Marian Seldes dies at 86
Seldes dies at her home in New York after an extended illness at the age of 86. Seldes’ brother Timothy Seldes:
It is with deep sadness that I share the news that my dear sister Marian Seldes has died. She was an extraordinary woman whose great love of the theater, teaching and acting was surpassed only by her deep love for her family.
Sarah Goldberg dies at age 40
Goldberg dies in her sleep of natural causes at her family’s cabin in Wisconsin. Goldberg’s mother, Judy Goldberg, tells the Chicago Sun-Times that heart problems are suspected. The autopsy is unable to determine the exact cause of death. Judy Goldberg:
She went to sleep and didn’t wake up.
Sheldon Patinkin dies at 79
Patinkin dies in Chicago, Illinois from undisclosed causes. Northlight Theatre artistic director BJ Jones:
He was a figure like John Houseman or Kenneth Tynan for the Chicago theater. He was the chronicler, the adviser. He kept people afloat.
RIP dearest Sheldon Patinkin, my mentor.
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) September 21, 2014
Rob Bironas dies in car accident age 36
Bironas dies in a car crash in Nashville. Bironas loses control of his SUV and crashes into trees. Bironas is survived by his wife Rachel Bradshaw, daughter of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw. Titans’ statement:
We are deeply saddened to hear the tragic news from last night about Rob Bironas. Rob made a significant impact as a player in his nine years with the team and more importantly touched many lives in the Nashville community off the field. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Rachel, and his family during this very difficult time.
Kentucky fireman dies from challenge injuries
Captain Tony Grider dies from burn-related injuries he suffered last month. While helping the Campbellsville University band with their video challenge on August 21, 2014, four members of the Fire and Rescue Department in Campbellsville, Kentucky were shocked by power lines as two stood in a ladder bucket spraying water on the band and two more were on the ground. During the challenge Grider and another fireman were inside a bucket on a ladder above the students. When they finished dumping water, the students left and the firefighters began moving the ladder, authorities told CNN. The bucket came close to power lines and shocked the men, officials said. Two other men on the ground were also shocked as they tried to lower the bucket to the ground. Grider was 41 years old and leaves behind a wife and children.
Polly Bergen dies at 84
Bergen, 84, dies of natural causes surrounded by family and friends in Southbury, CT. She is survived by her three children and three grandchildren. Chris Colfer, Glee star:
Farewell to my dear friend, Polly. I’m so blessed to have had you in my life. No one could make me smile or laugh like you. I will miss you with all my heart. ‘Grandma’ for a movie, but family for life.
George Hamilton IV dies age 77
Hamilton dies in a hospital in Nashville a few days after suffering a heart attack.
Grand Ole Opry Legend George Hamilton IV The International Ambassador of Country Music passed away … at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital with his family by his side. George IV suffered a serious heart attack on Saturday and had been in critical condition from that time. The Hamilton family greatly appreciates everyone’s prayers!
Austrian girl may be dead
Austrian Interior Ministry spokesman Alexander Marakovits says authorities have received intelligence that one of the two Austrian teen girls believed to have joined ISIS may have been killed:
We also have this information and have checked it, but cannot say with absolute certainty that it is true. But the parents have been informed their daughter could be dead.
It is not specified whether the girl believed to have died is 16-year-old Samra Kesinovic or 15-year-old Sabina Selimovic, both of whom are believed to have run way from their homes in Vienna in April to join ISIS.
Father dies
While visiting his daughter Antonia in Singapore, Kidman’s father Antony Kidman dies as the result of a fall. Mr. Kidman was a prominent clinical psychologist in Australia, as well as an author and biochemist. The details of his death have not been released. A spokesperson for the Singapore police tells Reuters that they are “investigating the unnatural death.”
Richard Kiel dies at 74
Kiel dies at St. Agnes Medical Center in Los Angeles. Kiel’s cause of death is unknown. Keil’s family posts on Facebook:
It is with very heavy hearts that we announce that Richard has passed away, just three days shy of his 75 th birthday. Richard had an amazing joy for life and managed to live every single day to the fullest. Though most people knew of him through his screen persona, those who were close to him knew what a kind and generous soul he was. His family was the most important thing in his life and we are happy that his last days were spent surrounded by family and close friends. Though his passing was somewhat unexpected, his health had been declining in recent years. It is nice to think that he can, once again, stand tall over us all. With love,
The Kiel Family
British man dies in Macedonia
The Foreign Office is investigating reports that a 57-year-old British man has died and a second man, aged 72, is ill in Skopje. Macedonian officials say the the patients had been staying at a hotel when they fell ill. The now-deceased man was admitted to the Clinic for Infectious Diseases around 3 p.m. (9 a.m. Eastern) and died around two hours later. His friend remains under observation at the hospital and medical staff are attempting to confirm whether they were infected with Ebola.
Molly Glynn killed by falling tree
Glynn dies while cycling with her husband after she is hit by a falling tree during a violent storm in Chicago. She is taken to hospital but later dies from her injuries. Her husband:
I couldn’t save her. Things will never be the same.
Mother dies at 91
Couric’s mother, Elinor Couric, dies at the age of 91.
My heart is broken. I lost my mom and best friend. We love you and miss you, Mom/Granny. My world and the world at large seems terribly off.
Joan Rivers dies at 81
Rivers dies peacefully at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, surrounded by her family. Melissa Rivers:
It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers. She passed peacefully at 1:17pm surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Mount Sinai Hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother.
Cooper and I have found ourselves humbled by the outpouring of love, support, and prayers we have received from around the world. They have been heard and appreciated. My mother’s greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon.
Andrew Madoff dies of cancer age 48
Madoff dies after a battle with cancer. Lawyer Martin Flumenbaum:
Andrew Madoff has lost his courageous battle against mantle cell lymphoma. He died peacefully at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on September 3, 2014, surrounded by his loving family.
Beheading video of Kurdish fighter
ISIS releases a video apparently showing the beheading of a Kurdish fighter, as a warning to Kurds. Titled ‘A Message In Blood,’ it begins by showing what appear to be a group of 15 Kurdish peshmerga fighters captured in Iraq. The men are sitting and standing in front of an ISIS flag inside a small room with makeshift walls and blue mats lining the floor. An earlier shot shows the captured men still in uniform and peshmerga fighter Hassan Mohammed Hashin reads a prepared statement to Kurdish leaders:
You have made a huge mistake by joining hands with America.
The footage then cuts to a sandy roadside. The Great Mosque of Mosul is visible in the background as three armed, black-clad militants stand behind a kneeling captive. A fighter delivers a speech:
In the name of God, peace be upon him. I have two messages: the first one is for the dog of Roman, the jerk Obama, how did you send your nation and soldiers again to Iraq, did you forget the thousands of dead Americans who you gave them as a sacrifice for wars? Did you forget thousands of images of corpses, deformed and those people who still suffer? Did the economy of America recovered from its crises to get into a new one? But the second message is for the servant of the Jewish Mas’od, this is the destiny of one of the militants, and others who you sent to Muslims unless you finish your work with the Jewish and your alliance with the Crusaders.
The militant then unsheathes a knife from his belt, tilts the capitve’s head back, and begins to decapitate him. The video shows only a brief shot of the execution. It ends with ISIS fighters parading in APCs in Mosul, brandishing flags and weapons.
Second American ISIS fighter may be dead
U.S. authorities are investigating a claim by a coalition of Syrian opposition groups that they have killed an American national during fighting with kharijites, or extremists. The statement is an apparent reference to fighting several days earlier between ISIS and the coalition, which is made up of fighters from the Free Syrian Army, Syrian Al Qaeda branch al-Nusra Front, as well as smaller militant factions. If true, the unnamed militant would be the second American ISIS fighter confirmed killed in battle, after the U.S. government said that Florida native Douglas MacArthur McCain also died in the fighting over the weekend.
15 Australian militants dead
Australia’s intelligence chief says at least 15 Australian fighters have been killed in Iraq and Syria, including two suicide bombers:
The draw of foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq is significant and includes more Australians than any other previous extremist conflicts put together
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) believes the number of citizens posing a potential security threat has increased substantially:
ASIO believes there are about 60 or so Australians fighting with the two principal extremist Al-Qaeda derivatives, Jahabat-al-Nusra and the Islamic State in Syria or Iraq.
Richard Attenborough dies at 90
Attenborough dies of natural causes around lunch time, according to his son.
4-year-old Israeli boy killed
Four-year-old Israeli boy Daniel Tragerman is reported killed by mortar fire while at home with his parents at Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the Sha’ar Hanegev region close to the border with Gaza. Sirens sound prior to the impact but his parents — Doron and Gila — are unable to get Daniel into a protected room in time, and he is killed by shrapnel from the explosion that strikes the house.