Obituaries:March 5, 2008
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The following deaths were reported yesterday.
Ernest Gary Gygax
Ernest Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, died in his Lake Geneva, Wisconsin home yesterday at the age of 69 due to heart problems. Full article.
Elena Nathanael
Ella Nathanael, Greek actress died yesterday from lung cancer at the age of 67. She was born in Athens and became a major actor in the 1960s.
Leonard Rosenman
Leonard Rosenman, composer died yesterday at the at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills in California. Rosenman's death at the age of 83 was caused by a heart attack.
Sources
- AP "Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies at 69". Star Tribune, March 4, 2008
- Will Greenwald "Gary Gygax, 1938-2008: Rest in peace, Dungeon Master". CNET Networks, March 4, 2008
- "Έχασε τη μάχη με τον καρκίνο η Έλενα Ναθαναήλ". in.gr, March 4, 2008 ((Greek))
- Jon Burlingame "Composer Leonard Rosenman dies". Variety (magazine), March 4, 2008
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