John Hughes, 59, 80s Teen Flick Writer & Director, Dies from Heart Attack

Writer-director John Hughes, best known as the Hollywood impresario who captured the teen and preteen market with such movie hits as "Home Alone," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died. Hughes, 59, died of a heart attack during a morning walk in Manhattan. He was reportedly in New York to visit family.

Hughes, who is a native of Lansing, Mich., rose from ad writer to comedy writer to silver screen champion with his affectionate and idealized portraits of teens, whether the romantic and sexual insecurity of "Sixteen Candles," or the rebellion against conformity in "The Breakfast Club." His comedies helped launch the successful careers of Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, John Cusack, Judd Nelson, Steve Carell and Macaulay Culkin. He wrote or directed hits such as "Pretty in Pink," "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" and "Uncle Buck."

Though Hughes retreated from public life as he advanced into middle age, he still left an indelible mark on the preteen and teen movie markets. He will be sorely missed.

Body of Eridania Rodriguez Found in Air Conditioning Duct Four Days After She Went Missing from Cleaning Job in Manhattan Office Building

I am always deeply saddened when I hear about innocent people losing their lives. There had been recent pleas for information concerning the whereabouts of Eridania Rodriguez, a cleaning woman who disappeared from her office-cleaning job. Unfortunately, her body was found in a 12th floor air conditioning duct at the Rector Street building in Manhattan where she worked.

The 46-year-old was last seen alive Tuesday evening. Sources said she was seen on surveillance video around 7 p.m. pushing a cleaning cart into an elevator. She reportedly spoke with her daughter by telephone around the same time, but did not show up for dinner with her co-workers at 9pm. She was never seen leaving the building.

This is a sad turn of events and I hope the cops apprehend the murderer sooner rather than later.