Americans remain shocked at the death of top broadcast journalist Tim Russert due to a heart attack at age 58.
One of the most famous celebrities to die of heart disease at a young age was singer Bobby Darin, who died at age 37. Here is the REAL Bobby Darin (not the one from the movie bio) doing his signature “Mack The Knife” song one year before his death.
And then there was Lou Costello, the cherubic half of the 1940s 1950s comedy team of Abbott and Costello — and a comedy genius in his own right. He died at age 52. Here are A&C doing their famous Who’s On First baseball routine.
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An unhealthy heart can break millions of hearts.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.