Lesser Known Celebrity Passings for June 2010
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by riada
Nor but in sleep findeth a cure for care.
Incertainty that once gave scope to dream
Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
Is now a blackness that no stars redeem.
Lesser Known Celebrity Passings for June 2010 was created by riada
Dorothy De Barba
Child-actress Dorothy De Barba died June 2, 2010, following a battle with emphysema. The cute girl with the curly, light-brown hair appeared in 24 episodes of the "Our Gang" series beginning in 1930 when she was just five years old. De Barba was 85.
John Wooden
UCLA basketball coach who became an icon of American sports while guiding the Bruins to an unprecedented 10 national championships in the 1960s and '70s and remained in the spotlight during retirement with his "Pyramid of Success" motivational program died on June 4 at the age of 99.
Steven Reuther
Movie producer Steven Reuther died June 5, from cancer. His credits include "Pretty Woman," "Dirty Dancing," "Face/Off" and "Pay It Forward" among others. Reuther was 58.
Marvin Isley
(August 18, 1953 – June 6, 2010) was the youngest member of the family music group the Isley Brothers and its bass guitarist.
Jerry Stephenson
Former Major League pitcher and Los Angeles Dodgers scout Jerry Stephenson died June 6, after a battle with cancer. Born in Detroit, he pitched for the Boston Red Sox, Seattle Pilots and the Dodgers over seven seasons. Stephenson was 66.
Steve Cable
Stereophonics co-founder and former drummer, Steve Cable, was found dead in his England home, June 7. He was most recently working with his new band, Killing for Company, and had a radio show on BBC. Cable was 40.
Child-actress Dorothy De Barba died June 2, 2010, following a battle with emphysema. The cute girl with the curly, light-brown hair appeared in 24 episodes of the "Our Gang" series beginning in 1930 when she was just five years old. De Barba was 85.
John Wooden
UCLA basketball coach who became an icon of American sports while guiding the Bruins to an unprecedented 10 national championships in the 1960s and '70s and remained in the spotlight during retirement with his "Pyramid of Success" motivational program died on June 4 at the age of 99.
Steven Reuther
Movie producer Steven Reuther died June 5, from cancer. His credits include "Pretty Woman," "Dirty Dancing," "Face/Off" and "Pay It Forward" among others. Reuther was 58.
Marvin Isley
(August 18, 1953 – June 6, 2010) was the youngest member of the family music group the Isley Brothers and its bass guitarist.
Jerry Stephenson
Former Major League pitcher and Los Angeles Dodgers scout Jerry Stephenson died June 6, after a battle with cancer. Born in Detroit, he pitched for the Boston Red Sox, Seattle Pilots and the Dodgers over seven seasons. Stephenson was 66.
Steve Cable
Stereophonics co-founder and former drummer, Steve Cable, was found dead in his England home, June 7. He was most recently working with his new band, Killing for Company, and had a radio show on BBC. Cable was 40.
Nor but in sleep findeth a cure for care.
Incertainty that once gave scope to dream
Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
Is now a blackness that no stars redeem.
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