2020 Obituaries Thread

[Superballer]

In my area, Connery has additional special status for his starring role in The Molly Maguires, which was based on the unrest in the local anthracite coal fields in the 1870s and was filmed in Eckley, which is only about 20 miles from me. 

[SeaBreeze341]

RIP, Sean Connery.  He wasn't doing well, but sad to see him go.  Still had a good run & lived more than a complete life.  While I respect arguments about Roger Moore being a better Bond, if you looked up 007 in the dictionary, you'd find a picture of Connery, no written definition needed.

[Superballer]

Hall of fame defensive back Herb Adderley, a member of 3 of the first 6 Super Bowl champions, passes on at 81: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/sports/football/herb-adderley-dead.html

[PatrickRox80]

Eddie Hassell, best known for The Kids Are All Right, was shot and killed during an attempted carjacking.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/actor-eddie-hassell-dies-age-30-fatally-shot-texas/

[howierules86]

Nikki McKibbin, 2002 American Idol third-place finisher:

https://tvline.com/2020/11/01/nikki-mckibbin-american-idol-dead-dies-obituary

[wpghi5]

Nikki McKibbin, 2002 American Idol third-place finisher:

https://tvline.com/2020/11/01/nikki-mckibbin-american-idol-dead-dies-obituary

RIP Nikki McKibbin. 

[JayC]

Carol Arthur, actress best known for Blazing Saddles and former wife of Dom DeLuise died at the age of 85. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carol-arthur-actress-in-blazing-saddles-and-wife-of-dom-deluise-dies-at-85

[plinko2000]

Announcer Don Morrow has died

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newstimes/obituary.aspx?n=donald-g-morrow&pid=197045043&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=obitshareamp&utm_content=p197045043&fbclid=IwAR1QMZC5nwrxhqB4AQdBo3nv_3AtKgTCrn9npQcciHmYP0xXwyaFF1OzaXo

[jude_este]

Geoffrey Palmer, known for in the Britcom As Time Goes By, a role in the Kipper and the Corpse episode of Fawlty Towers, among other roles has died at the age of 93, cause of death not disclosed.

[Ccook]

Len Barry, lead singer for the Dovells ("Bristol Stomp") and had a solo hit in 1965 with "1-2-3," age 78. No cause given.

[Ccook]

Comedian Norm Crosby. known as the "master of the malaprop," age 93 of heart failure.

[pannoni1]

Len Barry, lead singer for the Dovells ("Bristol Stomp") and had a solo hit in 1965 with "1-2-3," age 78. No cause given.

The show should try to replace the current Eazy As 1-2-3 think music with an instrumental remix of that song as a special tribute. Speaking of which, that song sounds fairly similar to The Supremes "Ask Any Girl" and is basically similar to the Motown sound, just with some trumpets added in.

[Blissey]

Back on August 26th, we lost Joseph Ruby, co-creator of cartoon character Scooby-Doo.

Today, we lost the other person involved with that creation.

Animator Ken Spears passed away at age 82 of complications of Lewy body dementia, according to Variety.

[drwhovill]

One of the great players/coaches/commentators for the Boston Celtics named Tommy Heinsohn had sadly passed away at the age of 86 on Tuesday. No cause of death was given.

[Ccook]

Green Bay Packers and Notre Dame legend Paul Hornung, age 84 after a battle with dementia.