<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ShowBuzz: People Late &amp; Great</title><description>Top ShowBuzz: People Late &amp; Great Stories from TheShowbuzz.com</description><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/sections/people_late_great/main500655.shtml?source=RSS&amp;</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c)MMVIII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 10:11:23 EDT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>TheShowbuzz.com</title><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/sections/people_late_great/main500655.shtml?source=RSS&amp;</link><url>http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2006/07/14/image1805519.gif</url><width>150</width><height>30</height></image><item><title>Singer Eddy Arnold Dead At 89</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/08/people_late_great/main4079444.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4079444</link><description>Country singer Eddy Arnold has died in Nashville, just days short of his 90th birthday.</description></item><item><title>"Hee Haw" Actor Jim Hager Dies</title><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 15:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/02/comedy/main4066352.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4066352</link><description>Jim Hager, one of the Hager Twins who satirized country life with cornball one-liners on TV's "Hee Haw," died in Nashville, the show's producer said. He was 66.</description></item><item><title>"Father of LSD" Dies At 102</title><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/30/world/main4057479.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4057479</link><description>Albert Hofmann, the creator of the mind-altering drug LSD whose medical discovery grew into a notorious "problem child," has died. He was 102.</description></item><item><title>E Street Band's Danny Federici Dies</title><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:30:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/18/people_late_great/main4026558.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4026558</link><description>Danny Federici, keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, lost a three-year battle with melanoma Thursday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.</description></item><item><title>McCartney Pays Tribute To Late Wife's Work</title><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/14/people/main4012370.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4012370</link><description>With 28 of the American-born photographer's still pictures going on display, and sale, in London - from images of rock stars to family scenes to a silhouette self-portrait - Paul McCartney says the collection's an illustration of Linda's talent.</description></item><item><title>Mailer Memorialized</title><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:20:25 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/04/10/people_late_great/photoessay4006016.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_4006016</link><description/></item><item><title>Shalhoub Pays Tribute To "Monk" Co-Star</title><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/09/tv/main4004527.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4004527</link><description>Stanley Kamel, the actor known for playing Dr. Charles Kroger on USA's hit series "Monk," was found dead at his Hollywood home Tuesday. He was 65.</description></item><item><title>Charlton Heston, "Moses" Of Gun Rights</title><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/07/people_late_great/main3998101.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3998101</link><description>As Moses, Charlton Heston thunderously rallied his people with the Ten Commandments in hand. The tablet of his political life was carved with something else - the Second Amendment.</description></item><item><title>Charlton Heston, Dead At 84</title><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/06/people_late_great/main3996347.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3996347</link><description>Legendary actor and guns rights activist Charlton Heston has passed away at the age of 84.</description></item><item><title>FBI To Meet With Sean Levert's Family</title><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/01/people_late_great/main3987941.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3987941</link><description>The FBI has answered a request by singer Sean Levert's family to investigate the singer's death Sunday in a Cleveland jail.</description></item><item><title>Jury: Anna Nicole's Son Death An Accident</title><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/31/people_late_great/main3981916.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3981916</link><description>A jury in the Bahamas has ruled that Daniel Smith died of an accidental drug overdose and no criminal charges will be filed.</description></item><item><title>Singer Sean Levert Dies At 39</title><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:30:01 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/31/people_late_great/main3981826.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3981826</link><description>Singer Sean Levert, son of O'Jays lead singer Eddie Levert and brother of the late R&amp;B singer Gerald Levert, has died after a medical emergency in jail. He was 39.</description></item><item><title>"Killing Fields" Survivor Dith Pran Dies</title><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:00:01 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/30/people_late_great/main3980535.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3980535</link><description>Dith Pran, the Cambodian-born photojournalist whose harrowing tale of enslavement and escape from that country's murderous Khmer Rouge regime in 1979 became the subject of the film "The Killing Fields," has died at 65.</description></item><item><title>Oscar-Winning Writer, "Kojak" Creator Dies</title><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:36:39 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/29/people_late_great/main3979089.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3979089</link><description>Abby Mann, writer of socially conscious scripts for movies and television and winner of the 1961 Academy Award for adapted screenplay for "Judgment at Nuremberg," has died at 80.</description></item><item><title>A Farewell Mass For Mambo Pioneer Cachao</title><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/27/people_late_great/main3975178.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3975178</link><description>Hundreds packed a Miami cathedral Thursday for a funeral mass for mambo pioneer Israel "Cachao" Lopez.</description></item><item><title>Actor Richard Widmark Dies At 93</title><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:30:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/26/people_late_great/main3970051.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3970051</link><description>Hollywood actor Richard Widmark, who often portrayed killers, cops and Western gunslingers, has died after a long illness. He was 93.</description></item><item><title>Richard Widmark: 1914-2008</title><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:48:33 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/03/26/people_late_great/photoessay3970489.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3970489</link><description/></item><item><title>Williams' Dad Questions Ledger's Will</title><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:01 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/24/people_hot_water/main3964602.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3964602</link><description>Michelle Williams' father, financier Larry Williams, doesn't believe Heath Ledger was worth only $145,000 at the time of his death. He is asking Ledger's father Kim to "come clean" about the late actor's estate.</description></item><item><title>Cuban Mambo Legend Cachao Dies</title><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:00:01 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/22/people_late_great/main3959916.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3959916</link><description>The revered Latin music innovator credited with creating the mambo has died at a Miami-area hospital.</description></item><item><title>Ledger's Estate Stirs Up Family Conflict</title><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/19/people_hot_water/main3950671.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3950671</link><description>Although Heath Ledger's father Kim's intentions appeared honorable in his public statement saying that Heath's daughter Matilda and her mother Michelle Williams would be taken care of financially, his brothers aren't convinced.</description></item><item><title>"Hogan's Heroes" Actor Ivan Dixon Dies</title><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/18/people_late_great/main3949176.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3949176</link><description>Ivan Dixon, an actor, director and producer best known for his role as Kinchloe on the 1960s television series "Hogan's Heroes," has died. He was 76.</description></item><item><title>Sci-Fi Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies At 90</title><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/18/people_late_great/main3948989.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3948989</link><description>An aide says science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke has died.</description></item><item><title>Anna Nicole's Drug Use Double Standard</title><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/18/people_late_great/main3948128.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3948128</link><description>Anna Nicole Smith was concerned about her adult son's friends and drug use before he died, though she also once apparently gave him an Ecstasy pill, a former boyfriend of the now-deceased Playboy playmate testified Monday.</description></item><item><title>Oscar-Winning Director Minghella Dies</title><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:00:06 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/18/people_late_great/main3946661.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3946661</link><description>Anthony Minghella, who won an Oscar for "The English Patient" and directed such hit movies as "The Talented Mr. Ripley," "Cold Mountain" and "Truly Madly Deeply," of a hemorrhage following surgery. He was 54.</description></item><item><title>Docs Cleared In John Ritter Trial</title><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/14/people_late_great/main3939159.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3939159</link><description>A Glendale jury has cleared a cardiologist and a radiologist of negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of John Ritter, who died of a torn aorta in 2003.</description></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Dad: Matilda Provided For</title><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:30:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/10/people_late_great/main3920935.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3920935</link><description>Heath Ledger's father let it be known that his granddaughter and her mother will be taken care of financially, even though they are not mentioned in a will filed in New York by the late actor.</description></item><item><title>Anna Nicole's Daughter To Inherit Estate</title><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:00:05 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/04/people_late_great/main3906436.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3906436</link><description>A Los Angeles judge has not only made 18-month-old Dannielynn Hope the sole heir of Anna Nicole Smith's estate, but also set up a trust in the girl's name.</description></item><item><title>William F. Buckley Jr. Dead At 82</title><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:30:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/27/people_late_great/main3882495.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3882495</link><description>William F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative herald who showered huge and scornful words on liberalism as he observed, abetted and cheered on the right's rise from the fringes to the White House, died Wednesday. He was 82.</description></item><item><title>Guilty Plea In Adrienne Shelly Killing</title><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:30:02 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/14/people_late_great/main3832659.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3832659</link><description>A construction worker has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, admitting he strangled actress Adrienne Shelly while trying to rob her in her New York City apartment.</description></item><item><title>Services For Heath Ledger</title><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:16:05 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/02/11/people_late_great/photoessay3819234.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3819234</link><description/></item><item><title>"Jaws" Star Roy Scheider Dead at 75</title><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:30:05 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/10/people_late_great/main3814459.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3814459</link><description>Roy Scheider, the actor best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie "Jaws," has died.</description></item><item><title>Family: Ledger Death A Lesson</title><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:30:02 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/07/people_late_great/main3800699.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3800699</link><description>Heath Ledger's death by accidental overdose should serve as a warning to others about the dangers of mixing prescription drugs, his father has said.</description></item><item><title>Accidental Overdose Killed Ledger</title><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:00:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/06/people_late_great/main3797630.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3797630</link><description>Actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner said Wednesday.</description></item><item><title>Beatles' Guru Yogi Dies At 91</title><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:30:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/05/people_late_great/main3795284.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3795284</link><description>Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, has died at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old.</description></item><item><title>Ledger's Family Returns To Perth</title><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:00:05 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/05/people_late_great/main3790436.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3790436</link><description>Evading photographers, Heath Ledger's family returned to Perth, where the the Oscar-nominated actor reportedly will be laid to rest this week after his death in a Manhattan apartment last month.</description></item><item><title>Witness Says Stern Took Shocking Photos</title><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:30:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/31/people_hot_water/main3774694.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3774694</link><description>A former companion of Anna Nicole Smith said Wednesday that her attorney-turned-boyfriend Howard K. Stern took several photographs of the collapsed body of her late 20-year-old son for profit.</description></item><item><title>Margaret Truman Daniel: 1924-2008</title><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:44:12 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/01/29/people_late_great/photoessay3765846.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3765846</link><description/></item><item><title>Autopsy On Brando's Son Inconclusive</title><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:00:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/29/people_late_great/main3764581.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3764581</link><description>Los Angeles County authorities say an autopsy on Christian Brando did not immediately determine what killed the eldest son of the late actor Marlon Brando.</description></item><item><title>Still No Plans To Question Mary-Kate Olsen</title><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:00:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/28/people_late_great/main3760467.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3760467</link><description>Commissioner Ray Kelly says Mary-Kate Olsen will not be questioned by detectives about Heath Ledger's death.</description></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Body Leaves Funeral Home</title><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:30:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/22/people_late_great/main3739297.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3739297</link><description>The body of Heath Ledger left the funeral home as the family prepared to bury the "Brokeback Mountain" actor, the same day police insisted they have no interest in interviewing actress Mary-Kate Olsen.</description></item><item><title>Ledger Kin: Heath Had An "Old Soul"</title><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:30:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/25/people_late_great/main3751696.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3751696</link><description>Before flying to New York for funeral services, the family of Heath Ledger remembered the 28-year-old actor with tributes published in an Australian newspaper.</description></item><item><title>Day-Lewis Saddened By Ledger's Death</title><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:00:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/25/people_late_great/main3752601.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3752601</link><description>Daniel Day-Lewis paid an emotional tribute to Heath Ledger during a taped appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show.</description></item><item><title>Timeline: Ledger's Life &amp; Death</title><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:30:02 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/24/people_late_great/main3748477.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3748477</link><description>A look at the promising young actor's career and tragic end.</description></item><item><title>Ledger's Life Cut Short</title><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:15:49 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/01/23/people_late_great/photoessay3745145.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3745145</link><description/></item><item><title>On Losing Ledger</title><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:16:34 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/01/23/people_late_great/photoessay3743437.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3743437</link><description/></item><item><title>Heath Ledger Funeral Arrangements Complete</title><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:30:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/24/people_late_great/main3749059.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3749059</link><description>Funeral arrangements for Heath Ledger have been completed and his relatives were expected to arrive in New York on Friday, a funeral home spokesman said.</description></item><item><title>Australia Mourns Native Son</title><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:31:24 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/23/people_late_great/main3742715.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3742715</link><description>Throughout Australia Wednesday, there was sadness at the death of Perth-born Actor Heath Ledger, whose family held a news conference to insist that the death of the 28-year-old actor was accidental.</description></item><item><title>Cops Probe Death Of Heath Ledger</title><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:08:20 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/23/people_late_great/main3742496.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3742496</link><description>A New York Police Department spokesman says the actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence.</description></item><item><title>Heath Ledger</title><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:53:08 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2005/12/14/people_late_great/photoessay1127600.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_1127600</link><description/></item><item><title>Alabama Honors Rosa Parks</title><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:00:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/24/people_late_great/main3748998.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3748998</link><description>Rosa Parks, the black seamstress who helped launch the civil rights movement by refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Alabama's capital, will be inducted this year into the state Women's Hall of Fame.</description></item><item><title>Suzanne Pleshette: 1937-2008</title><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:54:44 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/01/22/people_late_great/photoessay3736350.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3736350</link><description/></item><item><title>Ike Turner Died Of Cocaine Overdose</title><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:30:02 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/16/people_late_great/main3721405.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3721405</link><description>Rock n' roll pioneer Ike Turner's death last month at age 76 was caused by a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office said Wednesday.</description></item><item><title>Actor Brad Renfro Found Dead At Age 25</title><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:30:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/15/people_late_great/main3718449.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3718449</link><description>Brad Renfro, the young actor who was troubled by drugs and alcohol, was found dead Tuesday. He was 25.</description></item><item><title>Johnny Grant: 1923-2008</title><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:02:20 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/01/10/people_late_great/photoessay3696492.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3696492</link><description/></item><item><title>Jazz Great Oscar Peterson Dies</title><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:00:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/24/people_late_great/main3644723.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3644723</link><description>Oscar Peterson, whose early talent and speedy fingers made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, died at age 82. Duke Ellington referred to him as "Maharajah of the keyboard."</description></item><item><title>Singer-Songwriter Dan Fogelberg Dies</title><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:30:01 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/16/people_late_great/main3624305.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3624305</link><description>Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56.</description></item><item><title>Passings 2007: The Arts</title><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:30:02 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/18/2007_review/main3630075.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3630075</link><description>Remembering the artists, writers, actors to whom we said goodbye in 2007.</description></item><item><title>Friend: Di Swore Off Marriage</title><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:30:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/17/people_diana/main3625377.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3625377</link><description>A friend of Princess Diana testified at an inquest Monday that the late princess told her just before she died that she needed another marriage "like a rash on my face."</description></item><item><title>Sinatra Stamp Matches His Famous Blue Eyes</title><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:30:02 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/12/people_late_great/main3609937.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3609937</link><description>Nancy Sinatra says her family requested only one change to the original design of her father's stamp design: that it be blue.</description></item><item><title>Poker Star David "Chip" Reese Dies</title><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:30:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/05/people_late_great/main3580699.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3580699</link><description>David "Chip" Reese, whose plans for a Stanford University business school degree were sidetracked by his success at high-stakes poker in Las Vegas, died in his sleep. He was 56.</description></item><item><title>Infamous Ike</title><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:33:52 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/12/12/people_late_great/photoessay3612240.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3612240</link><description/></item><item><title>Daredevil Evel Knievel Dead At 69</title><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:30:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/30/people_late_great/main3559474.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3559474</link><description>Evel Knievel, the extreme sportsman who defied death countless times during his career as a motorcycle stuntman, has died, family members announced. He was 69.</description></item><item><title>Mixed Legacy For GM's Roger Smith</title><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:30:02 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/03/business/main3564918.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3564918</link><description>He's best remembered as the target of the caustic Michael Moore film "Roger &amp; Me," but to his peers in the auto industry, Roger B. Smith was a leader who helped prepare General Motors Corp. for the fierce global competition it now faces.</description></item><item><title>Author Richard Leigh Dies</title><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:00:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/30/people_late_great/main3558526.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3558526</link><description>Richard Leigh, who unsuccessfully sued Dan Brown for plagarism, passed away in London. He was 64.</description></item><item><title>Pioneering Choreographer Bejart Dies</title><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:00:06 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/22/people_late_great/main3533868.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3533868</link><description>Maurice Bejart - who sought to bring ballet to younger audiences with his provocative choreography, stunning critics with his avant-garde dances - died Thursday, his ballet company said. He was 80.</description></item><item><title>Donda West's Surgeon Bolts From TV Session</title><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:30:05 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/21/people_hot_water/main3529953.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3529953</link><description>Dr. Jan Adams operated on Kanye West's mother the day before she died. He suddenly walked off the set of "Larry King Live" during an interview on the procedure, claiming he was complying with the family's wishes that he not appear on the show.</description></item><item><title>Frank Sinatra Stamp Scheduled For Spring</title><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:30:02 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/05/people/main3579153.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3579153</link><description>"We've had a lot of requests for a Frank Sinatra stamp," a Postal Service official says. The stamp is likely to be released in May or June, depending on whether there is a rate increase. Sinatra's children say they're honored.</description></item><item><title>Dick Wilson - TV's Mr. Whipple - Dead</title><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:30:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/20/people_late_great/main3524766.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3524766</link><description>"He is part of the culture," says "Perfect Strangers" actress Melanie Wilson of her dad, Dick, beloved to Americans as a cranky grocer obsessed with Charmin toilet paper. "He was still funny to the very end."</description></item><item><title>West's Doctor Says Procedure Not To Blame</title><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:00:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/14/people_late_great/main3500061.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3500061</link><description>The doctor who performed a tummy tuck and breast reduction on Kanye West's mother said the surgery wasn't to blame, but a former patient, who is suing him for malpractice, says he shouldn't be practicing medicine.</description></item><item><title>A Pugilistic Literary Lion Remembered</title><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:30:06 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/11/sunday/main3485839.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3485839</link><description>Norman Mailer, the macho</description></item><item><title>Hank Thompson Dies Of Lung Cancer</title><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:30:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/07/people_late_great/main3467631.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3467631</link><description>Country music star Hank Thompson passed away from lung cancer at his Texas home. He was 82.</description></item><item><title>Marie Osmond Keeps "Dancing" Despite Loss</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:46:15 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/07/people_late_great/main3463612.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3463612</link><description>George Osmond did missionary work, was a salesman and a postmaster. He put all that aside to manage the careers of his singing star children. His daughter Marie will follow in that tradition and stay on "Dancing with the Stars."</description></item><item><title>Celebs Mourn Linda Stein, Murdered In NYC</title><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:00:05 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/02/home/main3443703.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3443703</link><description>When punk rock was young, Linda Stein was in the thick of it, co-managing the Ramones and making deals that made stars before trading in her downtown attitude for a career as "realtor to the stars." Her killer remains at large.</description></item><item><title>Singer, Actor Robert Goulet Dead At 73</title><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/30/people_late_great/main3433529.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3433529</link><description>From onstage in "Camelot" singing "If Ever I Would Leave You," to serious movie and TV roles and nut commercials spoofing his image, Robert Goulet never lost his touch at catching and holding an audience. He died while waiting for a lung transplant.</description></item><item><title>Robert Goulet: 1933-2007</title><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:09:26 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/10/31/people_late_great/photoessay3435429.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3435429</link><description/></item><item><title>Katharine Hepburn, In Writings and Diaries</title><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/30/movies/main3428932.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3428932</link><description>Twenty-two boxes of papers detailing the film career of Katharine Hepburn have been donated to the New York Public Library, where they will be available to scholars and fans after they have been cataloged.</description></item><item><title>Joey Bishop Dead At 89</title><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/18/people_late_great/main3381547.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3381547</link><description>Joey Bishop, a comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack, has died at 89. He was the group's last surviving member.</description></item><item><title>Actress Deborah Kerr Dies At 86</title><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/18/people_late_great/main3380186.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3380186</link><description>Ladylike and sexy, in equal measure, Deborah Kerr lit up the screen with co-stars including Cary Grant, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, David Niven, and Spencer Tracy - and made her mark with a very memorable kiss.</description></item><item><title>San Fran Nightclub Owner Banducci Dead</title><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/16/people_late_great/main3371164.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3371164</link><description>Enrico Banducci left his mark on San Francisco. His hungry i club gave early career breaks to entertainers from Barbra Streisand to Bill Cosby and Woody Allen, and his eatery, Enrico's, lured a colorful clientele including Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack.</description></item><item><title>Anna Nicole's Doctors Probed</title><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:30:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/15/people_late_great/main3366739.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3366739</link><description>Their homes and offices were raided in an investigation of drugs they prescribed to her that were found in her system when she died.</description></item><item><title>Warrants Served In Anna Nicole Probe</title><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/12/people_late_great/main3361067.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3361067</link><description>State authorities investigating the death of Anna Nicole Smith raided six locations Friday, including the offices and residences of two doctors, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said.</description></item><item><title>Famed "Great Escape" Stuntman Ekins Dead</title><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:00:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/11/people_late_great/main3356704.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3356704</link><description>Bud Ekins, a renowned off-road racer and stuntman who performed the famous motorcycle jump over barbed wire in the film "The Great Escape" and bounced a Mustang up and down the hills of San Francisco in "Bullitt," has died. He was 77.</description></item><item><title>Smith's Nannies: We Were Falsely Quoted</title><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:30:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/08/books/main3345790.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3345790</link><description>A lawyer for two women who worked for Anna Nicole Smith said Monday a new book falsely uses them as a source for a claim the former Playboy Playmate's lawyer had a videotaped sexual encounter with her boyfriend.</description></item><item><title>Lois Maxwell, Bond's "Moneypenny," Dies</title><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:30:23 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/22/people_late_great/main3288082.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3288082</link><description>Lois Maxwell, who played Miss Moneypenny - the secretary to M who carried a torch for 007 through 14 James Bond films (and three actors) - has died, the BBC reported. She was 80.</description></item><item><title>James Brown's Money A Tangled Affair</title><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:30:06 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/25/entertainment/main3294572.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3294572</link><description>The judge who is to decide the many disputes over the will of the Godfather of Soul has his work cut out for him, including the question of how many children James Brown had, and, an allegation that as much as $7 million may be missing.</description></item><item><title>Jazz Pioneer Joe Zawinul Dead At 75</title><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:00:07 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/11/music/main3250962.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3250962</link><description>Acclaimed keyboardist Joe Zawinul performed with Miles Davis and founded the pioneering jazz fusion band Weather Report. He had been hospitalized since last month and suffered from a rare form of skin cancer.</description></item><item><title>Actress Jane Wyman Dead At 93</title><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:00:05 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/10/people_late_great/main3246856.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3246856</link><description>Jane Wyman, an Academy Award winner for her performance as the deaf rape victim in "Johnny Belinda," star of the long-running TV series "Falcon Crest" and Ronald Reagan's first wife, died Monday morning at 93.</description></item><item><title>Family And Fans Bid Pavarotti Farewell</title><pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:10:56 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/08/people_late_great/main3244091.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3244091</link><description>Luciano Pavarotti's voice rang out a final time Saturday inside Modena's cathedral, as a recording of the great tenor singing with his father highlighted a funeral attended by family, dignitaries and close friends.</description></item><item><title>Actress Alice Ghostley Dies</title><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:02:15 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/30/people_late_great/main3312433.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3312433</link><description>Alice Ghostley, the Tony Award-winning actress best known on television for playing Esmeralda on "Bewitched" and Bernice on "Designing Women," has died. She was 81.</description></item><item><title>Jazz Singer Jon Lucien Dies At 65</title><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/22/music/main3193586.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3193586</link><description>The baritone with the instantly recognizable sultry, soulful voice died Saturday from respiratory complications following surgery.</description></item><item><title>Elvis Presley Gun Returned</title><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:30:08 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/21/people_late_great/main3189051.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3189051</link><description>A handgun once owned by Elvis Presley went missing during his memorial festivities last night, only to be returned by a janitor who claimed he found it in a portable toilet.</description></item><item><title>Leona Helmsley Leaves $12M To Her Dog</title><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:30:10 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/29/people_late_great/main3215712.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3215712</link><description>Lucky dog. Trouble, the hotel queen's white Maltese, gets a $12 million trust fund. But two grandchildren of the late "queen of mean" got nothing in her will. Trouble will be buried next to Helmsley in the Helmsley Mas</description></item><item><title>Luciano Pavarotti, 1935 - 2007</title><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:43:09 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/08/14/people_late_great/photoessay3167824.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3167824</link><description/></item><item><title>Remembering Groucho Marx</title><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/16/comedy/main3175169.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3175169</link><description>He was the most outspoken, brazen and funny of the riotous Marx Brothers. Sunday Morning remembers the legendary Groucho, who is known not only for his funny eyebrows and mustache, but also his political views.</description></item><item><title>A Procession At Graceland</title><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/16/people_late_great/main3175953.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3175953</link><description>Fans waited hours in a brutal Memphis heat wave to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of The King of rock 'n" roll with a graveside procession on Thursday.</description></item><item><title>Covering The Death Of Elvis</title><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/16/people_late_great/main3174276.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3174276</link><description>As a young radio reporter for the AP, Mark Knoller was in Memphis 30 years ago today to cover the death and funeral of Elvis Presley. Now a CBS News White House correspondent, Knoller recalls his coverage of the death of an icon.</description></item><item><title>Fan Dies At Graceland Campground</title><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:44:26 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/15/people_late_great/main3173097.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3173097</link><description>Authorities say heat contributed to the death of a 67-year-old woman in her trailer at Graceland's campsite. Thousands of fans descended on what was once Elvis Presley's home for the 30th anniversary of his death.</description></item><item><title>Princess Diana Gown To Be Auctioned</title><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:44:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/15/people_royalty/main3169980.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3169980</link><description>Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell, is heading up an auction for one of her gowns, a pale chiffon frock valued at more than $300,000. The proceeds will go to a children's charity.</description></item><item><title>Pilgrims Make Trek To Graceland</title><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/15/people_late_great/main3170197.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3170197</link><description>Thousands of Elvis Presley fans ignored thick humidity and temperatures that could exceed 100 degrees as they prepared for a graveside procession to mark the 30th anniversary of his death.</description></item><item><title>Graceland Embraces Elvis Impersonators</title><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/15/people_late_great/main3169425.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3169425</link><description>Things are a little different this year at Graceland, as the managers of Elvis Presley's estate get ready to name what they're calling a "tribute artist."</description></item></channel></rss>