Obituaries for 2022

[Gefn]

Of the main characters in the crew, I believe that is correct.

And the minor ones too. Grace Whitney and Mrs Roddenberry are also gone as the original actor who played Captain Pike, and of course Ricardo Montalban

[Free Vulcan]

And the minor ones too. Grace Whitney and Mrs Roddenberry are also gone as the original actor who played Captain Pike, and of course Ricardo Montalban

Yeah I know there aren't many left. Expected but still sad.

[sneakypete]

Star Trek Actress Nichelle Nichols Passes Away Aged 89
Nichelle Nichols passed away from natural causes last night, her son has revealed.
By Rhiannon Bevan
Published 25 minutes ago

Nichelle Nichols, best known for her performance as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series has passed away, aged 89. The news was just revealed by her son, Kyle Johnson, who says that she passed away from natural causes last night.

"I regret to inform you that a great light in the firmament no longer shines for us as it has for so many years", writes Johnson on his mother's Instagram account. "Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration." ... More at The Gamer

@mountaineer

I gotta admit,it came as a shock to me that she was 89.

Suddenly,I feel old.

[Cyber Liberty]

Who’s left from TOS?

Kirk, Chekhov, and Sulu?

I really like Konig.

[Free Vulcan]

I really like Konig.

I don't know if you watched Babylon 5, but he played psy-cop chief Bester. There aren't many characters I've seen over the years that creeped me out, but his did. Koenig played him to the hilt.

Nichols never did much beyond ST. Then again I guess she didn't have to, she was set for life. RIP.

[sneakypete]

I don't know if you watched Babylon 5, but he played psy-cop chief Bester. There aren't many characters I've seen over the years that creeped me out, but his did. Koenig played him to the hilt.

Nichols never did much beyond ST. Then again I guess she didn't have to, she was set for life. RIP.

@Free Vulcan

Then again,there weren't many roles available for black women back in the ironically named days of "black and white tv".

[Free Vulcan]

@Free Vulcan

Then again,there weren't many roles available for black women back in the ironically named days of "black and white tv".

Even when older, and things opened up more I didn't see her alot. Her IMDB says she was active, just not so much in TV/film.

Looks like she did alot of voice v. onscreen. Her career was pretty patchwork after STVI. Who knows, maybe she had a crappy manager.

[verga]

Star Trek Actress Nichelle Nichols Passes Away Aged 89
Nichelle Nichols passed away from natural causes last night, her son has revealed.
By Rhiannon Bevan
Published 25 minutes ago

Nichelle Nichols, best known for her performance as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series has passed away, aged 89. The news was just revealed by her son, Kyle Johnson, who says that she passed away from natural causes last night.

"I regret to inform you that a great light in the firmament no longer shines for us as it has for so many years", writes Johnson on his mother's Instagram account. "Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration." ... More at The Gamer

D@MN just D@MN, One of my early crushes.

[sneakypete]

Even when older, and things opened up more I didn't see her alot. Her IMDB says she was active, just not so much in TV/film.

Looks like she did alot of voice v. onscreen. Her career was pretty patchwork after STVI. Who knows, maybe she had a crappy manager.

@Free Vulcan

Or maybe she just wanted to stay home and focus on her family,and with the residuals coming in from her tv role,she could afford to do that?

[mountaineer]

One of my first thoughts about Bill Russell's passing was, "Now that is a champion. Sit down and shut up, LeBron."

[roamer_1]

D@MN just D@MN, One of my early crushes.

Nope. MaryAnn filled my head. The only possible also rans were Jeanie and Ellie May...

Until Heather Locklear. showed up on the Fall Guy... And also Daisy Duke... And then... nothing.

[jmyrlefuller]

Even when older, and things opened up more I didn't see her alot. Her IMDB says she was active, just not so much in TV/film.

Looks like she did alot of voice v. onscreen. Her career was pretty patchwork after STVI. Who knows, maybe she had a crappy manager.

It seems strange, because of all the actors on that show, Nichols was arguably the one who had the least potential to be typecast as some oddball character.

[verga]

Nope. MaryAnn filled my head. The only possible also rans were Jeanie and Ellie May...

Until Heather Locklear. showed up on the Fall Guy... And also Daisy Duke... And then... nothing.

Obviously you never saw the costume she wore in TOS Mirror Mirror.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npMnGFyohB8

[roamer_1]

Obviously you never saw the costume she wore in TOS Mirror Mirror.

Meh... Too urbane for me And not enough to be fantasy. 

You'll have to go a long, long way to top MaryAnne. Like I said, all the way to Heather Locklear or Daisy Duke.

And really, just MaryAnne =>Daisy ... That's all she wrote. 

[Cyber Liberty]

I don't know if you watched Babylon 5, but he played psy-cop chief Bester. There aren't many characters I've seen over the years that creeped me out, but his did. Koenig played him to the hilt.

Nichols never did much beyond ST. Then again I guess she didn't have to, she was set for life. RIP.

Yes, he can really do Gestapo.

[Gefn]

Pat Carroll Dies: Veteran Actress Of Stage, TV, Film And Voice Of Ursula In ‘The Little Mermaid’ Was 95

Comedian and actress Pat Carroll, a television pioneer and an Emmy, Drama Desk and Grammy winner, died at her home on Cape Cod, Massachusetts on July 30, while recovering from pnuemonia.

A frequent film actress and television guest star and series regular starting in the late 1940s, her work was seen on the Jimmy Durante Show, The Danny Thomas Show, Laverne & Shirley, ER and many other shows. She voiced Ursula in The Little Mermaid, and voiced several cartoon series.

Patricia Ann Carroll was born May 5, 1927 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was five years old, and she soon began acting in local productions. She graduated from Immaculate Heart High Schol and then attended Catholic University of America after enlisting in the US Army.

Carroll’s acting career started in 1947 with the film Hometown Girl. In 1956, Carroll won an Emmy Award for her work on Sid Caesar’s House, and was a regular on the sitcom Make Room for Daddy from 1961 to 1964.

https://deadline.com/2022/07/pat-carroll-dead-voice-of-ursula-in-the-little-mermaid-was-95-1235081904/

[Gefn]

This is two today.

I don’t want to think who three will be….

[sneakypete]

Pat Carroll Dies: Veteran Actress Of Stage, TV, Film And Voice Of Ursula In ‘The Little Mermaid’ Was 95

https://deadline.com/2022/07/pat-carroll-dead-voice-of-ursula-in-the-little-mermaid-was-95-1235081904/

@Gefn

Sounds like she lived a long,happy,fruitful life. I'm happy for her.

[Gefn]

@Gefn

Sounds like she lived a long,happy,fruitful life. I'm happy for her.

Me too. Longevity without health seems to be the pits to me
@sneakypete

[Smokin Joe]

Star Trek Actress Nichelle Nichols Passes Away Aged 89
Nichelle Nichols passed away from natural causes last night, her son has revealed.
By Rhiannon Bevan
Published 25 minutes ago

Nichelle Nichols, best known for her performance as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series has passed away, aged 89. The news was just revealed by her son, Kyle Johnson, who says that she passed away from natural causes last night.

"I regret to inform you that a great light in the firmament no longer shines for us as it has for so many years", writes Johnson on his mother's Instagram account. "Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration." ... More at The Gamer

Sad. She was a real trailblazer.

[Kamaji]

Samuel Sandoval, among last Navajo Code Talkers, dead at 98

By Anders Hagstrom, Fox News
August 1, 2022

Samuel Sandoval, one of the last members of the Navajo Code Talkers who encrypted critical U.S. messages during World War II, has died at 98.

Navajo Code Talkers famously used language based on the Navajo Nation’s native tongue to transmit messages regarding Japanese troop placements and movements during U.S. Marine assaults throughout the Pacific. The Navajo language was unwritten at the time and U.S. enemies had virtually no means of deciphering the code.

Sandoval was among four remaining code talkers still alive today, from the hundreds who had been recruited during the war. The three others who are living include Peter MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr. and Thomas H. Begay.

Sandoval’s wife, Malula, announced his death to the Associated Press on Saturday. He died at a hospital near his home in New Mexico.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/08/01/samuel-sandoval-among-last-navajo-code-talkers-dies-at-98/

[sneakypete]

Samuel Sandoval, among last Navajo Code Talkers, dead at 98

@Kamaji

You just KNOW these guys had the heads of the Japanese intel people exploding as they tried to figure out what the HELL it was they were listening to.

[verga]

@Kamaji

You just KNOW these guys had the heads of the Japanese intel people exploding as they tried to figure out what the HELL it was they were listening to.

They were part of the last generation to be willing to stand up and say "Here I am, use me!"

[sneakypete]

They were part of the last generation to be willing to stand up and say "Here I am, use me!"

@verga

Not true. There was no shortage of volunteers during the VN war,or any war since then.

Even the women who join today understand that even though they supposedly have "non-combatant" roles as support people,in today's conflicts support personnel end up going into combat damn near as often as the infantry.

There is no such thing as "behind the battle lines" in todays wars.

[verga]

@verga

Not true. There was no shortage of volunteers during the VN war,or any war since then.

Even the women who join today understand that even though they supposedly have "non-combatant" roles as support people,in today's conflicts support personnel end up going into combat damn near as often as the infantry.

There is no such thing as "behind the battle lines" in todays wars.

Gotta disagree. Was speaking with my daughter last week. Moral is down, way down and attrition is way up. Her rotation was supposed to be 90 days. Was extended to 120 days. He CO told them that normally they would have 9 months between rotations it will probably be dropped to 6 months, simply because they don't have enough troops to maintain battle readiness. She had originally planned on being a lifer, not is considering leaving after her 5 year contract, unless they send her to OCS.

[GtHawk]

Nope. MaryAnn filled my head. The only possible also rans were Jeanie and Ellie May...

Until Heather Locklear. showed up on the Fall Guy... And also Daisy Duke... And then... nothing.

Yup all apple pie and sweetness, but there ain't nuthin like a bad girl. late nights were made for 

[verga]

Yup all apple pie and sweetness, but there ain't nuthin like a bad girl. late nights were made for 

Brother testify.

[Wingnut]

Yup all apple pie and sweetness, but there ain't nuthin like a bad girl. late nights were made for 

She switched teams a while ago.  Sad day!

[Mod2]

Can we please not go too far off track here? This is the obituaries thread.

[Smokin Joe]

@verga

Not true. There was no shortage of volunteers during the VN war,or any war since then.

Even the women who join today understand that even though they supposedly have "non-combatant" roles as support people,in today's conflicts support personnel end up going into combat damn near as often as the infantry.

There is no such thing as "behind the battle lines" in todays wars.

Among the American Indians I know, being a Warrior is still an honored profession. It not only brings honor to the individual, but to the tribe as well.

[sneakypete]

Among the American Indians I know, being a Warrior is still an honored profession. It not only brings honor to the individual, but to the tribe as well.

@Smokin Joe

Yup!

[Gefn]

Iconic Dodgers broadcaster Scully dies at age 94

Beloved former Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully died Tuesday at age 94, the team announced.

Scully served as the Dodgers' broadcaster for 67 years, including an eight-year stretch in Brooklyn before the franchise relocated to Los Angeles in 1958. His stint with the Dodgers was the longest time spent by a sports broadcaster with any one team.

A native of The Bronx, Scully was the broadcaster for 25 World Series, 20 no-hitters and 12 All-Star Games. He briefly served in the United States Navy before beginning his career as a broadcaster in 1949, when he called play-by-play for college football games.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34338705/vin-scully-iconic-former-los-angeles-dodgers-broadcaster-dies-age-94

[Gefn]

Iconic Dodgers broadcaster Scully dies at age 94


https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34338705/vin-scully-iconic-former-los-angeles-dodgers-broadcaster-dies-age-94

94 is a good run. Now he can do broadcasts in Heaven with all the greats.
RIP.

[dfwgator]

Iconic Dodgers broadcaster Scully dies at age 94


https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34338705/vin-scully-iconic-former-los-angeles-dodgers-broadcaster-dies-age-94

One of Scully's most memorable calls was "The Catch" in the 1981 NFC Championship Game.

[mountaineer]

The Hollywood Reporter
Judith Durham, Lead Singer of The Seekers and Australia’s Folk Music Icon, Dies at 79
Associated Press - Yesterday 12:56 PM

Judith Durham, Australia’s folk music icon who achieved global fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died. She was 79.

Durham died in Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on Friday night after suffering complications from a long-standing lung disease, Universal Music Australia and Musicoast said in a statement on Saturday.

 She made her first recording at 19 and rose to fame after joining The Seekers in 1963. The group of four became the first Australian band to achieve major chart and sales success in the U.K. and the United States, eventually selling 50 million records.

International hits included “The Carnival is Over,” “I’ll Never Find Another You,” “A World of Our Own” and “Georgy Girl.” ...

More
See also the article at Mark Steyn Online

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

[GtHawk]

Can we please not go too far off track here? This is the obituaries thread.

Mea culpa! But in my defense Elvira is the mistress of the dark, you know dead things, cemeteries.......

[GtHawk]

The Hollywood Reporter
Judith Durham, Lead Singer of The Seekers and Australia’s Folk Music Icon, Dies at 79
Associated Press - Yesterday 12:56 PMMore
See also the article at Mark Steyn Online

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

The Seekers were always a favorite and are well represented on my Pandora playlist. RIP Judith.

[Gefn]

Beloved actor, director Roger E. Mosley has died, daughter announces

Roger Earl Mosley, best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin in the CBS series "Magnum, P.I.", has died.

Mosley's daughter, Ch-a, announced his death on Facebook. In a statement, she wrote:

"Roger E. Mosley, my father, your friend, your "coach Mosley" your "TC" from Magnum P.I., passed away at 1:17am. He was surrounded by family as he transcended peacefully. We could never mourn such an amazing man. He would HATE any crying done in his name. It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all. I love you daddy. You loved me too. My heart is heavy but I am strong. I will care for mommy, your love of almost 60 years. You raised me well and she is in good hands. Rest easy."

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/beloved-actor-director-roger-e-mosley-has-died-daughter-announces/

[GtHawk]

Beloved actor, director Roger E. Mosley has died, daughter announces


https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/beloved-actor-director-roger-e-mosley-has-died-daughter-announces/

Can't say I really recall him from anything but Magnum but he really clicked as a member of the cast, I never knew he was married to Sandra Locke. One more to go and 83, once I would have said he lived a long life but I was  a lot younger and dumber then, at least I think I was dumber. RIP Sir!

[Free Vulcan]

Man I loved TC and that helicopter.

[sneakypete]

Mosley's daughter, Ch-a, announced his death on Facebook. In a statement, she wrote:

Who the HELL names their daughter "Ch-a"?

It's people like him who give drugs a bad name.

[Kamaji]

Janice Longone, chronicler of US culinary history, dies at 89

By Associated Press
August 8, 2022

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Janice Bluestein Longone, who is credited with collecting thousands of items chronicling the culinary history of the United States, including cookbooks, menus, advertisements and diaries, has died at age 89.

Longone died Wednesday, according to Nie Family Funeral Home in Ann Arbor. The cause and location of death weren’t announced.

Longone’s collection formed the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where her husband, Daniel T. Longone, was a chemistry professor.

Longone said that she believed the collection showed how American agriculture and culinary practices defined regional customs and traditions. Her collection included cookbooks from the 1800s and early 1900s called “charity cookbooks” that were sold as fundraisers and immigrant cookbooks.

“Our hope is we have gathered materials that offer researchers access into a new way of looking at American history,” she said in a 2010 University of Michigan article. “That could be the rethinking of the role of women, who were publishing more than 150 years ago charity cookbooks, which often reflected the pressing issues of the day, or simply, the impact of refrigeration on American tastes and lifestyles.”

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/08/08/janice-longone-chronicler-of-us-culinary-history-dead-at-89/

[Kamaji]

Clu Gulager, ‘The Virginian’ and ‘The Last Picture Show’ actor, dead at 93

By Ben Cost
August 8, 2022

Clu Gulager, a multifaceted actor known for his roles in “The Virginian” and “The Last Picture Show,” has died of natural causes. He was 93.

The veteran thespian’s passing was confirmed on Facebook by his daughter-in-law, Diane Goldner, who said that Gulager died “surrounded by his loving family.”

“Clu was as caring as he was loyal and devoted to his craft, a proud member of the Cherokee nation, a rule-breaker, sharp and astute and on the side — always — of the oppressed,” the Saturday statement read. “He was good-humored, an avid reader, tender and kind. Loud and dangerous.”

Born William Martin Gulager in 1928, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, the actor racked up over 165 credits during his storied career of nearly seven decades. A mainstay of TV westerns, Gulager was perhaps best known on the small screen for his role in “The Virginian,” in which he played unflappable Deputy Sheriff Emmett Ryker. He entered the show in the third season in 1965, and appeared in more than 50 episodes before leaving in 1968, per the Hollywood Reporter.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/08/08/clu-gulager-virginian-and-last-picture-show-actor-dead/

[Kamaji]

David McCullough, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author, Dies at 89

Writer brought American history to life in bestselling books

By Joseph Pisani
Aug. 8, 2022

David McCullough, the bestselling author whose biographies on Presidents Harry Truman and John Adams won Pulitzer Prizes, has died. He was 89.

His death was confirmed by his daughter Dorie Lawson, who said he died on Sunday. She didn’t know the cause of death.

Mr. McCullough was born in Pittsburgh, the son of a businessman and a homemaker. He learned to tell stories at his family’s dinner table, where he listened to his parents and grandmother telling tales about the world and history, he told The Wall Street Journal in 2015.

After graduating from Yale University in the 1950s, he put his English degree to work at magazines, including Sports Illustrated. His first book, “The Johnstown Flood,” was published in 1968. He wrote 12 books about presidents, the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and other topics.

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Source:  https://www.wsj.com/articles/david-mccullough-pulitzer-prize-winning-author-dies-at-89-11659981037

[Gefn]

Breaking Olivia Newton John Dead at 73

[mystery-ak]

Published August 8, 2022 3:36pm EDT
Olivia Newton-John dead at 73
Olivia Newton John dead at 73.
By Tracy Wright | Fox News

    Olivia Newton-John died "peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends," according to an Instagram post shared by her family. She was 73.

"We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time. Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer.

"Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made in her memory to the @onjfoundation.

"Olivia is survived by her husband John Easterling; daughter Chloe Lattanzi; sister Sarah Newton-John; brother Toby Newton-John; nieces and nephews Tottie, Fiona and Brett Goldsmith; Emerson, Charlie, Zac, Jeremy, Randall, and Pierz Newton-John; Jude Newton-Stock, Layla Lee; Kira and Tasha Edelstein; and Brin and Valerie Hall."

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/olivia-newton-john-dead-73

[Gefn]

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Breaking Olivia Newton John Dead at 73
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This one hurts

   

[deb]

Breaking Olivia Newton John Dead at 73

NOOOO

[Kamaji]

Wow.  God is certainly taking a lot of people home this week.

[mountaineer]

David McCullough was such a capable chronicler of American history. I read several of his excellent books.

And Olivia Newton-John exhibited great strength in fighting cancer. The movie "Grease" brings back so many memories. Very sad.

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