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Studio 46 - Non-TPiR Discussion => Out In Left Field => Topic started by: Alfonzo on January 04, 2024, 04:29:54 PM
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Actor Mickey Cottrell passed away at the age of 79.
https://people.com/mickey-cottrell-dead-at-79-star-trek-actor-hollywood-publicist-8421916
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Glynis Johns (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/theater/glynis-johns-dead.html), actress probably best known as the wife of Mr. Banks in Disney's Mary Poppins, age 100. No cause given but she had been in assisted living.
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David Soul, Hutch from "Starsky and Hutch" has passed at the age of 80.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/entertainment/david-soul-death/index.html
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Actor Christian Oliver (https://people.com/actor-christian-oliver-and-2-daughters-dead-after-plane-crashes-in-caribbean-8422726) (Speed Racer, The Baby-Sitters Club, Valkyrie), age 51 after his plane crashed in the Caribbean. His two daughters were also killed in the accident.
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He played Brian in the second season of Saved by the Bell: The New Class.
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Actor Harry Johnson (Battlestar Galactica, Law & Order, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer) died at the age of 81.
https://people.com/harry-johnson-dead-8422780 (https://people.com/harry-johnson-dead-8422780)
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Cindy Morgan (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/caddyshack-star-cindy-morgan-died-205821797.html), who played Lacey Underall next to Bill Murray in Caddyshack, age 69. Cause unknown.
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Rev. Donald Wildmon (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/donald-wildmon-dies-led-film-tv-boycotts-for-american-family-assn-was-85/ar-AA1mAMXs?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=a9b06b80c7b84551a7bf70b44cdd6632&ei=102#comments), head of the American Family Association who led boycotts on TV shows (NYPD Blue), movies (The Last Temptation of Christ) and even Mighty Mouse, age 85 of Lewy body dementia.
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Bud Harrelson, Miracle Met who famously tangled with Pete Rose, has passed away at the age of 79.
https://apnews.com/article/bud-harrelson-death-mets-e990440aa0b811edac023c219cee77e8
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Peter Crombie (played recurring character "Crazy" Joe Davola on Seinfeld), passed away Jan. 10 at age 71
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Days Of Our Lives star Bill Hayes (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/bill-hayes-star-of-days-of-our-lives-dies-at-98/ar-AA1mTzPR?cvid=e1c27e6b02454b809894a60aff9b428a&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=31) who was married to co-star Susan Seaforth Hayes, age 98. No cause disclosed.
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I just read that Robert Mackey who posted on this forum as Robair has died.
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Joyce Randolph (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/14/obituaries/joyce-randolph-dead.html), last of the surviving original cast members of The Honeymooners (she was Ed Norton's wife Trixie), age 99. No cause given.
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Alec Musser, actor best known for his roles in All My Children and the Adam Sandler movie Grown Ups, died at the age of 50. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/alec-musser-dead-all-my-children-1235871383/ (https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/alec-musser-dead-all-my-children-1235871383/)
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This death was not addressed in the 2023 thread when it happened, but it has been brought to my attention (as of the time I made this post) that David Oreck, the namesake founder of the Oreck Corporation (makers of the Oreck XL vacuum cleaners) and spokesperson for said company's commercials, passed away on 2/15/23, no cause of death given. Like Bob Barker, Oreck was 99.
https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/david-oreck-obituary?id=47479731
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Peter Schickele (https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/01/17/peter-schickele-p-d-q-bach-dead/), better known as classical music parodist P.D.Q. Bach, age 88 from declining health.
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Broadcaster, actress and politician Nerene Virgin, best known to Canadian children of the 80s as Jodie on TVOntario's Today's Special, passed away on Monday at the age of 77. She was also a frequent co-host on Polka Dot Door
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/nerene-virgin-obituary?id=54138266
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Mary Weiss (https://www.npr.org/2024/01/19/1225771790/mary-weiss-shangri-las-death), a member of 60s girl group the Shangri-Las (Leader Of The Pack), age 75. No cause given.
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Dexter Scott King (https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/dexter-scott-king-son-of-martin-luther-king-jr-has-died-at-the-age-of-62.amp), son of Martin Luther King Jr., age 62 from prostate cancer.
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Canadian filmmaker Norman Jewison has passed away at the age of 97. He was known for directing films such as Moonstruck and Fiddler on the Roof
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/norman-jewison-dead-moonstruck-1235803603/
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Uga X (https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/uga-x-georgias-live-mascot-through-back-to-back-national-title-wins-dies-peacefully-in-sleep/), the live mascot for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2015 to 2022, age 10. They said he died peacefully in his sleep.
Charles Osgood (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/charles-osgood-veteran-cbs-newsman-and-longtime-host-of-sunday-morning-dies-at-91/ar-BB1h8Zie?cvid=41e88ede96264e50f9fe047fdfab718e&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=9&sc=shoreline), CBS News mainstay and long time host of CBS News Sunday Morning, age 91 of dementia.
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Charles Osgood (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/charles-osgood-veteran-cbs-newsman-and-longtime-host-of-sunday-morning-dies-at-91/ar-BB1h8Zie?cvid=41e88ede96264e50f9fe047fdfab718e&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=9&sc=shoreline), CBS News mainstay and long time host of CBS News Sunday Morning, age 91 of dementia.
Sad... He was the reason I watched Sunday Morning...
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Frank Farian (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/arts/music/frank-farian-dead.html), record executive who foisted Milli Vanilli on the world, age 82.
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Frank Farian (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/arts/music/frank-farian-dead.html), record executive who foisted Milli Vanilli on the world, age 82.
Solid use of "foisted" here.
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Singer Melanie (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/singer-melanie-dead-woodstock-brand-new-key-1235806345/), who was best known for the 1970s songs “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain),” and who performed at Woodstock in 1969 died Tuesday at age 76. Besides a statement from her reps that she had an illness, her cause of death was not disclosed.
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Charles Osgood of CBS Sunday Morning fame (45 years at a abs) died on Tuesday at 91.
This Sunday’s 90-minute CBS Sunday Morning broadcast will honor Osgood.
http://cbsnews.com/amp/news/charles-osgood-veteran-cbs-newsman-and-longtime-host-of-sunday-morning-dies-at-91
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Charles Osgood of CBS Sunday Morning fame (45 years at a abs) died on Tuesday at 91.
Already mentioned five posts up.
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A week old almost, but country music singer Margo Smith, known for her yodeling and covers of two late 1950s/early 1960s pop hits that she took to No. 1 on the country chart in 1978, dead at 84, complications from a stroke.
The songs covered:
* “Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You,” a cover of Connie Francis’ 1962 No. 1 pop hit.
* “It Only Hurts For a Little While,” originally by the Ames Brothers and a top 15 pop hit in 1956.
Margo was a celebrity the week of March 25-29, 1980 on “The Hollywood Squares,” a country music-themed week of episodes. Of all the stars who appeared that week, Jim Stafford is the last surviving of the lot; Tammy Wynette, three Georges (Lindsey, Goebel and Jones), Minnie Pearl, Mel Tillis and Roy Clark had passed earlier.
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/former-clark-county-resident-who-had-no-1-country-hits-dies-at-84/3FCO5URZP5FHVK2PUEUEEQLUMQ/
Brian
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Broadway legend Chita Rivera (https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/01/30/chita-rivera-dancer-broadway-dies/) (West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago), age 91. No cause specified.
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Broadway legend Chita Rivera (https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/01/30/chita-rivera-dancer-broadway-dies/) (West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago), age 91. No cause specified.
One of the greatest stage actresses in Broadway history. Rest in peace, Chita.
Sadly, we lost another Broadway star yesterday. Three-time Tony Award winner Hinton Battle also passed away.
https://playbill.com/article/three-time-tony-winner-hinton-battle-dies-at-67
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Melinda Ledbetter (https://people.com/melinda-wilson-wife-of-beach-boys-brian-wilson-dead-8553386), wife of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, passed away on Tuesday at age 77.
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Adele Springsteen (https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/bruce-springsteen-s-mother-adele-springsteen-dies-at-98/ar-BB1hDysp?cvid=d3a7d118c21d4fbec76980da117d35ae&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=13&sc=shoreline), mother of rock's Bruce Springsteen, age 98, presumed from Alzheimer's disease.
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Carl Weathers (https://deadline.com/2024/02/carl-weathers-dead-1235812684/amp/), actor who played Apollo Creed in 1976's Rocky among others, age 76. No cause given; they said he died peacefully in his sleep.
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Singer Toby Keith has died.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/06/entertainment/toby-keith-death/index.html
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Underground radio cult hero Mojo Nixon (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mojo-nixon-dead-obituary-1234964257/), age 66 of cardiac arrest.
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Henry Fambrough (https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/08/henry-fambrough-dead-spinners), last surviving member of the Spinners (It's a Shame, Rubberband Man), age 85 of natural causes.
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Bob Moore (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/bob-s-red-mill-founder-bob-moore-dies-at-94/ar-BB1i7zqO?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=17238e0d373d4ae7e09f5b2ccc770b0d&ei=11&sc=shoreline), founder of Bob's Red Mill products (whole grain and baking goods), age 94. No cause given.
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Bob Edwards (https://www.npr.org/2024/02/12/165681524/bob-edwards-dead-npr-host), longtime host of NPR's All Things Considered and Morning Edition, age 76. No cause given.
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Legendary college basketball coach Lefty Driesell, who started Midnight Madness at Maryland and rose the school to prominence in the sport until his tenure ended after Len Bias' tragic death, passes on at 92. He would also have success runs before and after Maryland at Davidson, James Madison (where I personally remember him most), and Georgia State:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/lefty-driesell-fiery-coach-put-maryland-college-basketballs-map-dies-9-rcna139335
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Another country music legend has passed.
Roni Stoneman, part of the legendary Stoneman Family bluegrass band and banjo player whose greatest fame came on TV’s “Hee Haw,” where she played that gap-toothed housewife Ida Lee Nager (as part of a weekly skit that was part of the show from the mid-1970s through 1991) with Gordie Tapp as “The Naggers”). She also displayed her vast banjo playing many times on “Hee Haw.”
She was 85.
https://www.billboard.com/music/country/roni-stoneman-dead-hee-haw-star-dies-obituary-1235612618/amp/
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A personal one-- my father has just expired at 84.
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A personal one-- my father has just expired at 84.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Having also lost my father a few years ago, I know the pain and the grieving process all too well and wouldn't wish it on anyone. Hope you're doing OK.
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I'm so sorry for your loss. Having also lost my father a few years ago, I know the pain and the grieving process all too well and wouldn't wish it on anyone. Hope you're doing OK.
I'll be fine-- life goes on, and at least it was peaceful, right here at home (he didn't want to do it in a hospital).
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Wrestling legend Ole Anderson of Four Horseman fame passes on 81:
https://411mania.com/wrestling/ole-anderson-four-horseman-founding-member-passes-away/
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Ole was a noted heel in the ring but in real life, he was very nice and cordial. He shopped at the Kroger I worked at in Atlanta and apologized profusely when he bumped his cart into me.
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Professional wrestler Michael Jones, best known as Virgil (Ted DiBiase's bodyguard) in the WWF in the late 1980s into the early 1990s, has passed at age 61.
It's the second in a matter of days among professional wrestlers, shortly after Ole Anderson's passing. (See earlier post.)
Virgil was usually the one who took the beatings for DiBiase, as well as acting as his stooge in many memorable storylines. He was usually silent during his first years, only heard in a few early vignettes for the then-debuting DiBiase (at a local swimming pool, Virgil yelled at kids to hurry up and get out of the pool so that DiBiase could have the whole place to himself, the skit itself part of a series of vignettes to help push DiBiase as a man whose vast wealth could get him anything he wanted and that "everybody has a price"). Virgil was later a key player in a legendary storyline that saw Andre the Giant defeat Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Championship in early 1988; he and DiBiase would team up at least once to battle Hogan and Bam Bam Bigelow.
Virgil later broke away from DiBiase, became a face (good guy) when he turned his back on "the Million Dollar Man," and defeated his former boss for the "Million Dollar Championship" at the 1991 SummerSlam. (A storyline was started earlier in the year to have DiBiase become more and more abusive toward Virgil, until Roddy Piper convinced Virgil to stand up for himself.) His later time in the WWF saw him compete mainly as a jobber (the guy who almost always loses against more established wrestlers) before eventually wrapping up his run in the organization in 1995.
Jones also competed for Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling, where he became "Vincent" (a jab at the now-former WWF owner), and rejoined DiBiase and his bad guy status.
https://www.wwe.com/article/mike-virgil-jones-passes-away
Brian
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Stand-up comic Richard Lewis (https://deadline.com/2024/02/richard-lewis-dead-1235841064/) (also one of the stars of Curb Your Enthusiasm), age 76 of a heart attack.
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The 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney, passed away just moments ago at the age of 84
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/brian-mulroney-former-prime-minister-dead-at-84-1.7130287
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RIP Brian Mulroney.
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Comic book artist Ramona Fradon (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/arts/ramona-fradon-dead.html) who was a main artist for DC Comics on Aquaman and also worked on the Super Friends and Plasticman cartoon shows, age 97 of congestive heart failure.
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Former ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Chris Mortensen, age 72 (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39647922/award-winning-nfl-reporter-chris-mortensen-dies-age-72).
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Ed Ott (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/world-series-champion-catcher-dead-at-72/ar-BB1jiZo7?cvid=0aec1e91e2464780c77dd3e613e243f5&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=48&sc=shoreline), catcher for the 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, age 72. No cause given.
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Janice Burgess, the creator of the Nick Jr. series, The Backyardigans, passed away today after suffering a bout with breast cancer. She was 72.
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/janice-burgess-nickelodeon-executive-and-the-backyardigans-creator-dies-at-72-238715.html
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Singer Steve Lawrence has died.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/steve-lawrence-singer-entertainer-half-210448519.html
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THIS JUST IN:
Akira Toriyama, the world-revered manga artist and creator of Dragon Ball, passed away suddenly on 3/1 after suffering from acute subdural hematoma. He was 68.
https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-creator-akira-toriyama-dead-68/
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Singer Eric Carmen (https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/eric-carmen-dead-raspberries-singer-all-by-myself-go-all-the-way-1235938937/), known for his hit song with the Raspberries "Go All the Way," and in his solo career the songs "All By Myself," "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again," and "Hungry Eyes," passed away over the weekend at the age of 74. Cause of death not disclosed.
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Joe Camp, 84, creator and director of the Benji films.
Also directed two other movies: Hawmps! (1976) and The Double McGuffin (1979).
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Shigeichi Negishi, the inventor of the karaoke machine, passed away on 1/26/24 (news broke out yesterday, 3/15/24) from natural causes after suffering a fall at his home in Japan. He was 100.
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/15/1238840404/karaoke-inventor-shigeichi-negishi-dead
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Cass Warner (https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/cass-warner-filmmaker-and-granddaughter-of-warner-bros-co-founder-dies-at-76/ar-BB1k6ijH?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=e994d4f512884c338d86ddd23b28fb9c&ei=64), granddaughter of Warner Bros. co-founder Harry Warner, age 76. No cause given.
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Laurent de Brunhoff (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/books/laurent-de-brunhoff-dead.html), son of the creator of Babar the Elephant Jean de Brunhoff, age 98 of a stroke.
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Peter Angelos (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/longtime-owner-of-mlb-s-orioles-dies-one-week-before-opening-day/ar-BB1kpPHG?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=8d42e3d461944c1a9da99782c75ac014&ei=36), longtime owner of the Baltimore Orioles, age 94 after an illness, perhaps stemming from surgery on an aortic valve.
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Former U.S. senator and V.P. candidate Joe Lieberman (https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-senator-vice-president-dead/) (D-Ct.), age 82 from complications following a fall.
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Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr. has passed away.
https://share.newsbreak.com/6ikqb9ys
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Very unfortunate, he was great in An Officer and a Gentleman. RIP.
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Actor Chance Perdomo died as a result of a motorcycle accident at the age of 27: https://people.com/chance-perdomo-known-for-gen-v-and-after-franchise-dead-at-27-8622704 (https://people.com/chance-perdomo-known-for-gen-v-and-after-franchise-dead-at-27-8622704)
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Actress Barbara Rush (https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainment-celebrity/1950s-hollywood-star-barbara-rush-dies-aged-97/ar-BB1kSqPT?cvid=788155bdbed746f0bedb5b0950f33394&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=10&sc=shoreline) (It Came From Outer Space, Peyton Place), age 97. No cause given.
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Actress Barbara Baldavin (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/barbara-baldavin-actress-on-star-trek-and-medical-center-dies-at-85/ar-BB1kUh5W?cvid=669f8e48294a4523b503d84c7cb6a240&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=19&sc=shoreline) who appeared on many TV shows including Star Trek and Medical Center, age 85 of congestive heart failure.
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Comedian and actor Joe Flaherty (https://www.tvinsider.com/1129950/joe-flaherty-dead-tributes-sctv-freaks-and-geeks/), known for his roles on SCTV, Freaks And Geeks and Happy Gilmore among other shows/movies, age 82 of undisclosed causes.
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Comedian and actor Joe Flaherty (https://www.tvinsider.com/1129950/joe-flaherty-dead-tributes-sctv-freaks-and-geeks/), known for his roles on SCTV, Freaks And Geeks and Happy Gilmore among other shows/movies, age 82 of undisclosed causes.
Just as Adam Sandler (the actor, not the TPIR producer) announced a sequel happening for Happy Gilmore
granted, part of what drew people to the original was Barker vs Sandler, which any followups can't replicate due to late last year with Barker's death
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Rest in Peace, Count Floyd.
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Comedian and actor Joe Flaherty (https://www.tvinsider.com/1129950/joe-flaherty-dead-tributes-sctv-freaks-and-geeks/), known for his roles on SCTV, Freaks And Geeks and Happy Gilmore among other shows/movies, age 82 of undisclosed causes.
Ironically I just the other day watched Back to the Future Part II, in which he plays the Western Union guy who in 1955 delivers Marty the letter Doc wrote in 1885.
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Just as Adam Sandler (the actor, not the TPIR producer) announced a sequel happening for Happy Gilmore
granted, part of what drew people to the original was Barker vs Sandler, which any followups can't replicate due to late last year with Barker's death
How about he faces off with Drew for the sequel?
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Clarence "Frogman" Henry (https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/clarence-frogman-henry-dies-ain-t-got-no-home-singer-was-87/ar-BB1lhUto?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=348ad4c22c25409abe7e68f9885e3051&ei=37), singer of the 1956 song "Ain't Got No Home," age 87. No cause given but he was in failing health.
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Former football player OJ Simpson has died.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/oj-simpson-dead-at-76-family-announces-144012008.html
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Robert MacNeil (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/robert-macneil-dies-longtime-pbs-macneil-lehrer-report-co-anchor-was-93/ar-BB1lwQSR?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=593c164651e841c4dd3967f38ee64e25&ei=24&sc=shoreline), journalist and half of PBS's MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, age 93 of natural causes. MacNeil was in Dallas covering JFK's motorcade in 1963 for NBC and furnished reports of the shooting and subsequent death of the president.
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Whitey Herzog (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/sports/whitey-herzog-dead.html), Hall of Fame manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, age 92. No cause disclosed.
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Dickey Betts (https://dickeybetts.com/), guitartist and vocalist for the Allman Brothers Band, age 80 from cancer and COPD. He did Ramblin' Man and Jessica (about his then-1 year old daughter) among others.
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https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39980706/howie-schwab-long-espn-producer-star-trivia-show-dies
and yes, fans of semi-obscure game shows, the Schwab that was the center of the ESPN series, "Stump the Schwab"
sidenote: Dick Vitale in his tweeted announcement about this noted that Howie was having health issues
sidenote2: speaking of twitter, i jumped to the conclusion of the "rip howie" trending topic being about Howie Mandel
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Roman Gabriel (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/sports/football/roman-gabriel-dead.html), quarterback for the Rams and the Eagles from 1962 to 1977, age 82. No cause given.
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The legendary voice of Hockey Night in Canada, Bob Cole, passed away yesterday at 90
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bob-cole-obituary-1.7184556
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Very sad, I have many memories of games he worked on. One of the greats...RIP
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Terry Anderson (https://apnews.com/article/terry-anderson-dies-associated-press-c266353298c04dbf874ab4d94536f2b3), Associated Press writer who in 1985 was captured and held hostage in Lebanon for seven years, age 76 of complications from heart surgery.
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Mike Pinder (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/arts/music/mike-pinder-moody-blues-dead.html), last surviving founding member of the Moody Blues, age 82 following breathing difficulties.
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Duane Eddy (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/arts/music/duane-eddy-dead.html), influential guitarist from rock and roll's early days whom John Fogerty called "rock's first guitar god," age 86 from cancer.
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Richard Tandy (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/may/02/richard-tandy-dies-aged-76-death-elo-electric-light-orchestra-keyboardist), keyboardist and co-writer for Electric Light Orchestra, age 76. No cause given.
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A longtime journalist and opinionator, former CBC then National Post personality in Canada, Rex Murphy has died at age 77.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rex-murphy-obituary-1.7199788
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Susan Buckner (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/susan-buckner-played-patty-simcox-grease-dies-72-rcna151201), best known as Patty Simcox in the 1978 movie Grease, age 72. No cause given.
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KTLA 5 news anchor Sam Rubin passed away ( here's some moments they showed as a remembrance )
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Roger Corman, the "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", has passed at 98.
He's credited with kickstarting the careers of Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Sandra Bullock, Charles Bronson, Bruce Dern, Peter Fonda, Ron Howard, Martin Scorcese, Francis Ford Copolla, Joe Dante, Jonathan Demme, and James Cameron.
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James Gregory (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/comedian-james-gregory-the-funniest-man-in-america-dead-at-78/ar-BB1mfASs?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=0c14d523c2654d28a3a834cb86f119f0&ei=26&sc=shoreline), comedian known to his fans as "The Funniest Man in America," age 78 following cardiac arrest.