In Memoriam

[Sean Walsh]

Character actor Bruno Kirby, of "The Godfather, Part II," "When Harry Met Sally" and "City Slickers," has died at the age of 57. I hadn't even heard that he was ill from leukemia. :(

Story link. (http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15281558.htm)

Bruno Kirby?!?

Good lord - I haven't heard anything about him in years!

:(

[dougputhoff]

Character actor Bruno Kirby, of "The Godfather, Part II," "When Harry Met Sally" and "City Slickers," has died at the age of 57. I hadn't even heard that he was ill from leukemia. :(

Story link. (http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15281558.htm)

I loved him in "Good Morning Vietnam." Robin Williams' farewell to him was the greatest parting line since, "Here's looking at you, kid."

[Athena Bast]

He was in The Freshman too.

The last thing on his bio was an Ep of Entourage this year.

well.. this is just poop on a stick.

[Ontir]

I had only been in LA for about 2 months. Some friends were having a party, and I went, knowing only about 6 of what seemed like 300 people, jammed into a 2 bedroom apartment in Valley Village. I was talking to a woman who worked for Paramount, when I heard someone rumble about "Bruno..." My friend Dan walked by, and I asked him what the Bruno-stuff was about? In his inimatable style, he said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's... right over, no, there he is, well, that's the girl he's with, his wife? I don't know..." I'm not sure whose friend of a friend of a friend he was, but he was there! I tried to make my way over to say hello, but the number of people in the small space made it something akin to fighting the tides. I never got to meet him, but I did make eye-contact as he was leaving. He was a really great every-man, and I'll miss his wonderful simplicity, and presence.

[Dennis K]

R.I.P. Bruno, I thought you were great in City Slickers and The Godfather II.

[Lubichev]

Great in The Freshman and Donnie Brosco too.
The news is shocking, really.

[Athena Bast]

Tony Jay has passed away at Cedars Sinai during/following surgery.

The long and the short of it. He gave life to Megabyte in ReBoot and was Paracelcus in live-action Beauty and The Beast.

Big poopie on a stick. Him and Christopher Lee have the most commanding voices I've ever heard.

[Ontir]

I wasn't very familiar with the name, but I knew the voice on Re-Boot! Click below, for his very impressive list of credits.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0419645/

[Athena Bast]

It makes me want to go create a bunch of lvl 1 characters in World of Warcraft just so I can hear him do the voiceovers.

[Sean Walsh]

I *just* read about Tony Jay's death on another message board.

I remember him best for his Disney voiceover work - Judge Frollo from HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and, more fondly, as the most recent voice of Shere Khan. :(

[Athena Bast]

Yeah.. his voice was amazing... *sigh*

[Deathstroke]

Actor Glenn Ford has died at the age of 90.
Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060831/ap_en_tv/obit_ford)

Joseph Stefano, who wrote the script for the original Psycho movie and was the co-creator of The Outer Limits, has died at the age of 84.
News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060830/ap_en_mo/obit_stefano)

[Sean Walsh]

Actor Glenn Ford has died at the age of 90.
Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060831/ap_en_tv/obit_ford)

Probably best known to us GenXers as Pa Kent in SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE.

(Sidenote: a few months ago when SUPERMAN RETURNS came out I actually realized that he - and Jackie Cooper who played Perry White - was still alive.....I thought they had both died... Creepy)

[Mon-el]

Actor Glenn Ford has died at the age of 90.
Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060831/ap_en_tv/obit_ford)


Truly, a remarkable actor. One I quite enjoyed, and will be sadly missed.

[Ontir]

He was a great actor, and did a fantastic job in Superman. There was never a doubt that his voice would continue on in Clark's ear, long after he was gone.

[Athena Bast]

And for a neat little fact.... He collected salt and pepper shakers in his later years.

[Slam_Bradley]

Ford was tremendously underrated. He was never flashy, but was always dependable. He could do Westerns, Noir, Drama, and the father thing. In fact between Superman and The Courtship of Eddie's Father he probably deserves to be recognized as a great screen Dad.

RIP.

[Ontir]

I was thinking about the Courtship of Eddie's Father last night. I think the wild success of Bill Bixby's TV adaptation eclipsed the film, but there again, we have Ron Howard, working with another great "dad." I'm interested to hear what Howard has to say about Mr. Ford.

[Sean Walsh]

Steve Irwin - the Crocodile Hunter - is dead. Killed by a stingray. He was 44. :(

Obit (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_en_tv/obit_irwin)

[Sean Walsh]

Actor Pat Corley - best known as Phil the bartender on Murphy Brown - died on Monday. He was 76.

Obit (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,213955,00.html)

[Sean Walsh]

Former Texas governor Ann Richards died on Wednesday. She was 73.

Obit (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/13/politics/main2007187.shtml)

[Sean Walsh]

Oriana Fallaci - a well known Italian writer and journalist - died this week. She was 76.

Obit (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/5348486.stm)

[Deathstroke]

Pat Corley, who played Phil the bartender on Murphy Brown, died at the age of 76 from congestive heart failure.

News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060915/ap_en_tv/obit_corley)

[Deathstroke]

Actor Pablo Santos (Greetings From Tucson) died in a plane crash.
News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_en_tv/mexico_plane_crash_santos)

[Deathstroke]

Actor Robert Earl Jones has died at the age of 96. Besides his own career he's probably best known for being the father of actor James Earl Jones.

News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_en_ce/obit_robert_earl_jones)

[Deathstroke]

Actor Mickey Hargitay has died at the age of 80.

News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_en_ce/obit_hargitay)

[Athena Bast]

Actor Mickey Hargitay has died at the age of 80.

News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_en_ce/obit_hargitay)
Okay.. that was kinda unexpected.

[Athena Bast]

Patricia Kennedy Lawford, 82, died on Sept 17.

She was the daughter of Joseph Kennedy Sr, sister of John and Bobby, wife to Peter Lawford (the other guy from the Rat Pack) and mother of Christopher Lawford (Charlie from All My Children).

[Dennis K]

Mariska Hargitay's father, Mickey Hargitay has died at the age of 80.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/19/obit.hargitay.ap/index.html

[Ontir]

It doesn't matter how old someone gets to be, their passing is NEVER expected. Micky Hargitay must've been a great dad, because Mariska just beams when she talks about him!

I see Christopher Lawford, son of Patricia Kennedy Lawford around town from time, to time. It's always weird when a Kennedy passes though. They're so ingrained into modern Americana, perhaps because of the 2 assassinations, as well as their collected political service. Even never having met the person, or their family, it feels very personal, somehow.

[Deathstroke]

Cinematographer Sven Nykvist has died at the age of 83.

News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060920/ap_en_ot/obit_nykvist)

[Cyke]

Edward Albert, son of TV legend Eddie Albert, passed away on Sept. 22. He was 55.

http://www.armyarcherd.com/2006/09/edward_albert_d.html

[rick]

Edward Albert, son of TV legend Eddie Albert, passed away on Sept. 22. He was 55.

http://www.armyarcherd.com/2006/09/edward_albert_d.html


It's hard to believe that Butterflys Are Free was 35 years ago.

[Nate Grey]

Edward Albert, son of TV legend Eddie Albert, passed away on Sept. 22. He was 55.

http://www.armyarcherd.com/2006/09/edward_albert_d.html

I had seen him in a million things, but never caught his name or knew who his father was until now. I remember him from a two-part episode in the Rolf Moller "Conan" show and as the Red Ranger's dad on "Power Rangers: Time Force" most of all. IMDB says he was the voice for Matt Murdock in the 1996 Spider-Man cartoon.

[Deathstroke]

Actor Tetsuro Tamba (who played Tiger Tanaka in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice) died September 25th in Tokyo at the age of 84.
Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060927/film_nm/japan_dc)

[Ontir]

I just heard about Edward Albert, Jr., and it was a bit of a shock, to say the least. For a time in the 80's, it seemed like I couldn't turn the TV on without finding him guest-starring on at least a show per week. I didn't know about his environmental work, which sounds amazing. To lose someone so dedicated is a major blow.

[Cyke]

I had seen him in a million things, but never caught his name or knew who his father was until now.

Tell me about it. I used to confuse him with Ray Wise, partly because both actors were in almost everything ever put on film.

[Deathstroke]

The host of the 1950's quiz show The $64,000 Challenge, Ralph Story, has died at the age of 86.

News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060927/ap_en_tv/obit_story)

[Athena Bast]

I had seen him in a million things, but never caught his name or knew who his father was until now. I remember him from a two-part episode in the Rolf Moller "Conan" show and as the Red Ranger's dad on "Power Rangers: Time Force" most of all. IMDB says he was the voice for Matt Murdock in the 1996 Spider-Man cartoon.

Some will also know him as Eliot Burch from the TV series "Beauty and the Beast".

Well just.. poo.

[Grazzt]

Wow, this is late, but I just heard about it and she hasn't been mentioned on this thread.

Machiko Soga, the woman who played Bandora/Rita Repulsa died of pancreatic cancer earlier this year. Is it just me, or does the passing of an actor/actress who featured in a prominent show of your childhood seem to affect you more than most other celebrity deaths?

[Deathstroke]

Isabel Bigley, a Tony winner for Guys and Dolls died at the age of 80 on September 30th from pulmonary disease.

[Deathstroke]

Actress/model Frances Bergen who was the wife of Edgar Bergen and mother to Candice Bergen has died at the age of 84.
News Link (http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_4440077)

[SoulOnIce]

Tamara Dobson, star of Cleopatra Jones, has died at age 59 from complications arising from MS.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/05/obit.dobson.ap/index.html

[Deathstroke]

Actress Elizabeth Allen died September 19th at the age of 77. She was twice nominated for a Tony Award (1962,1965) and played the "Away We Go" girl on the Jackie Gleason show. She also played Paul Lynde's wife on The Paul Lynde Show.

[Deathstroke]

Animator Ed Benedict (The Flintstones, Yogi Bear) has passed away.
News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061011/ap_en_ot/obit_benedict_3)

[Deathstroke]

Comedy writer Jerry Belson has died at 68. Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/ap_en_tv/obit_belson)

Italian film director Gillo Portecorvo has died at 86.

Story Link (http://news.ayhoo.com/s/nm/20061013/film_nm/leisure_portecorvo_dc)

[Deathstroke]

Christopher Glenn, the news man who was the voice of the Saturday morning "In The News" segments, has died at the age of 68 from liver cancer.

Story Link (http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/18/obit.glenn.ap/index.html)

[Ontir]

Oh man! I was just talking about Christopher Glenn, the other day.

In the News was a very important thing to me, as a child, and I think our culture was harmed by it's loss. A couple of times, every saturday morning, Glenn's clear voice would come in, and we learned about current events, scientific discoveries, breakthroughs in farming, a wide variety of subjects, the coverage of which sparked my curiosity on a great number of topics. Very sad news, indeed.

[Deathstroke]

Actress Phyllis Kirk (1953's House of Wax) has died at the age of 79.

News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061022/film_nm/kirk_dc)

[Deathstroke]

Jane Wyatt (Father Knows Best) died of natural causes on Friday October 20th at the age of 96.

Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061022/ap_en_ce/obit_wyatt)

[Ontir]

Four years ago, when I was managing the theatre in Beverly Hills, a man came in, helping his frail elderly mother to walk in. There was something familiar about her; but I couldn't quite place her, until she spoke, at which point I said, while tearing her ticket, "Amanda!" She and her son smiled, and I ushered them into the theatre.

I never saw Father Knows Best. I was blown away by the subtlety of her performance as Spoke's mother in the original Star Trek, and it is an amazing performance, which though relatively quick in screen time, told us so much about Sarek, Vulcan, and Spock. When she re-created the role in the films, she was equally charming, and I especially loved her as Mrs. Auschlander on the beloved St.Elsewhere.

[davids]

Jane wyman Spock mother in the movies and the tv show died today. She was one of those typical or was that nythical Moms form the fifties in Father knows best. {WHAT FATHER, BEST OR NOT RELAXES IN HIS OWN DEN ON HIS DAY OFF WEARING A TIE?]

Just saw her in the original version of lost Horizon [1934] I got from netflix staring ronald coleman and Sam Jaffe! she had a long life and a long carrear!:o

[Ontir]

Actually, she died friday. The previous 2 posts were about her.

[Deathstroke]

Actually, she died friday. The previous 2 posts were about her.


And it's Jane Wyatt, not Jane Wyman of Falcon Crest fame.

[Ontir]

Jane Wyman, ex-wife of Ronald Reagan is, according to imdb, still alive @ 92.

[Deathstroke]

Arthur Hill (Owen Marshall Counselor At Law, The Andromeda Strain) has died at the age of 84.

News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_en_ce/obit_hill)

[Ontir]

I was just talking about him a week ago, thursday. I was attending a video screening, and before it began, they had the DVD of Fathom (http://imdb.com/title/tt0061653/fullcredit) playing. I thought, and still think he was in it, though IMDB doesn't list him.

[Sean Walsh]

Legendary Boston Celtics coach and GM Red Auerbach has died of a heart attack at the age of 89.

Obit (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/celtics/2006-10-28-auerbach-obit_x.htm)

[Deathstroke]

A crushing loss to the Boston Celtics family.

My basketball allegiance has always been with the Celtics. My youth league team is the Celtics for goodness sakes.

This is going to be a very sad day in Massachusetts.

[Clint Barton]

Ugh.

I'm a big Celtics fan. Always have been. That's a tough blow to a storied franchise. RIP "Red".

[Buried Alien]

Even L.A. Lakers fans can't take joy in Coach Auerbach's passing. He was a worthy adversary.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Lakers Fan Alive!)

[Athena Bast]

Joe Niekro, brother of Phil and a baseball player as well passed away on the 28th.

[Sean Walsh]

Even L.A. Lakers fans can't take joy in Coach Auerbach's passing. He was a worthy adversary.[/COLOR]

Is there even a Celtics/Lakers rivalry anymore? We've all gone thru the ringer so much since the days of Larry and Magic - I can't even see a Boston rivalry except Sox/Yanks anymore. Heck, even the Bruins/Canadiens thing is long gone...

[Deathstroke]

Joe Niekro, brother of Phil and a baseball player as well passed away on the 28th.

Damn, I didn't even here about this one.

[Athena Bast]

Damn, I didn't even here about this one.

WHAT!? I outstroked the Deathman?!?

I feel like I've violated some kind of interplanetary law or something.

[Deathstroke]

WHAT!? I outstroked the Deathman?!?

I feel like I've violated some kind of interplanetary law or something.

You know, with this post you have set yourself up for some dirty one liners, but I'm afraid DonC will hurt me....:D

[Deathstroke]

Actress Adrienne Shelly died November 2nd at age 40. News Link (http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-11-02-adrienne-shelly_x.htm)

[SoulOnIce]

Damn, I liked her. She had a 3 year old and just finished directing a movie. Sad.

[Ontir]

Horrible news. I just saw Factotum a few months ago, and am a big Hal Hartley fan. I hope Waitress (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473308/) gets distribution.

[Deathstroke]

Another report I saw on TVGuide.com said she was found hanged.

[the film freak]

Actress Adrienne Shelly died November 2nd at age 40. News Link (http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-11-02-adrienne-shelly_x.htm)

That's horrible. I always liked her. Especially in Unbelievable Truth and Trust (which I wish they would release on DVD).

[Deathstroke]

Actress Patricia "Patsy" Parsons died October 26th at the age of 75.

News Link (http://www.starlog.com/news_article.php?id=1500)

[Deathstroke]

Screenwriter Leonard Schrader has died at the age of 62.

News Link (http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-11-04-schrader-obit_x.htm?csp=34)

[Deathstroke]

Actress Adrienne Shelly died November 2nd at age 40. News Link (http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-11-02-adrienne-shelly_x.htm)

While it was first looking like she had committed suicide, it's now a homicide and there has been an arrest in the case.

News Link (http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-adrienneshellymurdersuspect,0,3286712.story?coll=z ap-news-headlines)

[Ontir]

As shocking as her death was initially, the arrest of a 19 year-old construction worker is astounding. It's also incredibly sad that as well as the horrific murder, the loss of a mother to a young child, and a husbands wife, not to mention an actress and filmmaker who was probably only at the beginning of a new career, is the fact that this young man, has with a few moments actions, thrown his own life away, as well.

[Nate Grey]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/09/obit.bradley/index.html

I can't believe it. Total shock to me. Didn't realize he was sick.

[Ontir]

Wow! Completely unexpected. I remember years ago, when he got his ear pierced. There was talk about Mike Wallace being unhappy that he'd done it. Bradley said he was just jealous, because if anyone poked a hole in Wallace, something would crack!

[Jamal]

RIP
Ed Bradley,

I had no idea he was sick at all, he always seemed so alive when I saw him on tv, I can hardly believe that he is gone:(

[Jmacq1]

Another sad loss:

Composer Basil Poledouris, probably best known for his "Conan the Barbarian" score, died of cancer on Wednesday.

He never got quite as many accolades as John Williams or some of his other contemporaries, but for my money, "Conan the Barbarian" is certainly in the top five film soundtracks of all time.

[Nate Grey]

Another sad loss:

Composer Basil Poledouris, probably best known for his "Conan the Barbarian" score, died of cancer on Wednesday.

He never got quite as many accolades as John Williams or some of his other contemporaries, but for my money, "Conan the Barbarian" is certainly in the top five film soundtracks of all time.

Gotta put RoboCop 1 in there somewhere too. I tell ya I practically wore that CD out when I got it back in 2003.

Dang. I really loved his music. Been meaning to get his score to Starship Troopers at some point.

[Jamal]

Yeah that Conan music was epic,

RIP

[Athena Bast]

I was buying a slice of pizza and looked up at the screen that had Larry King Live on with the folks from 60 minutes talking about him.

No.. not Ed.

I always loved Ed. He was the cool smooth one.

[ponset]

Another sad loss:

Composer Basil Poledouris, probably best known for his "Conan the Barbarian" score, died of cancer on Wednesday.

He never got quite as many accolades as John Williams or some of his other contemporaries, but for my money, "Conan the Barbarian" is certainly in the top five film soundtracks of all time.


HE compose my All-Time Favorite Western Score for "Lonesome Dove".

[Jamal]

R&B Legend Gerald Levert passed away of a heart attack earlier today. He was only 40 years old.:(

[Sean Walsh]

I had no idea he was sick at all, he always seemed so alive when I saw him on tv, I can hardly believe that he is gone:(

From what I've heard, him having leukemia was a shock to virtually everyone in the media business. He kept it very hush hush apparently.

[Howard Allan]

Jack Palance is dead. He was 87.

[Sean Walsh]

Jack Palance is dead. He was 87.

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

This day officially sucks. :(

[Jamal]

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This day officially sucks.

I agree:mad:

[Rockscissorspaper]

R&B Legend Gerald Levert passed away of a heart attack earlier today. He was only 40 years old.:(

:(

Rest In Peace.

[Shadowfax32]

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This day officially sucks.

I agree:mad:

Somewhere up in heaven Jack is doing one-handed push-ups to impress St. Peter at The Pearly Gates.

[Ontir]

Rest in peace, Jack Palance (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001588/).

[EZMOHR]

Man, Heavens Acting troupe just got a little better today. Somewhere, they are having one hell of a western going on.

[Deathstroke]

R&B Legend Gerald Levert passed away of a heart attack earlier today. He was only 40 years old.:(


The woman I work with will be crushed.

By the way, I do have a thread on the music board for music related deaths.

[Sean Walsh]

Robert Altman has died.

Obit and rememberance (http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1562162,00.html)

[Ontir]

I'm so fucking stunned. This is a major loss to the world of cinema.

[Captain_Video]

Rest in Peace Mr Altman.

The theme of MASH will be playing in my head all week for you.

As if it matters.

[Cam63]

Bloody hell...

My respects, Bob.

[Deathstroke]

A really sad story, former child actress J. Madison Wright (True Danziger on Earth 2) died back on July 28th.

A link with a barebones story on her short 21 years is HERE. (http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/66793.html)

[Ontir]

That just sucks all the way around! Every bit of her life ahead of her, and seemingly with nothing to stand in her way.

[Deathstroke]

That just sucks all the way around!

I couldn't agree more. What was worse is I didn't even know about this until I read issue #351 of Starlog magazine today and it had a mention of her death in the obituary portion of their news section.

[Sean Walsh]

Composer Shirley Walker - best known for her Emmy winning scores to BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, as well as a conductor who worked with Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer, and the first woman to receive solo credit as a composer in a Hollywood movie (MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE WOMAN) - died of a brain anuerism last night at the age of 61.

Obit (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i3cfbf816faf609083fda1b3006c11ce9)

[The Foreigner]

Composer Shirley Walker - best known for her Emmy winning scores to BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, as well as a conductor who worked with Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer, and the first woman to receive solo credit as a composer in a Hollywood movie (MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE WOMAN) - died of a brain anuerism last night at the age of 61.

Obit (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i3cfbf816faf609083fda1b3006c11ce9)

Wow. This is the type of person whose work you grow to love and respect without even realizing it. She was quite accomplished, and did some wonderful work; rest in peace.

[ragnarok_2012]

CNET Senior Editor James Kim was found dead recently. He did work for TechTV's the Screensavers and Call For Help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kim
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=8499
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=8465#more-8465

He was travelling on a little-used country road in Oregon on November 25th when his car became stuck in the snow. His wife and two children stayed with the vehicle and were rescued after 9 days. James Kim went for help and was found dead about 8 miles from the vehicle.

[Sean Walsh]

As reported on another thread - but added here 'cause it's THE thread - Peter Boyle (EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN) died yesterday the age of 71.

Obit (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_tv/obit_boyle)

[Sean Walsh]

Actor Michael Gilden has died.

MICHAEL GILDEN DIES
December 12 | Gary X
From ET Online:

Michael Gilden -- the actor who most recently starred as Pauley Perrette's love interest on the CBS drama NCIS -- died on Tuesday, December 5, at his home in Los Angeles, California.

He had also appeared on Charmed, Family Law and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, as well as feature films including Pulp Fiction and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi.

Gilden was married to another successful acting little person, Meredith Eaton-Gilden, who's beenWilliam Shatner's love interest on Boston Legal.

The 44-year-old actor was buried Sunday during a private service in Mission Hills, California. No cause of death has been released for the character actor.

[Athena Bast]

Oh my.

If people are wondering... he was in the CSI ep "A Little Murder". The one about the death at the Little Person's Convention in Las Vegas. His RL wife played his fiancee in that ep. He was the murder victim.

[Sean Walsh]

Mike Evans, the creator of "Good Times" and the actor who played Lionel Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (he was replaced for a couple years on the latter show but returned for the last 2 seasons) , has died of throat cancer. He was 57.

Obit (http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings22.2dec22,1,3625449.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california)

EDIT: He actually died on Dec.14th...

[Sean Walsh]

James Brown died this morning.

I don't need to tell you what he did - he was James Brown. :(

Obit (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_on_en_mu/obit_brown)

[Athena Bast]

Well... that's just :(

[Albert]

Well... that's just :(

Yeah, I'm speechless. I guess I thought he'd keep going forever.

[Jamal]

RIP James Brown

The greatest that ever did it.

[ragnarok_2012]

According to Boing Boing (http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/08/iwao_takamoto_rip.html), Iwao Takamoto (1925-2007) has just passed away.


Amid says: "This news hasn't hit the wires yet but we're reporting it at Cartoon Brew: Iwao Takamoto, designer of Scooby Doo and the gang, the Banana Splits, Atom Ant, Dastardly and Muttley, and countless other classic Hanna Barbera TV characters, has passed away. I've also posted a 1999 interview I did with him where he discusses his illustrious animation career, as well as being interned in California during WWII because of his Japanese ancestry. That interview is here:"


Here (http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2007_01.html#002626) is the Cartoon Brew link.

[ragnarok_2012]

I went to wikipedia, and I just wanted to add that Takamoto was a Disney animator from 1947 to 1961 who worked on Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and One Hundred and One Dalmations. Also, he directed the 1973 animated film Charlotte's Web.

Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwao_Takamoto)

[Sean Walsh]

Yvonne De Carlo - best known as Lily Munster in "The Munsters" - has died. She was 84. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070110/ap_en_tv/obit_de_carlo)

[Ontir]

Only Eddie and the Marilyns left.

That's sad news.

[Athena Bast]

Carlo Ponti (http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/10/italy.ponti.ap/index.html), Italian Producer and husband of Sophia Loren passed away at 94

[Athena Bast]

One of the great daytime divas has passed away.

Darlene Conley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlene_Conley), known best as Sally Spectra from "The Bold and The Beautiful" lost her battle with stomach cancer on Jan 14/07.

[Ontir]

Holy S:eek:t!

Darlene Conley was great. When I first saw her, with her "Disney Villainess" presence, and really deep voice (I wish mine were that deep!), I thought she was a drag queen; but man, was she good. The Bold & the Beautiful is, in general, one really long contrivance; but she always found the fun in its awful writing, and anytime I happened upon her, it was enjoyable. That's a major loss for the show.

[Athena Bast]

Holy S:eek:t!

Darlene Conley was great. When I first saw her, with her "Disney Villainess" presence, and really deep voice (I wish mine were that deep!), I thought she was a drag queen; but man, was she good. The Bold & the Beautiful is, in general, one really long contrivance; but she always found the fun in its awful writing, and anytime I happened upon her, it was enjoyable. That's a major loss for the show.

I know! For the longest time I only watched the show to watch her. She squeezed every last ounce melodrama out of her lines but she made it fun whereas with a lot of her costars I've wanted to bitchslap... maybe I should take the rage out on the directors.

She was the best thing to happen to that show.

[Athena Bast]

Sidney Sheldon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Sheldon) passed away from complications from pneumonia. He was 89.

While becoming a best selling author later life, he was a long time producer and writer for TV. His most notable projects were "The Patty Duke Show" (in which he wrote every single episode), "Hart to Hart" and "I Dream of Jeannie".

[Mike Kuypers]

Bob Carroll, Jr. (http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/30/i-love-lucy-writer-bob-carroll-jr-dead-at-87/), one of the original co-writers for I Love Lucy, passed away Jan. 27, 2007.

[Ontir]

Both huge losses.

Bob Caroll, Jr. played a major part in defining what a sit-com is.

Sidney Sheldon was amazing. He spoke about the creation of I Dream of Jeannie, and said he called up William Asher, the show's producer and Elizabeth Montgomery's husband and said, "We're ripping your show off, how do we do it?" The two men brainstormed, and figured out what was important to keep, and what needed to be different, to make it a success. I always thought that was cool.

[Sean Walsh]

John Inman - best known as Mr. Humphries from the UK sitcom Are You Being Served? - has died at the age of 71. Obit (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6429425.stm)

[Crimson Avenger]

Standup comedian Richard Jeni (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2007/03/11/state/n114828D53.DTL) has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 45.

[Grazzt]

Standup comedian Richard Jeni (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2007/03/11/state/n114828D53.DTL) has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 45.

I can't believe he committed suicide. His comedy specials were all gold.

[Sean Walsh]

"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd - a former pro wrestler and NFL football player (with the Chargers) - had died. He was 68. http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/ladd

[Sean Walsh]

Posters at alt.fan.letterman, who seem to know their news regarding the show, are reporting that Calvert DeForest - Larry "Bud" Melman - died last night at the age of 84.

[J. Robb]

Posters at alt.fan.letterman, who seem to know their news regarding the show, are reporting that Calvert DeForest - Larry "Bud" Melman - died last night at the age of 84.
I just read about his death, very sad news. Man, I loved the old 80s Letterman show when I was a kid, and "Larry" was a big part of that.

[Deathstroke]

Highlander producer William Panzer died March 25th at the age of 64 from an aneurysm.

[DonC]

Wow, that new Highlander movie must be worse than I though.

[Athena Bast]

Highlander producer William Panzer died March 25th at the age of 64 from an aneurysm.

Well holy crap.

[Sean Walsh]

Cartoonist Johnny Hart, the creator of B.C. and The Wizard of Id, died at his home (at the storyboard) this weekend. He was 76. Obit (http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/NEWS01/704090328)

[Sean Walsh]

As mentioned in the books forum, but posting here because I think I'm the maintainer of this thread now or something -- Kurt Vonnegut, author of "Slaughterhouse-Five" and star of BACK TO SCHOOL, has died. Obit (http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2055226,00.html)

[ChrisIII]

Dave Martin, Doctor Who writer and co-creator of the companion/mascot K-9, has died at age 72 from lung cancer.

[Deathstroke]

Actor Roscoe Lee Browne has died at the age of 81. He'll best be remembered by me for his guest starring role on an episode of All In The Family where Archie was in the hospital and made friends with the patient he shared the room with, unaware that he's black. It was absolutely hilarious.

He did the voice of Box in Logan's Run, appeared in numerous film and TV projects and won an Emmy for a guest spot on The Cosby Show.

Obituary Link (http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/12/obit.browne.ap/index.html)

http://www.jgrahamstills.com/images/F.jpg

[Slam_Bradley]

Actor Roscoe Lee Browne has died at the age of 81. He'll best be remembered by me for his guest starring role on an episode of All In The Family where Archie was in the hospital and made friends with the patient he shared the room with, unaware that he's black. It was absolutely hilarious.

He did the voice of Box in Logan's Run, appeared in numerous film and TV projects and won an Emmy for a guest spot on The Cosby Show.



That's a bummer. I'll always remember him as Jedidiah Nightlinger in The Cowboys. He had enough presence to be able to play with John Wayne.

R.I.P.

[Sean Walsh]

I just now found out about Roscoe and came here to post something.

I used to write crappy fan fiction a few years ago - I used Roscoe as the visual basis of one major character, and I used Vonnegut as an occassional character.

I seriously feel like someone's punched me in the stomach. :(

[Nate Grey]

I remember him from an episode of Good Times and from an episode of A Different World...I instantly recognized his voice as the Kingpin on the Spider-Man cartoon show (from the mid 90's) and as both Merklyn and Reekon from the short-lived Visionaries cartoon.

[Deathstroke]

I almost forgot. Roscoe Lee Browne was on TWO episodes of All In The Family. The other episode he played a black version of Archie, and upstaged Archie while they were trapped in an elevator with a pregnant woman and a hysterical woman.

Funny as hell.

[Jamal]

That's a bummer. I'll always remember him as Jedidiah Nightlinger in The Cowboys. He had enough presence to be able to play with John Wayne.

I'm not really a John Wayne fan but I always enjoyed The Cowboys because of Roscoe. I think his Nightlinger was one of the first black characters that I didn't see die in a movie were he wasn't the main star.

Kurt Vonnegut is another great that will be sorely missed.:(

[Athena Bast]

I almost forgot. Roscoe Lee Browne was on TWO episodes of All In The Family. The other episode he played a black version of Archie, and upstaged Archie while they were trapped in an elevator with a pregnant woman and a hysterical woman.

Funny as hell.

I remember him most from the couple eps of The Cosby Show he was on. In particular the pinochle game.

[Deathstroke]

I remember him most from the couple eps of The Cosby Show he was on. In particular the pinochle game.

Yeah I mentioned his Emmy winning spot on the show in my original post. He was also the original teacher for the class on Head Of The Class, the one that Howard Hessman's character took over for at the start of the series.

[Deathstroke]

Barry Nelson, the first James Bond, died at the age of 89. News Link (http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20070413/117652158000.html)

[Sean Walsh]

Don Ho - entertainer, singer and the "ambassador of Hawaii" - died this weekend.

Obit (http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=d9e71197-f900-4d1b-aa19-83c91e57f979)

[Bouncing Boy]

Actor Roscoe Lee Browne has died at the age of 81. He'll best be remembered by me for his guest starring role on an episode of All In The Family where Archie was in the hospital and made friends with the patient he shared the room with, unaware that he's black. It was absolutely hilarious.

He did the voice of Box in Logan's Run, appeared in numerous film and TV projects and won an Emmy for a guest spot on The Cosby Show.

Obituary Link (http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/12/obit.browne.ap/index.html)



I'll always remember him as Saunders, the butler who took over for Benson on Soap. I liked that, instead of replacing Benson with a Benson clone, they replaced him with a more traditional butler. In fact I think I liked him better than Benson.

[EZMOHR]

Roscoe Lee Browne was great in everything he did. I have to say he had one of the greatest voices that has ever graced our planet. I'm talking James Earl Jones territory. And, in The Cowboys, he upstaged the Duke. The freaking Duke. We lost a great one.

[Athena Bast]

Kitty Carlisle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Carlisle_Hart), age 96, passed away after a bout of pnuemonia.

She is probably best known from game shows "What's my Line?" and "To tell the truth".

[LtMarvel]

I love those What's My Line reruns.

RIP

[Deathstroke]

The former back up band leader for the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Tommy Newsome, died Saturday April 28th from cancer. He was 78.

[Deathstroke]

Tom Poston (Newhart, Mork & Mindy) has died at the age of 85. News Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070501/ap_en_tv/obit_post_5)

Dabbs Greer, who played Reverend Alden on Little House On The Prairie and the older version of the Tom Hanks character in the movie The Green Mile has died at the age of 90 from kidney and heart disease.
http://www.stephenking.ru/movies/images/thumbnails/greenmile/oldpaul.jpg

[ponset]

Dabbs Greer also played Mr. Jonas (The StoreKeeper) on Gunsmoke when
show was B&W 1955-1964.

[Sean Walsh]

Charles Nelson Reilly has died. Obit (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_en_tv/obit_reilly&printer=1;_ylt=AlckyhkbtY2zZDAWdOmvq6S2GL8C)

He actually died on the 25th, but I only heard about it until today (thanks for being on the ball, CNN) :(

[Slam_Bradley]

Charles Nelson Reilly has died. Obit (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_en_tv/obit_reilly&printer=1;_ylt=AlckyhkbtY2zZDAWdOmvq6S2GL8C)

He actually died on the 25th, but I only heard about it until today (thanks for being on the ball, CNN) :(


I honestly thought he was already dead. I loved him on Match Game.

[Sean Walsh]

I honestly thought he was already dead. I loved him on Match Game.

When the MG DVD came out late last year (yes, there is a DVD of The Match Game - and I own it :p ) he wasn't involved and there was talk that it was because he was in very poor health and near death.

Not that far off from the truth. :(

[Athena Bast]

Mr. Wizard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Herbert) has passed away. He was 89.

[Sean Walsh]

Frankie (Abernathy) from REAL WORLD: SAN DIEGO - who left the show a few weeks before it ended - has died after a long fight with cystic fibrosis. She was 25. (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1562302/20070612/index.jhtml)

[Sean Walsh]

Several obits to report on this morning...

Tom Snyder (http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/30/ap3965437.html), former NBC & CBS late night talk host

Ingmar Bergman (http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3426717), director

Karl Gotch (http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/57708/Karl-Gotch-Dead.htm), former pro wrestler with the WWWF

Cheryl Kosewicz (http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/former-pirate-master-contestant-cheryl-kosewicz-found-dead-in-home-5583.php), recent contestant on the CBS show Pirate Master

[LtMarvel]

Wow, Snyder was terrific at the interview biz.

Always a tragedy of someone so young dying.

[Subotai]

Snyder was awesome. He should've been on the air 30 straight years.

The night Letterman did Snyder:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoQkclUxgjk
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H258QOit8qM&mode=related&search=
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QKpTGS4rfI&NR=1
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7yBkQEMVok
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDLzr7ieklE&mode=related&search=
Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gZifVjBgEg&mode=related&search=
Part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAtKybXKTxk&mode=related&search=

[Sean Walsh]

Former San Francisco 49ers and Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh has died. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070730/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_walsh)

[HomerJay]

Former San Francisco 49ers and Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh has died. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070730/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_walsh)
Wow. Walsh was quite possibly the greatest offensive football mind to ever coach the game. I can think of very few people that have been as influential on the NFL as he was/is.

[DWEarhart]

This has been a sucky week - and it's only Monday.

R.I.P. Karl "Gotch" Isatz

R.I.P. Ingmar Berman

R.I.P. Tom Snyder

R.I.P. Bill Walsh

[Jamal]

Wow. Walsh was quite possibly the greatest offensive football mind to ever coach the game. I can think of very few people that have been as influential on the NFL as he was/is.

This is a sad day for us 49er fans, Bill Walsh was the greatest.

RIP :(

[Athena Bast]

In all honesty I thought Tom Snyder had passed away a few years ago.

I LOVED him on The Late Late Show. He'd call up Harlan Ellison if one of the guests had cancelled. Robert Blake was a frequent "fill in" too.

[Captain_Video]

Ingmar Bergman, when I heard of his passing today, I was not sad at all, because he had such a body of work that his legacy is assured, he will live on forever and will never truly die, always capable of producing iconic imagery that is both timeless and beautiful...I hope he was truly proud of his achievements and of his life story, I am not sad because he lived a great life and I believe lived it to the best possible standard and probably passed with no regrets.

The only sadness if any is that there will be no more wonderful images, no more beautiful black and white photography, no more visual metaphors.

But that is of course a purely selfish thing.

RIP Mr Bergman, you where one of the best.

I will remember him every time the Seventh Seal plays ( a predictable favourite but a favourite none the less ).

[Slam_Bradley]

Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni dead at 94. R.I.P.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070731/en_afp/entertainmentfilmitaly_070731123612

[Rabid Trekkie]

Don't know how many of you outside of Houston knew him, but Marvin Zindler (best known as the reporter from The Best little hoar house in Texas) died this past weekend.

[Hi-Fi]

Sad week. :(

[Athena Bast]

Slightly shockingly

Merv Griffin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merv_Griffin) has passed away.

[Sean Walsh]

More updates for the thread:


Brett Somers - Match Game alum
Robert Jordan - fantasy author (The Wheel of Time series)
Jane Wyman - Oscar winning actress & ex-wife of Ronald Reagan
Seth Tobias - financial commentator for CNBC's Squawk Box
Roy Gerber - Hollywood talent agent and the real-life inspiration for Oscar Madison of The Odd Couple

[Sean Walsh]

The most famous French mime ever - Marcel Marceau - has died. Obit (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7009040.stm)

[ChrisIII]

Christine Hewett, notable for small roles in Star Wars, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, James Bond, Doctor Who and other films/tv shows, has passed away.


http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Christine_Hewett

[DonC]

Lois Maxwell, Miss Moneypenny in more Bond films than I can mention, has passed away.

[rick]

Lois Maxwell, Miss Moneypenny in more Bond films than I can mention, has passed away.

I'm very sorry to hear this.

Maxwell was a truly funny and charismatic actress.

Still, if I'm doing my math right, she had to be at least 80, so at least she lived a full life.

My sympathy to her family and friends.

RIP.

[DonC]

Your math is right on; she was 80.

And I didn't know Christine Hewett passed away a few weeks ago. I met her at Star Wars Celebration III and she seemed so full of life. So many actors attend events like that and hate every second of it. She was having so much fun it was contagious.

[Beamish]

Alice Ghostley passed last week.

[Sean Walsh]

Wow, 2 big ones today:

Joey Bishop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Bishop) - comedian and former member of Sinatra's "Rat Pack"

Deborah Kerr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Kerr) - Academy Award nominated actress brst known as the star of The King and I and From Here to Eternity

[Athena Bast]

Wow, 2 big ones today:

Joey Bishop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Bishop) - comedian and former member of Sinatra's "Rat Pack"

Deborah Kerr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Kerr) - Academy Award nominated actress brst known as the star of The King and I and From Here to Eternity

The King and I is one of my favourite all time movies.

I thought Joey Bishop died years ago. Here I thought he was the first Rat Pack-er to die and he's the last.

[Thorlief]

The most famous French mime ever - Marcel Marceau - has died. Obit (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7009040.stm)

not just French, he was about the best and most famous mime in the world

I'm very sorry for Marcel, but he had a long and renowned career. I've been lucky enough to watch one of his shows when I was a child (he was in his '70) and it was a work of pure art, a visual poem. And highly entertaining as well.


Adieu Marcel, you've been a great artist, I won't forget you.

[GozertheGozarian]

Marceau also had the distinction of having the only spoken line in Mel Brooks' Silent Movie.

[Thorlief]

haha, true.

[Captain_Video]

So many depressing deaths going on.

Deborah Kerr has a great career to be remembered by, From Here To Eternity and Black Narcissus are enough classics for anybody, this is without the way ahead of its time movie The Innocents.

Sniff.

[tangentman]

Alice Ghostley passed last week.


Aww. :( How did I miss that one? Alice certainly stood out over the years as a fun and memorable character actor. I remember her from ongoing supporting roles in series such as Bewitched and Designing Women, as well as guest roles on too many shows to mentions. I'm sad to hear about her death.

[Nate Grey]

Robert Goulet has passed away. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_robert_goulet)

[Tobias March]

Deborah Kerr has a great career to be remembered by.....his is without the way ahead of its time movie The Innocents.


Caught it again two weeks ago. Sky Movies seem to be showing it regularly enough. Wonderful film.

Robert Goulet!? Wow.

[ultramandingo]

Robert Goulet has passed away. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_robert_goulet)

......elvis used to shoot his tv whenever Goulet was on it - before remote controls . they still have a bullet ridled one at graceland

[Sean Walsh]

I was really hoping Robert Goulet would be mauled by a lion (coughcoughNakedGun2.5cough)

RIP Robert. :(

[Athena Bast]

Robert Goulet has passed away. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_robert_goulet)

Wasn't expecting that.:(

[StoneGold]

Wasn't expecting that.:(

You should have. He's been sick for a while at Cedars. Course, the only reason that really pinged off my brain is a girl I'm seeing is a nurse there.

But really, we should all watch this.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=p2zRGQX2QLo

[Athena Bast]

You should have. He's been sick for a while at Cedars. Course, the only reason that really pinged off my brain is a girl I'm seeing is a nurse there.

But really, we should all watch this.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=p2zRGQX2QLo

Well, he's been doing commercials for some snack company...

"at 2 o'clock Robert Goulet comes in and messes with your stuff." and then you see Robert Goulet running amok in the office. Then some guy eats something from the snack people and Goulet slinks off scared of the guy. It aired literally the day before his death.

[StoneGold]

Well, he's been doing commercials for some snack company...

"at 2 o'clock Robert Goulet comes in and messes with your stuff." and then you see Robert Goulet running amok in the office. Then some guy eats something from the snack people and Goulet slinks off scared of the guy. It aired literally the day before his death.

Yeah, but it first started airing about a year ago.


Really though, the only reason I knew he was sick was I saw the previous story and bugged the girl I've been seeing about it.

[Sean Walsh]

Famed writer Norman Mailer has died. Obit (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071110/ap_on_en_ot/obit_mailer)

[DubipR]

Famed writer Norman Mailer has died. Obit (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071110/ap_on_en_ot/obit_mailer)

Loved The Executioner's Song. I haven't read that much Mailer but his article on JFK were required reading in a PolySci class I took

We lost another literary giant today....sad

[Tobias March]

Famed writer Norman Mailer has died. Obit (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071110/ap_on_en_ot/obit_mailer)

So sad to hear that.

I always remember that story of Mailer being arrested and placed in a cell for taking part in a protest. He looks across and sees Noam Chomsky sitting opposite him.

RIP

[Athena Bast]

My memory of Norman Mailer is from Gilmore Girls sitting at a table in the Dragonfly's dining room driving Sookie crazy by only ordering drinks, never food.

[dougputhoff]

My memory of Norman Mailer is from Gilmore Girls sitting at a table in the Dragonfly's dining room driving Sookie crazy by only ordering drinks, never food.

I've never read any of the man's work. But he's probably the only writer ever to be alluded too in both Bullwinkle and The Simpsons.

[Jamal]

RIP
Donda West

Mother to Kanye West pass away yesterday from surgical complications.

I just heard about this and after losing a mother at a younge age I know it's a tuff thing to go thru when it is unexpected. I know that Kanye was very close with his mother and I really hope the media is respectful in this sad time and let him grieve in peace.

[Jamal]

No Offense taken, I acually debated about writing something up on it but I thought about how she's been getting media press on the book she wrote and the charities she's was involved with I decided to pay my respects publicly. As for the surgery it was a brest reduction and a tummy tuck. I'm not a fan of cosmetic surgery either but brest reductions are normally done because of back issues it could have been recommended by her doctor.

[Sean Walsh]

Novelist Ira Levin has died. Amongst his books (that eventually became movies) were The Stepford Wives, Sliver, The Boys from Brazil and Rosemary's Baby.

Obit (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7093949.stm)

[Sean Walsh]

And thus the day we all expected was coming indeed has.........

Evel Knievel has died (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_knievel) :(

[Ravenheart]

And thus the day we all expected was coming indeed has.........

Evel Knievel has died (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_knievel) :(


I just read about this.Its shocking then again its not.After some of the things I've seen him do,I'm kinda surprised this didn't happen years ago.

R.I.P.

[J. Robb]

Yeah, 69 is a ripe old age for someone like Knievel. I'm sure he enjoyed his ride while it lasted.

Makes me miss my old Evel Knievel doll with the motorbike, and van to do jumps over...

[Cam63]

Famed writer Norman Mailer has died. Obit (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071110/ap_on_en_ot/obit_mailer)

Thanks for your life, Norm.

[Royal]

His name was Samuel Vasquez (http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=5555).

Husband, Father, Fighter.

[Sean Walsh]

Ike Turner has died... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/1.0/-/2/hi/americas/7141489.stm)

[Sean Walsh]

A few deaths since the last update (12/12/07):


Floyd Red Crow Westerman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Red_Crow_Westerman), Native American actor (Dances With Wolves, Renegades, The Doors)
Sir Edmund Hillary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Hillary), the man who climbed Mt. Everest
Maila Nurmi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maila_Nurmi), best known as Vampira (the "original Elvira"), passed away yesterday

[ultramandingo]

..... an indian, a kiwi and a finnish vampire walk in too a bar..

[Laughing Mask]

so it goes.

[rick]

A few deaths since the last update (12/12/07):


Maila Nurmi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maila_Nurmi), best known as Vampira (Elvira's inspiration), passed away yesterday



http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5272/mailanurmivampirath1.jpg


She'll be back..... eventually.

R.I.P.



(sorry for the small correction in your quote)

[Sean Walsh]

Actor Brad Renfro - best known from THE CLIENT, APT PUPIL and GHOST WORLD - is dead at the age of 25.

Obit (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20171942,00.html)

[Tobias March]

Actor Brad Renfro - best known from THE CLIENT, APT PUPIL and GHOST WORLD - is dead at the age of 25.

Obit (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20171942,00.html)

Very sad. I had heard of his recent run ins with the law. Didn't he try and steal a boat some years back?

[TShark82]

Actor Brad Renfro - best known from THE CLIENT, APT PUPIL and GHOST WORLD - is dead at the age of 25.

Obit (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20171942,00.html)


Thats creepy, I just watched him in Bully last night.:eek:

[GozertheGozarian]

Actor Brad Renfro - best known from THE CLIENT, APT PUPIL and GHOST WORLD - is dead at the age of 25.

Obit (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20171942,00.html)
Why do I have the feeling he went the way of River Phoenix.

[LordEd1976]

Why do I have the feeling he went the way of River Phoenix.

He was out with his buddies drinking the night before and I believe drugs got him busted a couple of times in recent years. Its sure looking like he's another example of a young hollywood celeb taken down too early by the party-lifestyle.

[Man In Black]

Renfrowned

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/2008011...0045894000.html

Drugs are bad, M'kay.

[hoffmandu]

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20080115/120045894000.html

Dead at 25. Looks to be drug related, at least that's my speculation. I gotta be honest, I'm a little bummed. I think I've seen pretty much everything he was ever in, and on a quality average I'd say his portfolio was pretty damn good. There was some definite talent there.........flushed right into the bay. RIP.

[cactusmaac]

That's a real shame. He had the potential to be a genuinely good actor.

[Sean Walsh]

I'm certain there will be many threads on this around this forum, but for completist's sake.....

And this one hurts....

Heath Ledger is dead. (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/actor-heath-ledger-is-found-dead/) :(

[Jamal]

RIP Heath Ledger

I just saw this, WTH is going on in hollywood?

[Donald M.]

RIP Heath Ledger

I just saw this, WTH is going on in hollywood?

The same shit that always goes on in Hollywood. Where you been?

[Legato]

That's a real shame. He had the potential to be a genuinely good actor.

Not just a good actor but maybe have a couple of Oscars under his belt in the near future.

[Jamal]

The same shit that always goes on in Hollywood. Where you been?:rolleyes:

I was wondering if there was a new drug that people were trying when I wrote it smarty, since he was the third young entertainer I know of that's been found dead in the same way, in the last month.

[ultramandingo]

"..... he was found naked in Mary-Kate Olsen's Manhattan apartment,
pills scattered around his body " man . you cant make up stuff like that . lame way to go

[Legato]

"..... he was found naked in Mary-Kate Olsen's Manhattan apartment,
pills scattered around his body " man . you cant make up stuff like that . lame way to go

Would you please not joke about this. Also if you actually watched the news it said that he was never in Mary-Kate's apartment.

[Stony]

Would you please not joke about this. Also if you actually watched the news it said that he was never in Mary-Kate's apartment.

Wait until ultra parrots Warry Ellis's "Bad Signal" tasteless take on this.

Which I would probably delete...

[howyadoin]

I'm certain there will be many threads on this around this forum, but for completist's sake.....Now you've got a complete set!

[Paul McEnery]

Wait until ultra parrots Warry Ellis's "Bad Signal" tasteless take on this.

Which I would probably delete...

Damn.

Normally I do a pretty good Warren emulation, but I can't figure out the take on this. Now I must go look.

EDIT: Bah, nothing but Templesmith dropping some harsh truth.

[howyadoin]

Damn.

Normally I do a pretty good Warren emulation, but I can't figure out the take on this. Now I must go look.

EDIT: Bah, nothing but Templesmith dropping some harsh truth.I could PM you.

[ultramandingo]

Wait until ultra parrots Warry Ellis's "Bad Signal" tasteless take on this.

Which I would probably delete...

[BAD SIGNAL] Additional

In the interests of forestalling more mail from people
who can't decipher time stamps -- the New York Times
and the BBC were still reporting that Ledger had been
found in Olsen's apartment as I wrote the Signal.
Since then, that's been apparently dismissed.

-- W

[Paul McEnery]

I could PM you.

I could check my stupid mail instead of looking at the website. I are not smart.

[Stony]

[BAD SIGNAL] Additional

In the interests of forestalling more mail from people
who can't decipher time stamps -- the New York Times
and the BBC were still reporting that Ledger had been
found in Olsen's apartment as I wrote the Signal.
Since then, that's been apparently dismissed.

-- W

Polly want a cracker?

[howyadoin]

I could check my stupid mail instead of looking at the website. I are not smart.Well, you are getting on in years.

Polly want a cracker?This no time for levity, Stony!

[Donald M.]

:rolleyes:

I was wondering if there was a new drug that people were trying when I wrote it smarty, since he was the third young entertainer I know of that's been found dead in the same way, in the last month.

No new drug necessary, the old ones'll kill you just fine.

Third? Who is the other one?

[rick]

"..... he was found naked in Mary-Kate Olsen's Manhattan apartment,
pills scattered around his body " man . you cant make up stuff like that . lame way to go


Apparently someone can make this shit up.


He wasn't at Mary-Kates, there were no pills scattered around the body.

But he was naked.

[Donald M.]

Apparently someone can make this shit up.


He wasn't at Mary-Kates, there were no pills scattered around the body.

But he was naked.

Just goes to show, in cases like this the first thing you hear is the last thing you should believe.

[Jamal]

double post

[Jamal]

No new drug necessary, the old ones'll kill you just fine.

Third? Who is the other one?

A Rapper by the name Pimp C from the group UGK ( legendary group out of the south, very respected, just had a triple platinum record with Outkast ) he was found dead in a LA hotel room in mid december. I never heard the official cause of dead but it was believe he died the same way Ledger may have, accidental overdose from prescription drugs, he was 33.

[Beamish]

Suzanne Pleschette (The Birds, Bob Newhart's wife from The Bob Newhart Show, Karen's mother from Will and Grace) died a few days ago.

[ponset]

Suzanne Pleschette (The Birds, Bob Newhart's wife from The Bob Newhart Show, Karen's mother from Will and Grace) died a few days ago.

One my favorites. :(
Also Loved her in "Support Your Local Gunfighter" with James Garner.

[tangentman]

Pleshette's cause of death was respiratory failure. What a strange month--young Hollywood talents and familiar favorites both dying. I remember Pleshette from a score of TV and movie roles--her sassy teacher in The Birds was low-key, but definitely a personal favorite.

R.I.P., Suzanne Pleshette. :(

[ultramandingo]

Sam the Butcher is dead . Allan Melvin, a character actor known for Magilla Gorilla , All in the Family / Archie Bunker's Place , The Brady Bunch , Drooper on The Banana Splits and The Phil Silvers Show has died. He was 84.

[Beamish]

Christian Brando died a few days ago.

[SoulOnIce]

Actress Shell Kepler, who for years played the gossipy nurse Amy Vining on the TV soap opera "General Hospital," has died. She was 49.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/05/obit.kepler.ap/index.html

[Howard Allan]

Christian Brando died a few days ago.

How many Brandos are left? I thought they had all died years ago.

[Athena Bast]

John Alvin passed away on the 6th of Feb/08.

While you may not know his name, you've most likely seen his work if you've gone to the movies since 1978. He was a poster artist and responsible for a lot of iconic images over the years.

http://www.johnalvinart.com/Images/Artwork/Small/bladerunner25th.jpghttp://www.johnalvinart.com/Images/Artwork/Small/et.jpghttp://www.johnalvinart.com/Images/Artwork/Small/lion-king.jpghttp://www.johnalvinart.com/Images/Artwork/Small/princess-bride.jpg

If the links don't work.. you can go here to see them http://www.johnalvinart.com/

[Sean Walsh]

John Alvin passed away on the 6th of Feb/08.

While you may not know his name, you've most likely seen his work if you've gone to the movies since 1978. He was a poster artist and responsible for a lot of iconic images over the years.[/URL]

Oh man, that sucks. I bought a poster from him at Star Wars Celebration IV last year.... :(

[Cyke]

Roy Scheider has passed away at the age of 75. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080211/ap_on_en_mo/obit_scheider)

Man, he was one of the reasons why I watched seaQuest.

[ultramandingo]

......... and the discovery channel has all shark programes tonight ?!?

[Sean Walsh]

......... and the discovery channel has all shark programes tonight ?!?

Creepy. But there's been more frighteningly ironic.

Like how on the night Vincent Price died, A&E were already scheduled to air (and did air) his Biography special.

[Sean Walsh]

Ron Leavitt, the co-creator of Married With Children and creator of Unhappily Ever After, passed away yesterday. Obit (http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_8224951)