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"Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the
grave. Our birth is nothing but our death begun." Bishop Hall
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Welcome to another edition of Dead End.
It's time to bid farewell to Chris Penn, the brother of Sean
Penn, and an actor who appeared in several films and
television guest stints. Penn was found dead at his home on
Tuesday. The last surviving offspring of country music
legends the Carter Family, Janette Carter, has also passed
away this week at the age of 82. We also remember drag
racing pioneer Gene Mooneyham and soap actor Don Stewart.
Remember you can comment on any part of this issue or read
comments by visiting: Dead End Blog
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CHRIS PENN, ACTOR, DEAD AT 43
Actor Chris Penn, brother of Sean Penn, was found dead at
his Santa Monica, Calif., home Tuesday. Investigators were
at the scene, but preliminary reports said foul play was not
involved, TV's "The Insider" reported. The 43-year-old actor
has appeared in several films including "Rush Hour," "True
Romance," and "Footloose." The brothers appeared together in
the 1986 thriller, "At Close Range." Penn most recently did
guest stints on NBC's "Will & Grace" and HBO's "Entourage."
His latest film, "The Darwin Awards," was scheduled to
premiere Wednesday at the Sundance Film Festival. An autopsy
will be conducted to determine the cause of death, author-
ities said. His survivors include Sean, his mother Eileen
Ryan, and another brother, musician Michael Penn.
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JANETTE CARTER, COUNTRY MUSIC STAR, DEAD AT 82
The last surviving offspring of country music legends the
Carter Family, Janette Carter, has died in Kingsport, Tenn.,
at 82. Carter died Sunday at Holston Valley Medical Center
of Parkinson's disease and several other chronic illnesses.
Her parents -- A.P. and Sara Carter along with Maybelle
Carter -- were "The First Family of Country Music." Her
first cousin was the late June Carter Cash. Their songs such
as "Keep On The Sunny Side," "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
and "Wildwood Flower" are mainstays of country and bluegrass
music. Carter worked throughout her life to sustain and
promote acoustic music in the Appalachian region. Carter
recorded with her parents in the 1950s and participated in
"Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family"
album, produced by John Carter Cash, son of first cousin
June Carter Cash and country star Johnny Cash.
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GENE MOONEYHAM, DRAG RACING PIONEER, DEAD AT 75
Drag racing pioneer Gene Mooneyham died recently at a
Placentia, Calif., hospital at age 75, The Los Angeles Times
reported Tuesday. Mooneyham, who was a racer, designer,
builder, chief mechanic and a businessman, played a major
role in the careers of many big-name drag racers, including
"Big Daddy" Don Garlits and John Force. He got his start
racing hot rods on dry lakebeds when enthusiasts converged
on dusty drag strips in the sport's formative years, the
report said. His work with superchargers made him one of the
sport's most influential people. Mooneyham received a Life-
time Achievement Award in 1996 from the National Hot Rod
Association, which oversees most drag racing in America.
He retired from racing in the 1950s after a crash in San
Diego, but his car continued to win with driver Larry Faust.
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DON STEWART, SOAP OPERA ACTOR, DEAD AT 70
Actor Don Stewart, who played Michael Bauer for 16 years on
the CBS soap opera, "Guiding Light," has died in Santa
Barbara, Calif., at age 70. Stewart died Jan. 9 of lung
cancer, Daily Variety reported Monday. The New York native
spent six years as an Air Force pilot before leaving the
service to pursue a career in show business. He joined
"Guiding Light" in 1968 and in 1984 left the New York-based
soap for Los Angeles, where he did commercial work, TV guest
appearances, some stage and nearly 20 films, Variety said.
Among his film credits were "Lost," "American Ninja" and the
animated film "Rover Dangerfield" as the voice of Clem.
Stewart also appeared in the 1987 TV movie, "The Betty Ford
Story" and did daytime stints with "The Young and the Rest-
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Notable deaths this week in history...
In 1901, Queen Victoria, who reigned over Britain for six
decades, died at the age of 82.
In 1947, ex-Chicago gangster and prohibition era crime leader
Al Capone died of heart failure at the age of 48.
In 1990, actress Ava Gardner, who made over 30 films in her
career and won a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Mogambo,
died at the age of 67.
In 2005, Johnny Carson, a pioneering television entertainer,
comedian and talk show host who became a legend, died at the
age of 79.
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