Irving Brecher, the versatile Hollywood talent who wrote knee-slapping jokes for Milton Berle, classic comedies for the Marx Brothers, and screenplays for movie musicals including 'Meet Me in St. Louis' and 'Bye Bye Birdy,' died on Monday at age 94.

New details are emerging in the sad case of Paula Goodspeed's death - it appears the overzealous fan had been casing Abdul's neighborhood since January. While her friends and family insist the portrayal of Goodspeed as a celebrity stalker is misleading, her mother was the one to point police toward Abdul's neighborhood when Goodspeed went missing, indicating her daughter might be suicidal.

Mitch Mitchell, the source of those frantic beats churning mightily in Jimi Hendrix gems such as 'Fire' and 'Manic Depression,' and the last surviving member of the Experience, dies of apparent natural causes in a Portland hotel room. He was 61.

Miriam Makeba, the South African singing legend who was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died from a heart attack after collapsing on stage in Italy. She was 76.

The author of 'Jurassic Park' and 'Disclosure' loses his battle with cancer. Crichton watched many of his best-selling books become blockbuster films and also tapped into his extensive medical background to create the TV juggernaut 'ER.'

The Internet death rumor mill reared its head (falsely) yet again, as a phony report claiming rap superstar Lil Wayne was shot and killed circulated over the weekend. The bogus article, which was made to look like a BBC Web page report, claimed that the rapper was gunned down in his hometown of New Orleans by a rival gang.

Shakir Stewart, who was named the top executive at Def Jam Recordings following Jay-Z's departure from the label and signed hit acts like Rick Ross and Young Jeezy, was found dead in his bathroom on Saturday. Police say he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

John Daly, the British-born producer of 13 Oscar-winning movies including 'Platoon' and 'The Last Emperor' who helped launch the careers of many A-list directors and actors, dies after a battle with cancer. He was 71.

Estelle Reiner, the wife of Carl and mother of Rob who uttered the famous line, "I'll have what she's having," after watching Meg Ryan fake an orgasm in the movie 'When Harry Met Sally,' has died. She was 94. Revisit the Classic, Titillating Scene >>

Gerard Damiano's 1972 adult film was a landmark achievement that helped bring porn to the mainstream. He passed away after suffering a stroke last month. Damiano shot the classic in just six days.