3, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
In 1791, arguably the world’s most gifted composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, died at the very young age of 35. His death was rumored incorrectly to have been caused by poisoning by Antonio Salieri, a court composer in Austria who was jealous of Mozart’s great talent...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 21, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Rush Limbaugh earned more than $84 million per year as the host of his famous talk radio show, with more than 15 million listeners each week. He was widely known for leading the conservative movement in the United States and was rewarded with induction into the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 16, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Larry Flynt was a publisher, businessman and promoter who was one of the most notorious producers of pornography, and rose to fame and great wealth from his raunchy Hustler magazine. He built a $100 million business empire based on magazines, private clubs, casinos,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 9, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Christopher Plummer was a Canadian actor in film, theater and television, who was most famous for his 1965 performance as Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music. Over his incredibly active career, he won an Academy Award, two prime-time Emmy Awards, two Tony...
