andrew breitbart dead

Breitbart, the founder of a news site bears his name, walked late Wednesday near his home in Los Angeles when he collapsed, said his father-in-law, actor Orson Bean.

"He collapsed on the sidewalk and the ambulance staff were very quick and could not revive him," Bean told Reuters in a telephone interview.

A friend told Reuters Breitbart had a history of heart problems and is believed to have suffered a heart attack.

The brazen and open blogger and commentator who published photos and videos covert political inspiration and focus much of their anger against the liberals in Hollywood, was the focus of several news websites.

Breitbart enjoyed the paper to vote for himself as a conservative controversy in the margins of the mainstream media he called "complex". However, he has fans as a frequent guest on television news programs.

His work helped generate a number of prominent news stories. Includes undercover videos posted on its website about ACORN, a grassroots group housing assistance and other assistance offered to the poor, and their role in national attention a sexually suggestive photo Democratic U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner . States. New York placed via his Twitter page.