The renowned playwright (and actor, poet, screenwriter and director) died on Christmas Eve from cancer of the liver.

The Best Links:

1. Pinter’s Poem About His Diagnosis
2. Harold Pinter Does Not Deserve the Post Mortem White-washing He is About to Receive
3. Playright and Actor Harold Pinter Dies at 78
4. Harold Pinter Talks with Charlie Rose
5. Harold Pinter on Wikipedia
6. “He Will Be Best Remembered and for His Ability to Create Dramatic Poetry Out of Everyday Speech.”
7. UK Playwright Harold Pinter Dies at 78

The world's most-recognizable pinup model passed away on Thursday at the age of 85.

The Best Links:

1. Bettie Page Dies at 85
2. Bettie Page Memorial (NSFW)
3. Bettie Page, Queen of Pinups, Dies at 85

Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac star posthumously in Soul Men , a film coming out in November. The movie’s third star is Samuel L. Jackson.

The Best Links:

1. Samuel L. Jackson Mourns His Friend Bernie Mac
2. “Could someone check in on Sam for us?”
3. Soul Men
4. Eerie Publicity Photo
5. RIP, Motherfuckers
6. Publicist Makes Terrible Samuel L. Jackson Joke in Press Release

The rumors are finally true. Actress Estelle Getty has died at the age of 84 after suffering from severe dementia.

The Best Links:

1. Thank You for Being a Friend (Estelle Getty Tattoos)
2. Estelle Getty In Happier Times (Teaching Fitness!)
3. Picture It. Sicily, 1912: A Tribute to Estelle Getty
4. Today’s (Bittersweet) Cry: In Memory of ‘Golden Girl’ Estelle Getty
5. Did Estelle Getty die? - Asked Two Years Ago
6. Breaking News: Estelle Getty Dead at 84