US ‘Doggie in Window’ singer Patti Page dies at 85

US singer Patti Page, famous for songs including “The Tennessee Waltz” and the novelty hit “How much is that Doggie in the Window?”, has died, a spokesman said Wednesday. She was 85.

US singer Patti Page, famous for songs including “The Tennessee Waltz” and the novelty hit “How much is that Doggie in the Window?”, has died, a spokesman said Wednesday. She was 85.

Harry Carey Jr., a character actor who starred in such Westerns as “3 Godfathers” and “Wagon Master,” has died. He was 91.

Coroner’s officials say Lee Dorman, bass guitarist for the 1960s psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, died of natural causes in Southern California and there won’t be an autopsy.

Jack Hanlon, who had roles in the 1926 silent classic “The General” and in two 1927 “Our Gang” comedies, died Thursday in Las Vegas at the age of 96.
Stand-up comedian and actor Katt Williams said he was ordered to leave a Seattle hotel late Monday, hours after he was released from jail following a dispute at a bar.

He got his final wish, a stunning conclusion to his colorful life story, with awestruck colleagues paying him homage.

A longtime “Sesame Street” director who also worked on soap operas including “The Guiding Light” and “As the World Turns” has died. Emily Squires was 71.

Bollywood movie mogul Yash Chopra died Sunday in Mumbai more than a week after he contracted dengue fever, a doctor said. He was 80.

Award-winning Japanese director Koji Wakamatsu, whose film career started in pornography and ended in acclaimed independent productions, has died after being hit by a taxi, an aide said Thursday.

Gary Collins, an actor, television show host and former master of ceremonies for the Miss America Pageant, died Saturday, authorities said. He was 74.

“She was my source of comfort. She believed in me more than I believed in myself,” said actress Ina Feleo during her eulogy for Marilou Diaz-Abaya, who will be laid to rest Saturday morning (Oct. 13) at the Loyola Memorial Park in Parañaque City.

Like the meticulous director that she was, Marilou Diaz-Abaya had planned her four-day vigil and burial, according to her son Marc.