The Obituary Thread
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Cliff Simon, best known for playing Ba’al in Stargate and loads of other villains:
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/cliff-simon-dead-stargate-sg-1-1234928931/
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Marvin Hagler, middleweight boxing great, dies at 66
https://apnews.com/article/sports-las-vegas-boxing-roberto-duran-6072cba88b82681488d28e5757eb3638
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Henry Darrow, Actor on ‘The High Chaparral,’ Dies at 87
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/henry-darrow-actor-on-the-high-chaparral-dies-at-87
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Great in everything, from Midnight Run and Live and Let Die to Homicide: Life on the Streets.
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So I sent out a text to multiple contacts about Yaphet Kotto. Got a ton of responses.
One of those guys that everyone likes.And in all the stories I noticed lots of references to him being one to ‘break racial stereotypes’.
I have to say his character of Parker in Alien (1979) had me thinking of him as a person, race not thought of (somehow it was always an issue one way or the other in that era).Of course I think of Alien and Al Giardello on Homicide.
Actually forgot about Mr. Big in Live and Let Die (1973) and a few ‘Oh yeah’ moments when I saw Brubaker (1980) and Midnight Run (1988) on the list.
And there is a ton of stuff on his list. That’s a good career.
One of the movie buff’s favorite is an old Isaac Hayes movie Truck Turner (1974).RIP. You will be missed.
Edit to add:
Thinking about the cast of Alien. Now that Kotto joins John Hurt, Harry Dean Stanton and Ian Holm on the other side the surving members are Sigourney Weaver (71), Veronica Cartwright (71), and Tom Skerritt (87)
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Thinking about the cast of Alien. Now that Kotto joins John Hurt, Harry Dean Stanton and Ian Holm on the other side the surving members are Sigourney Weaver (71), Veronica Cartwright (71), and Tom Skerritt (87)
There were three other cast credits for that film, including two actors who played the alien and the actor who voiced Mother, all of whom are also deceased. Sadly, no credit was given to the cat who played Jonesie.
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Houston Tumlin, ‘Talladega Nights’ Star, Dies by Suicide at 28
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Jessica Walter, the award-winning actress whose career spanned five decades, passed away in her sleep at home in New York City on Wednesday, March 24th
Jessica Walter Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Arrested Development,’ ‘Archer’ Actress Was 80
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Jessica Walter, the award-winning actress whose career spanned five decades, passed away in her sleep at home in New York City on Wednesday, March 24th
Jessica Walter Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Archer’ Actress Was 80
For my money the funniest actress of all time. Lucille Bluth is a legendary performance, and Malory Archer is just as good. RIP.
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Jessica Walter, the award-winning actress whose career spanned five decades, passed away in her sleep at home in New York City on Wednesday, March 24th
Jessica Walter Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Archer’ Actress Was 80
For my money the funniest actress of all time. Lucille Bluth is a legendary performance, and Malory Archer is just as good. RIP.
I just wonder what will happen with Archer. Mallory is so integral to the show and the dynamics of the characters, especially Sterling. I don’t envy the producers of the show.
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Jessica Walter, the award-winning actress whose career spanned five decades, passed away in her sleep at home in New York City on Wednesday, March 24th
Jessica Walter Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Archer’ Actress Was 80
For my money the funniest actress of all time. Lucille Bluth is a legendary performance, and Malory Archer is just as good. RIP.
I just wonder what will happen with Archer. Mallory is so integral to the show and the dynamics of the characters, especially Sterling. I don’t envy the producers of the show.
Jessica Walter Leaves Behind One Final Season Of FXX’s ‘Archer’
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I just wonder what will happen with Archer. Mallory is so integral to the show and the dynamics of the characters, especially Sterling. I don’t envy the producers of the show.
I don’t mean to spin the death of Jessica Walter, may she rest in peace, into something positive but I imagine they could make at least an entire season on how Archer deals, or rather does not deal, with grief from losing his mom.
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Beverly Cleary, Beloved Children’s Author, Dies at 104
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/beverly-cleary-beloved-childrens-author-dies-at-104
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G. Gordon Liddy, convicted Watergate conspirator, dies at 90
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/30/politics/g-gordon-liddy-dead/index.html
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G. Gordon Liddy, convicted Watergate conspirator, dies at 90
Good riddance, you fuck. The world is a better place without you.
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‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Harry Potter’ actor Paul Ritter dies at 54
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Prince Philip has died.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/09/prince-philip-duke-of-edinburgh-dies
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Bernie Madoff has died.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/14/bernie-madoff-dies-prison-ponzi-scheme
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So does this mean his heir takes his his place
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Helen McCrory, ‘Peaky Blinders’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Actress, Dies at 52
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Bernie Madoff has died.
Good fucking riddance. I hope it was prison that killed him.
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I demand that the BBC cancels all programming and plays Bat out of Hell for 24 hours straight.
BooH was the first rock album I ever bought, and it’s still one of my favourites of all time. It’s also the first time I had ever seen an album sleeve that had “Songs by …” on the cover. They were telling us that the writer of these songs was every bit as important as the singer, and they were 100% right.
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I heard the title track on FM radio and immediately ran out to buy the vinyl album, then proceeded to tell all my friends about this new guy “who is the new Bruce Springsteen!!”
I may have overshot on the Springsteen comparison, but it was still a great album, and Jim Steinman was a great lyricist and songwriter. R.I.P.
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“who is the new Bruce Springsteen!!”
Did you know the piano player on Bat out of Hell is Roy Bittan, who is also Springsteen’s main pianist.
From Wikipedia:Composer Jim Steinman wanted Bittan for the album due to his love for Springsteen’s early work, particularly on Born to Run. Since then, Bittan has regularly and nearly exclusively collaborated with Steinman.
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Shock G, off-kilter Digital Underground leader, dead at 57
Digital Underground – Same Song (feat. 2Pac) [Official Music Video] – YouTube
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Michael Collins has died.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/apr/28/michael-collins-apollo-11-astronaut-dies-90
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Olympia Dukakis, Oscar Winner for ‘Moonstruck,’ Dies at 89
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It seems the news is out.
Last night we lost John Paul Leon, one of the greatest draftsmen in the history of comics, the kind of artist that EVERY artist revered. Those who loved him had some warning, but not enough. pic.twitter.com/1x73cComE7
— Chris Conroy (@ConroyForReal) May 2, 2021
A fantastic, unique, artist, and only 49 years old. Terrible.
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It’s his early work on STATIC that turned me on to him:
First, Dwayne McDuffie. Then, Robert L. Washington III. Now JPL.
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That sucks. He was a brilliant artist.
RIP
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That’s awful. He’s one of the greatest to ever do it. His artwork on the Wildstorm mini The Winter Men is some of the best to ever come from that studio, and that’s saying something.
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Norman Lloyd Dies: ‘St. Elsewhere’ Actor Who Worked With Welles, Hitchcock & Chaplin Was 106
Loved him on St. Elsewhere. 106 is a good age, especially when he looked ancient 40 years ago.
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Jerome Young, known in ECW as New Jack, passes away
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Paul Mooney Dies: Trailblazing Comedian, Writing Partner Of Richard Pryor Was 79
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David A. Kraft, Iconic Defenders Writer, Comics Journalist, Has Passed Away
https://www.cbr.com/david-a-kraft-defenders-comics-interview-obituary/
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David A. Kraft, Iconic Defenders Writer, Comics Journalist, Has Passed Away
Just read his wife’s post about this on Facebook this morning. I fondly remember DAK from his F.O.O.M. days (yes, I was a member of that Marvel fan club). Sad news, and a strong reminder that COVID is not done with us yet.
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Samuel E. Wright Dies: ‘The Little Mermaid’s Sebastian The Crab, Broadway’s Mufasa Was 74
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Eric Carle has died.
I (and my kids) loved his books and animations at a young age.
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Photojournalist, gay rights pioneer Kay Lahusen dies at 91
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Eric Carle has died.
I (and my kids) loved his books and animations at a young age.
My daughter loves his books. She has a Very Hungry Caterpillar toy and we took her to the Eric Carle museum in Western Mass which is on my old college campus. His art looks great blown up. His collage style is so electric. RIP.
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Gavin MacLeod, ‘Love Boat’ Captain, Dies At 90
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/29/1001606416/gavin-macleod-love-boat-captain-dies-at-90
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‘Hooked On A Feeling’ Singer B.J. Thomas Dies At 78
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/29/1001614273/hooked-on-a-feeling-singer-b-j-thomas-dies-at-78
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Paul Soles, Voice of Spider-Man in 1960s Animated Series, Dies at 90
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Joe Lara, ‘Tarzan: The Epic Adventures’ Star, Dies in Plane Crash at 58
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/joe-lara-dead-dies-plane-crash-tarzan-epic-adventures-1234984834/
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Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/celebrity-attorney-lee-bailey-dead-87-78071700
That’s three of the main players in the Dream Team gone.
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That’s three of the main players in the Dream Team gone.
Good riddance.
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Linc Hayes was the coolest, baddest (in the good way) TV cop ever! Sad news.
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Douglas S Cramer, ‘Wonder Woman’ and ‘Love Boat’ Exec Producer, Dies at 89
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I watched PeeWee’s Playhouse as an adult, and Jambi creeped the shit out of me. Not sure how kids reacted to him…
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We’re posting obits for people who were in two episodes of a popular TV show now?
