• The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Bing Crosby

    Bing Crosby was a beloved entertainer, dominating the silver screen, music charts, and infiltrating radios across the country from the 1930s to 1960s. Yet despite all his success, Crosby's personal life was filled with hardship. This is the tragic real-life story of Bing Crosby.

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  • Sad Details About Howard Stern's Life

    Time was, Howard Stern's name wouldn't appear without the qualifier "shock jock." Stern, born in 1954, took audio entertainment -- radio; first, terrestrial, then satellite -- to new heights. Or new depths, depending on your point of view.

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  • The Tragic Life Of Daniel Boone

    Those of a certain age might be forgiven for confusing Davy (though he preferred David) Crockett and Daniel Boone. Their timelines overlap, though Boone, born in 1734, could have been a grandfather to Crockett, born in 1786. Here's how Boone lived, and eventually, died.

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  • The Tragic Death Of The Who's Keith Moon

    The fanfare and fantasies surrounding rock stars often produce rumors that aren't remotely true. But The Who's late drummer and Dionysian spirit animal, Keith Moon, might have been the rare exception where the man outdid the myth.

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  • The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Andrews Sisters

    The Andrews Sisters -- Patty, LaVerne, and Maxene -- broke onto the music charts in 1937. By the time they were done selling records, they'd moved some 100 million units, and racked up a whopping 46 Top 10 hits. But there was a dark side. This is the tragic real-life story of The Andrews Sisters.

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  • The Tragic Death Of The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia

    Jerry Garcia and The Dead arose out of San Francisco's music scene in the mid-1960s. Drugs were plentiful; music was powerful; a youth culture was flexing its muscles and making itself heard throughout the country. But Garcia's responsibility as the figurehead of a movement would take its toll.

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  • The Tragic Death Of Rock Hudson

    While Rock Hudson radiated light on screen, he had to keep the public in the dark about his sexuality. Otherwise, the prevailing homophobia of the era would eclipse his career. They found out in 1985, when the actor announced he's be diagnosed with AIDS. This is the tragic death of Rock Hudson.

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  • The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Andy Kaufman

    Andy Kaufman was a true original, and there has never been anyone else like him. While Kaufman's life ended in tragedy, the stories he created on the way there are unforgettable.

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  • The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Ramones

    The Ramones became of the most influential and important rock bands of all time. All the same, the Ramones' tragic real-life story is full of full of heartbreak and tragedy.

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