Joseph Nebus writes: > > On Apr 3, 2013, at 7:08 AM, danny burstein <dan...@panix.com> wrote: > > > Muppets Co-Creator Jane Henson Dies at 78 > > by Mike Barnes > > > > Jane Henson, who with her future husband and fellow puppeteer Jim > > Henson was instrumental in bringing the Muppets to life in the 1950s > > on a TV station in Washington, D.C., died Tuesday at her home in > > Greenwich, Conn., after a long battle with cancer. She was 78. > > ========= > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/muppets-jane-henson-dies-432527 > > Well, that's another bit of horrible for this week.
Having famed (science fiction) author Iain (M.) Banks announce that he has terminal cancer is unfortunately following that trend. http://www.orbitbooks.net/2013/04/03/a-personal-statement-from-iain-banks/ (In his own bit of deadpool humor, he asked his partner Adele if she would "do me the honor of becoming my widow".) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wnndl+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to wnndl@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
