Author Topic: Obituaries for 2022 (Read 63882 times)

jmyrlefuller · « **on:** January 01, 2022, 01:52:31 pm »

A running thread for deaths of notable people or animals who died, or whose deaths were first reported, in calendar year 2022.

Previous threads:

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2022, 02:29:40 pm »

Thanks, @jmyrlefuller for starting this thread!

verga · « **Reply #2 on:** January 01, 2022, 02:43:19 pm »

jmyrlefuller · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2022, 03:47:11 pm »

Dan Reeves, former Cowboys running back who went on to success as a coach with the Broncos and Falcons, dies at 77 following a long illness.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/dan-reeves-former-head-coach-running-back-dead

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2022, 04:06:33 pm »

And so it begins.....

Polly Ticks · « **Reply #5 on:** January 01, 2022, 04:21:12 pm »

Thanks for the new thread, @jmyrlefuller ... though I confess I'm still not over Betty White's passing yet. :(

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #6 on:** January 01, 2022, 05:11:34 pm »

Bookmarking... happy 2022, everyone.

EdinVA · « **Reply #7 on:** January 02, 2022, 03:04:24 am »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_du23vR4HI

verga · « **Reply #8 on:** January 02, 2022, 10:20:14 pm »

Quote from: EdinVA on January 02, 2022, 03:04:24 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_du23vR4HI

I was looking at the dates of birth/ dearth. Quite a few died on or near their birthdate. Found that somewhat odd.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2022, 12:42:00 am »

Betty White’s cause of death revealed, agent denies she got booster days before

By Emily Selleck and Nicholas Hautman

January 3, 2022 | 3:31pm

Betty White died less than three weeks before her 100th birthday as a result of “natural causes,” her agent said Monday.

“Betty died peacefully in her sleep at her home,” the agent, Jeff Witjas, who was also White’s close friend, said in a statement to People.

Witjas also shot down a debunked report that claimed White had just gotten a COVID-19 booster shot on Dec. 28.

“People are saying her death was related to getting a booster shot three days earlier, but that is not true. She died of natural causes,” he told the magazine. “Her death should not be politicized — that is not the life she lived.”

In a new interview with Page Six, White’s “Mama’s Family” co-star Vicki Lawrence revealed that the cultural icon called out late husband Allen Ludden’s name moments before she died.

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https://pagesix.com/2022/01/03/betty-whites-cause-of-death-revealed/

mystery-ak · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2022, 12:42:19 am »

Allen came for her...

libertybele · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2022, 12:47:24 am »

Quote from: mystery-ak on January 04, 2022, 12:42:19 am

Allen came for her...

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2022, 01:15:11 am »

Quote from: mystery-ak on January 04, 2022, 12:42:19 am

Allen came for her...

Allen came for her .

jmyrlefuller · « **Reply #13 on:** January 05, 2022, 12:05:15 am »

Jay Wolpert, screenwriter and producer known for his quirky game shows, dies at 79 following a long bout with Alzheimer's.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jay-wolpert-dead-price-is-right-pirates-of-the-caribbean-1235069382/

sneakypete · « **Reply #14 on:** January 05, 2022, 01:12:37 am »

Quote from: mystery-ak on January 04, 2022, 12:42:19 am

Allen came for her...

@mystery-ak

What man wouldn't,if given the chance?

Gefn · « **Reply #15 on:** January 06, 2022, 06:41:45 pm »

Peter Bogdanovich, director of 'The Last Picture Show' and 'Paper Moon,' dies at 82

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Peter Bogdanovich, the Hollywood filmmaker who parlayed his youthful obsession with American cinema and formative experience as a magazine critic into a career as the director of 1970s classics such as "The Last Picture Show" and "Paper Moon," died Thursday.

He was 82.

Bogdanovich died of natural causes just before 1 am. Thursday, according to his daughter, Antonia Bogdanovich.

"We would like to ask for your respect of our privacy while we mourn the death of our loved one, our precious man," she said in a statement.

In his glory days, Bogdanovich was considered a moviemaking wunderkind, celebrated for his technical mastery and encyclopedic knowledge of film history. He championed and emulated classical genres and forms.

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/movies/peter-bogdanovich-director-last-picture-show-paper-moon-dies-82-rcna11232

dfwgator · « **Reply #16 on:** January 06, 2022, 06:45:47 pm »

Quote from: Gefn on January 06, 2022, 06:41:45 pm

Peter Bogdanovich, director of 'The Last Picture Show' and 'Paper Moon,' dies at 82

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/movies/peter-bogdanovich-director-last-picture-show-paper-moon-dies-82-rcna11232

For many he was also known as Dr. Melfi's psychologist on "The Sopranos".

mountaineer · « **Reply #17 on:** January 06, 2022, 06:46:43 pm »

Quote from: dfwgator on January 06, 2022, 06:45:47 pm

For many he was also known as Dr. Melfi's psychologist on "The Sopranos".

Yes, he acted in quite a few things, besides being a talented director.

Gefn · « **Reply #18 on:** January 07, 2022, 03:21:14 pm »

Sir Sidney Poitier dead aged 94: Lilies of the Field star who was the first black man to win Best Actor Oscar dies

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LILIES of the Field actor Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a Best Actor Oscar, has passed away at 94.

The Acadamy Award winner's death was confirmed by Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell.

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Poitier got his start in Hollywood in the 1950s and was best known for the films Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night and Lilies of the Field,

He became the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/4414838/sidney-poitier-dead-lilies-of-the-field-actor/

mountaineer · « **Reply #19 on:** January 07, 2022, 03:59:01 pm »

A long life. I loved "To Sir, with Love."

Just looked it up on imdb and found some interesting facts about his life:

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When the students tell him he's like them, art imitates life. Poitier was sent to the United States to live with his brother at the age of fifteen as he was getting into too much trouble at home in Nassau, Bahamas. He knew what it was like to be young, poor, uneducated, and unemployed, after being in trouble at school. At sixteen, he headed for New York City and even took to sleeping in bus terminals while homeless.

When Mark Thackeray (Sidney Poitier) talks with his students about himself, what he tells them actually mirrors his own life. He actually was a janitor and dishwasher for a time. When he says in the film that his speech was sort of a patois form of English, in real life his speech was the same, when he first moved to New York from the Bahamas as a young man, he learned how to become well-spoken by listening to drama programs on the radio.

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #20 on:** January 07, 2022, 04:45:44 pm »

A great actor, whom I liked in "In the Heat of the Night".

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #21 on:** January 07, 2022, 05:55:31 pm »

I heard it pointed out this morning that Mr. Poitier is No. 3... the first two being Betty White and Peter Bogdanovich.

sneakypete · « **Reply #22 on:** January 07, 2022, 08:49:47 pm »

Quote from: Gefn on January 07, 2022, 03:21:14 pm

Sir Sidney Poitier dead aged 94: Lilies of the Field star who was the first black man to win Best Actor Oscar dies

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https://www.the-sun.com/news/4414838/sidney-poitier-dead-lilies-of-the-field-actor/

@Gefn
I had no idea he was anywhere close to being 94 years old.

libertybele · « **Reply #23 on:** January 08, 2022, 01:43:51 am »

Sidney Poitier: Hollywood trailblazer dies aged 94

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59907931

I remember him as a kid in the movie "Lilies of the Field", I still think it was one of his best.

GtHawk · « **Reply #24 on:** January 08, 2022, 03:37:36 am »

Just a heads up for Betty White fans, there is a pretty good program about her and her career on Netflix but January 11 is the last day to see it.