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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: jmyrlefuller on January 02, 2015, 12:56:25 am
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New year, new thread.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Mario_Cuomo_NY_Governor_1987.jpg/200px-Mario_Cuomo_NY_Governor_1987.jpg)[/float]Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dead at 82
Ever-eloquent Mario Cuomo, a son of Queens who rode his rhetorical gifts to three terms as New York governor and tantalized Democrats by flirting with a run for President, died Thursday, two sources close to the family said. He was 82.
Cuomo passed away six hours after his oldest son, Gov. Andrew Cuomo was sworn-in to a second term in Manhattan.
"He couldn't be here physically today ... but my father is in this room," Andrew Cuomo said in his inaugural address. "He's in the heart and mind of every person who is here. His inspiration and his legacy and his spirit is what has brought this day to this point."
As governor, Mario Cuomo wrestled with two recessions and presided over a massive expansion of the state prison system. A liberal, he bucked the political winds by wielding his veto pen year after year to block the restoration of the state death penalty.
More (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/mario-cuomo-new-york-governor-dead-82-article-1.2063258?utm_content=buffer2f99c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Cuomo)
Thread (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,158148.0.html)
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New year, new thread.
Thank you. :beer:
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The only people whose execution Mario Cuomo didn't oppose were the unborn. Typical liberal.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Jeff_golub.jpg/220px-Jeff_golub.jpg)[/float]Jeff Golub, jazz and rock guitarist, dies at 59
Jeff Golub, a guitarist who crossed seamlessly between jazz, blues and rock, died today, Jan. 1, following a lengthy illness. He was 59. The precise cause and place of death have not yet been reported but Golub had experienced a series of physical setbacks in recent years that ultimately caused him to no longer be able to perform.
Jeff Golub, who was born in Copley, Ohio, April 15, 1955, played his first gig in 1967 at age 12 and turned professional during the following decade. In 1980, after moving to New York, Golub joined the band of rock singer Billy Squier, with whom he toured and recorded extensively. Golub released his first solo recording, Unspoken Words, for Gaia Records in 1988. Golub released more than a dozen albums in all as a leader and three with the Avenue Blue Band, and spent several years (1988-95) in the band of singer Rod Stewart.
More (http://jazztimes.com/sections/news/articles/151334-guitarist-jeff-golub-dies-at-59)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Golub)
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'Beverly Hillbillies' Actress Donna Douglas Dies at 81
Donna Douglas, best known for her role as the tomboy, critter-loving Elly May Clampett on the 1960s fish-out-of-water CBS sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, died on New Year’s Day, according to WAFB Channel 9 in Louisiana, which cited family members. She was 81.
Douglas also co-starred opposite Elvis Presley in the 1966 film Frankie and Johnny (she was Frankie, like Elvis playing a performer on a Mississippi River riverboat) and stood out as the hospitalized woman underneath the bandages in the memorable 1960 Twilight Zone episode "The Eye of the Beholder."
More (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/beverly-hillbillies-actress-donna-douglas-760919)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Douglas)
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Loved The Beverly Hillbillies, and still catch episodes on TV when I can. They just don't make TV like that anymore. RIP Donna. You will be missed.
I didn't realize she was 81. Dang that makes me feel old - and I suppose all of us guys who had a crush on her are feeling the same.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Little_Jimmy_Dickens_1955.JPG/220px-Little_Jimmy_Dickens_1955.JPG)[/float]Little Jimmy Dickens, oldest Opry member, dies at 94
Little Jimmy Dickens, a diminutive singer-songwriter known for his sense of humor and as the oldest cast member of the Grand Ole Opry, has died. He was 94.
Dickens died Friday at a Nashville-area hospital of cardiac arrest after suffering a stroke on Christmas Day, Opry spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt said.
Dickens, who stood 4-foot-11, had performed on the Opry almost continuously since 1948. His last performance was Dec. 20 as part of his birthday celebration. He sang "Out Behind The Barn" and delivered his trademark comedy. He had turned 94 a day earlier.
More (http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150103/us--obit-little_jimmy_dickens-e24261b9c7.html)
Full obituary from The Tennesseean (http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2015/01/02/little-jimmy-dickens-opry-star-dies-obit/21210809/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Jimmy_Dickens)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Stuart_Scott_2008.jpg/220px-Stuart_Scott_2008.jpg)[/float]Stuart Scott, ESPN anchor, dies at 49
Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning at the age of 49.
Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the years. An amazing nine of them belong to one man -- from his signature "Boo-Yah!" to "As cool as the other side of the pillow" to "He must be the bus driver cuz he was takin' him to school."
That man is Stuart Scott, and his contributions to the sports lexicon are writ large. But they are only one aspect of his legacy. When he passed away, he left behind so much more. He inspired his colleagues with his sheer talent, his work ethic and his devotion to his daughters, Taelor, 19, and Sydni, 15. He defied convention and criticism to help bring this network into a new century. He spoke to the very athletes he was talking about with a flair and a style that ESPN president John Skipper says, "changed everything."
More (http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/12118296/stuart-scott-espn-anchor-dies-age-49)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Scott)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Lance_Diamond_2.JPG/165px-Lance_Diamond_2.JPG)[/float]Lance Diamond, lounge singer who recorded with the Goo Goo Dolls, dies
Lance Diamond, a fixture of Western New York's music scene for over 40 years, died of heart trouble January 4.
He could be heard on Saturday nights at Milkie's on Elmwood with his 24 Karat Diamond Band, located in Buffalo on Elmwood Avenue. Diamond performed at Nekter Martini Bar and Grille, on Sunday evenings during the Summer also on Elmwood. Diamond, together with his band the 24 Karat Diamond Band, played many classic rock and disco-era songs. He often called himself the "Love Doctor," getting the name from his #1 radio show, Saturday Night Fever which he hosted every Saturday night from 6pm-12mid on what is now WMSX, 96.1 in the city.
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Diamond)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCNkgpDGqCc
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Allie Sherman Dies at 91; Led Giants to Title Games
Allie Sherman, who possessed a dubious football pedigree as a left-handed quarterback at Brooklyn College but went on to take the New York Giants to National Football League title games in his first three seasons as their coach, died on Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 91.
His death was announced by his family.
Sherman's early years as the Giants' coach have long been remembered as a revered time in the franchise's history. His players included quarterbacks Charley Conerly and Y. A. Tittle, backs Alex Webster, Kyle Rote and Frank Gifford and wide receiver Del Shofner, as well as a formidable defensive lineup that included Sam Huff, Andy Robustelli and Roosevelt Grier.
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/sports/football/allie-sherman-giants-coach-in-the-1960s-dies-at-91.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allie_Sherman)
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Andraé Crouch, Who Moved Gospel Into The 21st Century, Has Died
January 09, 2015 3:57 PM ET Andraé Crouch, known as the Father of Modern Gospel, has died. The Grammy Award-winning musician wrote contemporary standards that bridged the black and white Christian communities. That's Andraé Crouch's choir on Madonna's "Like a Prayer." He even arranged and conducted for the Lion King soundtrack. Crouch died Thursday in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack last weekend. He was 72.
Andraé Crouch was the son of a preacher man. When he was nine, his dad opened a pentacostal church in a garage in the San Fernando Valley.
"I learned as my father needed a piano player in his church," said Crouch in a 1980s TV special hosted by LeVar Burton. "He needed a piano player and he prayed for me one Sunday. And I started playing the piano about three weeks later."
By then Andraé Crouch had already played a major role in creating a more contemporary, conservative gospel sound. The demonstrative shouts of the sanctified church were toned down to appeal to the broadest possible audience. Crouch was on The Jeffersons and he played Billy Graham crusades, the White House — even the Grand Ole Opry. Tennessee Ernie Ford introduced him from stage, in a performance that aired on PBS in 1985: "Now the man I'm about to introduce is a rare talent. He not only sings — he sings fine gospel, but he's a fantastic writer."
Songs Crouch wrote in the 1960s are still in use. Brian Courtney Wilson is a gospel singer and the music director of Covenant Glen United Methodist Church in Missouri City, Texas.
"Just this Sunday, we were singing 'The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power.' I was leaning on him to make sure we had something to say on Sunday," he said. "There's a certain clarity to what he's doing. He's being very clear about the truths he's trying to communicate."
That clarity has at times been dismissed by critics and academics as bland.
"Andraé himself was, I think, by the kindest yardstick, a gentle vocalist. Not a housewrecker," says Anthony Heilbut, who wrote a definitive history of gospel music, called The Gospel Sound, and a book of essays called The Fan Who Knew Too Much, in which he aired some of gospel's dirty laundry. Nevertheless, he says, Crouch knew how to move a congregation.
"His compositions have had an extreme importance and are very very popular, and the responses to the songs are very emotional," says Heilbut. "He really was a visionary then, in taking the theology, combined with these ambitious melodies."
For his part, Andraé Crouch would insist those melodies weren't all his, as he told NPR in 2006.
"I just wanted to, you know, keep up with what he has given me. And I don't think that it will ever drain out of me. I think that as long as I want to do music I think that God will continually pour into me."
And Brian Courtney Wilson says he's seen the music of Andraé Crouch at work. "I'm not schooled, officially, in doing this. You know, I don't have a degree in gospel music. I don't have a degree in gospel music history. It's just something that I've lived. And I've seen impact people's lives."
What he made retained its potency even when he grafted it onto pop music. You've felt it. That's Andraé Crouch's choir on "Man in the Mirror," and behind Michael Jackson at the 1988 Grammy Awards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iZm9__sJL8
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Taylor Negron, Comedian & Actor, Dead At 57
Brad “Taylor” Negron, an actor who appeared in a number of films and television series in the 1980s and 1990s, mostly in minor roles Negron described as “alternative everyman” parts, died at 57 after a long battle with cancer. His cousin, Three Dog Night singer Chuck Negron, confirmed the news.
Obituary from Deadline.com (http://deadline.com/2015/01/taylor-negron-dead-57-after-long-battle-with-cancer-1201346798/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Negron)
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Lowell “Bud” Paxson, inventer of home shopping TV and television mogul, dies at 80
Paxson was best known for his ownership of television stations. WNYP, his first station, attempted (without success) to introduce Canada's CTV network to the U.S. market in the 1960s. In 1982, now in Florida, Paxson was paid for an account in can openers and launched an impromptu on-air sale to liquidate his payment; the success of the sale prompted Paxson to found the Home Shopping Network.
Eventually becoming a born-again Christian, Paxson sold off HSN in 1996 and launched PAX TV, a family-friendly television network. Pax, which drew much of its original content from CTV, was never a major success but continues in operation to this day, now known as Ion Television.
The Hollywood Reporter story (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lowell-bud-paxson-hsn-founder-762493)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Paxson)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Kim_Fowley.jpg/220px-Kim_Fowley.jpg)[/float]Kim Fowley, Legendary Record Producer, Dead at 75
He made a name for himself in the early 1960s as a co-producer/co-publisher on a string of successful records, such as the top-charting novelty song "Alley Oop" and Paul Revere and the Raiders' instrumental "Like, Long Hair." He went on to work with acts including The Murmaids, Gene Vincent, KISS, Alice Cooper, Leon Russell and Kris Kristofferson.
In 1975, Fowley helped form the Runaways, with whom he worked until 1977 when the group severed ties, due in large part to his unorthodox work methods, mistreatment and verbal assaults.
In an interesting turn of events, former Runaways frontwoman Cherie Currie cared for Fowley during his fight with cancer this past year.
More (http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/6443507/kim-fowley-legendary-record-producer-dead-at-75)
Wikipedia (http://)
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Rebecca D. Lockhart, former leader of the Utah House of Representatives, dies at 46
Lockhart, a Republican who represented Provo in the Utah State Legislature for 16 years, ascended to Speaker of the House. She was the first woman to be House Speaker and was viewed as an inspiration for women to serve in politics regardless of their political affiliation.
Lockhart was known for her “consensus-building” style in the House caucus, but also for her grit and determination. She was widely believed to be a candidate for governor in 2016, and most recently sought to be the state schools superintendent.
At a news conference Saturday afternoon, doctors at University Medical Center and Lockhart’s family disclosed that she had been diagnosed with the extremely rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They said it is a “one in a million” diagnosis and the Speaker initially sought treatment for vertigo. The degenerative disease progressed quickly.
More (http://fox13now.com/2015/01/17/becky-lockhart-utahs-first-female-house-speaker-dies/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_D._Lockhart)
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Don Harron, Canadian entertainment icon, dead at 90
During CBC’s 1952 television revue The Spring Thaw , the relatively unknown Harron took to the stage for a four-minute set. Few people watching knew they were about to witness a marquee moment in Canadian show business.
That evening he introduced Canada to Farquharson – the country bumpkin from rural Ontario known for his incessant puns and decrepit grey cardigan sweater – a character that would solidify Harron’s place among the nation’s great entertainers.
Harron achieved international success in the late 1960s when he began an 18-season stint performing as Farquharson on the hit U.S. variety show Hee Haw.
More (http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/don-harron-canadian-entertainment-icon-dead-at-90-1.2916802)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Harron)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Sen_Wendell_Ford_of_Ky.jpg/220px-Sen_Wendell_Ford_of_Ky.jpg)[/float]Wendell H. Ford, former Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Senator, dies at 90
Former Kentucky Sen. Wendell Ford has passed away at the age of 90.
Ford, a Democrat, served in the Senate from 1974 to 1999. He also served as the governor of Kentucky from 1971 to 1974.
ABC News obituary (http://abcnewsradioonline.com/politics-news/former-sen-wendell-ford-passes-away-at-90.html)
Wikipedia (http://)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Ernie_Banks_1955_Bowman_card.jpg)[/float]Ernie Banks, baseball's “Mr. Cub,” dies at 83
The Chicago Cubs were playing a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The date doesn't matter; it could have been any time from 1953 to 1971. Ernie Banks, the always ebullient, always energetic slugger who famously told us, "Let's play two," popped his head out of the Cubs dugout, looked first at the bright blue sky and then at the big crowd, and said, "Let's play three!"
That was Ernie Banks. One game in a day wasn't enough, and when there were two, he wanted three. No one, but no one, loved playing the game more than Ernie Banks. And not many played it better, especially as a young man when he changed, at least for a few years, the way baseball looked at the position of shortstop. He is a Hall of Famer, one of only 26 players who have hit at least 500 home runs (he finished his 19-year career with 512). And he is, in every way, on and off the field, Mr. Cub.
ESPN (http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9105572/mlb-late-ernie-banks-known-mr-cub-brought-unbridled-joy-life-baseball)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Banks)
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Edgar Froese dead: Tangerine Dream founder dies aged 70
Froese, who was best known for his work with ground-breaking electronica band, died suddenly from the effects of pulmonary embolism in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday.
The news was broken by Froese’s son Jerome on Friday, in a Facebook post on the band’s page he wrote: “The sadness in our hearts is immensely. Edgar once said: “There is no death, there is just a change of our cosmic address." Edgar, this is a little comfort to us.”
http://report24.co.uk/2015/01/edgar-froese-dead-tangerine-dream-founder-dies-aged-70/
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Froese)
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Rush Limbaugh's chief of staff dies
Christopher “Kit” Carson, the chief of staff for America’s top-rated radio host Rush Limbaugh, died Monday morning in New Jersey after a four-year battle with brain cancer. He was 58.
“It’s such a void because he loved this job,” Limbaugh said Monday with a heavy heart as he paid tribute for nearly an hour to Carson, who was the first staffer he hired for his show 27 years ago. “He’s just going to be really missed … Even though we knew this was coming for a while … It’s a huge void in everybody’s heart.”
More (http://www.wnd.com/2015/01/rush-limbaughs-right-hand-man-dies/)
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Colleen McCullough, Author of 'The Thorn Birds,' Dies at 77
Colleen McCullough, a former neurophysiological researcher at Yale who, deciding to write novels in her spare time, produced "The Thorn Birds," a multigenerational Australian romance that became an international best seller and inspired a hugely popular television mini-series, died on Thursday on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, where she had made her home for more than 30 years. She was 77.
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/30/books/colleen-mccullough-author-of-the-thorn-birds-dies-at-77.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_McCullough)
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Rod McKuen, Prolific Poet and Lyricist, Dies at 81
Rod McKuen, a ubiquitous poet, lyricist and songwriter whose work met with immense commercial success if little critical esteem, died on Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 81...
Mr. McKuen, whom The St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture described as having been, at his height, "the unofficial poet laureate of America," was the author of dozens of books of poetry, which together sold millions of copies...
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/30/arts/rod-mckuen-prolific-poet-and-lyricist-dies-at-81.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_McKuen)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Alan_Nunnelee%2C_112th_Congress_Official_Portrait.jpg/220px-Alan_Nunnelee%2C_112th_Congress_Official_Portrait.jpg)[/float]Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R-MS) dies at 56
Rep. Alan Nunnelee, a Mississippi Republican and part of the historic 2010 GOP wave election that gave the party control of the House, died Friday, the family confirmed. He was 56.
Nunnelee, who was serving his third term, underwent brain surgery last June and had been in and out of hospitals and rehabilitation centers the past year. He was plagued with health problems through much of his life, including losing his eyesight while attending college (he later received a cornea transplant that restored his sight).
Obit from Gannett (http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/02/06/alan-nunnelee-mississippi-congressman-dies/22986865/)
Wikipedia (http://)
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My congressman's statement on the death of Rep. Nunnelee:
Today, my friend, Rep. Alan Nunnelee of Mississippi, passed away after a heroic struggle following brain surgery and chemotherapy.
The loss of Alan is hard to fathom. When we came to Washington, our families became fast friends. Through his deep and abiding faith, Alan became a teacher and an inspiration to me. He lived his faith and it was a source of profound strength for him until the end.
Though Mary and I know he is in heaven now, he will be sorely missed. Our prayers are with his wonderful wife, Tori, and his children, Reed, Emily, and Nathan.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Billy_Casper_2010.jpg/220px-Billy_Casper_2010.jpg)[/float]Billy Casper, prolific PGA Tour winner, dies at 83
Billy Casper, one of the most prolific winners on the PGA Tour who was overshadowed at the height of his career by the "Big Three," died Saturday at his home in Utah. He was 83.
Bob Casper said his father died quickly and peacefully with wife Shirley at his bedside. They had been married 62 years. Casper passed out in the clubhouse at the Masters last year, had work on his heart and recovered from a bout of pneumonia over Thanksgiving. His son said Casper was going to cardio rehab for the last four months and was doing well until he started to feel badly in the last week.
Obit (Associated Press) (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2015/02/07/billy-casper-prolific-pga-tour-winner-dies-at-83/23063453/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Casper)
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Not only a GREAT in the golfing world but a wonderful family man as well!
A great example for anyone to follow!
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Ed Sabol, founder of NFL Films, dies at 98
A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2011, his vision led NFL Films in revolutionizing the way sports are presented. During his tenure (1964-1995), NFL Films won 52 Emmy Awards.
Many innovations were introduced under Sabol: the first use of a microphone on coaches, referees and players, adding popular music to footage, and of course, bloopers videos.
Sabol was preceded in death by his son, Steve, who ran NFL Films from 1985 to 2008.
Obituary (NFL.com) (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000469569/article/ed-sabol-founder-of-nfl-films-dies-at-age-of-98)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Sabol)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Gary_Owens.jpg/220px-Gary_Owens.jpg)[/float]Gary Owens, prolific radio and television announcer, dies at 80
Radio, TV and voiceover performer Gary Owens died on Feb. 12 at his home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. Owens, who was 80, had been a diabetic since the age of 8.
Owens was probably best known as the announcer on NBC’s “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” (1968-73), with his trademark hand-over-the-ear announcing style. On the show, John Wayne once imitated Owens announcing. The phrase Gary created on his KMPC radio show, “Beautiful downtown Burbank,” later became a nightly catchphrase on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show.”
Owens also lent his voice to more than 3,000 cartoons, providing the voice of “Space Ghost” as well as Blue Falcon, Roger Ramjet, Powdered Toast Man and even Batman. He was animated as himself in “Garfield and Friends,” “The Fantastic Four,” “Eek the Cat” and “Bobby’s World.”
Obituary (Variety) (http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/gary-owens-announcer-of-laugh-in-fame-dies-at-80-1201433731/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Owens)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Gary_Owens.jpg/220px-Gary_Owens.jpg)[/float]Gary Owens, prolific radio and television announcer, dies at 80
Radio, TV and voiceover performer Gary Owens died on Feb. 12 at his home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. Owens, who was 80, had been a diabetic since the age of 8.
Owens was probably best known as the announcer on NBC’s “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” (1968-73), with his trademark hand-over-the-ear announcing style. On the show, John Wayne once imitated Owens announcing. The phrase Gary created on his KMPC radio show, “Beautiful downtown Burbank,” later became a nightly catchphrase on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show.”
Owens also lent his voice to more than 3,000 cartoons, providing the voice of “Space Ghost” as well as Blue Falcon, Roger Ramjet, Powdered Toast Man and even Batman. He was animated as himself in “Garfield and Friends,” “The Fantastic Four,” “Eek the Cat” and “Bobby’s World.”
Obituary (Variety) (http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/gary-owens-announcer-of-laugh-in-fame-dies-at-80-1201433731/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Owens)
(http://www.hotink.com/wacky/pitstop/Perils-title.gif) Used to watch that cartoon. I had a few of the cars as toys.
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Arnaud de Borchgrave, Legendary Journalist, Dies at 88
Award-winning editor, war correspondent, and best-selling author Arnaud de Borchgrave, hailed as one of the most noteworthy journalists of the modern era, died Sunday after an extended illness. He was 88.
De Borchgrave served as executive director of the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington, D.C. He was a founding board member of Newsmax Media, as well as editor-at-large for United Press International. He served as Newsweek's senior editor and chief foreign correspondent for 25 years.
Obituary (Newsmax) (http://www.Newsmax.com/Headline/de-borchgrave-obituary-war-correspondent-journalist/2015/02/15/id/624927/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaud_de_Borchgrave)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Louis_Jourdan.jpg/220px-Louis_Jourdan.jpg)[/float]'Gigi' star Louis Jourdan dies at 93
Louis Jourdan, the dashingly handsome Frenchman who starred in Gigi, Can-Can, Three Coins in the Fountain and other American movies, has died. He was 93.
Jourdan's biographer, Olivier Minne, said the actor died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills, likely of natural causes.
Obituary (AP via USA Today) (http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/02/16/louis-jourdan-french-actor-gigi-dies-obituary/23480135/)
Wikipedia (http://)
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'It's My Party' Singer-Songwriter Lesley Gore Dies at 68
Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore, who topped the charts in 1963 at age 16 with her epic song of teenage angst, "It's My Party," and followed it up with the hits "Judy's Turn to Cry," and the feminist anthem "You Don't Own Me," died Monday. She was 68.
Gore died of lung cancer at New York University Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, according to her partner of 33 years, Lois Sasson.
"She was a wonderful human being — caring, giving, a great feminist, great woman, great human being, great humanitarian," Sasson, a jewelry designer, told The Associated Press.
More (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/party-singer-songwriter-lesley-gore-dies-68-29004127)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Gore)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbOrjHBaDzQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbOrjHBaDzQ)
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Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Influential Ex-President of Notre Dame, Dies at 97
The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, the former president of the University of Notre Dame who stood up to both the White House and the Vatican as he transformed Catholic higher education in America and raised a powerful moral voice in national affairs, died late Thursday in South Bend, Ind. He was 97.
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/us/rev-theodore-hesburgh-influential-ex-president-of-notre-dame-dies-at-97.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Hesburgh)
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Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83
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Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie juggernaut “Star Trek,” died on Friday morning at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. He was 83.
His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, confirmed his death, saying the cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html?smid=tw-bna&_r=1 (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html?smid=tw-bna&_r=1)
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He's dead, Jim.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY3_4IDYlYA
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Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83
Damn. :(
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Spock: Doctor, if you drop a hammer on a planet with positive gravity, you do not have to see it fall to know that it has, in fact, fallen.
RIP Leonard Nimoy, and thanks for the memories.
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I am fairly confident he was beamed up. RIP Leonard Nimoy.
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Anthony Mason dies at age of 48
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/12397807/anthony-mason-former-new-york-knick-forward-dies-48 (http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/12397807/anthony-mason-former-new-york-knick-forward-dies-48)
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Anthony Mason, a longtime NBA player who helped the New York Knicks reach the 1994 NBA Finals, has died at the age of 48.
A Knicks spokesperson confirmed to ESPN that Mason died early Saturday morning. The 13-year NBA veteran had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure earlier this month.
"First I want to thank all those who offered prayers and well-wishes for my Father, our family really appreciates it," his son, Anthony Mason Jr., said Saturday. "Overnight, New York City and the world lost a legend, a friend, a brother ... but more than anything our father, Anthony Mason. As you all would expect our father -- Big Mase -- put up an incredible fight, dealing with a severe heart issue. I'm wishing this was something else I was writing, but Pops we've got to let you know we love you and know you'll always be with us."
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso_1953_Bowman.jpg/200px-Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso_1953_Bowman.jpg)[/float]Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso, Cuban-American White Sox great, dies at 89—or maybe 92
Minoso had gone out Saturday night for a friend's birthday party when he apparently fell ill and pulled over in the Lakeview neighborhood, according to police and family.
He was found unresponsive in the driver's seat of his car near a gas station in the 2800 block of North Ashland Avenue around 1 a.m. Sunday, according to police.
There was no dispute about Minoso’s talent as a player and his impact on the Chicago baseball landscape. He was a seven-time All-Star whose combination of speed and power led a White Sox revival in the 1950s. In his later years, the colorful Minoso, much like Ernie Banks with the Cubs, served as one of the team’s top goodwill ambassadors. “I'm proud of everything,” Minoso said of his career. “I'm proud to be a baseball player.” The White Sox issued a statement that began, "Mr. White Sox has died."
Obituary from the Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-white-sox-great-minnie-minoso-dead-at-90-20150301-story.html#page=1)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso)
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I recall having his baseball card back in the 50's.
Cleveland Indians.
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M. Stanton Evans, conservative icon, dead at 80
M. Stanton Evans, arguably the funniest serious man in America for much of his 80 years on the planet, died Tuesday after a long bout with pancreatic cancer.
For most of his life, as Mr. Evans watched fellow conservatives come and go, he lamented — always with humor, not bitterness — their tendency to catch “Potomac fever” as soon as they come to power.
“When our people get to the point where they can do us some good, they stop being our people,” he said, uttering what became known as “Evans‘ Law of Politics.”
More (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/3/m-stanton-evans-conservative-icon-dead-80/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Stanton_Evans)
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I recall having his baseball card back in the 50's.
Cleveland Indians.
Me too.
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M. Stanton Evans, conservative icon, dead at 80
More (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/3/m-stanton-evans-conservative-icon-dead-80/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Stanton_Evans)
The author of perhaps the most important book published in the 20th Century! Sorry to hear of his passing!
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/EdwardEgan_Cardinal_NY.jpg/220px-EdwardEgan_Cardinal_NY.jpg)[/float]Cardinal Edward Egan dies at 82
Egan was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York City from 2000 to 2009.
Statement from current Archbishop Timothy Dolan (http://cardinaldolan.org/index.php/cardinal-dolans-statement-on-the-passing-of-cardinal-egan-archbishop-emeritus/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Egan)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Sam_Simon.jpg/220px-Sam_Simon.jpg)[/float]Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons, dies at 59
Nine-time Emmy winner Sam Simon, who wrote episodes of “Taxi,” “Cheers” and “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” before co-creating landmark animated series “The Simpsons” and eventually becoming a philanthropist, died Sunday of colorectal cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his reps confirmed. He was 59 and was diagnosed with terminal cancer in late 2012.
Obituary from Variety (http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/sam-simon-co-creator-of-the-simpsons-dies-at-59-1201448945/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Simon)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Sam_Simon.jpg/220px-Sam_Simon.jpg)[/float]Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons, dies at 59
Nine-time Emmy winner Sam Simon, who wrote episodes of “Taxi,” “Cheers” and “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” before co-creating landmark animated series “The Simpsons” and eventually becoming a philanthropist, died Sunday of colorectal cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his reps confirmed. He was 59 and was diagnosed with terminal cancer in late 2012.
Obituary from Variety (http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/sam-simon-co-creator-of-the-simpsons-dies-at-59-1201448945/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Simon)
So young. :(
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Al Rosen, former MVP and Executive of the Year, dies at 91
The baseball world lost one of its greatest talents and brightest minds on Friday when former Cleveland Indians infielder and longtime MLB executive Al Rosen died at age 91.
Known as the "Hebrew Hammer," Rosen spent the entirety of his 10-year playing career with the Indians, hitting .285/.384/.495 with 192 home runs and 717 RBIs over 4,374 plate appearances. Rosen was a four-time All-Star, earning selections from 1952-1955, and was voted American League MVP in 1953, beating out the likes of Yogi Berra, Minnie Minoso and Mickey Vernon.
More (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/al-rosen--former-mvp-and-executive-of-the-year--dies-at-91-201005136.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Rosen)
Career statistics (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosenal01.shtml)
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Twisted Sister drummer A.J. Pero dead at 55
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/03/20/twisted-sister-drummer-aj-pero-dead-at-55/?intcmp=features
The drummer for the heavy-metal band Twisted Sister has died. A.J. Pero was 55.
The band says Pero died Friday of an apparent heart attack.
Anthony Jude Pero powered the fast-paced sound of Twisted Sister, one of the most famous 1980s metal groups.
He was well-known for a scene in the video for 1984's "We're Not Gonna Take It" in which he struck a snare drum covered with glitter, sending it spraying into the air.
Dee Snider, the frontman of the group, shared the news of Pero's death on Twitter.
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Chuck Bednarik, Hall-of-Fame Linebacker, Dies at 89
Chuck Bednarik, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and one of the last great two-way NFL players, died early Saturday the Philadelphia Eagles said. He was 89.
Bednarik, known as "Concrete Charlie," epitomized the tough-guy linebacker and also was an outstanding center for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1949 to 1962. He is best remembered for a game-saving tackle at the 9-yard line on the final play of the 1960 title game, and it was typical Bednarik. He threw Green Bay running back Jim Taylor to the ground and refused to let him up while the final seconds ticked off as the Eagles held on for a 17-13 win...
The tackle on Taylor actually was the second hit that season that drew headlines. Earlier in 1960, he knocked out New York Giants running back Frank Gifford with a blow so hard that Gifford suffered a concussion and didn't play again until 1962...
More (http://www.wsj.com/articles/chuck-bednarik-hall-of-fame-linebacker-dies-at-89-1426946076)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik)
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At 6' 3" and 233 lbs., he was a big man for the day.
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According to the initial report, he died at 4:23 a.m. He would've died at 3:23, but he insisted he had another 60 minutes left in him.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Lee_Kuan_Yew.jpg/220px-Lee_Kuan_Yew.jpg)[/float]Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister, dies at 97
Yew served as the first Prime Minister of Singapore upon the city-state's breakaway from Malaysia and remained a member of the Singapore Parliament until his death. Allied with communists early in his political career, Yew was responsible for overseeing the city-state's transformation into a global powerhouse. His tight grip on power and affinity for micromanaging (he once led a ban on chewing gum) was renowned and resented; his death marks the first time the country has not had him in political office.
Obituary from the BBC (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32012346)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Kuan_Yew)
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RIP, Jim Berry: For 40 years, 'Berry's World' cartoonist dispensed relatable laughs
... In so many ways, to read Jim Berry was to meet Jim Berry.
"Berry's World," the syndicated single-panel feature that he drew for 40 years, beginning in 1963, was a remarkably steady stream of thoughtful observational humor that -- like the unfussy art itself -- rarely seemed to strain for the laugh. Each gag, as steady as a top golfer's approach shots, just "landed." Precision meets concision ...
Mr. Berry died last Friday in Boynton Beach, Fla., at age 83 ...
Full article (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/03/23/rip-jim-berry-for-40-years-berrys-world-cartoonist-dispensed-relatable-laughs/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Berry_%28cartoonist%29)
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'Dr. George' Fischbeck dies at 92; popular weatherman at KABC-TV
George Fischbeck, a science teacher turned weatherman who joined KABC-TV in 1972 and spent nearly two decades exuberantly delivering the local forecast, has died. He was 92.
Fischbeck, who was known as "Dr. George," died of natural causes early Wednesday morning at the Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement home in Woodland Hills, his daughter, Nancy Fischbeck, said.
A trained meteorologist, George Fischbeck was so enthusiastic about his subject that he sometimes forgot to talk about the next day's weather.
More (http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-dr-george-fischbeck-20150325-story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fischbeck)
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Fischbeck was a mainstay on SoCal television for a long time. RIP
He made watching the weather report funny and interesting.
He was a nerd, before nerds were cool. Tweed jacket and horned rim glasses.
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Rod Hundley, an Outsize Personality on and Off the Court, Dies at 80 (Hot Rod Hundley)
Rod Hundley, basketball's irrepressible Hot Rod, who parlayed showmanship on the court with flair at the microphone to become a fan favorite for more than half a century, died on Friday at his home near Phoenix. He was 80.
Hundley was an electrifying presence at West Virginia University, played for the Lakers and stamped his persona on broadcasting, mostly for the New Orleans Jazz.
"Nobody did the things I did on the court and nobody has done them since," Hundley said of his collegiate exploits in "Hot Rod Hundley: You Gotta Love It Baby!" (2012), written with Tom McEachin. "I'd shoot behind my back, sit on the other team's bench and really work the crowd. I was a Globetrotter in college basketball."
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/sports/basketball/rod-hundley-an-outsize-basketball-personality-dies-at-80.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley)
Hot Rod: The man behind the voice (from 2003) (http://www.deseretnews.com/article/510052260/Hot-Rod-The-man-behind-the-voice.html?pg=all)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R95bfFT1i8
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/PetRock_Box.jpg/250px-PetRock_Box.jpg)[/float]Gary Dahl, inventor of the Pet Rock, dies at 78
It was a craze to rival the Hula-Hoop, and even less explicable. For a mere $3.95, a consumer could buy … a rock - a plain, ordinary, egg-shaped rock of the kind one could dig up in almost any backyard.
The wonder of it was, for a few frenzied months in 1975, more than 1 million consumers did, becoming the proud if slightly abashed owners of Pet Rocks, the fad that Newsweek later called "one of the most ridiculously successful marketing schemes ever."
Gary Dahl, the man behind that scheme - described variously as a marketing genius and a genial mountebank - died on March 23 at 78.
A modern incarnation of "Stone Soup" as stirred by P.T. Barnum, Pet Rocks made Dahl a millionaire practically overnight.
Obituary from The New York Times, via the Houston Chronicle (http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/nation-world/nation/article/Gary-Dahl-inventor-of-the-pet-rock-dies-at-78-6171722.php)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Dahl_(entrepreneur))
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/PetRock_Box.jpg/250px-PetRock_Box.jpg)[/float]Gary Dahl, inventor of the Pet Rock, dies at 78
It was a craze to rival the Hula-Hoop, and even less explicable. For a mere $3.95, a consumer could buy … a rock - a plain, ordinary, egg-shaped rock of the kind one could dig up in almost any backyard.
The wonder of it was, for a few frenzied months in 1975, more than 1 million consumers did, becoming the proud if slightly abashed owners of Pet Rocks, the fad that Newsweek later called "one of the most ridiculously successful marketing schemes ever."
Gary Dahl, the man behind that scheme - described variously as a marketing genius and a genial mountebank - died on March 23 at 78.
A modern incarnation of "Stone Soup" as stirred by P.T. Barnum, Pet Rocks made Dahl a millionaire practically overnight.
Obituary from The New York Times, via the Houston Chronicle (http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/nation-world/nation/article/Gary-Dahl-inventor-of-the-pet-rock-dies-at-78-6171722.php)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Dahl_(entrepreneur))
I had one.
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Cynthia Lennon dead at 75
Cynthia Lennon, the one-time wife of John Lennon and mother of Julian Lennon, has died. She was 75.
Julian Lennon's rep told CBS News she died Wednesday at her home in Mallorca, Spain, following a "short but brave battle with cancer." Her son was at her bedside throughout.
Born Cynthia Powell in Blackpool, Lancashire, in England, Cynthia Lennon became interested in art at an early age. She met John Lennon when she was an 18-year-old student at the Liverpool College of Art -- prior to the Beatles' rise to fame.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cynthia-lennon-john-lennons-one-time-wife-dies/
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Robert Schuller, Crystal Cathedral megachurch founder, dies
Apr 2, 12:56 PM (ET)
By AMY TAXIN and GILLIAN FLACCUS
ARTESIA, Calif. (AP) — The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, the Southern California televangelist and author who beamed his upbeat messages on faith and redemption to millions from his landmark Crystal Cathedral only to see his empire crumble in his waning years, has died. He was 88.
Schuller died early Thursday at a care facility in Artesia, daughter Carol Schuller Milner said. He was diagnosed with terminal esophageal cancer in 2013.
Once a well-known televangelist, Schuller faded from view in recent years after watching his church collapse amid a disastrous leadership transition and sharp declines in viewership and donations that ultimately forced the ministry to file for bankruptcy.
The soaring, glass-paned Crystal Cathedral — the touchstone of Schuller's career — was sold to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange in 2011, and Schuller lost a legal battle the following year to collect more than $5 million from his former ministry for claims of copyright infringement and breach of contract.
Schuller, who preached in a flowing purple robe and outsized aviator glasses, led an evangelical Protestant ministry that was a product of modern technology. He and his late wife, Arvella, started a ministry in 1955 with $500 when he began preaching from the roof of a concession stand at a drive-in movie theater southeast of Los Angeles.
The church's motto — "Come as you are in the family car" — tapped into the burgeoning Southern California auto culture and the suburban boom of post-World War II America.
By 1961, the church had a brick-and-mortar home and Schuller began broadcasting the "Hour of Power" in 1970.
In 1980, he built the glass-and-steel Crystal Cathedral to house his booming TV ministry, which was broadcast live each week from the 2,800-seat sanctuary. At its peak in the 1990s, the program had 20 million viewers in about 180 countries.
Schuller's message — that "Possibility Thinking" and love of God overcome hardships — was a uniquely American blend of Bible and psychology.
Unlike other televangelists, Schuller's message lacked fire-and-brimstone condemnations or conservative political baggage. Fundamentalists attacked him for statements they believed denied the need for personal repentance of sin.
Schuller had admirers that ranged from fellow evangelist Billy Graham to Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. His friendship with President Bill Clinton raised some eyebrows among the conservative Republicans.
In the start of a carefully choreographed leadership transition, Schuller's only son, 51-year-old Robert A. Schuller, was installed as senior pastor in 2006.
The younger Schuller left amid a bitter family feud in 2008. His father had removed him from the "Hour of Power" broadcasts, and he quit as senior pastor a few weeks later.
The tumult worsened a pre-existing decline in viewership and donations, and in 2010, Crystal Cathedral ministries filed for bankruptcy, citing debt of more than $43 million.
Bankruptcy filings indicated the ministry was paying significant tax-exempt housing allowances to Schuller family members and insiders. The allowances were legal but raised concerns among vendors and other creditors who had gone unpaid for months.
Robert Harold Schuller was born in Alton, Iowa, in 1926, and ordained in 1950. He was pastor of Ivanhoe Reformed Church in Chicago from 1950 to 1955 before moving to California.
Besides his son, Schuller and his wife had four daughters: Sheila, Jeanne, Carol and Gretchen. Wife Arvella Schuller died Feb. 11, 2014, after a brief illness.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150402/us--obit-robert_schuller-1332bfdd19.html
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Eddie LeBaron, 85, starred at UOP and in NFL
Eddie LeBaron, the College Football Hall of Fame quarterback at the University of the Pacific who went on to a lengthy pro career, died Wednesday in Stockton, the university announced. He was 85.
University officials said Mr. LeBaron, who also worked as a lawyer in Sacramento for nine years before retiring in 1997, died of natural causes ...
Drafted by the Washington Redskins, Mr. LeBaron played seven years in the nation’s capital and four with the Dallas Cowboys. He also played one season with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League ...
More (http://www.sacbee.com/sports/article17120402.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_LeBaron)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Hockey._Canadiens_._Lach_BAnQ_P48S1P12155.jpg/220px-Hockey._Canadiens_._Lach_BAnQ_P48S1P12155.jpg)[/float]“Elegant Elmer” Lach, oldest living former NHL player, dies at 97
Lach retired as the league's all-time leader in points with 623, a far cry from the current record of 2,857 by Wayne Gretzky but was accomplished in an era of 50-game seasons in a super-competitive six-team league.
He won Stanley Cups 1944, 1946 and 1953 as well as the Hart Trophy in 1944-45. He was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1966.
Obituary from CBC (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/elmer-lach-montreal-canadiens-great-dead-at-97-1.3021247)
More from the Montreal Gazette (http://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/montreal-canadiens/hold-hold-hold-dave-stubbs-appreciation-of-habs-legend-elmer-lach-who-has-died-at-age-97)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Lach)
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Sarah Brady, no fan of the U.S. Constitution
CNN (http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/03/politics/sarah-brady-death/)
Sarah Brady, who with her husband, James Brady, pushed for stricter gun control laws, including the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, died Friday, her family said.
Brady, 73, died of pneumonia, the family said.
"Sarah courageously stepped up after Jim was shot to prevent others from enduring what our family has gone through, and her work has saved countless lives," their statement said.
James Brady, President Ronald Reagan's press secretary, was shot in the head by John Hinckley Jr. during his attempt to assassinate Reagan in 1981. Brady spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair, advocating against gun violence.
He died in August.
Sarah Brady was also involved in gun violence prevention for the past 30 years. She was the chairwoman of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence from 2000 until she died.
The National Rifle Association said its thoughts and prayers were with the Brady family.
"Although we disagreed on public policy, Sarah Brady was an honorable American who we always respected," the gun rights organization said. ...
More at link.
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Robert Burns Jr., a founding member and former drummer of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, dead at 64
Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/04/us-usa-people-robert-burns-idUSKBN0MV0OJ20150404)
Robert Burns Jr., a founding member and former drummer of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died in a car crash in Georgia, state officials said on Saturday. He was 64 years old.
Burns was not wearing his seatbelt when his car went off a road late Friday, striking a mailbox and a tree near Cartersville, northwest of Atlanta, the Georgia State Patrol said.
He was the only occupant in the car and nobody else was hurt. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.
Burns was one of the founding members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, best known for hits including "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama."
He remained in the group from its inception in the mid-1960s in Jacksonville, Florida until 1974, performing on the band's debut album, "Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd." The album launched the band to fame and helped define the sound of southern rock, which exploded in popularity during the decade.
Burns left Lynyrd Skynyrd after growing tired of life on the road and was replaced by drummer Artimus Pyle, the band's biography said.
In 1977, the band's singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and vocalist Cassie Gaines were killed when their plane crashed in Mississippi. Pyle survived.
In recent years, Burns had performed in Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute bands, local media reported.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Lon Simmons, Giants' Hall of Fame broadcaster, dies at 91
Lon Simmons, the Hall of Fame broadcaster whose baritone voice and dry wit captured some of the most thrilling moments Bay Area sports history, has died. He was 91.
The Giants sent a press release Sunday afternoon that said, "The Giants family and Bay Area sports community lost a true gentleman (Sunday) morning when Hall of Fame broadcaster Lon Simmons peacefully passed away."
More (http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_27854692/lon-simmons-giants-hall-fame-broadcaster-dies-at)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Simmons)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/James_Best_Frontier_Return_of_Jubal_Dolan.JPG/200px-James_Best_Frontier_Return_of_Jubal_Dolan.JPG)[/float]James Best, who played Rosco P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard, dies at 88
James Best, whose prolific career included 83 movies and 600 TV shows but is best remembered for his role as Rosco P. Coltrane, the bumbling sheriff of Hazzard, died Monday night in Hickory.
Best was 88. He died in hospice after a brief illness of complications from pneumonia, said Steve Latshaw, a longtime friend and Hollywood colleague.
Obituary from The Charlotte Observer (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/tv/media-scene-blog/article17597600.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Best)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Stan_Freberg_2009.jpg/250px-Stan_Freberg_2009.jpg)[/float]Stan Freberg, acclaimed satirist, dies at 88
Stan Freberg, whose freewheeling comic career in advertising garnered him worldwide acclaim and whose satirical entertainments abounded on TV, the radio and on records, has died. He was 88.
Freberg died of natural causes at a Santa Monica hospital, his son and daughter, Donavan and Donna Freberg, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stan-freberg-dead-acclaimed-satirist-787007)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Freberg)
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Geoffrey Lewis, longtime Clint Eastwood collaborator, dies at 79
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/08/geoffrey-lewis-dies-longtime-eastwood-collaborator-was-7/?intcmp=latestnews
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Character Actor Geoffrey Lewis, known for his long working relationship with Clint Eastwood and for a slew of roles in television and film, died April 7 at his home in Woodland Hills, California. He was 79.
Frequently appearing in Westerns during his early career, he is perhaps most well-known as a frequent fixture of Clint Eastwood’s films. His appearances include "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," "Any Which Way You Can," "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot," and "High Plains Drifter." He also had a supporting role on the short-lived "Alice" spinoff "Flo," from 1980-1981, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. In addition, he appeared in roles ranging from films such as "Night of the Comet" and "Maverick" to television shows like "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "Hawaii Five-0."
Born in 1935 in San Diego, Lewis spent his childhood in Rhode Island before moving back to California with his family at age 10. Lewis was a longtime member of the Church of Scientology, for which he credited his career success. He is survived by his wife Paula, his daughter, actress Juliette Lewis and nine other children.
His daughter is Juliette Lewis.
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Geoffrey Lewis, longtime Clint Eastwood collaborator, dies at 79
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/08/geoffrey-lewis-dies-longtime-eastwood-collaborator-was-7/?intcmp=latestnews
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His daughter is Juliette Lewis.
Geoffrey Lewis, Western Star and Juliette Lewis' Dad, Dies at 79
Geoffrey Lewis, the father of actress Juliette Lewis, has died. He was 79 ...
Lewis was well known for his appearances in western films and his roles in multiple Clint Eastwood movies ...
He also had various television credits on popular series ...
More (http://www.people.com/article/geoffrey-lewis-clint-eastwood-actor-dies)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Lewis_%28actor%29)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507212/reference)
One of my all-time favorite actors. You'd know him if you saw him.
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Richard Dysart, the Patriarchal Senior Partner of 'L.A. Law,' Dies at 86
Richard Dysart, the Emmy-winning actor who portrayed the cranky senior partner Leland McKenzie in the slick, long-running NBC drama L.A. Law, has died. He was 86.
Dysart, who also played Coach in the original 1972 Broadway production of Jason Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning That Championship Season, died Sunday at home in Santa Monica after a long illness, his wife, artist Kathryn Jacobi, told The Hollywood Reporter ...
He ... was the bad guy who battled Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider ...
More (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-dysart-dead-la-law-787524)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dysart)
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Percy Sledge, singer of When A Man Loves A Woman, dies at 73
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3038599/Percy-Sledge-sang-When-A-Man-Loves-Woman-dies.html
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The news was also confirmed to ABC News by his agent of 35 years, Steve Green, who said that the singer died after a long battle with cancer.
The Take Time To Know Her hitmaker was born in Leighton, Alabama on November 25, 1941
Sledge's first recording took him from hospital orderly to a long touring career averaging 100 performances a year and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Former Sen. Robert Griffin, who hastened Nixon resignation, dies
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Robert Griffin, a staunch Michigan Republican whose withdrawal of support hastened Richard Nixon's resignation, has died. He was 91.
Griffin's death was confirmed Friday by Reynolds Jonkhoff funeral home in Traverse City. No other details were immediately released.
Griffin was appointed to the Senate in 1966, and went on to serve 12 years in the chamber. He was a staunch Republican who initially backed Nixon, but whose withdrawal of support hastened the president's resignation in 1974.
Griffin lost his Senate seat when defeated in 1978 by Democrat Carl Levin. He later served eight years on the Michigan Supreme Court.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/former-sen-robert-griffin-hastened-nixon-resignation-dies-117084.html
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Jayne_Meadows.JPG/220px-Jayne_Meadows.JPG)[/float]Jayne Meadows Allen, film and television actress, dies at 95
Jayne Meadows, a longtime television actress who was the widow of TV legend Steve Allen and the elder sister of actress Audrey Meadows, died of natural causes at her home in Encino, Calif., on Sunday night. She was 95.
Over a showbiz career that spanned six-plus decades, Meadows took to the Broadway stage — in “The Gazebo” in 1958 — appeared in films including 1946’s “Undercurrent,” starring Katharine Hepburn; toured in her one-woman show “Powerful Women in History” for seven years; appeared with Allen onstage in A.R. Gurney’s “Love and Letters” off and on for 11 years; and was a regular panelist on the hit CBS gameshow “I’ve Got a Secret.”
Meadows was a prominent Republican.
Obituary from Variety (http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/jayne-meadows-dead-dies-widow-of-steve-allen-1201480601/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_Meadows)
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Marcel Pronovost, Hall of Famer on 5 Stanley cup winners, dies at 84
Hall of Famer Marcel Pronovost, who spent 15 years with the Detroit Red Wings before capping his playing career with a five-year run in Toronto, has died. He was 84.
Pronovost won the Stanley Cup five times as a player and recorded 88 goals and 257 assists in 1,206 regular-season games. He moved into coaching after his retirement and had served as a scout for the New Jersey Devils since 1990.
More (http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/story/hall-of-famer-marcel-pronovost-dies-at-84-042715)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Pronovost)
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Suzanne Crough, of the 'Partridge Family,' dies at 52
Suzanne Crough, who played Tracy on the sitcom "The Partridge Family," died on Monday, according to Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg. She was 52 years old.
Fudenberg said an autopsy was scheduled Wednesday, but that a finding of the cause and manner of her death would remain pending the results of forensic laboratory testing.
Crough played the youngest Partridge daughter from 1970 to 1974. A family member told TMZ, she died suddenly in her Nevada home.
After her role on "The Partridge Family," Crough appeared in several TV shows including "Mulligan's Stew." Her last on-screen role was in the 1980 film "Children of Divorce."
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/28/suzanne-crough-dead-52-partridge-family-actress-report-says/
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Legendary wrestler Verne Gagne dies
Legendary wrestler and promoter Verne Gagne died Monday surrounded by his family in Minnesota, according to close friends. He was 89.
News of his death reverberated through the wrestling world in tweets and Facebook posts that paid tribute to the Robbinsdale High School wrestler who went on to make a mark in the worlds of both amateur and professional wrestling.
More (http://www.startribune.com/local/301510471.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verne_Gagne)
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Former middleweight world champion boxer Gene Fullmer dead at 83
West Jordan • Many professional boxers have colorful and jarring nicknames designed to instill fear in opponents, capture the imagination of the general public and perhaps bring some extra publicity and headlines.
But when it came to having a trademark moniker, Utah's Gene Fullmer wasn't like many of his counterparts. In a 2009 interview with The Salt Lake Tribune, Fullmer said he just preferred to be called by the name his parents, Tuff and Mary Fullmer, gave him when he was born in 1931.
The former world middleweight boxing champion died late Monday night at a care center near his home in West Jordan. He was 83.
More (http://www.sltrib.com/sports/2449583-155/former-middleweight-world-champion-boxer-gene)
Boxing record (http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=009707&cat=boxer)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Fullmer)
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Meadows was a prominent Republican.
That's good to hear, I guess. My late father worked with Steve Allen on his 1962-65 talk show, and candidly described Jayne as a pain in the neck. :whistle:
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Ben_E._King_in_2012.jpg/220px-Ben_E._King_in_2012.jpg)[/float]Ben E. King, R&B legend, dies at 76
R&B and soul singer Ben E King, best known for the classic song Stand By Me, has died at the age of 76.
King started his career in the late 1950s with The Drifters, singing on hits including There Goes My Baby and Save The Last Dance For Me. After going solo, he hit the US top five with Stand By Me in 1961. It returned to the charts in the 1980s, including a three-week spell at number one in the UK, following its use in the film of the same name and a TV advert. The song has charted nine times on the US Billboard 100 over the years - King's version twice and seven times with covers by artists like John Lennon and Spyder Turner.
Obituary from the BBC (http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32547474?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_E._King)
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Crime Writer Ruth Rendell Dies
Best-selling crime writer Ruth Rendell has died, aged 85, according to her publisher.
http://news.sky.com/story/1476554/crime-writer-ruth-rendell-dies
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Ruth Rendell is one of my favorite authors. **nononono*
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[float=right](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Marv_Hubbard_On_The_Cover_Of_Sports_Illustrated-_December_17%2C_1973.jpg/220px-Marv_Hubbard_On_The_Cover_Of_Sports_Illustrated-_December_17%2C_1973.jpg)[/float]Marv Hubbard, Pro Bowl fullback, dead at 68
Hubbard was the pride of Red House, New York, population 38 as of 2010 (and about 10 miles south of where I live). He rose from those humble beginnings to become a star at Colgate University, the Atlantic Coast Football League and ultimately the NFL, where he played for the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1975, finishing his career with the Detroit Lions in 1977.
Hubbard died two days short of his 69th birthday after a long battle with cancer.
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marv_Hubbard)
Tom Flores discusses Hubbard's career with his hometown newspaper, the Salamanca Press (http://www.salamancapress.com/sports/article_3f4c5846-f6d5-11e4-83c9-0b14d9701bc0.html)
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Joanne Carson dies at 83; ex-wife of 'Tonight Show' host (2nd wife of Johnny Carson)
She was a struggling model and he was the host of a TV game show who shyly asked her if she wanted to watch some film clips of his comedy.
It was the first date in 1960 in New York City for the future Joanne Carson and Johnny Carson, long before he became the king of late-night television ...
Joanne Carson, 83, who later in life became a close confidant of Truman Capote, died Friday at home in Los Angeles. She had been in declining health and was in hospice care ...
More (http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-joanne-carson-20150509-story.html)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178617/reference)
New York Daily News article with more pictures: Joanne Carson, second wife of 'Tonight Show' host Johnny Carson, dead at 84 (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/joanne-carson-wife-johnny-carson-dead-84-article-1.2216422)
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Errol Brown: Singer and songwriter with Hot Chocolate dies at 71
Errol Ainsworth Brown, singer and songwriter: born Jamaica 12 November 1943; MBE 2003; married 1974 Ginette (two daughters); died Bahamas 6 May 2015.
A very nice review of his life and music here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/errol-brown-singer-and-songwriter-whose-band-hot-chocolate-had-a-string-of-infectious-hits-but-also-dealt-with-serious-subjects-10233519.html
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'King of the Blues' blues legend B.B. King dead at age 89
By KEN RITTER
http://news.yahoo.com/king-blues-blues-legend-b-b-king-dead-054620960.html (http://news.yahoo.com/king-blues-blues-legend-b-b-king-dead-054620960.html)
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'King of the Blues' blues legend B.B. King dead at age 89
By KEN RITTER
http://news.yahoo.com/king-blues-blues-legend-b-b-king-dead-054620960.html (http://news.yahoo.com/king-blues-blues-legend-b-b-king-dead-054620960.html)
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RIP B.B. Saw him in concert once, he was great!
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RIP B.B. Saw him in concert once, he was great!
I would love to have seen him in person. The last time I saw him play on TV it was at the WH with Mick Jagger. It was on cspan.
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I saw him at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano 24 years ago when he was 65. He billed that as his final tour, as he was retiring from the road. He gave a great performance. The opening act for him was Leon Russell, who gave only a mediocre show.
Of course King did not retire from the road, but kept on going to the end. My brother in law was in Cleveland a couple of weeks ago, for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions, at the invitation of Jimmy Vaughan, brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and I know they will be am saddened.
Obama should order flags flown at half mast, for the King.
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[float=right](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Garo_Yepremian_2013.jpg/150px-Garo_Yepremian_2013.jpg)[/float]Garo Yepremian, NFL kicker for 14 seasons, dies at 70
Yepremian, a Cypriot who originally played soccer before learning the American game, eventually played 14 seasons in the National Football League over 16 years, nine of them with the Miami Dolphins. His most infamous game was Super Bowl VII, in which the undefeated Dolphins were on the verge of a shutout before Yepremian, whose hands were too small to handle an NFL football, nevertheless tried to throw the ball away after a botched field goal attempt. The pass fell out of Garo's hands mid-throw and ended up being returned for a touchdown.
Yepremian died aged 70 after a battle with cancer.
Obituary from NFL.com (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000492987/article/former-dolphins-kicker-garo-yepremian-dies-at-70)
Obituary from the Miami Herald (http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article21153423.html)
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garo_Yepremian)
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I can still 'see' that play in my mind. All he had to do is kick the ball out of bounds. Instead he picked it up and tried to throw it. it was pretty sad.... :laugh:
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Maurie Berman, founder of Chicago's iconic Superdawg, dies at 89
Several veterans opened food stands to supplement their student incomes on the GI Bill after World War II, but Maurie Berman wanted something different.
"He wanted to open something more noteworthy," said his son, Scott Berman, 64. "A building, a tower, something with some identity."
So was born the friendly, family-run Northwest Side vintage drive-in Superdawg, with its order booth that looks like an airport control tower and its two 12-foot-tall papier-mache hot dogs designed in 1948 that stand on its roof.
Mr. Berman died Sunday, May 17, of heart problems at 89, his son said.
More (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-superdawg-founder-dies-met-20150517-story.html)
Superdawg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdawg)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Happy_Rockefeller_1973.JPG/150px-Happy_Rockefeller_1973.JPG)[/float]Margaretta "Happy" Rockefeller, wife of former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, dies at 88
Happy Rockefeller, the socialite whose 1963 marriage to Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York, soon after both had been divorced, raised a political storm in a more genteel time and may have cost him the Republican presidential nomination in 1964, died on Tuesday at her home in Tarrytown, N.Y. She was 88. The family said in a statement that she died after a brief illness.
In an era when marital infidelity and divorce were toxic for presidential candidates, many Americans were shocked when Margaretta Fitler Murphy, called Happy, and Mr. Rockefeller, who was nearly 18 years older than she, married on May 4, 1963. He was in the second of his four terms as governor and a leading contender for the presidency at the time, having run strongly in 1960.
Full obituary from The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/nyregion/happy-rockefeller-whose-marriage-to-governor-scandalized-voters-dies-at-88.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Rockefeller)
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Happy Rockefeller, the socialite whose 1963 marriage to Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York, soon after both had been divorced, raised a political storm in a more genteel time and may have cost him the Republican presidential nomination in 1964 ...
That really was scandalous. I remember my mother had a very low opinion of him. Didn't he die in flagrante delicto with another woman?
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That really was scandalous. I remember my mother had a very low opinion of him. Didn't he die in flagrante delicto with another woman?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Marshack
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I Was Dying
First, I was dying to finish high school and start college.
And then I was dying to finish college and start a career.
And then I was dying to marry and have children.
And then I was dying for my children to grow old enough for school so I could return to work.
And then I was dying to retire.
And now I am dying...and suddenly I realize I forgot to live.
.....Anonymous.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/John_Forbes_Nash%2C_Jr._by_Peter_Badge.jpg/250px-John_Forbes_Nash%2C_Jr._by_Peter_Badge.jpg)[/float]John Forbes Nash, Jr., famed schizophrenic mathematician, dies at 86
Nash, a West Virginia Native, shared a Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994, the year before he joined the Princeton mathematics department as a senior research mathematician. He is known for his work in game theory and his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia, depicted in the 2001 film, "A Beautiful Mind," starring Russell Crowe.
Nash and his wife were in a taxi traveling southbound in the left lane of the New Jersey Turnpike when the driver of the Ford Crown Victoria lost control as he tried to pass a Chrysler in the center lane, crashing into a guard rail, according to State Police Sgt. Gregory Williams. They couple was ejected from the car(.)
Full story from the Newark Star-Ledger (http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/05/famed_a_beautiful_mind_mathematician_wife_killed_in_taxi_crash_police_say.html)
Wikipedia (http://)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Anne_Meara_1975.JPG/220px-Anne_Meara_1975.JPG)[/float]Anne Meara, actress and wife of Jerry Stiller, dies at 85
Actress and comedian Anne Meara, whose comic work with husband Jerry Stiller helped launch a 60-year career in film and TV, has died. She was 85.
Jerry Stiller and son Ben Stiller say Meara died Saturday. No other details were provided.
The Stiller family released a statement to The Associated Press on Sunday describing Jerry Stiller as Meara's "husband and partner in life."
"The two were married for 61 years and worked together almost as long," the statement said.
Obituary as published by the Associated Press (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/ap-newsbreak-actress-anne-meara-mom-ben-stiller-31276160)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Meara)
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I wonder how long Jerry will live without her......
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RIP, Anne. I always liked her.
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Thanks for the laughs, Anne
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John Nash, Economics Nobelist in 'A Beautiful Mind,' Dies at 86
Sunday, May 24, 2015 10:25 AM
By: Laurence Arnold
John Nash, the Princeton University mathematician and Nobel laureate whose towering intellect and descent into paranoid schizophrenia formed the basis of the Academy Award-winning movie “A Beautiful Mind,” has died. He was 86.
Nash and his wife, Alicia, were killed in an auto crash on the New Jersey Turnpike Saturday afternoon, New Jersey State Police Sergeant Gregory Williams said Sunday.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in economics to Nash, John Harsanyi of the University of California-Berkeley and Reinhard Selten of the University of Bonn in Germany for their work in game theory, which seeks to understand how people, governments and companies cooperate and compete.
Nash was honored for his early insights, still widely used in economics, into how rivals shift or maintain strategies and allegiances. The Nash Equilibrium describes the moment when all parties are pursuing their best-case scenario and wouldn’t change course even if a rival does. It has been widely applied to matters including military face-offs, industrial price wars and labor negotiations.
Nash’s work was of interest mainly to fellow mathematicians and economists until the release in 1998 of “A Beautiful Mind,” a book by Sylvia Nasar stemming from her profile of Nash in the New York Times in 1995. Director Ron Howard turned the book into the 2001 film starring Russell Crowe as Nash and Jennifer Connelly as his wife. The movie won the Academy Award for best picture, with Howard and Connelly winning Oscars as well. Crowe, nominated as best actor, lost to Denzel Washington for “Training Day.”
‘Hellish’ Life
The book and movie told of how Nash, beginning in his early 30s, battled paranoid schizophrenia and how the mental disorder derailed his academic career and turned his life “hellish,” as Nasar put it.
After stays in psychiatric hospitals and a period wandering around Europe, he returned to Princeton and “became the Phantom of Fine Hall, a mute figure who scribbled strange equations on blackboards in the mathematics building and searched anxiously for secret messages in numbers,” Nasar wrote.
Nash began to emerge from his schizophrenia in the 1980s, when he was well into his 50s, having lost many of his productive years to the disorder.
The Nash whom Crowe portrays in the movie is haunted by visions of non-existent friends and enemies. The real Nash said he didn’t imagine people, but heard bizarre voices in his head and thought he saw codes and signals hidden in newspapers.
Rumors Spread
In 2002, Nash went on CBS’s “60 Minutes” to combat disparaging rumors that may have been spread to undermine the movie’s Oscar chances. Among the allegations was that the movie had scrubbed from Nash’s life story evidence of anti-Semitism and adultery.
Nasar, the author, responded with an op-ed piece calling those characterizations untrue. A 1967 letter from Nash cited as evidence of his anti-Semitism, Nasar said, was written when his paranoid delusions had him thinking he was “Job, a slave in chains, the emperor of Antarctica and a messiah.”
Nash said in the “60 Minutes” interview, “I did have strange ideas during certain periods of time.”
John Forbes Nash Jr. was born on June 13, 1928, in the Appalachian coal-mining and railroad town of Bluefield, West Virginia. He was the first of two children of John Nash, an electrical engineer, and his wife Virginia, a former school teacher. In an autobiography for the Nobel Foundation, Nash said he was reading E.T. Bell’s “Men of Mathematics” and proving Fermat’s Little Theorem by the time he was in high school.
Carnegie Mellon
He won a George Westinghouse Scholarship to attend Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh. He shifted from chemical engineering to chemistry, then to mathematics. He graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Late in his time at Carnegie, stimulated by an elective course in international economics, Nash began work on a paper offering his take on how two parties can reach accommodation while bargaining. At Princeton, which he chose over Harvard University for his graduate studies, he continued his work on game theory during doctoral studies beginning in 1948.
His Ph.D. thesis, written when he was a student of Albert W. Tucker, was the foundation for his Nobel award decades later. By extending game-theory analysis to situations that aren’t zero-sum games, he built upon the work of Princeton’s John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern, who had broken ground in the field with a 1944 book.
MIT Work
Nash taught at Princeton for a year after receiving his Ph.D. in 1950. After a brief stint at the Rand Corp., he joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was there until 1959. His work during that time included solving the so-called embedding problem in differential geometry and devising what became known as the Nash bargaining solution.
He and Alicia Larde, who met at MIT when she took his advanced-calculus course, married in 1957. It was early in 1959, when Alicia was pregnant with their son, John Charles Nash -- Nash had another son, John David Stier, from a relationship before he married -- that Nash began experiencing what he later termed his “mental disturbances.”
He resigned from the MIT faculty and spent 50 days at McLean Hospital, the first of several involuntary commitments to psychiatric institutions.
Spying Fears
Wandering through Europe, he “feared he was being spied on and hunted down and he tried to give up his United States citizenship,” Nasar wrote. Back home, he separated from his wife and spent time with his mother in Roanoke, Virginia. He tried to resume his research during what he called his “interludes of, as it were, enforced rationality.”
Nash’s wife continued to support him following their divorce in 1963, and he lived with her in Princeton most of the time. They remarried in 2001.
In his autobiographical piece for the Nobel Foundation, Nash reported “thinking rationally again in the style that is characteristic of scientists,” though he said rational thought had a downside, since it “imposes a limit on a person’s concept of his relation to the cosmos.”
The film version of “A Beautiful Mind” culminated with Nash paying tribute to his wife in his Nobel acceptance speech. In reality, Nash didn’t give a Nobel lecture.
Like his father, the Nashes’ son, known as Johnny, earned a Ph.D. in math and struggled with schizophrenia. In 1999, John and Alicia Nash came forward to support New Jersey’s community mental-health programs, like the one that allowed their son to live at home, in the face of budget cuts.
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'A Beautiful Mind' mathematician killed in crash
Russell Crowe portrayed John Nash in film
Published: 22 hours ago
(NJ) — John Forbes Nash Jr., the brilliant Princeton University mathematician whose life story was the subject of the film “A Beautiful Mind,” and his wife Alicia were killed in a crash Saturday on the New Jersey Turnpike, police said.
Nash was 86. Alicia Nash was 82. The couple lived in Princeton Junction.
The two were in a taxi traveling southbound in the left lane of the New Jersey Turnpike when the driver of the Ford Crown Victoria lost control as he tried to pass a Chrysler in the center lane, crashing into a guard rail, according to State Police Sgt. Gregory Williams.
They couple was ejected from the car, Williams said. A friend said the pair was on their way home from the airport after a trip to Norway, where Nash received a prestigious mathematics award.
“It doesn’t appear that they were wearing seatbelts,” he said.
Read the full story ›
http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/a-beautiful-mind-mathematician-killed-in-crash/?cat_orig=diversions
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Someone I had looked up to in my art.
Legendary photographer Mary Ellen Mark dies
Photographer Mary Ellen Mark, best known for her striking portraiture and investigative documentary work, died Monday at the age of 75.
Mark’s career spanned more than four decades, and her emotional photographs capturing the lives of those often overlooked made her one of the most recognizable contemporary photographers.
Her work took her around the world, from circuses in India to homeless shelters across upstate New York, and took to showcasing the individuals and ideas often unnoticed or underappreciated.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/mary-ellen-mark/#
One of her more famous subjects.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Beau_Biden_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Beau_Biden_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg)[/float]Joseph "Beau" Biden III, politician and son of Vice President Joe Biden, dies at 46
Beau Biden, a major in the Delaware Army National Guard’s Judge Advocate General Corps, became one of his state’s most popular public figures and had been considered the frontrunner for the 2016 race to become the state’s next governor, but in August 2013 he was admitted into one of the world’s most renowned cancer treatment centers, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, to begin his fight with the disease.
Full story from The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2015/05/30/e1ac5a2a-0731-11e5-a428-c984eb077d4e_story.html)
Wikipedia (http://)
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Thank you for your service, Major.
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John Stephenson, voice of Mr. Slate, dies at 91
Stephenson, who had a modest career as an on-camera character actor in the 1950s and 1960s, was best known for his prolific voice-over acting, most famously as "Mr. Slate," Fred Flintstone's boss on The Flintstones; he also voiced Benton Quest on the Jonny Quest animated series and a number of supporting roles in other Hanna-Barbera cartoons. He continued in voice-acting work until approximately 2010, when Alzheimer's disease forced his retirement.
Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-stephenson-dead-flintstones-voice-796680)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stephenson_(actor))
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Vincent Bugliosi, prosecutor in Manson trial, dies at 80
AP via Yahoo News (http://news.yahoo.com/vincent-bugliosi-prosecutor-manson-trial-dies-80-054033690.html)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vincent Bugliosi, a prosecutor who parlayed his handling of the Charles Manson trial into a career as a bestselling author, has died, his son said Monday night. He was 80 years old.
Bugliosi, who had struggled with cancer in recent years, died Saturday night at a hospital in Los Angeles, his son, Vincent Bugliosi Jr., told The Associated Press.
Bugliosi Jr. said his father had "an unflagging dedication to justice" in everything he did.
As an author, Bugliosi Sr. was best known for "Helter Skelter," which was his account of the Manson Family and the killings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others by followers of the cult leader, Charles Manson.
Bugliosi had prosecuted Manson and his female followers, winning convictions in one of America's most sensational trials.
He was an unknown Los Angeles deputy district attorney on Aug. 9, 1969, when the bodies of Tate, the beautiful actress wife of Roman Polanski, and four others were discovered butchered by unknown assailants who left bloody scrawlings on the door of her elegant home.
The victims included members of Hollywood's glitterati: celebrity hairdresser Jay Sebring; coffee heiress Abigail Folger; Polish film director Voityck Frykowksi; Tate, who was 8½-months pregnant; and Steven Parent, the friend of a caretaker.
A night later, two more mutilated bodies were found across town in another upscale neighborhood. The crime scene was marked with the same bloody scrawlings of words including, "Pigs" and "Rise" and "Helter Skelter." The victims were grocers Rosemary and Leno LaBianca, who had no connection to Tate and her glamorous friends.
Bugliosi was one of those assigned to the team of prosecutors while the case was being investigated. When members of the rag tag Manson Family were caught and charged with the crimes months later, a more veteran prosecutor, Aaron Stovitz, was named head of the district attorney's team and Bugliosi was assigned the second chair. But before long, a dispute arose between Stovitz and his boss over a remark he made to the media. He was summarily removed from the case and the intense, ambitious Bugliosi stepped into the role of a lifetime.
The trial of Manson and three female followers, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten, lasted 9½ months and became a courtroom drama that rivaled any cinematic trial. It cost Los Angeles County $1 million.
Bugliosi set the tone in his opening statement and closing argument, denouncing Manson as a murderous cult leader and his followers as young killers willing to do his bidding. He called the women "robots" and "zombies," manipulated by Manson — "a dictatorial maharajah of a tribe of bootlicking slaves."
He first proposed the theory that Manson was inspired to violence by the Beatles song "Helter Skelter," which the cult leader thought predicted a race war that Manson and his followers would foment.
Determined to show the breadth of the Manson Family's reach, Bugliosi called 84 witnesses, most of them a parade of disaffected young people who joined up with Manson and fell under his sway.
The trial became an exploration of the cult and its drug and sex fueled adoration of Manson whom members venerated as Jesus. He introduced 290 pieces of evidence.
At times, the defendants sought to taunt the prosecutor, jumping up and singing in court or grabbing at his papers on his lectern. The trial went on for so long that a defense lawyer disappeared and was found dead in the woods. Bugliosi maintained there was foul play but none was found.
Bugliosi's death was first reported Monday night by KNBC-TV.
Bugliosi was born in 1934 in Hibbing, Minn. He attended the University of Miami at Coral Gables, Fla., on a tennis scholarship and graduated from the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles.
After the Manson trial, he wrote "Helter Skelter" with collaborator Curt Gentry, and it became one of the bestselling crime books of all time.
He tried running for public office and lost, tried his hand on practicing defense law but ultimately returned to writing books. He wrote a dozen books, including the true-crime books, "Till Death Do Us Part," and "And The Sea Will Tell."
His non-fiction efforts, which took on controversial subjects, included "Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O. J. Simpson Got Away With Murder," and "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder."
Bugliosi Jr. said his father was most proud of his nearly 2,000-page examination of the Kennedy Assassination, "Reclaiming History," which took over 20 years to write.
But Bugliosi remained most associated with the Manson case for the rest of his life. Reflecting on it 40 years later, he said, "These murders were probably the most bizarre in the recorded annals of American crime...Evil has its lure and Manson has become a metaphor for evil."
Bugliosi and his wife of 59 years, Gail, had two children, Wendy and Vince Jr.
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Big band leader James Last famed for his trademark 'happy music' dies at his US home aged 86
-- James Last had career composing big band music spanning five decades
-- Had 52 hit records in Britain alone, a total only topped by Elvis Presley
-- Composed 190 tracks and at his peak was producing two albums a month
-- Died in Florida after a short illness surrounded by family, promoters said
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Re: Bugliosi, my wife's father's family knew the Labiancas. They were both 2nd generation sons of Italian immigrant families, growing up in Lost Angeles.
My FIL was 2nd oldest of four brothers. Two still are living.
The Labianca family were successful and rich, owning the "Gateway" market chain of stores spread throughout the rapidly growing metro area. I remember the stores well, from my youth.
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Christopher Lee, prolific British actor, dead at age 93
Christopher Lee, an actor who brought dramatic gravitas and aristocratic bearing to screen villains from Dracula to the wicked wizard Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, has died at age 93.
Lee appeared in more than 250 movies, taking on memorable roles such as the James Bond enemy Scaramanga and the evil Count Dooku in two "Star Wars" prequels.
But for many, he will forever be known as the vampire Count Dracula in a slew of gory, gothic British "Hammer Horror" thrillers churned out in the 1950s and 1960s that became hugely popular around the world.
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Ron Moody, Actor Best Known as Fagin in 'Oliver!,' Dies at 91
Ron Moody, the British character actor who rose to prominence in the role of Fagin, Dickens's guru of thievery, in "Oliver!," the stage and movie versions of "Oliver Twist," died on Thursday. He was 91.
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/theater/ron-moody-actor-who-redefined-fagin-in-oliver-dies-at-91.html)
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Dusty Rhodes passes away
On Twitter Thursday, Paul "HHH" Levesque announced the passing of Virgil "Dusty Rhodes" Runnels Jr. He was 69.
Rhodes was one of the most charismatic pro wrestlers in history and among the most popular wrestlers and biggest drawing cards of the 70s and 80s. He was born Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. and took his name from a baseball star of an earlier era.
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Randy Howard, country singer, dies a country song death at 65
Randy Howard didn’t just sing about being an outlaw, he lived like one: racking up drug, drinking and gun charges from Tennessee to Georgia.
So it’s perhaps no surprise that Howard died like an outlaw, too.
According to authorities, Howard was fatally shot after opening fire on a bail bondsman who showed up to his Lynchburg, Tenn., cabin to arrest the country singer. The bondsman was also struck by a bullet but expected to live.
Full obituary from The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/06/12/randy-howard-rambunctious-singer-dies-in-the-most-country-music-way-possible/)
Randy Howard's signature song, "All American Redneck:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFYhz_oZiMI
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Ornette Coleman, Composer and Saxophonist Who Rewrote the Language of Jazz, Dies at 85
Ornette Coleman, the alto saxophonist and composer who was one of the most powerful and contentious innovators in the history of jazz, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 85.
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/arts/music/ornette-coleman-jazz-saxophonist-dies-at-85-obituary.html)
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Light music composer Ernest Tomlinson dies aged 90
Born in Lancashire in 1924, Ernest Tomlinson wrote light orchestral pieces which became a well-loved fixture on radio (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/radio/), television and stage in the decades following World War II. He had his first piece broadcast in 1949 and six years later, he formed the Ernest Tomlinson Light Orchestra.
Tomlinson produced a wide range of works – including overtures, suites, rhapsodies and miniatures. His Little Serenade and Suite of English Folk Dances - particularly the movement titled Dick's Maggot - are regularly played on Classic FM. In the 1960s he composed a number of pieces for the test card, including Stately Occasion and Capability Brown
More (http://www.classicfm.com/music-news/latest-news/light-music-tomlinson-dies/)
Ernest Tomlinson (1924-2015) has died at 90 (http://www.classicalmusicmagazine.org/2015/06/ernest-tomlinson-1924-2015-has-died-at-90/)
Ernest Tomlinson - Little Serenade (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TavwWbp6xm8)
Ernest Tomlinson - Suite of English Folk-Dances (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l29EHWlV-0Q)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Tomlinson)
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Kirk Kerkorian, Billionaire Investor in Film Studios and Casinos, Dies at 98
Kirk Kerkorian, the media-shy investor who became one of the richest Americans by betting his money on ventures like casinos and film studios, died Monday night at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98 ...
Born poor, Mr. Kerkorian was a brawling amateur boxer, a daredevil pilot and a high-stakes poker player before figuring out safer ways to amass a multibillion-dollar fortune. He pursued strategies that baffled business rivals and Wall Street analysts and that left him sometimes on the verge of bankruptcy. Other times, his moves brought him windfalls ...
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LA Times article: Kirk Kerkorian dies at 98; shook up the car, movie and casino industries (http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-adv-kirk-kerkorian-20150616-story.html)
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Dick Van Patten, Who Starred in Eight Is Enough and The Love Boat, Dies at 86 (http://www.people.com/article/dick-van-patten-dies-eight-is-enough-love-boat)
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James Horner, Film Composer for 'Titanic' and 'Braveheart,' Dies in Plane Crash
The two-time Oscar winner, 61, worked on three James Cameron films, two 'Star Trek' movies and classics like 'A Beautiful Mind,' 'Field of Dreams' and 'Apollo 13.'
James Horner, the consummate film composer known for his heart-tugging scores for Field of Dreams, Braveheart and Titanic, for which he won two Academy Awards, died Monday in a plane crash near Santa Barbara. He was 61.
More (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-horner-dead-titanic-composer-804365)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQINoi5LbBs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQINoi5LbBs
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Patrick Macnee, Star of 'The Avengers,' Dies at 93
Patrick Macnee, who wielded a lethal umbrella and sharp repartee as the dapper secret agent John Steed on the 1960s television series "The Avengers," died on Thursday at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 93 ...
He was the young Marley in the Alastair Sim version of “A Christmas Carol” in 1951 ...
Full article (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/arts/television/patrick-macnee-star-of-the-avengers-dies-at-93.html)
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Official site (http://www.patrickmacnee.com/)
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http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/chris-squire-yes-bassist-and-co-founder-dead-at-67-20150628
Chris Squire, Yes Bassist and Co-Founder, Dead at 67
Bassist was only member of legendary prog rock group to appear on every album
By Daniel Kreps June 28, 2015
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Yes' Chris Squire, shown here in concert in 2013, has passed away at the age of 67, just a month after the bassist revealed he was battling leukemia Larry Marano/Getty Images Entertainment
Chris Squire, the co-founder and longtime bassist of prog rock icons Yes and the only member of the group to feature on every studio album, has passed away just over a month after revealing that he was suffering from a rare form of leukemia. Squire was 67. Current Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes first tweeted the news, "Utterly devastated beyond words to have to report the sad news of the passing of my dear friend, bandmate and inspiration Chris Squire."
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/chris-squire-yes-bassist-and-co-founder-dead-at-67-20150628#ixzz3eQ7zf25r
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Yes is one of my favorite groups of all time and Chris Squire played bass like no one else! RIP Chris Squire.
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Jack Carter, Brash Comic, Dies at 93
Jack Carter, whose brash, caustic comedy made him a star in early television and helped him sustain a career of more than a half-century in TV, nightclubs, movies and on stage, died of respiratory failure at his Beverly Hills, California, home, a family spokesman said.
Carter turned 93 just four days before he died Sunday, Jeff Sanderson said.
In 1948, when network television was beginning, Carter starred in a series of variety shows on ABC. In 1950, Pat Weaver, the visionary NBC programmer who fostered the "Today" and "Tonight" shows and other innovations, scheduled two hours of programming called "Saturday Night Revue."
More (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/jack-carter-brash-comic-dies-93-32113799?singlePage=true)
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James Horner, Film Composer for 'Titanic' and 'Braveheart,' Dies in Plane Crash
More (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-horner-dead-titanic-composer-804365)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQINoi5LbBs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQINoi5LbBs
Brilliant film composer. Huge loss for the industry.
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James Horner, Film Composer for 'Titanic' and 'Braveheart,' Dies in Plane Crash
More (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-horner-dead-titanic-composer-804365)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQINoi5LbBs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQINoi5LbBs
Horner did wonderful work.
I have often thought that those who compose for film are some of the most creative composers writing music today.
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I don't know why updatednews.ca published this today unless it's some kind of joke. Andy Griffith is dead, alright. He died July 3, 2012.
LOL! Thanks for pointing that out! I remember now when he died. I'm going to delete it.
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LOL! Thanks for pointing that out! I remember now when he died. I'm going to delete it.
It's OK. The same thing happened to Rue McClanahan a couple weeks ago. She's been dead five years.
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Burt Shavitz, beekeeper who founded Burt's Bees, dies at 80
Burt's Bees started by chance -- Shavitz, a bearded beekeeper who sold honey from a roadside stand, pulled over one day in 1984 to pick up hitchhiker Roxanne Quimby. The two hit it off, and Quimby started making candles from Shavitz's beeswax.
The pair made $200 at their first craft fair selling the candles, and within a year, pulled in $20,000, according to a company timeline. Soon, they started making all kinds of other products -- featuring Shavitz's face and beard on the labels -- including Burt's Bees' iconic beeswax lip balm.
Burt's Bees was sold for $1 billion to Clorox in 2007.
Full story (http://www.clickorlando.com/news/money/burt-of-burts-bees-dies-at-80/34009200)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Shavitz)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Ken_Stabler_2007_Alabama_Broadcasters_Convention.jpg/220px-Ken_Stabler_2007_Alabama_Broadcasters_Convention.jpg)[/float]Ken Stabler, Alabama Crimson Tide and Oakland Raiders QB, dies at 69
Confirmation from WPMI-TV (http://www.local15tv.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_alabama-legend-kenny-stabler-passes-away-21849.shtml#.VZ79ZUbDvs7)
Fuller obituary from CBS Sports (http://alabama.247sports.com/Bolt/Legendary-Alabama-QB-Ken-Stabler-passes-away-38132875)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Stabler)
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Stabler was a fun guy to watch. That is too young to end it; e.g. age 69 when my father died sadly.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Ken_Stabler_2007_Alabama_Broadcasters_Convention.jpg/220px-Ken_Stabler_2007_Alabama_Broadcasters_Convention.jpg)[/float]Ken Stabler, Alabama Crimson Tide and Oakland Raiders QB, dies at 69
Confirmation from WPMI-TV (http://www.local15tv.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_alabama-legend-kenny-stabler-passes-away-21849.shtml#.VZ79ZUbDvs7)
Fuller obituary from CBS Sports (http://alabama.247sports.com/Bolt/Legendary-Alabama-QB-Ken-Stabler-passes-away-38132875)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Stabler)
I too am a "Ken."
RIP, sir.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Ken_Stabler_2007_Alabama_Broadcasters_Convention.jpg/220px-Ken_Stabler_2007_Alabama_Broadcasters_Convention.jpg)[/float]Ken Stabler, Alabama Crimson Tide and Oakland Raiders QB, dies at 69
Confirmation from WPMI-TV (http://www.local15tv.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_alabama-legend-kenny-stabler-passes-away-21849.shtml#.VZ79ZUbDvs7)
Fuller obituary from CBS Sports (http://alabama.247sports.com/Bolt/Legendary-Alabama-QB-Ken-Stabler-passes-away-38132875)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Stabler)
JMF, thanx. I copied/stole this and posted it elsewhere. ^-^
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Omar Sharif, star of Dr Zhivago and one of the world's greatest bridge players, dies
Omar Sharif, star of Dr Zhivago and one of the world's greatest bridge players, has died aged 83.
His agent Steve Kenis said on Friday: "He suffered a heart attack this afternoon in a hospital in Cairo."
Egyptian-born Sharif, who had Alzheimer’s disease, won international acclaim for his role in the 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia – his first English-language film.
More (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11731824/Omar-Sharif-star-of-Dr-Zhivago-and-one-of-the-worlds-greatest-bridge-players-dies-aged-83.html)
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A dashing character.
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At the time (1967), Sharif was much criticized in the Muslim press for kissing Jewess and outspoken Zionist Barbara Streisand in the film Funny Girl.
I have often wondered how he was able to do that without upchucking.
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Stage actor Roger Rees dies at 71
Welsh actor Roger Rees played numerous roles on Broadway and in London stage shows, his most acclaimed work from that field being the title role of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, an eight-hour play. Less known in the U.S., he did have some roles, including the villainous "Sheriff of Rottingham" in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Robin Colcord on Cheers and Thomas Paine in a PBS production of Liberty! The American Revolution. He continued to act until shortly before his death from a brief, unspecified illness.
A naturalized U.S. citizen and convert to Judaism, Rees is survived by his same-sex spouse, playwright Rick Elice.
Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roger-rees-dead-life-adventures-808126)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Rees)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Jim_Ed_Brown_at_Branson_October_2012.jpg/220px-Jim_Ed_Brown_at_Branson_October_2012.jpg)[/float]Jim Ed Brown, country singer, dies at 81
Fuller's note: This happened a month ago but it appears I didn't catch it when it happened.
Brown had a string of success in the country music field that stretched from 1954 to 1967 as a member of a singing family; when his sisters retired, he continued with a solo career, which also had a string of hits. He retired from recording music in 1981 and shifted his efforts to television, maintaining a live performance schedule until shortly before his death. At the time of his death, he was hosting the Country Music Greats Radio Hour. He died June 11, just over a week after going public with a diagnosis of lung cancer. The Country Music Hall of Fame rushed to induct him before his death.
Obituary from The Tennesseean (http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/06/11/country-singer-jim-ed-brown-dies/71097224/)
Wikipedia (http://)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Van_Miller_at_Ralph_Wilson_Stadium_11-16-08_crop.JPG/220px-Van_Miller_at_Ralph_Wilson_Stadium_11-16-08_crop.JPG)[/float]Van Miller, dean of Western New York sportscasters, dies at 87
Miller began his career at tiny AM 1410 in his hometown of Dunkirk, New York. From there, he moved onto Buffalo, where he quickly took root at WBEN radio and TV as a weather and sports anchor. His work earned the attention of Dick Gallagher, the general manager of the newly formed Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, and when the Bills took the field in 1960, the team chose Miller as its play-by-play voice. He held the position for the team's first eleven seasons, then (after another station won the Bills broadcast rights) came back seven years later and called the Bills for another 26 years. His exuberant, but steady, style (more subdued than his hockey counterpart Rick Jeanneret, but still excitable enough to coin such phrases as "fandemonium" and "fasten your seatbelts" that remain part of the Buffalonian lexicon) made him a favorite on NFL Films broadcasts (it didn't hurt that Jeff Kaye, a colleague of Miller's, also worked at NFL Films).
Miller also had a long association with basketball, calling games for Niagara University during the days of Calvin Murphy in the late 1960s, the Buffalo Braves (where he was so close with Braves coach Jack Ramsay that Miller reportedly gave him advice on substitutions) in the 1970s, and later college basketball games on the upstart Empire Sports Network in the early 1990s.
Miller suffered a large of health problems in his last years of life stemming from aging, leading to his death this past Friday, July 17.
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Miller)
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Alex Rocco Obituary
Alex Rocco, a longtime character actor has died at the age of 79, according to the examiner.com. His death was first reported by his daughter on her facebook page. One of his best known roles would be as casino owner Moe Greene in "The Godfather" who had the famous line, "Do you know who I am"?
More (http://www.legacy.com/ns/alex-rocco-obituary/175322507)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye2a94LZ05g
Hmmm....thought he died long ago while getting a massage. :laugh:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye2a94LZ05g
Hmmm....thought he died long ago while getting a massage. :laugh:
GMTA!
I was just about to post that. :laugh:
It's part of this longer scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zs61pakiIY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zs61pakiIY
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/El6bw.jpg/180px-El6bw.jpg)[/float]E.L. Doctorow, historical fiction author, dies at 84
E. L. Doctorow, a leading figure in contemporary American letters whose popular, critically admired and award-winning novels — including “Ragtime,” “Billy Bathgate” and “The March” — situated fictional characters in recognizable historical contexts, among identifiable historical figures and often within unconventional narrative forms, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 84 and had homes in Manhattan and Sag Harbor, N.Y.
The cause was complications from lung cancer, his son, Richard, said.
Full obituary from The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/books/el-doctorow-author-of-historical-fiction-dies-at-84.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._L._Doctorow)
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Brown, at left, with her mom in 2009.[/float]Bobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22
Brown, the only daughter of singers Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, had been in a coma for the past five months after being discovered unconscious in a bathtub in January 2015. At the time of her incapacitation, she controlled the entirety of her mother's estate, worth over US$100,000,000.
Story from Entertainment Tonight (http://www.etonline.com/news/166778_bobbi_kristina_brown_dead_at_22_whitney_houston_bobby_brown_5_months_coma/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbi_Kristina_Brown)
Original thread (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,160965.msg649775.html)
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True crime author Ann Rule dead at 83
SEATTLE -- True crime writer Ann Rule, who wrote more than 30 books, including a profile of her former co-worker, serial killer Ted Bundy, has died at 83.
Rule died at Highline Medical Center, south of Seattle, at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, said Scott Thompson, a spokesman for CHI Franciscan Health. Rule's daughter, Leslie Rule, said on Facebook that her mother had many health issues, including congestive heart failure.
"My mom died peacefully last night," Leslie Rule wrote. "She got to see all of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/true-crime-author-ann-rule-dead-at-83/
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For anyone who loves the "true crime" genre, Ann Rule's books were among the best.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Lynn_Anderson_on_stage_April_2011.jpg/220px-Lynn_Anderson_on_stage_April_2011.jpg)[/float]Lynn Anderson, country singer famous for "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden," dies at 67
Anderson first rose to fame with some minor hits in 1966 and became known as a performer on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1967 to 1969. Anderson would chart five hits at #1 on the country charts, including her lone top-40 hit, 1971's "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden." She continued recording hits until the mid-1980s, at which point she retreated to Taos, New Mexico.
Anderson died of pneumonia after a trip to Italy.
Obituary from Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lynn-anderson-dead-dies-20150731)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Anderson)
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Buddy Emmons, world's foremost steel guitarist, dies at 78
Emmons was a renowned session steel guitarist for nearly five decades and over the years was a regular band member for Little Jimmy Dickens, Ernest Tubb, Ray Price, Roger Miller, and the Everly Brothers. He is credited with numerous innovations to the instrument and as a major influence on other steel guitarists. No cause of death was made public.
Obituary from Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/steel-guitar-great-buddy-emmons-dies-20150730)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Emmons)
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'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
Dies at 61
From Cardiac Arrest
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Wrestling legend "Rowdy" Roddy Piper has died at the age of 61 ... TMZ Sports has learned.
Piper -- born Roderick George Toombs -- died from cardiac arrest in his sleep at his home in Hollywood on Thursday night. He was discovered on Friday.
Piper was a wrestling icon -- one of the biggest stars in the WWE back in the '80s, and even wrestled in "Wrestlemania I" back in 1985 ... squaring off against Hulk Hogan and Mr. T.
Roddy's rep tells us, "I am devastated at this news. Rod was a good friend as well as a client and one of the most generous, sincere and authentic people I have ever known. This is a true loss to us all."
Piper had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2006, but last November he said he was cancer free. A family source tells us he was "cancer free" at the time of his death.
A family member tells us, "Our family is saddened by the sudden passing of our father and beloved husband, Roderick Toombs aka Rowdy Roddy Piper."
Roddy was admitted into the WWE Hall of Fame back in 2005 and was one of the top 50 villains in the history of the WWE.
Piper had a long relationship with WWE -- last wrestling back in 2008 ... but appeared on various WWE shows up until 2014.
Roddy is survived by his wife Kitty and their 4 kids -- including 3 daughters and son Colton who's pursuing a career in professional wrestling.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/31/roddy-piper-dead-dies-wwe-wrestler-cancer/ (http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/31/roddy-piper-dead-dies-wwe-wrestler-cancer/)
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Robert Conquest, Esteemed Soviet Union Historian, Dies at 98
Robert Conquest, the Anglo-American historian famous for his writings on the Soviet Union, died at the age of 98 on Monday in Palo Alto, California.
The Telegraph writes in his obituary:
An ardent Bolshevik as a young man, Conquest became a bitter foe of Soviet “Socialism.” He had first visited Russia in 1937 as a youthful devotee of the great experiment. It was a half century before he returned in 1989, having spent his life between chronicling the horrors the country had endured, and emerging, in the view of the Oxford historian Mark Almond, as “one of the few Western heroes of the collapse of Soviet Communism.”
Most notable of Conquest’s works was The Great Terror, which was the first detailed account to chronicle the horrors of Joseph Stalin’s rule in the Soviet Union between 1937 to 1939. According to his estimates–which were eventually deemed high but relatively accurate–20 million people died under Stalin’s rule due to famine, Soviet labor camps and executions.
Conquest’s work won him appreciation from world leaders like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, who even consulted with Conquest regarding how to deal with Soviet Russia.
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Frank Gifford, Legendary Monday Night Football Sportscaster and Husband of Kathie Lee Gifford, Dead at 84
Legendary Monday Night Football broadcaster Frank Gifford, the husband of Today co-host Kathie Lee Gifford, died Sunday of natural causes. He was 84.
“It is with deepest sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and friend Frank Gifford,” said the Gifford Family in a statement. “Frank died suddenly on this beautiful Sunday morning of natural causes at his Connecticut home. We rejoice in the extraordinary life he was privileged to live, and we feel grateful and blessed to have been loved by such an amazing human being. We ask that our privacy be respected at this difficult time and we thank you for your prayers.”
Before launching his sport casting career, Gifford spent 12 seasons with the New York Giants, making eight pro Bowl appearances and winning the MVP award in 1956.
Gifford earned an Emmy nod in 1976 (for Outstanding Sports Personality), and in ’97 was a recipient of the Sports Emmys’ Lifetime Achievement Award.
He played himself in a number of sports-themed sitcoms, including Spin City and Coach.
link (https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/frank-gifford-legendary-monday-night-185311584.html)
FOX News (http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2015/08/09/frank-gifford-legendary-football-player-and-broadcaster-dead-at-84/):Frank Gifford, a Hall of Fame football player for the New York Giants and a legendary broadcaster, died Sunday at his Connecticut home of natural causes, his family announced. He was just seven days shy of his 85th birthday.
Gifford is survived, among others, by his wife, television personality Kathy Lee Gifford.
His family said in a statement: "We rejoice in the extraordinary life he was privileged to live, and we feel grateful and blessed to have been loved by such an amazing human being."
Gifford was a No. 1 draft pick by the Giants in 1952 and enjoyed a versatile career with New York, playing both offense and defense. He was named NFL Player of the Year in 1956 and named to seven Pro Bowls for three different positions – defensive back, halfback and flanker.
Though Gifford was the centerpiece of a Giants offense that went to five NFL title games in the 1950s and '60s, he experienced highs and lows as an NFL player. Gifford fumbled twice early in the 1958 NFL championship game, both of which led to Baltimore Colts touchdowns, and later came up short on a critical third down. The Colts eventually won 23-17 in the league's first overtime game. The thrilling finish helped popularize the NFL and was dubbed "The Greatest Game Ever Played," although not by Gifford.
"Not my greatest game," Gifford told the AP in 2008. "I fumbled going out (of the end zone) and I fumbled going in."
Gifford and his teammates felt he was robbed by an incorrectly spotted ball with less than three minutes left in the fourth quarter, though video technology employed for a 50th anniversary documentary indicated the call was correct. In any event, the Giants were forced to punt in the '58 game, leading to a famous drive led by Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas to send it into overtime.
Gifford had his best year in 1956, rushing for 819 yards, picking up 603 yards receiving and scoring nine touchdowns in 12 games. The Giants routed the Chicago Bears 47-7 at Yankee Stadium, where Gifford shared a locker with Mickey Mantle.
A crushing hit by 233-pound Eagles linebacker Chuck Bednarik in November 1960 flattened Gifford and likely shortened his football career. Bednarik was pictured standing over the unconscious Gifford, pumping his fist in a celebration thought by many to be over the top. Gifford was in the hospital for 10 days and sidelined until 1962.
In 12 seasons, all with New York, Gifford scored 34 rushing touchdowns and 43 receiving touchdowns.
His numbers led to his election to the Hall of Fame in 1977 and Gifford's jersey number, 16, was retired by the Giants in 2000.
After he retired following the 1964 season, the flexible Gifford turned to broadcasting. After initially working with CBS, he joined ABC's "Monday Night Football" in 1971, at first as a play-by-play announcer and then as an analyst.
Later in life he stayed in the spotlight through his marriage to Kathie Lee Gifford, who famously called him a "human love machine" and "lamb-chop" to her millions of viewers.
Gifford hosted "Wide World of Sports," covered several Olympics — his call of Frank Klammer's gold medal run in 1976 is considered a broadcasting masterpiece — and announced 588 consecutive NFL games for ABC, not even taking time off after the death of his mother shortly before a broadcast in 1986.
While he worked with others, including Dan Dierdorf, Al Michaels, Joe Namath and O.J. Simpson, Gifford was most known for the eight years he served as a calm buffer between the folksy Don Meredith and acerbic Howard Cosell.
In its early years the show was a cultural touchstone, with cities throwing parades for the visiting announcers and celebrities such as John Lennon and Ronald Reagan making appearances.
"I hate to use the words 'American institution,' but there's no other way to put it, really," Gifford told The Associated Press in 1993. "There's nothing else like it."
A handsome straight-shooter who came off as earnest and sincere, Gifford was popular with viewers, even if some accused him of being a shill for the NFL. When he wasn't on the field, Gifford tried to put his movie-star good looks to use in Hollywood, appearing in about a dozen films, most notably the 1959 submarine movie "Up Periscope."
Born Aug. 16, 1930, in Santa Monica, Calif., Frank Newton Gifford was the son of an itinerant oil worker. Growing up in Depression-era California, Gifford estimated he moved 47 times before entering high school, occasionally sleeping in parks or the family car and eating dog food. He was a star at Bakersfield High School and was an All-American during his senior season at the University of Southern California.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Mel_Farr.jpg/220px-Mel_Farr.jpg)[/float]Mel Farr, former Detroit Lions Pro Bowler turned car dealer, dies at 70
Farr played seven seasons as a running back for the Detroit Lions from 1967 to 1973 before leaving to focus on his long-term career full time. As "Mel Farr, Superstar," Farr built a chain of 11 automotive dealerships, known for their eclectic advertisements featuring Farr wearing a cape.
Obituary from the Detroit Free Press (http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/08/04/mel-farr-obit/31091717/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Farr)
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Julian Bond, civil rights leader and former NAACP chairman, dies at 75
One of the original race hustlers. Very successful at it, too.
(CNN)—Julian Bond, a lifelong civil rights leader and former board chairman of the NAACP, has died. He was 75.
Bond died Saturday night after a brief illness in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which he served as founding president in the 1970s.
"Not only has the country lost a hero today, we've lost a great friend," the legal advocacy group said in a statement.
The Tennessee native was on the forefront of the 1960s civil rights movement and was among activists who demanded equal rights for African-Americans.
Cause of death not stated in this particular story, and in another piece, "after a short, unspecified illness."
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Julian Bond, civil rights leader and former NAACP chairman, dies at 75
One of the original race hustlers. Very successful at it, too.
Cause of death not stated in this particular story, and in another piece, "after a short, unspecified illness."
Any friend of the Southern Poverty Law Center is NO friend of America.
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Any friend of the Southern Poverty Law Center is NO friend of America.
True.
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‘F Troop’ Actress Melody Patterson Dies at 66
"TV actress Melody Patterson, best known for playing Wrangler Jane on “F Troop,” died Thursday at the age of 66. Patterson died in a nursing home after multiple organ failure, according to reports.
In addition to her starring role on “F Troop” from 1965-1967, Patterson appeared on other television shows of the era including “The Monkees,” “Adam-12” and “Green Acres.” She was also in a handful of episodes of “Hawaii Five-O,” which featured her husband at the time, James MacArthur.
Patterson also appeared in a few films, landing roles in “The Angry Breed,” “The Cycle Savages” and “Blood and Lace.”
Patterson’s “F Troop” co-star Larry Storch announced her death via Facebook post, saying, “It’s with a heavy heart that we can let you know our beloved Wrangler Jane, Melody Patterson passed away today. Our hearts are sad today. RIP Sweet Melody. We love you.” "
http://variety.com/2015/tv/obituaries-people-news/f-troop-actress-melody-patterson-dies-at-66-1201576106/
She was definitely a cutie pie.
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‘F Troop’ Actress Melody Patterson Dies at 66
"TV actress Melody Patterson, best known for playing Wrangler Jane on “F Troop,” died Thursday at the age of 66. Patterson died in a nursing home after multiple organ failure, according to reports.
In addition to her starring role on “F Troop” from 1965-1967, Patterson appeared on other television shows of the era including “The Monkees,” “Adam-12” and “Green Acres.” She was also in a handful of episodes of “Hawaii Five-O,” which featured her husband at the time, James MacArthur.
Patterson also appeared in a few films, landing roles in “The Angry Breed,” “The Cycle Savages” and “Blood and Lace.”
Patterson’s “F Troop” co-star Larry Storch announced her death via Facebook post, saying, “It’s with a heavy heart that we can let you know our beloved Wrangler Jane, Melody Patterson passed away today. Our hearts are sad today. RIP Sweet Melody. We love you.” "
http://variety.com/2015/tv/obituaries-people-news/f-troop-actress-melody-patterson-dies-at-66-1201576106/
She was definitely a cutie pie.
I used to watch that show. she was a cutie.
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'Awakenings' Author, Famed Neurologist Oliver Sacks Dies at 82
NEW YORK — Dr. Oliver Sacks, whose books like "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat" probed distant ranges of human experience by compassionately portraying people with severe and sometimes bizarre neurological conditions, has died. He was 82.
Sacks died Sunday at his home in New York City, his assistant, Kate Edgar, said.
Sacks had announced in February 2015 that he was terminally ill with a rare eye cancer that had spread to his liver.
As a practicing neurologist, Sacks looked at some of his patients with a writer's eye and found publishing gold.
In his best-selling 1985 book, he described a man who really did mistake his wife's face for his hat while visiting Sacks' office, because his brain had difficulty interpreting what he saw. Another story in the book featured autistic twins who had trouble with ordinary math but who could perform other amazing calculations.
Discover magazine ranked it among the 25 greatest science books of all time in 2006, declaring, "Legions of neuroscientists now probing the mysteries of the human brain cite this book as their greatest inspiration."
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/awakenings-author-famed-neurologist-oliver-sacks-dies-82-n418451
Anyone who has the slightest interest in how the brain works and what makes people people will miss him terribly.
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'Awakenings' Author, Famed Neurologist Oliver Sacks Dies at 82
NEW YORK — Dr. Oliver Sacks, whose books like "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat" probed distant ranges of human experience by compassionately portraying people with severe and sometimes bizarre neurological conditions, has died. He was 82.
Sacks died Sunday at his home in New York City, his assistant, Kate Edgar, said.
Sacks had announced in February 2015 that he was terminally ill with a rare eye cancer that had spread to his liver.
As a practicing neurologist, Sacks looked at some of his patients with a writer's eye and found publishing gold.
In his best-selling 1985 book, he described a man who really did mistake his wife's face for his hat while visiting Sacks' office, because his brain had difficulty interpreting what he saw. Another story in the book featured autistic twins who had trouble with ordinary math but who could perform other amazing calculations.
Discover magazine ranked it among the 25 greatest science books of all time in 2006, declaring, "Legions of neuroscientists now probing the mysteries of the human brain cite this book as their greatest inspiration."
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/awakenings-author-famed-neurologist-oliver-sacks-dies-82-n418451
Anyone who has the slightest interest in how the brain works and what makes people people will miss him terribly.
Oh........... this is sad. I've used one of his books on Music Therapy in my classes....... (Musicophilia......... absolutely fascinating!
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/WayneDyerByPhilKonstantin.jpg/180px-WayneDyerByPhilKonstantin.jpg)[/float]Dr. Wayne Dyer, motivational speaker, dies at 75
Dyer was the author of the 1976 book Your Erroneous Zones, which sold tens of millions of copies. (I'll be honest with you, I don't really know much about the guy other than he was apparently pretty popular among some of my New Age-oriented acquaintances, and apparently he was the guy who officiated Ellen DeGeneres's same-sex wedding to Portia de Rossi.) He died in his sleep of unknown causes, but was apparently expecting to die soon.
Partial obituary from the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3216536/Ellen-DeGe.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Dyer)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Wes_Craven_2010.jpg)[/float]Wes Craven, film director, dies at 76
Originally beginning his career in pornography, Craven is best known for his work in the horror genre, including creating the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and directing Scream. He died at 76 of brain cancer.
Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wes-craven-horror-maestro-dies-818806)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Craven)
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Wes Craven was pure genius. I saw Nightmare on Elm Street when it first came out in '85 ~ scared the living crap outta me. The things he did in that movie had never before been done.
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Dean Jones, Boyish Disney Star, Dies at 84
Dean Jones, whose boyish good looks and all-American manner made him Disney's favorite young actor for such lighthearted films as "That Darn Cat!" and "The Love Bug," has died of Parkinson's disease. He was 84.
More (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/dean-jones-boyish-disney-star-dies-84-33489210?singlePage=true)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Jones_%28actor%29)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427894/reference)
IBDB (http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=47153)
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Dean Jones, Boyish Disney Star, Dies at 84
More (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/dean-jones-boyish-disney-star-dies-84-33489210?singlePage=true)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Jones_%28actor%29)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427894/reference)
IBDB (http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=47153)
Wow.... I remember going to the movie theater with my mom to watch The Love Bug. I watched That Darn Cat on TV.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Marmaduke.png)
A 2008 strip of "Marmaduke."[/float]Brad Anderson, author of the comic strip "Marmaduke," dies at 91
Anderson, a native of Chautauqua County, New York, authored the comic strip "Marmaduke" for 61 years, from 1954 until his unexpected death August 30 at the age of 91. The strip followed the adventures of a comically huge Great Dane named Marmaduke, along with its owners, Phil and Dottie Winslow (named after Phil and Dorothy Leeming, two of Anderson's early assistants on the strip). "Marmaduke" ran in over 500 U.S. newspapers.
Obituary from the National Cartoonists Society (http://www.reuben.org/2015/09/brad-anderson-1924-2015/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Anderson_%28cartoonist%29)
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Martin Milner Dies: ‘Adam-12’ & ‘Route 66’ Star Was 83
(https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/martin-milner-instragram.jpg?w=900&h=584)
http://deadline.com/2015/09/martin-milner-dead-adam-12-route-66-star-1201516908/
Milner began his career in late 1940s, appearing in war films including the John Wayne starrers Sands Of Iwo Jima (1949) and Operation Pacific (1951) and Halls Of Montezuma with Richard Widmark and Jack Palance. In 1952, he made his first of several appearances on the TV version of Dragnet, the start of what would be a long small-screen relationship with writer-producer-actor Jack Webb. In 1954, Milner landed a regular role on the final season of sitcom The Stu Erwin Show, after we his career was focused in television.
Milner had supporting roles in a few more movies — including the star-packed pics Mister Roberts (1955), Sweet Smell Of Success (1957) and Gunfight At The O.K. Corral (1957) — before he began guesting in such late-’50s/early-’60s TV favorites as The Life Of Riley, Wagon Train and The Twilight Zone. In 1960, he landed a lead role in Route 66, in which he and George Maharis (and later Glenn Corbett) played young men traveling the U.S. in search of adventure. The CBS series lasted four seasons and 116 episodes and cemented the Detroit native as a TV regular.
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"Judy Carne, ‘Laugh-In’s’ ‘Sock it to Me’ Girl, Dies at 76"
"Actress Judy Carne, best known for being the “Sock it to me!” girl on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” in the ’60s, died on Sept. 3, according to the Telegraph. She was 76.
Carne rose to overnight fame with her appearances on “Laugh-In,” where the bouncy actress’ zany persona would be doused with water every time she uttered the phrase “Sock it to me,” accidentally or not. She acted on the sketch comedy show for two years, making the occasional appearance in the third season.
Carne was also known for her tumultuous relationship with Burt Reynolds. She was the actor’s first wife, marrying him in 1963 before they divorced in 1965. She detailed their relationship, confessing to partaking in several affairs and struggling with drug addiction, in her 1985 autobiography “Laughing on the Outside, Crying on the Inside: The Bittersweet Saga of the Sock-It-To-Me Girl.”
She battled heavily with drug addiction after leaving “Laugh-In,” being charged with heroin possession and prescription forgery in the late ’70s. She was acquitted of the heroin charge."
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/JeanDarling.jpg)[/float]Jean Darling, one of the Little Rascals, dies at 93
Darling rose to fame at the age of four as part of the "Little Rascals" troupe that appeared in the Our Gang comedy shorts. From that stint, which lasted 46 films, she continued her career as a successful child actor and continued receiving roles well into the 1950s, becoming an early figure in television. In the 1970s, she relocated to Ireland and continued her career there. Her last film was in 2013.
Summary obituary from Variety (http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/jean-darling-dead-our-gang-1201587524/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Darling)
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What was her name in Our Gang? Darla??
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What was her name in Our Gang? Darla??
I don't think so. Darla came a little later. I don't know if her character had a name (generally only a few of the leads had actual on-screen character names in the silent era).
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I don't think so. Darla came a little later. I don't know if her character had a name (generally only a few of the leads had actual on-screen character names in the silent era).
I think you're right about that. She was before Darla.
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Moses Malone, 76ers’ ‘Chairman of the Boards,’ Dies at 60
"Moses Malone, the N.B.A. center known as the Chairman of the Boards for prodigious rebounding that propelled him to the Basketball Hall of Fame and acclaim as one of the top 50 players in the league’s first half-century, died during the weekend in Norfolk, Va. He was 60.
Malone’s death was announced Sunday by the Philadelphia 76ers, whom he helped lead to the 1983 N.B.A. championship.
The Norfolk police said in a statement that Malone was found unresponsive in his room at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott shortly before 8 a.m. Sunday by hotel workers, and that he was pronounced dead there.
Officer Daniel Hudson, the chief public information officer for the police, said there were “no signs of foul play.” The Virginia chief medical examiner’s office in Norfolk said that a pathologist would examine Malone’s body on Monday."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/sports/basketball/moses-malone-dies-at-60.html?_r=0
60 seems awfully young to me, especially when it involves a star athlete like Malone.
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Gary Richrath, lead guitarist of REO Speedwagon, dies at 65
Richrath joined REO Speedwagon in 1970. He had a hand in writing a few of the band's earliest hits, particularly "Ridin' the Storm Out," "Take It on the Run" and "In Your Letter." His work was later overshadowed by that of lead singer Kevin Cronin, who began writing a string of major commercial hits for the band. He left the band in 1989, reuniting once in 2013. No cause of death was stated.
Death notice from Music-News.com (http://www.music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?nItemID=92204)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Richrath)
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Art critic Brian Sewell dies aged 84
Art critic Brian Sewell has died aged 84, it has been confirmed.
Sewell, who was the art critic at the London Evening Standard newspaper for more than 30 years, was well known for his outspoken and often controversial views.
In a 2012 interview with the BBC he said art was something "that brings people like me to life" and said he became an art critic "by accident".
He began his career at Christie's auction house in the 1950s.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34304203
Not well known in the USA, I know. Imagine if Noel Coward were an art critic instead of a playwright.
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Jackie Collins dies from breast cancer aged 77
Novelist Jackie Collins died on Saturday of breast cancer at age 77.
Her family released a statement announcing her death.
"It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one of a kind mother, Jackie Collins, who died of breast cancer today," the statement said.
Collins died in Los Angeles, said her spokesman Melody Korenbrot.
Collins, the younger sister of actress Joan Collins, sold more than 500 million copies of her books.
She wrote a total of 32 novels, all of which have appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list.
Fans were quick to pay tribute to Collins on Twitter.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11877713/Jackie-Collins-dies-from-breast-cancer-aged-77.html
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Jack Larson, a Playwright Better Known as Jimmy Olsen in 'Superman,' Dies at 87
Jack Larson, the playwright and librettist who, as he often predicted with good-natured resignation, will be remembered best as the actor who played the cub reporter Jimmy Olsen on the television series "Adventures of Superman," died on Sunday at his home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 87.
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/arts/television/jack-larson-a-playwright-better-known-as-jimmy-olsen-in-superman-dies-at-87.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Larson)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0489001/reference)
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Yogi Berra, Yankees Hall of Fame Catcher With a One-of-a-Kind Wit, Dies at 90
Yogi Berra, one of baseball's greatest catchers and characters, who as a player was a mainstay of 10 Yankee championship teams and as a manager led both the Yankees and Mets to the World Series -- but who may be more widely known as an ungainly but lovable cultural figure, inspiring a cartoon character and issuing a seemingly limitless supply of unwittingly witty epigrams known as Yogi-isms -- died on Tuesday. He was 90.
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/sports/baseball/yogi-berra-dies-at-90-yankees-baseball-catcher.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Berra)
Player stats (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berrayo01.shtml)
Manager stats (http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/berrayo01.shtml)
Thread (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,181090.msg715280.htm)
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"Sea Cruise" singer Frankie Ford has died
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Frankie Ford, a rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues singer whose 1959 hit "Sea Cruise" brought him international fame when he was 19, is dead at the age of 76.
Ford died Monday of natural causes, according to the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner's office.
More (http://wwlp.com/2015/09/30/sea-cruise-singer-frankie-ford-has-died/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Ford)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUSd_RYnxAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUSd_RYnxAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw4pnQNbBxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw4pnQNbBxE
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John Guillermin, 'Towering Inferno' Director, Dies at 89
John Guillermin, a prolific British director best known for blockbusters like the 1974 disaster movie "The Towering Inferno" and the 1976 remake of "King Kong," died on Sunday at his home in Topanga, Calif. He was 89.
The cause was a heart attack, his wife, Mary Guillermin, said.
In addition to big-budget extravaganzas, Mr. Guillermin (the name is French, but he pronounced it GILL-er-min) directed a raft of films in various genres from the end of the 1940s until he retired from filmmaking in the 1980s.
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/movies/john-guillermin-towering-inferno-director-dies-at-89.html)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0347086/reference)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Guillermin)
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Billy Joe Royal, Country and Pop Singer, Dead at 73
Billy Joe Royal, who scored the 1965 Top Ten single "Down in the Boondocks" and also made frequent appearances on the country chart in the Eighties, died suddenly Tuesday morning at his Marietta, North Carolina home, according to the Tennessean. He was 73 years old.
More (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/billy-joe-royal-country-and-pop-singer-dead-at-73-20151007)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joe_Royal)
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As I get up in years, I hate looking at this thread. **nononono*
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Kevin Corcoran, known to generations of Disney fans as 'Moochie,' dies at 66
Disney child actor Kevin Corcoran, who played the irrepressible Moochie in the "Spin and Marty" serials on "The Mickey Mouse Club" and went on to play roles in films such as "Old Yeller," died Tuesday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. He was 66.
The cause was colorectal cancer, said his wife, Laura.
Moochie -- an adorable, talkative kid who was always getting into jams -- was not far removed from the real-life Corcoran, said David Stollery, who played Marty. Corcoran was 7 when he started appearing in the series that took place on a dude ranch.
More (http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-kevin-corcoran-dies-at-66-20151007-story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Corcoran)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002019/reference)
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I went to elementary school in southern California with some of the Corcoran kids (Kevin's younger siblings) who also were involved in showbiz at the time.
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I went to elementary school in southern California with some of the Corcoran kids (Kevin's younger siblings) who also were involved in showbiz at the time.
There were a mess of them and they all kind of looked alike.
Sad to hear that Kevin died. My exact age........
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Chef Paul Prudhomme dies at 75
Louisiana Chef Paul Prudhomme, credited with helping popularize Cajun and Creole cuisine, died Thursday, according to K-Paul's, the New Orleans restaurant he owned.
Prudhomme, who was 75, died in New Orleans after a brief illness, the restaurant said.
More (http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/08/entertainment/paul-prudhomme-obit/index.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Prudhomme)
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Jerry Parr, Secret Service Agent Who Helped Save Reagan, Dies at 85
Jerry S. Parr, the Secret Service agent credited with saving President Ronald Reagan's life during an assassination attempt in 1981, died Friday at a hospice near his home in Washington. He was 85.
The death was confirmed by Mr. Parr's wife, Carolyn, who said he died of congestive heart failure.
Mr. Parr was just feet away from Mr. Reagan when John W. Hinckley Jr. opened fire on the president outside the Washington Hilton hotel on March 30, 1981.
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/10/us/jerry-parr-secret-service-agent-who-helped-save-reagan-dies-at-85.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Parr)
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Dean Chance, Angels' first Cy Young winner, dies at age 74
Dean Chance, the 1964 Cy Young winner and a recently inducted member of the Angels Hall of Fame, has died. He was 74 ...
In 1964, Chance was 20-9 with a 1.65 ERA, winning the Cy Young Award at a time when there was only one winner, rather than one for each league. At the time, the 23-year-old Chance was the youngest pitcher ever to win the Cy Young, a distinction he held until Dwight Gooden won the award at age 20 in 1985 ...
More (http://www.ocregister.com/articles/chance-687065-angels-winner.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Chance)
Player stats (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chancde01.shtml)
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Bruce Hyde, Lt. Kevin Riley on Star Trek (the original series), dead at 74
Have No Fear, O'Rileys Here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm9CWHnIz48)
Bruce Hyde -- Dallas native, professor and beloved 'Star Trek' actor -- has died at 74 (http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/bruce-hyde-dallas-native-professor-and-beloved-star-trek-actor-has-died-at-74.html/)
Bruce Hyde Early sci-fi actor, St. Cloud educator (http://www.startribune.com/actor-director-bruce-hyde-who-appeared-in-early-star-trek-episodes-dies-in-st-cloud-at-74/333294511/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Hyde_%28academic%29)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0404953/reference)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Cory_Wells_1969.jpg/220px-Cory_Wells_1969.jpg)[/float]Cory Wells, singer with Three Dog Night, dies at 74
Wells, along with Danny Hutton and Chuck Negron, formed the 1970s vocal trio known for its powerful, blue-eyed soul covers of songs that would eventually become hits in their own right. He sang lead on several, including "Mama Told Me Not to Come." He remained with the band until his death.
Wells, a native of Western New York, died unexpectedly in Dunkirk, having lived a modest lifestyle even at the height of the band's fame.
Death notice from WIVB-TV/Buffalo (http://wivb.com/2015/10/21/singer-in-three-dog-night-buffalo-native-cory-wells-dies-at-74/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Wells)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaQzQAlNn4
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Billy Joe Royal, Country and Pop Singer, Dead at 73
More (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/billy-joe-royal-country-and-pop-singer-dead-at-73-20151007)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joe_Royal)
I believe he also had a big hit with "Cherry Hill Park".
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Marty Ingels, Actor and Shirley Jones' Husband, Dies at 79
"Ingels was known for his voiceover work, along with the 1960's sitcom 'I'm Dickens, He's Fenster.'
Marty Ingels, an actor and comedian known for his co-starring role in the 1960s sitcom I'm Dickens, He's Fenster, has died, wife Shirley Jones announced Wednesday. He was 79.
Ingels died Wednesday in Tarzana, Calif., as a result of complications from a stroke.
"He often drove me crazy, but there’s not a day I won’t miss him and love him to my core," Jones said in a statement."
Ingels did a lot more TV after "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster", mostly as a guest star. He was a funny guy because he was so quirky. Plus he landed Shirley which wasn't such a bad deal.
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One of my very favorite actresses - always strong, always feisty....
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34628502 (http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34628502)
Maureen O'Hara, Hollywood actress, dies aged 95
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One of my very favorite actresses - always strong, always feisty....
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34628502 (http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34628502)
Maureen O'Hara, Hollywood actress, dies aged 95
Classy lady. Wow she lived in Boise, down state from me.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maureen_O%27Hara (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maureen_O%27Hara)
Maureen O'Hara (17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was an Irish-American film actress and singer. She was first educated at the John Street West Girls' School near Thomas Street in Dublin's Liberties Area. From the ages of 6 to 17 she trained in drama, music and dance, and at the age of 10 joined the Rathmines Theatre Company and worked in amateur theatre in the evenings, after her lessons.[3] The famously red-headed O'Hara was noted for playing fiercely passionate heroines with a highly sensible attitude. She often worked with director John Ford and longtime friend John Wayne. Her autobiography, 'Tis Herself, was published in 2004 and was a New York Times Bestseller. She was one of the last living actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Although O'Hara was never nominated for a competitive Academy Award, in November 2014 she was presented with an Honorary Academy Award with the inscription "To Maureen O'Hara, one of Hollywood's brightest stars, whose inspiring performances glowed with passion, warmth and strength". O'Hara joined Myrna Loy in being the only actresses ever to receive an Academy Award for acting without having been nominated previously.[4]
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Classy lady.
VERY classy.
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One of my very favorite actresses - always strong, always feisty....
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34628502 (http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34628502)
Maureen O'Hara, Hollywood actress, dies aged 95
The Ultimate Ginger....Maureen O'Hara.
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The Ultimate Ginger....Maureen O'Hara.
(http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/31500000/Maureen-O-Hara-maureen-ohara-31529172-500-639.jpg)
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http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/10/24/maureen-ohara-spirited-movie-star-dies-at-5/?intcmp=hpbt4 (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/10/24/maureen-ohara-spirited-movie-star-dies-at-5/?intcmp=hpbt4)
Maureen O'Hara, spirited movie star, dies at 95
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Maureen O'Hara, the flame-haired Irish movie star who appeared in classics ranging from the grim "How Green Was My Valley" to the uplifting "Miracle on 34th Street" and bantered unforgettably with John Wayne in several films, has died. She was 95.
O'Hara died in her sleep at her home in Boise, Idaho, said Johnny Nicoletti, her longtime manager.
"She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family as they celebrated her life listening to music from her favorite movie, 'The Quiet Man,'" said a statement from her family.
"As an actress, Maureen O'Hara brought unyielding strength and sudden sensitivity to every role she played. Her characters were feisty and fearless, just as she was in real life. She was also proudly Irish and spent her entire lifetime sharing her heritage and the wonderful culture of the Emerald Isle with the world," said a family biography.
O'Hara came to Hollywood to star in the 1939 "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and went on to a long career.
During her movie heyday, she became known as the Queen of Technicolor because of the camera's love affair with her vivid hair, pale complexion and fiery nature.
But she also had talent.
"I proved there was a bloody good actress in me," she told the British newspaper The Telegraph last year. "It wasn't just my face. I gave bloody good performances."
She never was nominated for a competitive Oscar but received an honorary Academy Award last year.
After her start in Hollywood with "Hunchback" and some minor films at RKO, she was borrowed by 20th Century Fox to play the beautiful young daughter in the 1941 saga of a coal-mining family, "How Green Was My Valley."
"How Green Was My Valley" went on to win five Oscars including best picture and best director for John Ford, beating out Orson Welles and "Citizen Kane" among others. It was the first of several films she made under the direction of Ford, whose grouchy nature seemed to melt in her presence — although he once punched her hard in the jaw at a party.
The popularity of "How Green Was My Valley" confirmed O'Hara's status as a Hollywood star. RKO and Fox shared her contract, and her most successful films were made at Fox.
They included "Miracle on 34th Street," the classic 1947 Christmas story in which O'Hara was little Natalie Wood's skeptical mother and among those charmed by Edmund Gwenn as a man who believed he was Santa Claus.
Other films included the costume drama "The Foxes of Harrow" (Rex Harrison, 1947); the comedy "Sitting Pretty" (Clifton Webb, 1948); and the sports comedy "Father Was a Fullback" (Fred MacMurray, 1949).
Often she sailed the high seas in colorful pirate adventures such as "The Black Swan" with Tyrone Power, "The Spanish Main" with Paul Henreid, "Sinbad the Sailor" with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and "Against All Flags" with Errol Flynn.
With Ford's "Rio Grande" in 1950, O'Hara became Wayne's favorite leading lady. The most successful of their five films was 1952's "The Quiet Man," also directed by Ford, in which she matched Wayne blow for blow in a classic donnybrook.
In one scene, she recalled, Wayne drags her across a field that he and Ford had covered with sheep dung.
With her Irish spunk, she could stand up to the rugged Duke, both on and off screen. She was proud when he remarked in an interview that he preferred to work with men — "except for Maureen O'Hara; she's a great guy."
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"'Miss Moneypenny' Actress Lois Maxwell Dies at 80"
'Lois Maxwell, who played Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond films, has died.
The Canadian actress, who was living in Australia, passed away at the age of 80.
She starred alongside Sean Connery in the first Bond film, "Dr No," in 1962.
Maxwell continued in the role until 1985, when she played M's secretary for the last time in "A View To A Kill" with Roger Moore.
Moore paid tribute to the star, calling her his 'lucky token."
He told Sky News she would be remembered with "great affection", adding: "She will certainly be missed by me, and I'm sure by millions of fans around the world."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/09/30/miss-moneypenny-actress-lois-maxwell-dies-at-80.html
I did a thorough search to see if her demise had already been posted and found nothing despite the fact the story is dated 09/30. God rest her soul. Everyone loved Ms Moneypenny.
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Click the link and look at the date of the article. She died 8 years ago.
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'Happy Days' Star Al Molinaro Dies
Al Molinaro, who played the beloved chef at the drive-in on "Happy Days" ... died in a Wisconsin hospital on Thursday.
Molinaro's son confirmed the actor's death ... telling us he had very bad gall stones, but Al elected not to have surgery due to his age. He was 96.
More (http://www.tmz.com/2015/10/30/happy-days-al-molinaro-dies/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Molinaro)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0596846/reference)
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Click the link and look at the date of the article. She died 8 years ago.
By golly, you're right. Wonder why no one told me. In any case, I still like Ms Moneypenny.
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Fred Thompson dead at 73.
Reuters via Yahoo. (http://news.yahoo.com/former-u-senator-actor-fred-thompson-dies-report-230642994.html)
(Reuters) - Fred Thompson, a former U.S. senator and Republican presidential candidate, as well as a film and TV actor, has died at age 73, the Nashville Tennessean reported on Sunday.
Thompson died from a recurrence of lymphoma, the newspaper said, quoting a statement by his family.
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http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/11/01/former-us-sen-fred-thompson-dies-73/74752142/
5:12 p.m. CST November 1, 2015
Fred Thompson, a former U.S. senator for Tennessee, GOP presidential candidate, Watergate attorney and longtime "Law and Order" star, died on Sunday. He was 73.
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Just posted in the Obituaries thread. Apparently, lymphoma.
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Just posted in the Obituaries thread. Apparently, lymphoma.
I'll move it there later when everyone has a chance to see it
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By Ian Swanson - 11/01/15 06:00 PM EST
Fred Thompson, the former U.S. senator also known as a start on television's "Law and Order," has died, according to a report in the Tennessean.
Thompson died from a recurrence of lymphona, according to a statement from his family to the newspaper.
"It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of grief that we share the passing our our brother, husband, father, and grandfather who died peacefully in Nashville surrounded by his family," the statement said.
Thompson served as a U.S. senator from 1994 to 2003 for leaving the Senate to resume his acting career.
He briefly ran for president during the 2008 cycle before dropping out in the race eventually won by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
As an actor, Thompson was best known for playing Manhattan D.A. Arthur Branch. He began playing in the role in the last several months of his Senate career.
Before entering the Senate, Thompson had memorable roles in "Die Hard II," "No Way Out," and "Days of Thunder."
But before becoming an actor, Thompsoh had a long career in Tennessee and Washington as a lawyer, including a stint as minority counsel on the Senate Watergate Committee.
"Fred once said that the experiences he had growing up in small-town Tennessee formed the prism through which he viewed the world and shaped the way he dealt with life," his family said in a statement. "Fred stood on principle and common sense, and had a deep love for and connection with the people across Tennessee whom he had the privilege to serve in the United States Senate.
"He enjoyed a hearty laugh, a strong handshake, a good cigar, and a healthy dose of humility. Fred was the same man on the floor of the Senate, the movie studio, or the town square of Lawrenceburg, his home," the statement said.
"Fred believed that the greatness of our nation was defined by the hard work, faith, and honesty of its people. He had an enduring belief in the exceptionalism of our country, and that America could provide the opportunity for any boy or girl, in any corner of our country, to succeed in life," the statement concluded.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/258795-sen-fed-thompson-dies-at-73
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Rest in peace, "Freddie."
In life he did much to raise the republican brand, giving conservatives a presence in Hollywood they never had before.
It's fitting he be given his own thread.
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Rest in peace, "Freddie."
In life he did much to raise the republican brand, giving conservatives a presence in Hollywood they never had before.
It's fitting he be given his own thread.
Completely agree.
Rest in peace, Senator Thompson. You will be missed.
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I saw a comment somewhere else to the effect that Fred didn't really want to be president - which is why he would have been a good one.
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Rest in peace, "Freddie."
In life he did much to raise the republican brand, giving conservatives a presence in Hollywood they never had before.
It's fitting he be given his own thread.
Agree.
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I saw a comment somewhere else to the effect that Fred didn't really want to be president - which is why he would have been a good one.
Yep! He was a good man!
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Rest in peace, "Freddie."
In life he did much to raise the republican brand, giving conservatives a presence in Hollywood they never had before.
It's fitting he be given his own thread.
I agree! Good man! Filled the screen...that face...that voice. The delivery!!
And for awhile, he inspired some of us. RIP, Fred Thompson!
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Full Fred Thompson obituary:
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/11/01/former-us-sen-fred-thompson-dies-73/74752142/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=
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Damn. Just damn.
RIP Senator. You were one of the good guys and you will be missed.
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I saw a comment somewhere else to the effect that Fred didn't really want to be president - which is why he would have been a good one.
He had a very ambitious wife and admittedly married, at least, for looks. (And seriously, could you blame the guy? She's gorgeous.)
But seriously, as much as I sparred with Thompson supporters back in '07, he was a genuinely decent man. It's a shame he had to go out that way. May he rest in peace.
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And might I add, he also had a gift for one-liners. His Twitter feed was great (his last tweet was four weeks ago).
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Helluva guy. I was always a huge fan of his radio commentary broadcast, which showed his common sense brilliance to the world. When he announced that he was running for President, I thought it was game set match. But that was not to be. He will be missed.
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"George Barris, Designer of TV’s Batmobile, Dead at 89"
Interesting the things for which we are remembered. When I was a 50s teenager growing up in So Cal George Barris was a specrtal figure somewhere out there in the Hollywood area who set the standards for how we customized our cars. Lowered, chopped, channeled. Lord knows I ruined my first car, a 55 Chevy, seeking to emulate the Barris style. LOl. Anyway, God rest his soul.
""Sorry to have to post that my father, legendary kustom car king George Barris, has moved to the bigger garage in the sky. He passed on peacefully in his sleep at 2:45 am," his son Brett said in a private post on Facebook. "He lived his life they way he wanted til the end. He would want everyone celebrate the passion he had for life and for what he created for all to enjoy."
Barris is credited with designing iconic automobiles for TV shows including the Munster Koach, the Green Hornet's car from the titular series, the jalopy from "The Beverly Hillbillies" and K.I.T.T. from "Knight Rider."
But he's arguably most renown for creating the Batmobile from the 1960s "Batman" series, a car he adapted from a concept car he acquired from the Ford Motor Company."
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/george-barris-designer-of-tv%E2%80%99s-batmobile-dead-at-89/ar-BBmSSFL?ocid=ansmsnent11
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My friend and I met George Barris in the 60s at a custom car show at the New York Coliseum. As teenagers we loved what were lovingly referred to as "funny cars" back then. I saved that photo and autograph for decades. Don't know if I still have it. But reading of his death, brought back the memory of that day.
Rest in Peace, George Barris.
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Before the goofy cars for television, there were some beautiful custom cars on the road, by older guys mostly.
I remember around age ten I walked a certain route to my grandmother's house, and there was about a 55 Chevy named "Chantilly Lace."
Later in high school, a rich friend had a custom car before he reached 16, so he got permission from his folks, for me to drive us around in it. He had an uncle that created it for him. About a 1950 Ford.
Lowered all around, lowered in front, spinners, twice pipes, record players, vibra-sonic, tuck-n-roll seats, trim removed (shaved), etc. Cars for show, cars for fast, cars for purpose of hauling surfboards to the beach, and the drive-in movies.
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Lowered all around, lowered in front, spinners, twice pipes, record players, vibra-sonic, tuck-n-roll seats, trim removed (shaved), etc. Cars for show, cars for fast, cars for purpose of hauling surfboards to the beach, and the drive-in movies.
Not a criticism, but you forgot "cars for cruising", a favorite pastime.
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Not a criticism, but you forgot "cars for cruising", a favorite pastime.
Cruisin' Friday night on the main drag with music blasting. Ah, the memories.
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Not a criticism, but you forgot "cars for cruising", a favorite pastime.
Good catch. American Graffiti. "Where were you, in sixty-two?"
"Let's take a trip down Whittier Boulevard"
Or Harbor, or Colorado, or Lakewood, or Balboa in Newport, or PCH from San Diego to Santa Barbara, etc.
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Truth_seeker, just curious. Do you recall how the police, LA Sheriffs and LAPD, possibly also the CHP if I recall, would establish stations along Hollywood Blvd and check "cruisers" for how low the cars were (there was a limit) and how loud exhaust pipes were? They were attempting to discourage cruising since some nights, especially weekends, there would be a ton of cars out there? Never thought at the time as to how the abundance of vehicles and how sloooowww cruisers drove (gotta see and be seen, ya know) must have driven regular citizens and tourists crazy. Now that I'm older I realize this but I would still do it all over again. It was fun.
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Truth_seeker, just curious. Do you recall how the police, LA Sheriffs and LAPD, possibly also the CHP if I recall, would establish stations along Hollywood Blvd and check "cruisers" for how low the cars were (there was a limit) and how loud exhaust pipes were? They were attempting to discourage cruising since some nights, especially weekends, there would be a ton of cars out there? Never thought at the time as to how the abundance of vehicles and how sloooowww cruisers drove (gotta see and be seen, ya know) must have driven regular citizens and tourists crazy. Now that I'm older I realize this but I would still do it all over again. It was fun.
My main hangout in high school was Whittier Blvd. back and forth between Whittier and La Habra.
The cops watched, but left you alone unless you did "exhibition of speed" or some outrageous equipment violation.
I mentioned all those other places to indicate how far and wide the scene stretched. When I outgrew it, I didn't keep up. Married, moved away a little, etc.
Instead of cruising, we were sitting around living rooms, listening to FM radio later--late 60s.
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Ok, I didn't go out your way until years later when I moved from Long Beach to Orange County and I was way beyond cruising by then. Hollywood Blvd., Firestone Blvd., Pacific Ave in San Pedro, and the haunts of Long Beach were my "beat", Lol. That stuff about the police in Hollywood is quite true, too.
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Ok, I didn't go out your way until years later when I moved from Long Beach to Orange County and I was way beyond cruising by then. Hollywood Blvd., Firestone Blvd., Pacific Ave in San Pedro, and the haunts of Long Beach were my "beat", Lol. That stuff about the police in Hollywood is quite true, too.
My cruising days were cut short by marriage, drafted into the Army, college and a career.
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Andy White, session drummer who played for the Beatles and Tom Jones, dies at 85
White was a drummer who, after a tour of the U.S. in the late 1950s backing various rock-and-roll musicians, was hired in 1962 to cut some tracks for the Beatles. Pete Best, the Beatles' original drummer, had bombed an attempt at recording their first single, "Love Me Do," which had a shuffle beat Best could not handle. Best's replacement, Ringo Starr, played better, but George Martin wanted to try recording the track with a professional session drummer. White's recording was not substantially different from Starr's, but Martin chose the version with White's drumming for most of the single releases. White would record two further songs with the group, "P.S. I Love You" and "Please Please Me;" he only received session pay for his work and no cut of royalties.
He would later chart another hit backing Tom Jones on "It's Not Unusual." He continued session drumming and some touring work, including a U.S. tour with Marlene Dietrich. Drumming up until at least 2008, White died of a stroke on November 9.
Obituary from Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/andy-white-beatles-love-me-do-drummer-dead-at-85-20151111)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_White_%28drummer%29)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/AllenToussaintFreretStFestival2009DSBNOLA_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-AllenToussaintFreretStFestival2009DSBNOLA_%28cropped%29.jpg)[/float]Allen Toussaint, swamp pop songwriter, dies at 77
Toussaint, a native of New Orleans, wrote and produced a number of songs that would go on to become hits, including "Working in a Coal Mine" (a hit for Lee Dorsey and later Devo), "I Like It Like That" (a top-10 hit for the Dave Clark Five), "A Certain Girl" (a minor hit for Warren Zevon), "Lipstick Traces on a Cigarette" (a minor hit for the O'Jays), "Southern Nights" (a big hit for Glen Campbell) and "Play Something Sweet" (one of the last hits for Three Dog Night). Being forced to leave New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina, Toussaint began touring as a performer for the first time in his late 60s; he continued to do so the rest of his life, dying of a heart attack while still on tour in Spain.
Obituary from WWL-TV (http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/2015/11/10/allen-toussaint/75500982/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Toussaint)
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"Pioneering stripper Carol Doda dies at 78"
"SAN FRANCISCO — Legendary San Francisco stripper Carol Doda, whose splashy act helped introduce topless entertainment to the city more than 50 years ago, died at age 78.
Doda died Monday in the city from complications of kidney failure, friend Ron Minolla disclosed Wednesday.
Doda first went topless in 1964 at the Condor Club — a move that changed every nightspot on busy Broadway in San Francisco.
During its heyday in the early 1970s, the street in North Beach buzzed with more than two dozen clubs where carnival-like barkers beckoned passers-by to watch bare-breasted dancers. The era spanned some 20 years.
Doda later had an acting role in "Head," a 1968 film featuring the Monkees, and was profiled in Tom Wolfe's book "The Pump House Gang."
"When the (beatniks) were handing the torch to the hippies, a girl named Carol Doda changed the world from a pole at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Broadway," her friend Lee Housekeeper said.
Doda, known for her augmented bust, rode onto stage atop a piano on an elevator platform, debuting her act the same day President Lyndon B. Johnson drew half-a-million people in a visit to San Francisco."
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/4740760-181/pioneering-stripper-carol-doda-dies?page=1
Doda was very well known for what the article calls her "augmented bust".
My memory tells me that Wolfe, in the "Pump House Gang", relates the story of how SF vice officers once pulled over a convertible with Doda in it because they thought she was so flamboyant she had to be a cross dresser. Doda got out of the car and started screaming at the officers how she was a close friend of some SF bigwig, possibly a cop, and was in fact having, uh, carnal relations with him. The vice cops, thoroughly cowed, sheepishly withdrew and Doda went on her way.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Warren_Mitchell.jpg/220px-Warren_Mitchell.jpg)[/float]Warren Mitchell, English actor, dies at 89
Little-known in the United States, Mitchell is best known in his native United Kingdom for originating the role of Alf Garnett on the sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. The Garnett character, a dimwitted right-wing satire of working-class conservatives, would later be adapted for sitcoms around the world, including the United States, where Norman Lear adapted the character into Archie Bunker for his own sitcom, All in the Family. (The casting of the Jewish Mitchell as an antisemite was a major source of ironic humor for the series.) Mitchell's roles also included parts in the 1960s TV series The Avengers and Secret Agent Man, both of which were syndicated worldwide.
Outside the UK, Mitchell also played Willy Loman in numerous performances of Death of a Salesman; playwright Arthur Miller would later describe Mitchell as one of his favorite actors.
Obituary from The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11996005/Remembering-Warren-Mitchell-one-of-Arthur-Millers-favourite-actors.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Mitchell)
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Class personified: Nick Bockwinkel dies (Hall of Fame professional wrestler)
During his heyday as one of the most articulate heels of all time, Nick Bockwinkel, who died Saturday at the age of 80, had a secret weapon, and for those familiar with his eloquent discourses on the state of the world during interviews, it shouldn't surprise: it was a dictionary. Well, actually it wasn't one dictionary, but many. He had a little notebook that he wrote down interesting words into, and began to learn them and their meanings.
"I used to use the four, five or six syllable words as best I could," expounded Bockwinkel in The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels. "If I ran across one I didn't know, I had a little dictionary. I would have this little dictionary, with 70 or 80 words, that I would always be perusing. I had it with me all the time. Automatically, some of these words just starting coming to me in my interviews because I was familiar with them."
With his passing after many years battling memory issues, the world is robbed of one of the classiest individuals ever to step into the wrestling ring – or to the microphone.
More (http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2015/11/15/22573114.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bockwinkel)
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"Jack Larson dies at 87; actor played Jimmy Olsen in 'The Adventures of Superman'"
The original Jimmy Olsen from the 50s TV show.
(http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t413/winthroproberts/larson_zpsodmjrm9a.png) (http://s1058.photobucket.com/user/winthroproberts/media/larson_zpsodmjrm9a.png.html)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/Jim_Perry.jpg/200px-Jim_Perry.jpg)[/float]Jim Perry, game show host, dies at 82
"Big Jim" Perry, born and raised in relative poverty in Camden, New Jersey, had an emceeing career that spanned from 1965 to the end of the game show era in 1990. Among the bigger hits Perry hosted were Card Sharks (which ran on NBC from 1978 to 1981), Sale of the Century (also an NBC show, which ran from 1982 to 1989), and Definition, a low-budget Canadian game show that ran from 1974 to 1990. Perry spent much of his time in Canada, where he was particularly well-received, a de facto (it's not clear if he ever got Canadian citizenship) Canadian citizen.
Perry died at his home in Ashland, Oregon after a five-year battle with cancer.
Obituary from NBC News (http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/card-sharks-host-jim-perry-dies-82-n467471)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Perry_%28television_personality%29)
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Actor Rex Reason has died
Rex Reason, the leading man in such films as "This Island Earth" and "The Creature Walks Among Us" has died according to his official Facebook page. He was 86.
More (http://www.examiner.com/article/actor-rex-reason-has-died)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Reason)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714155/reference)
Rex Reason's younger, and look-alike brother, Rhodes Reason, who died last December, is known for his role as Flavius, in the ST:TOS episode, Bread and Circuses.
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World champ boxer Bob Foster dies at 76
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Albuquerque's Bob Foster, arguably the greatest light-heavyweight boxing champion of all time, died Saturday morning.
No cause of death has been given, but the boxing Hall of Famer had been in failing health for some time.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Foster was 76, having been born in December 1938. He is incorrectly listed by boxrec.com has having been born in April 1938.
More (http://www.abqjournal.com/680033/sports/world-champ-boxer-bob-foster-dies-at-77.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Foster_%28boxer%29)
Boxing record (http://boxrec.com/boxer/009000)
Bob Foster KOs Dick Tiger, Vicente Paul Rondon, and Mike Quarry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm0wuLHykU0)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a7/David_Canary_Adam_Chandler_All_My_Children_ABC_2010.jpg/220px-David_Canary_Adam_Chandler_All_My_Children_ABC_2010.jpg)[/float] Actor David Canary dies at 77
Canary, an indirect descendant of "Calamity Jane" Canary, began his acting career mostly in Westerns (most famously appearing in two runs on Bonanza) but made his biggest impact in soap operas. His longest-lasting role was the dual role of Stuart Chandler and his evil twin Adam, which he portrayed on All My Children from 1983 until shortly before the soap's demise.
Canary died on November 16 after a brief battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Obituary from the Wilton Bulletin (http://www.wiltonbulletin.com/58921/david-canary-dies-at-77/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Canary)
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Keith Michell, actor - obituary (The Six Wives of Henry VIII)
Keith Michell, the Australian-born actor and director who has died aged 88, was celebrated for his many imposing stage and screen performances as Henry VIII.
Michell came to monopolise one of British history's favourite subjects for dramatisation. Such was the charm of this burly, sturdy, square-set, square-jawed, mellifluous upstart from the Antipodes that when he revived Shakespeare's King Henry VIII at the Chichester Festival in 1991 he could with justice claim to have made the part of the much-married monarch his own for a quarter of a century.
More (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12009870/Keith-Michell-actor-obituary.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Michell)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0585004/reference)
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Elmo Williams, Oscar-Winning Film Editor on 'High Noon,' Dies at 102
Elmo Williams, the celebrated Hollywood film editor who won an Academy Award for his clockwork, minute-by-minute efforts on the classic 1952 Gary Cooper Western High Noon, has died. He was 102.
Williams, who received another Oscar nom for his editing on the 1954 sci-fi film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, died peacefully Wednesday at his home in Brookings on the coast of Oregon ...
More (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/elmo-williams-dead-high-noon-843992)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmo_Williams)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930536/reference)
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Al Markim of Space Cadet Passes Away
Actor Al Markim, who played the role of Astro, the Venusian friend of Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, died November 24 at the age of 88.
More (http://file770.com/?p=26267)
Al Markim at IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0548479/)
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet at IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042156/)
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet at Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Corbett,_Space_Cadet)
Al Markim, Who Played Astro In Pioneering 'Tom Corbett, Space Cadet,' Dies At 88 (http://deadline.com/2015/11/al-markim-dies-astro-tom-corbett-space-cadet-1201644003/)
Al Markim, Actor on the 1950s TV Serial 'Tom Corbett, Space Cadet,' Dies at 88 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/al-markim-dead-tom-corbett-844063)
Al Markim Dead at 88 (http://www.welovesoaps.net/2015/11/al-markim-dead-at-88.html)
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Oscar-Nominated Actor Robert Loggia Dies at 85 (http://variety.com/2015/film/news/robert-loggia-scarface-dies-dead-1201654545/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Loggia)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005162/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPQwYgEZCnI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPQwYgEZCnI
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZIzRqDOSZo
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Oscar-Nominated Actor Robert Loggia Dies at 85 (http://variety.com/2015/film/news/robert-loggia-scarface-dies-dead-1201654545/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Loggia)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005162/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPQwYgEZCnI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPQwYgEZCnI
I enjoyed his acting.
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"Farewell to the man who invented 'climate change’"
Subtitle: "To this day, global climate policy is still shaped by the agenda of Maurice Strong, a Canadian multimillionaire
"A very odd thing happened last weekend. The death was announced of the man who, in the past 40 years, has arguably been more influential on global politics than any other single individual. Yet the world scarcely noticed.
Had it not been for this man, we would not last week have seen 150 heads of government joining 40,000 delegates in Paris for that mammoth climate conference: the 21st such get-together since, in 1992, he masterminded the Rio “Earth Summit”, the largest political gathering in history. Yet few people even know his name.
[snip]
In the Sixties, having become very rich himself from Canada’s oil industry, Strong came to see that the key to his vision was “environmentalism”, the one cause the UN could harness to make itself a truly powerful world government.
A superb political operator, in 1972 he set up a UN “Environment Conference” in Stockholm, to declare that the Earth’s resources were the common inheritance of all mankind. They should no longer be exploited for the benefit of only a few countries, at the expense of poorer countries across the globe.
To pursue this, he became founding director of a new agency, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and in the Eighties he took up the cause of a tiny group of international meteorologists who had come to believe that the world faced catastrophic warming. In 1988, UNEP sponsored this little group into setting up the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
In 1992, now allied with the IPCC, Strong pulled off his greatest coup when he set up another new body, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to stage that colossal “Earth Summit” over which he presided in Rio, arranging for it to be attended not only by 108 world leaders and 100,000 others but also by 20,000 UN-funded “green activists”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/paris-climate-change-conference/12035401/Farewell-to-the-man-who-invented-climate-change.html
Maurice has now achieved ambient temperature.
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The good news is Mr. Strong will not be breathing out anymore CO2.
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Famous Red Bull Pilot Killed in Apple Valley Plane Crash
(https://i.imgur.com/09b8Ttf.jpg)
The pilot killed in the Apple Valley plane crash has been identified as 60-year-old Mike Mangold, a world-famous aerobatics champion for Red Bull who was a resident of Victorville.
The crash occurred on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at about 2:20 P.M., according to the Apple Valley Fire Protection District the aircraft is described as an L39 Jet. Witnesses say, that the small plane was attempting to take off from the airport located at 21600 Corwin Road.
More (http://www.vvng.com/famous-red-bull-pilot-killed-in-apple-valley-plane-crash/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mangold)
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Scott Weiland, singer "Stone Temple Pilots," "The Wildabouts" and solo dead, age 48.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Weiland
Same high school as my daughter.
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Martin E. Brooks, Actor on 'The Six Million Dollar Man,' Dies at 90
Martin E. Brooks, best known for his portrayal of the scientist Dr. Rudy Wells on the 1970s ABC series The Six Million Dollar Man and its spinoff, The Bionic Woman, has died. He was 90 ...
Brooks was the third actor to play Wells, who oversees the bionic implants of Steve Austin (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner) on the two action shows. He then reprised the role of Wells on three telefilms ...
More (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/martin-e-brooks-dead-six-846578)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_E._Brooks)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0112138/)
IBDB (http://www.ibdb.com/Person/View/96768)
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Dolph Schayes, a Bridge to the Modern N.B.A., Is Dead at 87
Dolph Schayes, who polished his game on the Bronx playgrounds, played 15 seasons as a professional and was once voted one of the 50 best players to play in the National Basketball Association, died on Thursday in Syracuse. He was 87.
His son Danny Schayes, who played 18 seasons in the N.B.A. as a 6-foot-11 center, said the cause was cancer.
At 6 feet 8 inches and 220 pounds, Schayes played the position now known as power forward, becoming a stalwart for the Syracuse Nationals from 1949 to 1963 after earning all-American status at New York University. When the Nationals became the Philadelphia 76ers in 1963-64, he was the player-coach.
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/11/sports/basketball/dolph-schayes-a-bridge-to-the-modern-nba-is-dead-at-87.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolph_Schayes)
NBA Stats (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schaydo01.html)
Former Syracuse Nationals star Dolph Schayes dies at age 87 (http://www.syracuse.com/poliquin/index.ssf/2015/12/former_syracuse_nationals_star_dolph_schayes_dies_at_age_87.html)
Dolph Schayes, NBA big man with a guard's flair, dies at 87 (http://abc7.com/sports/dolph-schayes-nba-big-man-with-a-guards-flair-dies-at-87/1117691/)
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One of the good guys and he died far too young.
"Avi Davis -- a friend of mine, but far more importantly an unstinting friend of liberty -- passed away Monday morning at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. In these times, whenever such a person dies, it is extremely unfortunate; when he is taken from us at the young age of 57, it is a tragedy we must all mourn.
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Avi Davis did many extraordinary things, but he is best known to us here in the U.S. as the founder and president of the American Freedom Alliance. There is no clearer description of the principles and goals to which Avi Davis dedicated his life than that organization's mission statement:
The American Freedom Alliance is a non-aligned movement which promotes, defends and upholds Western values and ideals. The Alliance sponsors conferences, publishes opinions, distributes information and creates networking groups to identify threats to Western civilization and to motivate, educate and unite citizens in support of that cause.
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2015/12/23/adieu-avi-davis
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George Clayton Johnson has Died
The illuminating, exoterical, astronomical George Clayton Johnson has died. The genius science-fiction writer behind so much of what we've all watched and enjoyed has passed on to his next adventure.
George Clayton Johnson wrote the very first episode of Star Trek, The Man Trap; he wrote eight original Twilight Zone episodes for series creator Rod Serling including "Nothing in the Dark", "Kick the Can", "A Game of Pool", and "A Penny for Your Thoughts" ...
George is perhaps most well-known for the 1967 science fiction classic, Logan's Run, which he co-wrote, it was a box-office hit and an Oscar winning film for MGM in 1976 ...
More (http://www.salem-news.com/articles/december232015/george-clayton-johnson-died-bk.php)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clayton_Johnson)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425138/)
The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB) (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?George_Clayton_Johnson)
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George Clayton Johnson: Not Dead Yet (http://www.newsfromme.com/2015/12/24/george-clayton-johnson-not-dead-yet/)
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George Clayton Johnson has Died
I think it's official now. (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/george-clayton-johnson-dead-twilight-850954)
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Jim O'Toole, Reds 1960s Star Pitcher, Dies at 78
Jim O'Toole, a star pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1960s, has died after a long battle with cancer. O'Toole was 78...
He was the National League's starting pitcher in the 1963 All-Star Game. O'Toole called that one of his proudest career moments, recalling that manager Alvin Dark chose him to start with a roster that included future Hall of Fame pitchers Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn...
More (http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/jim-otoole-reds-1960s-star-pitcher-dies-78-35964389)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_O'Toole)
Career stats (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o'tooji01.shtml)
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Haskell Wexler, 'Cuckoo's Nest' Cinematographer, Dies at 93
Cinematographer Haskell Wexler, the socially conscious two-time Academy Award winner who lensed Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and many other masterpieces, has died. He was 93.
Wexler died in his sleep Sunday at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, his son, Oscar-nominated sound man Jeff Wexler, told The Hollywood Reporter.
More (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/haskell-wexler-dead-cuckoo-s-722103)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_Wexler)
IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005549/)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Dave_Henderson_1989.jpg/220px-Dave_Henderson_1989.jpg)[/float]Baseballer Dave "Hendu" Henderson dies at 57
Henderson was a major star in Major League Baseball between 1986 and 1991; he was a key member of the Boston Red Sox' unsuccessful World Series appearance in 1986 and appeared in all three of the Oakland Athletics' World Series appearances from 1988 to 1990, including the 1989 win. An MLB All-Star in 1991, Henderson blew out his knee in 1992 and never regained his all-star form, retiring in 1994; in 1997, he became a broadcaster with the Seattle Mariners, a role he held until 2006 (and returned to briefly in 2011). Henderson died from a heart attack following a kidney transplant.
Obituary from The Sporting News (http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb-news/4689215-dave-henderson-dies-dead-obit-as-red-sox-mariner-1986-alcs)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Henderson)
Stats (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hendeda01.shtml)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Meadowlark_Lemon_with_Betty_Ford_-_1974_in_the_White_House.gif/200px-Meadowlark_Lemon_with_Betty_Ford_-_1974_in_the_White_House.gif)
Lemon with
Betty Ford.[/float]Meadowlark Lemon, Harlem Globetrotters legend, dies at 83
Lemon played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1955 to 1978, becoming the face of the franchise. After dabbling in other barnstorming teams through the 1980s and 1990s, Lemon came out of retirement in 1994 for a farewell tour with the Globetrotters. All in all, Lemon played in over 10,000 basketball games in his lifetime and, at the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, was a character on Saturday morning television.
Lemon died of unknown causes.
Obituary from The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/29/sports/basketball/meadowlark-lemon-harlem-globetrotter-who-played-basketball-and-pranks-with-virtuosity-dies-at-83.html?_r=1)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowlark_Lemon)
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We should survey how many of us saw Meadowlark in person. What an entertaining guy.
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We should survey how many of us saw Meadowlark in person. What an entertaining guy.
Meadowlark was from a time before so many black folk went around angry all the time. Before they started taking on names like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Muhammed Ali. Anyone see an Islam connection here?
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We should survey how many of us saw Meadowlark in person. What an entertaining guy.
I never did. I remember the cartoon and seeing them on TV.
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We should survey how many of us saw Meadowlark in person. What an entertaining guy.
I did. Once in either 1962 or 1963. And many times on TV.
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I saw the Globetrotters in person probably in the late 1960s in Pittsburgh. Meadowlark and Curly Neal were my favorites.
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We should survey how many of us saw Meadowlark in person. What an entertaining guy.
I saw him as a kid, but I can't remember if it was in Youngstown, or if we drove to Cleveland or Pittsburgh to see the Globetrotters.
All I know is that Meadowlark was the star, and I was hooked on the Globetrotters for years after that.
(I still love to whistle "Sweet Georgia Brown" ^-^ )
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Lemmy_Kilmister_Motorhead_in_NYC_by_John_Gullo.jpg/220px-Lemmy_Kilmister_Motorhead_in_NYC_by_John_Gullo.jpg)[/float]Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, singer/bassist for Motörhead, dies at 70
Lemmy, raised in Wales, began his career with the space-rock band Hawkwind in the early 1970s before forming Motörhead in 1975. His distinctive and guttural vocal style was a major influence on punk rock and would come back into vogue in the 1990s. His Rickenbacker bass and playing style was influential on hard-driving heavy metal.
He lived the life of a stereotypical rock star, holding affinities for gambling, casual sex (he claims over 1,000 conquests over his lifetime), drugs and alcohol; his death comes just over a month after his fellow bandmate, Philthy Animal Taylor, died on November 12. He is believed to have died from cancer.
Death notice from ultimateclassicrock.com (http://ultimateclassicrock.com/lemmy-dead-motorhead/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmy)
Lemmy's signature hit, "Ace of Spades:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iwC2QljLn4
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Ruby Cavanaugh, namesake of Ruby's Diner, dies at 93
Ruby Cavanaugh, the namesake of the Ruby's Diner franchise, has died at age 93.
Cavanaugh, the inspiration behind Ruby's Diner, died Sunday with her family at her side.
More (http://www.ocregister.com/articles/ruby-697805-cavanaugh-doug.html)
Ruby's Diner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby's_Diner)
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Lemmy_Kilmister_Motorhead_in_NYC_by_John_Gullo.jpg/220px-Lemmy_Kilmister_Motorhead_in_NYC_by_John_Gullo.jpg)[/float]Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, singer/bassist for Motörhead, dies at 70
Lemmy, raised in Wales, began his career with the space-rock band Hawkwind in the early 1970s before forming Motörhead in 1975. His distinctive and guttural vocal style was a major influence on punk rock and would come back into vogue in the 1990s. His Rickenbacker bass and playing style was influential on hard-driving heavy metal.
He lived the life of a stereotypical rock star, holding affinities for gambling, casual sex (he claims over 1,000 conquests over his lifetime), drugs and alcohol; his death comes just over a month after his fellow bandmate, Philthy Animal Taylor, died on November 12. He is believed to have died from cancer.
Death notice from ultimateclassicrock.com (http://ultimateclassicrock.com/lemmy-dead-motorhead/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmy)
Lemmy's signature hit, "Ace of Spades:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iwC2QljLn4
That Lemmy lived to the age of 70 has to be something of a minor miracle.
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That Lemmy lived to the age of 70 has to be something of a minor miracle.
Yes it is.
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Frank Malzone, Star Fielder for Boston Red Sox, Dies at 85
Frank Malzone, a six-time All-Star third baseman whose steady presence in the Boston lineup tied together two of the city's baseball eras, linking Ted Williams's Red Sox with Carl Yastrzemski's, died on Tuesday at his home in Needham, Mass. He was 85.
The Red Sox announced his death.
Malzone played with the Red Sox from 1955 to 1965, not a period of distinction for the franchise — the team never finished higher than third — even though it was led by two future Hall of Fame outfielders: Williams, who retired in 1960, not having played in a World Series since 1946, and Yastrzemski, who arrived in 1961 and finally led the team to a pennant in 1967. As one Boston hero passed the torch to the other, Malzone was a stalwart supporting player for both.
More (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/sports/frank-malzone-star-fielder-for-boston-red-sox-dies-at-85.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Malzone)
Career statistics (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/malzofr01.shtml)
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Actor Wayne Rogers died on Thursday from complications from pneumonia, his rep exclusively tells ET. He was 82 years old.
Rogers, who hailed from Alabama, is best known for playing the role of Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in the classic television series M*A*S*H from 1972-1975. He also had recurring roles in City of Angels, House Calls, and Murder, She Wrote.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/mash-star-wayne-rogers-dies-at-82/ar-BBo5ZgI?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
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He was quite good on Cashin' In. I never would have guessed he was 82.
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He was quite good on Cashin' In. I never would have guessed he was 82.
Me neither! I liked him on the financial shows too.
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From Alabama, served in our military, Princeton, made money with investments, died in Lost Angeles.
Long term marriage.
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"'MASH' Star Wayne Rogers Dies at 82"
"Actor Wayne Rogers died on Thursday from complications from pneumonia, his rep exclusively tells ET. He was 82 years old.
Rogers, who hailed from Alabama, is best known for playing the role of Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in the classic television series M*A*S*H from 1972-1975. He also had recurring roles in City of Angels, House Calls, and Murder, She Wrote."
Rogers may be best known for his acting gigs, but he was also a very savvy financial investor and ran his own investment firm.
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"'MASH' Star Wayne Rogers Dies at 82"
"Actor Wayne Rogers died on Thursday from complications from pneumonia, his rep exclusively tells ET. He was 82 years old.
Rogers, who hailed from Alabama, is best known for playing the role of Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in the classic television series M*A*S*H from 1972-1975. He also had recurring roles in City of Angels, House Calls, and Murder, She Wrote."
Rogers may be best known for his acting gigs, but he was also a very savvy financial investor and ran his own investment firm.
Wasn't Rogers on Fox Business sometimes? I had no idea he was 82!
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I had no idea his death would be posted in Entertainment. I just assumed it would be here in Obituaries, so sure I didn't even do a search. Well, now it's on here twice.
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I had no idea his death would be posted in Entertainment. I just assumed it would be here in Obituaries, so sure I didn't even do a search. Well, now it's on here twice.
The threads have been merged. ^-^
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I had no idea his death would be posted in Entertainment. I just assumed it would be here in Obituaries, so sure I didn't even do a search. Well, now it's on here twice.
It's OK. Sometimes a person is notable enough to have their own thread (although I don't necessarily think Rogers fits that bill, it happens and I don't consider it that big of a deal). This is a summary thread anyway.
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We should survey how many of us saw Meadowlark in person. What an entertaining guy.
I watched them play around 1969.... they were great.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNXdkmeKPL4
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I watched them play around 1969.... they were great.
I would have seen them about the same time in the DC area. They were great!
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Singer Natalie Cole has died.
Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/singer-natalie-cole-dead-65-article-1.2482580)Natalie Cole dead at 65: R&B singer was daughter of Nat King Cole
BY Larry Mcshane /
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS /
Updated: Friday, January 1, 2016, 12:21 PM
Chart-topping R&B singer Natalie Cole, who followed her legendary father into the music business with hits like “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” and “Unforgettable,” died at age 65.
“Natalie Cole, sister beloved & of substance and sound. May her soul rest in peace,” tweeted the Rev. Jesse Jackson on New Year’s Day.
Cole, who had struggled with a variety of health issues in recent years, died Thursday night, according to publicist Maureen O’Connor. The cause of death was reportedly congestive heart failure.
A physically weakened Cole, winner of nine Grammy Awards, was forced to cancel a string of concert performances over the last three months after a recurrence of hepatitis C linked to her earlier drug abuse ....
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How sad about Natalie Cole! I absolutely loved her singing "Unforgettable" with her Dad long after he had passed away. She inherited his sweet vocal style.
Too young. FAR too young.
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How sad about Natalie Cole! I absolutely loved her singing "Unforgettable" with her Dad long after he had passed away. She inherited his sweet vocal style.
Too young. FAR too young.
Yes, too young.
She did take the opportunity to get past her self-destructive youth and grow into a mature and positive adult. God bless her.
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Sad to hear about Natalie Cole. Yes, 65 is way too young.
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How sad about Natalie Cole! I absolutely loved her singing "Unforgettable" with her Dad long after he had passed away. She inherited his sweet vocal style.
Too young. FAR too young.
It brought shivers. Haunting melody, technical magic, enduring legacy. Natalie's tribute to Unforgettable had everything.
I understand she succumbed to a complication of kidney transplant. So sad.
Too soon, too soon.
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It brought shivers. Haunting melody, technical magic, enduring legacy. Natalie's tribute to Unforgettable had everything.
I understand she succumbed to a complication of kidney transplant. So sad.
Too soon, too soon.
You captured "Unforgettable" perfectly, ac. It brought tears to my eyes every time I watched it. I think she was only 8 when she lost her Dad.
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Actor Wayne Rogers died on Thursday from complications from pneumonia, his rep exclusively tells ET. He was 82 years old.
Rogers, who hailed from Alabama, is best known for playing the role of Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in the classic television series M*A*S*H from 1972-1975. He also had recurring roles in City of Angels, House Calls, and Murder, She Wrote.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/mash-star-wayne-rogers-dies-at-82/ar-BBo5ZgI?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
And he was a conservative. Loved that guy. One of the reasons he left M*A*S*H* was because Alda made it way too preachy liberal for him to take anymore.
I still watch the old reruns. The ones with him are still the best and straight up funny.
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[float=right](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Doug_Atkins_-_1954_Bowman.jpg/190px-Doug_Atkins_-_1954_Bowman.jpg)[/float]Hall of Fame defensive end Doug Atkins dies at 85
Atkins was one of the first players to take advantage of free substitution (the ability to play solely on offense or defense) when it became popular in the 1950s and specialized in the right defensive end position, often attacking quarterbacks from the weak side. At 6'8, 257 pounds, Atkins played 16 seasons in the NFL, most of those with the Chicago Bears (he also was a member of the inaugural New Orleans Saints roster). Considered one of the best pass rushers of all time, Atkins played in eight Pro Bowls was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982. He died December 30 of numerous unspecified illnesses and was in significant pain toward the end of his life, although all indications were that he was sound of mind.
Obituary from The Jackson Sun (http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/2015/12/30/ut-humboldt-football-legend-doug-atkins-dies/78108080/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Atkins)
(Hopefully this is the last one for 2015.)