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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1525 on: October 17, 2017, 03:17:23 pm »
Roy Dotrice, Nimble British Actor Familiar on Both Sides of Atlantic, Dies at 94

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Roy Dotrice, a British stage, film and television actor who began performing as a prisoner of war in Germany and worked in Britain and America for six decades, notably in one-man shows portraying Abe Lincoln, the diarist John Aubrey and other historical figures, died on Monday at his home in London. He was 94...

While he kept a home in London, Mr. Dotrice lived in Los Angeles and worked mostly in the United States after 1980. He appeared in New York stage productions of Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” (1985) and Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming” (1991). On film, he portrayed Mozart’s father in Milos Forman’s “Amadeus” (1984) and a skating coach in Paul M. Glaser’s “The Cutting Edge” (1992).

On television, he played Charles Dickens in Masterpiece Theater’s 13-part “Dickens of London” (1976); a British monarch in the mini-series “Shaka Zulu” (1986); the father of the beast on the CBS crime series “Beauty and the Beast” (1987-90); and a priest on the CBS dramatic series “Picket Fences” (1993-96). In recent years he recorded many audiobooks, creating voices for hundreds of characters in the saga adapted for “Game of Thrones.” ...
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1526 on: October 17, 2017, 03:41:47 pm »
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Seems to me the man lived a full and successful life doing the things he loved doing. Good for him! We should all be so lucky.
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1527 on: October 18, 2017, 10:50:03 am »
Harriette Thompson, Oldest Woman to Finish a Marathon, Dies at 94
The concert pianist and late-in-life runner also set a half-marathon record in June.
By Sarah Lorge Butler Monday, October 16, 2017, 3:56 pm

Harriette Thompson, the irrepressible nonagenarian who in 2015 became the oldest woman to finish a marathon, died Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was 94.

Thompson, a mother of five and a grandmother of 10, was injured in a fall on October 6, according to the Charlotte Observer. Her son, Brenneman Thompson, who ran alongside her during marathons, told the Observer she had been in hospice.

A two-time cancer survivor, Thompson was a regular at the San Diego Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon, running with Team in Training for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She started running the marathon in San Diego in 1999, and ran the race every year through 2015, except for 2003, when she was undergoing treatment for cancer. She raised more than $115,000 for cancer research through her efforts.    ...

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1528 on: October 18, 2017, 11:13:09 am »
Age 90+ + Falls= disaster.

Too bad science can't develop some kind of fall sensing bubble for at risk seniors.
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1529 on: October 18, 2017, 11:49:39 am »
You know, if I live to be 94 and I'm that mobile- wow.

Personally I don't think I'd live that long.
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1530 on: October 18, 2017, 01:50:40 pm »
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You know, if I live to be 94 and I'm that mobile- wow.

Personally I don't think I'd live that long.

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Living that  long and being able to run Marathons isn't as  remarkable as living that long and not getting lost along with way because he forgot where she is and what she was doing.
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1531 on: October 18, 2017, 02:50:13 pm »
Gord Downie, lead singer of The Tragically Hip, dies at 53



Downie was the lead singer of The Tragically Hip, a band that only achieved minor success in the United States but became icons in their home country of Canada. The Hip's heyday came in the 1990s, when they charted a string of hits on Canada's pop and rock charts.

Downie had been diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma in 2016, and the band's farewell tour following the diagnosis earned widespread national attention, including the Hip's final concert being televised live across Canada.

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The Hip's biggest U.S. hit, "Courage (for Hugh MacLennan)"

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1532 on: October 23, 2017, 03:17:48 pm »
Stan Kowalski: Wrestler, veteran, patriot, fundraiser ... friend to many

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With the death of Stan "The Big K" or "Krusher" Kowalski on October 20, the world lost more than just a father, a World War II veteran, a tireless fundraiser, and a professional wrestler. It also lost a great friend.
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1533 on: October 23, 2017, 03:41:45 pm »
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1534 on: October 23, 2017, 05:48:16 pm »
AC/DC producer and Easybeats musician George Young dead at 70
OCTOBER 23 2017 - 5:33PM
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AC/DC producer and The Easybeats' star George Young has died at the age of 70.

AC/DC said in a statement the band would not exist without Young's "help and guidance".
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1535 on: October 23, 2017, 06:16:20 pm »
I wouldn't trade one lick of this, the all-time TGIF rock and roll song . . .


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ9BCrFgRvs

. . . or a lot of what the Easybeats did, for AC/DC's entire lame catalog.

RIP, Mr. Young. It's a shame your excellent taste didn't rub off on your kid brothers.
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1536 on: October 24, 2017, 08:29:48 pm »
Robert Guillaume, Star of ‘Benson,’ Dies at 89
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/robert-guillaume-dead-dies-benson-1202598171/

Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Guillaume, best known as the title character in the TV sitcom “Benson,” died Tuesday. He was 89.

His wife Donna Brown Guillaume told the Associated Press he died at their Los Angeles home of complications of prostate cancer.

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1537 on: October 24, 2017, 08:32:16 pm »
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Robert Guillaume, Star of ‘Benson,’ Dies at 89
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/robert-guillaume-dead-dies-benson-1202598171/

Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Guillaume, best known as the title character in the TV sitcom “Benson,” died Tuesday. He was 89.

His wife Donna Brown Guillaume told the Associated Press he died at their Los Angeles home of complications of prostate cancer.

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He was a cool dude.  RIP.
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1538 on: October 24, 2017, 08:39:53 pm »
Benson: grumble, grumble, grumble......

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1539 on: October 24, 2017, 08:49:09 pm »
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He was a cool dude.  RIP.

Loved him on "soap"
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1540 on: October 24, 2017, 11:02:57 pm »
Robert Guillaume had a heckuva singing voice. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0F3yYjcJU8&feature=youtu.be

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« Reply #1542 on: October 24, 2017, 11:16:36 pm »
Quote from: Applewood on October 24, 2017, 11:02:57 pm
Robert Guillaume had a heckuva singing voice. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0F3yYjcJU8&feature=youtu.be

Rest in peace.

Oh my. That was exhilarating! RIP
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« Reply #1543 on: October 24, 2017, 11:31:51 pm »
Wow! I had forgotten how well he sang!

What year was that?

Classy guy. RIP.
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1544 on: October 25, 2017, 12:28:12 am »
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1545 on: October 25, 2017, 12:35:50 am »
Quote from: musiclady on October 24, 2017, 11:31:51 pm
Wow! I had forgotten how well he sang!

What year was that?

Classy guy. RIP.

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« Reply #1546 on: October 25, 2017, 12:45:30 am »
Quote from: Applewood on October 25, 2017, 12:35:50 am
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Thanks! Absolutely outstanding!

He obviously took care of his voice.

He was 62 when that was recorded.
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« Reply #1547 on: October 25, 2017, 01:40:49 am »
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #1548 on: October 25, 2017, 02:48:07 pm »
Fats Domino dies at 89




Antoine Domino, who spoke French as his native tongue, was born in Louisiana. In 1949, his record "The Fat Man" became a seminal song in the development of rock-and-roll; the record sold a million copies. Domino's heyday came in the mid-1950s as rock and roll entered the mainstream, with a cover of the 1940 song "Blueberry Hill" and his own compositions "Ain't That a Shame" and "I'm Walkin'" being some of his most enduring hits. Although he stopped charting hits when the British Invasion hit in 1964, Domino continued to tour extensively until about 1980, when he decided to retire to Louisiana.

Domino was erroneously believed dead when he decided to wait out Hurricane Katrina to tend to his ailing wife; he and his family in fact survived when he was rescued by helicopter. He suffered from various health issues in his last decade of life and died October 24.

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« Reply #1549 on: October 25, 2017, 02:50:10 pm »
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Fats Domino dies at 89



Developing...

No!  One of my all-time favorites.
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