R.I.P. Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014)
Temple began her film career in 1932 at the age of three and, in 1934, found international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer to motion pictures during 1934, and film hits […]
R.I.P. Tom “Billy Jack” Laughlin (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013)
Los Angeles (CNN) — Tom Laughlin, the actor who wrote and starred in the “Billy Jack” films of the 1970s, died Thursday, his family confirmed Sunday. He was 82. Laughlin’s Billy Jack character was a heroic Native American ex-Army Green Beret who used his karate skills to fight racism and oppression. The second of the […]
R.I.P. Nelson Mandela (1918- Dec. 5th, 2013)
Nelson Mandela (July 18, 1918 – Dec. 5th, 2013) Biography Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei, on July 18, 1918, to Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, principal counsellor to the Acting King of the Thembu people, Jongintaba Dalindyebo. His father died when he was a child and the […]