SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Barbara Billingsley, who gained the title supermom for her gentle portrayal of June Cleaver, the warm, supportive mother of a pair of precocious boys in “Leave it to Beaver,” has died. She was 94. (Yahoo!)
Barbara Billingsley was most famous as June Cleaver, but she will always be the Jive Lady to me.
Former 1980s teen movie actor and heartthrob Corey Haim died early Wednesday, authorities said. (via CNN)
It’s a strange feeling, like hearing about the passing of someone you knew in high school but haven’t talked to in years.
Goodbye to the man behind the curtain of many childhood delights and terrors.
R.I.P. Patrick Swayze:
Patrick Swayze, whose good looks and sympathetic performances in films such as “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” made him a romantic idol to millions, died Monday. He was 57.
Swayze died of pancreatic cancer, his publicist, Annett Wolf, told CNN. (via CNN)
Farewell to more 80s awesomeness. If you’ve never seen the non edited-for-television version of Road House, you haven’t lived.
John Hughes, the producer, writer and director whose 1980s films such as “Sixteen Candles,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Some Kind of Wonderful” offered a sharp-eyed look at teenagers and their social habits, has died, according to a statement from his representative. He was 59.
Hughes died of a heart attack while taking a morning walk in Manhattan, according to the statement. (via CNN.com)