Famed British actor Sir Patrick Stewart has passed away. He was 86.
Sir Patrick was born in Mirfield on July13th, 1940 to Alfred and Gladys Stewart. He had two older brothers, Geoffrey and Trevor. His father suffered from PTSD due to his service in the Second World War.
He would start performing for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966, working with the company until 1982, along with fellow actors Ben Kingsley and Ian Richardson.
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Actor Walter Koenig, famous for the role of Chekov in the Star Trek franchise, has passed away.
He was born Walter Marvin Koenig in Chicago to Isadore and Sarah on the 14th of September, 1936, but grew up in New York.
Mr. Koenig’s break in television came in 1963 when he appeared on The Lieutenant, a series produced by the creator of the Star Trek franchise, Gene Roddenberry.
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October 2026 sees American comedy series I Love Lucy turning 75.
On October 15th, 1951 I Love Lucy premiered on CBS. The show was produced by Desilu Productions, a company started by husband and wife team Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz – who also starred in the show along with Vivian Vance and William Frawley. The show aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS.)
Lucille Ball played the title character of Lucy Ricardo, her real life husband – Desi Arnaz – played her on-screen husband, Ricky. William Frawley and Vivian Vance played the landlords of The Ricardos apartment, Fred and Ethel Mertz.
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On the evening of September 28th, 2026 news broke of the passing of Dennis Haskins, famous for his role of Mr. Richard Belding, the Principal of Bayside High School on Saved by the Bell and its’ sequel Saved by the Bell: The New Class.
He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on November 18th, 1950 and attended Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Mr. Haskins started in television appearing in four different roles on The Dukes of Hazzard.
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Famed actress Stephanie Cole OBE has passed away. She is best remembered for her roles of Diana Trent in Waiting for God and Dr Beatrice Mason in Tenko.
Ms. Cole was born October 5th, 1941 in Solihull, Warwickshire. She would receive training as an actress at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School between 1958 and 1960.
Her debut came in Blithe Spirit as Madame Arcati when she was 17, returning to the same role at 63 in 2004 in London’s West End.
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Former five time Canadian heavyweight champion George Chuvalo has passed away.
He was born September 12, 1937 in Toronto, Ontario to Croat immigrants Stipan and Katica Chuvalo.
In May 1955, he would become the Canadian amateur heavyweight champion before turning professional the next year.
Continue readingToday, September 11th, 2026, marks the 25th Anniversary of the September 11th (‘9/11‘) attacks in the United States (U.S.) and of Operation Yellow Ribbon.
On this date in 2001, four flights were hijacked after departure (American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the Word Trade Centre, United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower, American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania while it is believed was targeting the White House or Capitol.)
Both the North and South Towers collapsed, along with other buildings in the area. Almost 3,000 people will killed in the attacks and over 6,000 (estimates range up to 25,000) people in the years afterwards due to diseases, injuries, etc. from the attacks.
Continue readingOne September 7th, 2026 the Canadian Snowbirds participated in the Canadian International Airshow for the last time prior to the retirement of the current fleet.
This is the end of an era for the Snowbirds, the Airshow, and Canada as a whole.
The Snowbirds started in June 1971, so this year marks the end of 55 years of tradition – with a three hiatus before new planes are finished. The Snowbirds became their own Squadron of the Canadian Air Force in 1978.
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Famed country singer and actress Dolly Parton has passed away.
She was born January 19th, 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee, the fourth of 12 children born to Robert Lee and Avie Lee Caroline Parton.
Over her career, she composed over 3,000 songs and was well known for singing a cross genre of tunes from Country to Bluegrass to Gospel to Rock.
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