News Archive for January 19 2008

Rams Owner Georgia Frontiere Dies

Filed under: Rams, St. LouisSt. Louis Rams owner Georgia Frontiere has died, TMZ and NFL Network are reporting. Frontiere was 80 and had battled breast cancer. She is survived by a son, a daughter and six grandchildren.

Clooney named UN messenger of peace

George Clooney is being honored for his humanitarian work. The actor, who is also an advocate for refugees in Darfur, has been named a United Nations "messenger of peace," it was announced Friday. The actor is being "recognized for focusing public attention on crucial international political and social issues," according to U.N. spokeswoman Michele [...]

Allan Melvin Dies at 84

All in the Family star Allan Melvin, who played Archie Bunker’s neighbor on the seminal 1970s sitcom, died in Los Angeles Thursday. He was 84. Melvin, who also starred on The Phil Silvers Show, The Brady Bunch, and The Andy Griffith Show, passed away from cancer, said his wife, Amalia, the LA Times reports. Melvin was a [...]