by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 14, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
John Nuttall was a British long-distance runner who competed at the highest Olympic and international levels until he was 31, ran in competitive races until he was 40 and coached world-class international runners until he died of a heart attack at age 56. How could a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 13, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Matthew Perry was an American and Canadian actor who became famous as Chandler Bing on the NBC-TV sitcom “Friends,” which ran from 1994-2004 and won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy. Perry made it through all 10...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 13, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Actor Richard Roundtree was the first black-action-movie-star hero, playing private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and its sequels. He has been credited with changing the way black men were portrayed in films. In 1993, at age 51, he was diagnosed with...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 22, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Terry Dischinger was an All-American college basketball player at Purdue, averaging 28 points per game, and a 2019 inductee into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. At age 19, he was a member of the United States men’s 1960 Olympic championship basketball team....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 17, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Suzanne Somers was a famous actress who is remembered for her roles on the popular TV sitcoms Three’s Company and Step by Step. She was also a best-selling author, singer, promoter of beauty products and spokesperson for various alternative health treatments. On...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 8, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Dick Butkus played football for the Chicago Bears from 1965 to 1973 and was regarded as one of the greatest, fiercest and most intimidating linebackers in professional football history. He played in eight Pro Bowls, was named a first-team All-Pro six times, and twice...
