Cara Williams, the actress known for her Oscar-nominated turn in The Defiant Ones, her Emmy-nominated performance in CBS’ sitcom Pete and Gladys and more, died on December 9. She was 96.
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Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of the Williams Racing Formula 1 team, has died at the age of 79, it's been announced.
The Williams racing team won the F1 drivers' title seven times and the constructors' championship on nine occasions under his stewardship.
A statement issued on Sunday by Williams Racing read: "It is with great sadness that on behalf of the Williams family, the team can confirm the death of Sir Frank Williams CBE, founder and former team principal of
Cara Williams, the actress known for her Oscar-nominated turn in The Defiant Ones, her Emmy-nominated performance in CBS’ sitcom Pete and Gladys and more, died on December 9. She was 96.
George Harrison, has died aged 80.O’Brien’s daughter, Kristen O’Brien, told The Associated Press (via Billboard) that her father passed away at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon last Friday (December 3).He had been admitted for severe abdominal pains although an exact cause of death has not yet been determined.Kristen said that Denis was essentially retired over the past 20 years and had been “enjoying life with his wife, Phyllida O’Brien”, who died in 2019.
The Queen's longtime friend and close royal confidant Ann Fortune FitzRoy, the Duchess of Grafton, has died aged 101. News of Fortune's passing on Friday comes less than a year after Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died in April at the age of 99.
Billboard reports, a special show at the Grand Ole Opry will take place on Saturday night (December 11) in tribute to Jackson.Remembering Jackson, the late country legend George Jones’ wife Nancy said: “Stonewall’s breakout hit ‘Life to Go’ was written by George [Jones] and they both became members of the Grand Ole Opry in 1956.“They held a special friendship over the years and although Stonewall was retired, he participated in the final George Jones No Show tribute event after he passed.
America’s Got Talent star Jay Jay Phillips has died, aged 30. His family told TMZ that the musician was suffering from Covid-19 at the time of his death, noting that he became sick during Thanksgiving week.
Frank Williams was an English Formula One racing driver who founded Williams Racing.Williams fell in love with driving as a young man, and he began racing as soon as he could, driving in Formula Three races. However, after a number of crashes in his early driving career, Williams shifted his focus to managing a team.
Arsenal, Liverpool and England footballer Ray Kennedy has died at the age of 70 following a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. A member of the Arsenal team that won the First Division and FA Cup Double in 1971, Kennedy would go on to achieve astonishing success at Anfield.