A Star Idolized and Haunted, Michael Jackson Dies at 50 Michael Jackson performed during the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show in 1993 in Pasadena, Calif. Credit...Rusty Kennedy/Associated Press LOS ANGELES � For his legions of fans, he was the Peter Pan of pop music: the little boy who refused to grow up. But on the verge of another attempted comeback, he is suddenly gone, this time for good. Michae