LOS ANGELES — Ricky Grigg, a former top-ranked big-wave surfer and oceanographer whose work confirmed one of Charles Darwin's theories about the origin of tropical islands, has died. He
John M. (Jack) Blanchette Jr. of Sudbury, Mass., and Santa Monica, Calif., died Tuesday, March 4, at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, after a brief battle with myelodysplastic syndrome
DOWNTOWN — Ann Mae Markin Plepler, longtime music teacher of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, died Oct. 22 at Saint John's Health Center during surgery following a heart
DOWNTOWN — James Donald Mount, a local architect and longtime civic leader who believed in preserving and building affordable housing, died of natural causes at the age of 88 Tuesday at
PCH — Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Fay Kanin, who collaborated with her husband Michael in writing the scripts for such memorable 1950s films as "The Opposite Sex" and "
SANTAMONICA — Evelyn Freeman, who pioneered peer counseling for the elderly to help them cope with the challenges of aging, has died. She was 96.
A friend, Antoinette O'Connor,
WOODLAND HILLS — David Aranzamendez Legaspi III, an eleemosynary muralist who left his mark all over the campuses of Santa Monica’s schools and for the past decade placed paint brushes in the hands of students and parents, was found dead in Woodland Hills, Calif.
CITY HALL — E. Richard Brown, former chair of the Santa Monica Airport Commission, died unexpectedly Friday after suffering a massive stroke. He was 70.
SANTA MONICA — Dick Clark, the ever-youthful television host and tireless entrepreneur who helped bring rock ‘n’ roll into the mainstream on “American Bandstand,” and later produced and hosted a vast range of programming from game shows to the New Year’s Eve countdown from Times Square, has died.
SAMOHI — Longtime Santa Monica High School coach and athletic director Michael Griswold passed away in his sleep on April 15 while visiting Guatemala with his wife, Cynthia.
DOWNTOWN — The Dogtown family has lost one of its founding fathers. Chris Cahill, one of the original Dogtown Z-Boys who revolutionized skateboarding with their sharp-turns and faster, more aggressive low-slung surf style, has died.
LOS ANGELES — Laura Ziskin, who produced the “Spider-Man” movie franchise among many other hits in a 35-year Hollywood career, has died. She was 61. Ziskin, who fought a seven-year battle against breast cancer, died Sunday evening at her Santa Monica home, according to a statement from the Entertain
