by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 31, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
John F. Kennedy was probably the sickest U.S. President ever. He suffered from a disease called Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome, which was not described genetically until 1981, 18 years after he was assassinated (Medicine, 1981;60(5):355-62). This disease made him...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 16, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
Joyce Randolph was a stage and television actress who died of “natural causes” at age 99 on January 13, 2024. She was the last surviving member of the cast of the Jackie Gleason television sitcom “The Honeymooners,” the story of New York City bus driver Ralph...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 9, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
David Soul was the sad-eyed, blond actor who portrayed Detective Ken Hutchinson in the television series “Starsky & Hutch” from 1975 to 1979. He followed this by singing “Don’t Give Up on Us”, the number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 in...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 4, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
Richard Lewis was a stand-up comedian, actor and author of two self-deprecating books, and for 11 years he played a fictionalized version of himself in the hit HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” In 2021, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. A year...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 25, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
Carl Weathers was an actor who was most famous for playing boxer Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” films, from 1976 to 1985. He was also a football player who played linebacker for San Diego State in college and the Oakland Raiders in the National...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 20, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
Joe Madison was an outstanding talk-radio host who was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2019. He called himself “The Black Eagle” and used talk radio to advocate for racial tolerance, starting when he joined the otherwise all-white lineup at WWRC-AM radio in...
