2020 Obituaries Thread

[Archviler]

That one stings, I have good memories of Joe Morgan's career as an announcer.

[jude_este]

Conchata Ferrell, best known for playing insult-spouting housekeeper Berta on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, has died from complications from cardiac arrest at the age of 77.

[moneygamelover]

NFL Hall of Fame defensive end  Fred Dean, a 4 time Pro Bowler with the Chargers and 49ers who won 2 rings in Super Bowls 16 and 19, has died of COVID-19 at age 68. https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/10/15/fred-dean-death-san-francisco-49ers

Personal opinion: If the Chargers hadn't traded away Dean to the 49ers, they might have won Super Bowl 16.

[Ccook]

Rhonda Fleming, movie actress of the 40s and 50s (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court), age 97. Cause unknown.

[Ccook]

James Redford, filmmaker and son of Robert Redford,  age 58 after a battle with cancer.

[Ccook]

Spencer Davis, who had a hit in the 60s with "Gimme Some Lovin'," age 81 of a heart attack.

[Alfonzo]

Magician and skeptic James Randi a.k.a. "The Amazing Randi" passed away at the age of 92. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/james-randi-dazzling-magician-skeptic-dies-92-n1244237

Randi also appeared on Bob Barker's prime time show That's My Line to debunk fraud "psychic" James Hydrick.

[Blissey]

Marge Champion, 1930s dancer who served as the live-action reference model for Snow White in 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and the Blue Fairy in 1940's "Pinocchio," has passed away at the age of 101.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marge-champion-dead-actress-dancer-model-snow-white-was-101

[Blissey]

Leanza Cornett, the 1993 Miss America and a former host on "Entertainment Tonight," has passed away at age 49 from injuries suffered in a fall.

Cornett also holds the distinction of being the first actress to ever play a live-action version of Disney character Ariel in the stage show "Voyage of the Little Mermaid" at Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios) at Walt Disney World in 1991.


https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/10/29/miss-america-1993-jacksonville-native-dies-after-sustaining-head-injury/

[wpghi5]

Leanza Cornett, the 1993 Miss America and a former host on "Entertainment Tonight," has passed away at age 49 from injuries suffered in a fall.

Cornett also holds the distinction of being the first actress to ever play a live-action version of Disney character Ariel in the stage show "Voyage of the Little Mermaid" at Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios) at Walt Disney World in 1991.


https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/10/29/miss-america-1993-jacksonville-native-dies-after-sustaining-head-injury/

RIP Leanza Cornett. 

[tpir04]

Legendary James Bond actor Sean Connery has passed away, age 90.

https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/31/sean-connery-james-bond-actor-dies-aged-90

I didn't happen to watch any of the films, but his SNL Celebrity Jeopardy appearances were second-to-none. RIP

[tpir04]

EDIT: It appears he didn't appear on Celebrity Jeopardy after all. Well shoot, for years I was thinking he portrayed himself. :/

[wpghi5]

Legendary James Bond actor Sean Connery has passed away, age 90.

https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/31/sean-connery-james-bond-actor-dies-aged-90

RIP Sean Connery. 

[pricefan18]

EDIT: It appears he didn't appear on Celebrity Jeopardy after all. Well shoot, for years I was thinking he portrayed himself. :/

I heard that they wanted him to appear with Alex Trebek on Will Ferrell's last Celebrity Jeopardy as part of the regular cast, but he declined it. Too bad, woulda been epic if he had. RIP to the original Bond. Was stunned to hear the news this morning.

[Hag]

Very sad. Aside from James Bond and Last Crusade, I remember him as the king in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. RIP.