by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 20, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Helen Reddy was an Australian-American singer, actress, and activist who won the Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist in the 1974 American Music Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the 1970s, three of her songs reached #1 and 15 singles were on the top 40...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 15, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Olivia Newton-John was a British-Australian singer, actress, and activist, most famous for starring with John Travolta in the 1978 musical film, Grease, whose soundtrack is still today one of the world’s best-selling albums. Her recordings have sold more than...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 6, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Leonard Nimoy won three Emmy awards for starring in “Star Trek” ((1966-1969) as Spock, a 23rd-century space voyager from the planet Vulcan. He was known for his pointed ears and constant use of the word “fascinating.” Nimoy was also an actor in...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 1, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Bill Russell, ranked by many as the greatest basketball player of all time, died in his sleep at age 88 on July 31, 2022. No cause of death was given, but a clue may come from his heart valve surgery more than ten years ago. When Russell played on a team, the team...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 22, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
This year’s Tour de France has seen the worst heat wave ever, with several of the racers dropping out due to heat stroke (Washington Post, July 23, 2022). Everybody should know the signs and symptoms of heat stroke. On July 13, 1967, 29-year-old cyclist Tom...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 15, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Amy Winehouse was a British jazz singer and songwriter who won five Grammy Awards and had an album, Back to Black, that became the best-selling album in Britain. The BBC called her “the pre-eminent vocal talent of her generation.” Her rise from poverty to...
