Obituaries for 2018

[mountaineer]

He was a good actor and I always enjoyed his performances. I didn't know he was sick. As for his private life, I didn't think his homosexuality was a secret. 

I saw him a few other things, but as Martin Crane, he was exquisite.

[Applewood]

What a shock!  I was just watching Frasier reruns on Netflix earlier this afternoon.  Mahoney's performance as the irascible beer drinking father having to contend with his pompous, sherry drinking sons was just perfect. 

I read somewhere that contrary to his character in Frasier, Mahoney was very refined.   In fact,  David Hyde Pierce consulted with him about fine wine in preparation for his role as Niles.

Rest in peace, John Mahoney.

[Free Vulcan]

Great versatile actor. He could play the loveable and funny retiree like in Frazier to characters so evil you wouldn't lose sleep over pushing them out a helicopter.

[Applewood]

One of my favorite John Mahoney performances outside of Frasier -- Moonstruck:

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[EasyAce]

John Mahoney also did well playing Kid Gleason, the manager of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, in Eight Men Out . . .

[Right_in_Virginia]

Great versatile actor. He could play the loveable and funny retiree like in Frazier to characters so evil you wouldn't lose sleep over pushing them out a helicopter.

Agree ...

And this is very sad.  RIP, John and thanks for the memories.

[Applewood]

Not sure where to put this, but since Dennis Edwards' death was reported here, I thought this might be the place. 

Interesting.  And if true, tragic. 

Temptations singer Dennis Edwards allegedly abused before his death

Chicago police are investigating claims that the wife of Temptations singer Dennis Edwards abused the legendary vocalist in the months before his death.

A protection order request against Brenda Edwards alleging domestic abuse was reportedly filed weeks before Dennis died Feb. 1 at 74 of complications from meningitis.

Brenda allegedly tried to suffocate her husband of nearly two decades by holding his head face down on a bed, according to documents obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

She also reportedly took her husband's hearing aids away from him while he was "bed bound and immobile," according to the protection request, reportedly filed by an investigator with the Healthcare Consortium of Illinois.

...

Read more at:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/temptations-singer-dennis-edwards-allegedly-abused-death-article-1.3803117

[Gefn]

RIP, Mr. Mahoney. Loved you in Frasier and Moonstruck.

[GrouchoTex]

Great versatile actor. He could play the loveable and funny retiree like in Frazier to characters so evil you wouldn't lose sleep over pushing them out a helicopter.

Absolutely right.

[musiclady]

Not sure where to put this, but since Dennis Edwards' death was reported here, I thought this might be the place. 

Interesting.  And if true, tragic. 

Temptations singer Dennis Edwards allegedly abused before his death

Chicago police are investigating claims that the wife of Temptations singer Dennis Edwards abused the legendary vocalist in the months before his death.

A protection order request against Brenda Edwards alleging domestic abuse was reportedly filed weeks before Dennis died Feb. 1 at 74 of complications from meningitis.

Brenda allegedly tried to suffocate her husband of nearly two decades by holding his head face down on a bed, according to documents obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

She also reportedly took her husband's hearing aids away from him while he was "bed bound and immobile," according to the protection request, reportedly filed by an investigator with the Healthcare Consortium of Illinois.

...

Read more at:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/temptations-singer-dennis-edwards-allegedly-abused-death-article-1.3803117

Oh, that's ugly.   

[skeeter]

Not sure where to put this, but since Dennis Edwards' death was reported here, I thought this might be the place. 

Interesting.  And if true, tragic. 

Temptations singer Dennis Edwards allegedly abused before his death

Chicago police are investigating claims that the wife of Temptations singer Dennis Edwards abused the legendary vocalist in the months before his death.

A protection order request against Brenda Edwards alleging domestic abuse was reportedly filed weeks before Dennis died Feb. 1 at 74 of complications from meningitis.

Brenda allegedly tried to suffocate her husband of nearly two decades by holding his head face down on a bed, according to documents obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

She also reportedly took her husband's hearing aids away from him while he was "bed bound and immobile," according to the protection request, reportedly filed by an investigator with the Healthcare Consortium of Illinois.

...

Read more at:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/temptations-singer-dennis-edwards-allegedly-abused-death-article-1.3803117

Give her the Chair.

[SZonian]

Actor Mickey Jones known for 'Home Improvement' and 'Justified' dies at 76

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/02/07/actor-mickey-jones-known-for-home-improvement-and-justified-dies-at-76.html

[jmyrlefuller]

Lyricist-turned-activist John Perry Barlow dies at 70



Barlow, a songwriting partner with the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir from the 1970s through the early 1990s, is best known as a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which advocated for a free and open Internet, a passion that Barlow carried throughout his last three decades of life. He died in his sleep Tuesday night (while no cause of death was given, he had previously suffered at least one previous heart attack three years prior and was battling numerous illnesses near the end of his life).

Death notice from the EFF

Wikipedia

[GrouchoTex]

Lyricist-turned-activist John Perry Barlow dies at 70



Barlow, a songwriting partner with the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir from the 1970s through the early 1990s, is best known as a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which advocated for a free and open Internet, a passion that Barlow carried throughout his last three decades of life. He died in his sleep Tuesday night (while no cause of death was given, he had previously suffered at least one previous heart attack three years prior and was battling numerous illnesses near the end of his life).

Death notice from the EFF

Wikipedia

I didn't know what he did later in life, but I knew a lot of his work, as Bob Weir's main songwriter.
He also had a ranch, and one of the Kennedy kids was sent west out there to get their head straightened out, several years ago.
I can't remember which one now, but it was a Nightline story, if I remember correctly.

[jmyrlefuller]

Actor Reg E. Cathey dies at 59



Cathey had several supporting roles throughout his career on television series such as Homicide: Life on the Street, The Wire, Oz and House of Cards, the last of which netted him an Emmy Award in 2015. Cathey died of lung cancer February 9.

Obituary from Variety

Wikipedia

IMDB

[Gefn]

Actor Reg E. Cathey dies at 59



Cathey had several supporting roles throughout his career on television series such as Homicide: Life on the Street, The Wire, Oz and House of Cards, the last of which netted him an Emmy Award in 2015. Cathey died of lung cancer February 9.

Obituary from Variety

Wikipedia

IMDB

I thought he was amazing in "House of Cards" and "Oz"

[edpc]

Reg was great as Freddy.

"You a m*****f*****, Mr. President!"

Who hasn't wanted to say that in the Oval on a few occasions?

[Suppressed]

Jóhann Jóhannsson Dies: ‘The Theory Of Everything’ Composer Was 48
by Greg Evans
February 10, 2018 9:17am
http://deadline.com/2018/02/johann-johannsson-dies-obituary-the-theory-of-everything-composer-1202284591/

Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning Icelandic composer, musician and producer, died in Berlin yesterday. He was 48, and a cause of death was not immediately known.

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[Frank Cannon]

Genuine Hollywood royalty as sadly passed......

Mark Tenser, President of Crown International Pictures, Dies

http://variety.com/2018/film/obituaries-people-news/mark-tenser-crown-international-pictures-ceo-dead-dies-1202657371/

Mark Tenser, president and CEO of Crown International Pictures, died on Jan. 1.

Tenser became Crown’s executive VP in 1969 before he was promoted to president in 1973.  At the production company, he was known for producing low-budget films that appealed to teen audiences in the 1970s and ’80s. Tenser worked alongside his wife, Marilyn Tenser, for four decades. He was still running the company at the time of his death.

His work creating films like “The Pom Pom Girls” (which was produced for less than $1 million, and earned more than four times that amount), “My Tutor,” “Weekend Pass,” and “Tomboy” helped make Crown a powerhouse of the era.

Other producing credits included “Coach” and “The Hearse.” He also led ad campaigns on pictures such as “Malibu Beach,” “The Van,” and “Van Nuys Blvd.”

Tenser was born in New York and grew up in New Jersey before attending school at the University of Miami in Florida. He graduated with a degree in business administration, then moved to California, where he started working in sales with his father. He began at Crown as a distribution manager before moving up to be the executive VP.

[verga]

Singer Daryle Singletary has died. The '90s country hitmaker was known for songs like "I Let Her Lie" and "Too Much Fun."
News of Singletary's death started to be spread on social media Monday morning with confirmation coming via SiriusXM's The Highway. The Georgia native was just 46 years at the time of his death. An additional source tells the Boot that Singletary had a blood clot and died at his home.
Singletary played concerts as recently as last weekend in Dadeville, Ala. and at Cowboy's Night Club in Lafayette, La. He also appeared at singer Mel Tillis' public memorial on Jan. 31. No news of Singletary's death has come on his official social media pages and his website appears to be down.

[Gefn]

Vic Damone, died, age 89



Story breaking, obit to follow.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/vic-damone-dead-us-singer-pop-big-band-dies-died-age-songs-hits-a8206831.html

[Applewood]

More on Vic Damone here:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/02/12/legendary-singer-vic-damone-dies-at-age-89.html

He was a wonderful singer from the era of the big bands.  My mother had some of his albums.  She might have had a crush on him.  LOL

Rest in peace, Mr. Damone.

@Freya    Thank you.

[edpc]

Hearing that Damone died made me immediately think of this one......




Generational thing, I guess......

[jmyrlefuller]

Singer Daryle Singletary has died. The '90s country hitmaker was known for songs like "I Let Her Lie" and "Too Much Fun."
News of Singletary's death started to be spread on social media Monday morning with confirmation coming via SiriusXM's The Highway. The Georgia native was just 46 years at the time of his death. An additional source tells the Boot that Singletary had a blood clot and died at his home.
Singletary played concerts as recently as last weekend in Dadeville, Ala. and at Cowboy's Night Club in Lafayette, La. He also appeared at singer Mel Tillis' public memorial on Jan. 31. No news of Singletary's death has come on his official social media pages and his website appears to be down.

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[Suppressed]

Singer Daryle Singletary has died. The '90s country hitmaker was known for songs like "I Let Her Lie" and "Too Much Fun."
News of Singletary's death started to be spread on social media Monday morning with confirmation coming via SiriusXM's The Highway. The Georgia native was just 46 years at the time of his death. An additional source tells the Boot that Singletary had a blood clot and died at his home.
Singletary played concerts as recently as last weekend in Dadeville, Ala. and at Cowboy's Night Club in Lafayette, La. He also appeared at singer Mel Tillis' public memorial on Jan. 31. No news of Singletary's death has come on his official social media pages and his website appears to be down.

"Blood clot" is being reported.