Obituaries for 2023

[DB]

I know its all subjective, but from my POV, maybe the sexiest woman who ever lived.

Every guy who is my age and had their teen years in the '60's and '70's knows why.

I'll second that.

[Free Vulcan]

 


Being a fan of Isaac Asimov, I liked her in “Fantastic Voyage”

Being a fan of Raquel Welch, I was content to sit and just watch her breathe, take out the trash, clean the tile grout, or just about anything else.

She was magnetic, Greek goddess sexy.

[Bigun]

She was a very pretty lady. But I can't say she was a great actress. My fav flick of hers...Bandelero. She said she loved this film because it allowed her get away from "sex symbol" and show her acting chops. Okey Dokey.

RIP Raquel.

Most guys my age never heard a word she said @berdie

[sneakypete]

@sneakypete

The point is that fentanyl is not a point of a drug, but a poison.  Biden's polices ARE the point of failure that allow this to happen.

So Pete if you accidently died after eating a  cannabis gummy laced with fentanyl (Not that you would), would you be a victim of drug abuse?

Just asking.....

@catfish1957

No. I would be a murder victim.

[sneakypete]

I know its all subjective, but from my POV, maybe the sexiest woman who ever lived.

Every guy who is my age and had their teen years in the '60's and '70's knows why.

@catfish1957

She was smoking hot,but she wasn't Sophia.

Then again,neither was anyone else.

[Kamaji]

Raquel Welch, legendary bombshell actress, dies at 82 after brief illness

KABC
February 15, 2023

Raquel Welch, the legendary bombshell actress who captivated audiences for decades, has died after a brief illness. She was 82.

Welch died early Wednesday morning, her manager confirmed. Details about the illness were not released.

Her career spanned over 50 years, starring in over 30 films and 50 television series and appearances. Welch first gained attention for her roles in the 1966 films "Fantastic Voyage" and "One Million Years B.C.," which established her as an iconic sex symbol.

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Source:  https://abc7ny.com/raquel-welch-dies-actress-fantastic-voyage/12820214/

[berdie]

Most guys my age never heard a word she said @berdie

*Chuckle* @Bigun

[Smokin Joe]

Breaking

Raquel Welch has died,

https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/15/raquel-welch-actress-model-dead-dies-82/

Doggone. I liked her in Fantastic Voyage, a lot!

One of the last classy stars.

[jafo2010]

Raquel was the essence of feminine beauty.  She was perfect in every way.

Article said she died of a brief illness.  Just wondering, like the brief illness that comes with a COVID jab?  Just wondering.

[mountaineer]

1941-2023
Tim McCarver, former standout Cardinals catcher and famed baseball broadcaster, dies at 81
    Dan Caesar 1 hr ago
St. Louis Post Dispatch

He had a stellar baseball career, a bulldog of a catcher who won two World Series with the Cardinals in the 1960s and played in three. He had an even more decorated run after his playing days ended, an unparalleled marathon as a network television analyst on the sport’s biggest stage before finishing with a stint in the Cards' TV booth.

Tim McCarver, the man from Memphis whose touch of a Southern accent was a lifelong trademark, died there Thursday morning of heart failure. He was 81 and his passing was announced by the Baseball Hall of Fame, in which he was a member as a  broadcaster.

McCarver had a record 34-year stretch of broadcasting big-league baseball at the highest level. He called 24 of the 29 World Series from 1985-2013, across three networks, wrapping up the unprecedented run with 14 in a row. In one stretch, he called postseason contests for 29 consecutive years. He also did 22 All-Star games, another record for an analyst. ...

McCarver had 21 seasons as a big-league player, from the time he was called up by the Cardinals in 1959 until wrapping it up by playing in six games for the Phillies in 1980 — making him one of the few to have played in four decades. He was inducted into the Cardinals' Hall of Fame in 2017. ...Rest of story

[Bigun]

Rest in Peace Tim! You were a FAR better commentator than anything out there today!

[catfish1957]

Rest in Peace Tim! You were a FAR better commentator than anything out there today!

Doesn't seem that long ago that he was behind the mic.....

[jmyrlefuller]

Doesn't seem that long ago that he was behind the mic.....

He just retired last year.

I'll be honest, the little I saw from him, I was never terribly impressed with him. He had an interview show that the local TV station put on immediately after the 11:00 news, in a move I was convinced was a ploy to get people to fall asleep so they'd wake up in time for the morning news! Definitely dry. But perhaps he was better tailored to the hardcore baseball fan than the casual observer like me.

[Gefn]

Richard Belzer, Extraordinarily Smart-Ass as a Comic and a TV Cop, Dies at 78

Richard Belzer, the beloved comedian who began as an edgy stand-up performer before finding further fame as the cynical but stalwart detective John Munch on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, has died. He was 78.

Belzer died early Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southwest France, writer Bill Scheft, a longtime friend of the actor, told The Hollywood Reporter. “He had lots of health issues, and his last words were, ‘bleep you, bleep,'” Scheft said.

Belzer made his film debut in the hilarious The Groove Tube (1974), warmed up audiences in the early days of Saturday Night Live and famously was put to sleep by Hulk Hogan.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/richard-belzer-dead-homicide-law-order-1235329813/

[Gefn]

Rest in Peace Detective John Munch.

I’ll miss you.

 

[mountaineer]

Stella Stevens, star of ‘The Nutty Professor’ with Jerry Lewis, dead at 84
By Lindsey Bahr
Associated Press
Feb 19, 2023 at 10:45 am

Stella Stevens, a prominent leading lady in 1960s and 70s comedies perhaps best known for playing the object of Jerry Lewis’s affection in “The Nutty Professor,” has died. She was 84.

Stevens’ estate said she died Friday in Los Angeles after a long illness.

Born Estelle Caro Eggleston in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1938, she married at 16 and gave birth to her first and only child, actor/producer Andrew Stevens in 1955 when she was 17, and divorced two years later....  Chicago Tribune

[mountaineer]

That Hollywood Reporter article details what a lousy childhood Belzer had. Good for him for overcoming.

[Gefn]

Stella Stevens, star of ‘The Nutty Professor’ with Jerry Lewis, dead at 84
By Lindsey Bahr
Associated Press
Feb 19, 2023 at 10:45 am

Stella Stevens, a prominent leading lady in 1960s and 70s comedies perhaps best known for playing the object of Jerry Lewis’s affection in “The Nutty Professor,” has died. She was 84.

Stevens’ estate said she died Friday in Los Angeles after a long illness.

Born Estelle Caro Eggleston in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1938, she married at 16 and gave birth to her first and only child, actor/producer Andrew Stevens in 1955 when she was 17, and divorced two years later....  Chicago Tribune

Oh wow. They just keep coming. Rest in peace Ms. Stevens

[Smokin Joe]

Richard Belzer, Extraordinarily Smart-Ass as a Comic and a TV Cop, Dies at 78


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/richard-belzer-dead-homicide-law-order-1235329813/

He had a rough start, but what a career! RIP Detective, I enjoyed your work (and I saw The Groove Tube when I was in college!--and howled!)

[DB]

He had a rough start, but what a career! RIP Detective, I enjoyed your work (and I saw The Groove Tube when I was in college!--and howled!)

Was he in that? I've not seen that in many decades...

[Smokin Joe]

Was he in that? I've not seen that in many decades...

Apparently, from the article. I recall him as a detective on SVU, mostly.

[DB]

The Groove Tube and Kentucky Fried Movie where a double feature way back when...

[verga]

The Groove Tube and Kentucky Fried Movie where a double feature way back when...

Just rewatched Kentucky Fried Movie. Still hold up as pure Schlock

[Cyber Liberty]

Apparently, from the article. I recall him as a detective on SVU, mostly.

He was the President in Groove Tube.

[jmyrlefuller]

David Oreck, vacuum salesman whose bowling-ball-sucking commercials made his vacuums a household name, dies at 99.

https://www.nola.com/news/business/david-oreck-vacuum-company-founder-dead-at-99/article_f1c2adf2-ae30-11ed-b92b-4303b5a3ec94.html


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UziVbJ59mck

[Polly Ticks]

David Oreck, vacuum salesman whose bowling-ball-sucking commercials made his vacuums a household name, dies at 99.

David made a good vacuum cleaner.  I bought one 25 years or so ago and it worked great.  Still does whenever i want to do a quick cleanup of something without having to drag out the central vac.

[catfish1957]

Yep, he pretty much ruled the high end market, until Dyson came in an did their thing.   

[Kamaji]

‘Hill Street Blues’ star Barbara Bosson dead at 83

By Nika Shakhnazarova
February 21, 2023

Barbara Bosson, best known for starring in “Hill Street Blues,” died at age 83 on Saturday.

The 5-time Emmy-nominated actress played divorcee Fay Furillo on the hit NBC police drama from 1981 until 1987.

Bosson’s death was announced by her son, director Jesse Bochco, on Instagram Monday.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/02/21/hill-street-blues-star-barbara-bosson-dead-at-83/

[Kamaji]

Former Baltimore Colts star Fred Miller dead at 82

By David Russell
February 28, 2023

Fred Miller, a star defensive end for the Baltimore Colts of the late 1960s, died Sunday at 82.

Miller, who was drafted out of LSU in the 7th round by the Colts in the 1962 NFL draft, made the Pro Bowl as a defensive tackle three straight seasons from 1967-69.

“Rest in peace, FRED MILLER, #76, 10-year starting DT of the Baltimore Colts,” tweeted Colts owner Jim Irsay. “A three-time Pro Bowl selection.”

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/02/28/former-baltimore-colts-star-fred-miller-dead-at-82/

[mystery-ak]

 February 27, 2023 9:09pm EST
Tom Sizemore’s doctors 'have recommended end-of-life decision' after brain aneurysm: 'No further hope'
'Black Hawk Down' star Tom Sizemore in coma in intensive care since Feb. 18
By Tracy Wright | Fox News

Tom Sizemore's doctors have "informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end-of-life decision" after the actor suffered a brain aneurysm that occurred as a result of a stroke last week in Los Angeles, according to his rep.

The "Black Hawk Down" star has remained in a coma and in intensive care after collapsing at home on Saturday, Feb. 18.

"Doctors informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end-of-life decision," Sizemore's representative, Charles Lago, confirmed to Fox News Digital.

"The family is now deciding end-of-life matters."

more
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tom-sizemores-doctors-recommended-end-of-life-decision-after-brain-aneurysm

[Kamaji]

Manson family member dies aged 73: Linda Kasabian was lookout on night five were killed across LA - including Roman Polanski's wife Sharon Tate and her unborn child - before dodging jail by testifying against cult and changing her name

Linda Kasabian - who escaped prison for the murders - has now died aged 73
She was the getaway driver and lookout during the bloody rampages in LA
Kasabian changed her name at least twice since the 1969 murders

By CLAUDIA AORAHA, SENIOR REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
28 February 2023

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Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11802737/Manson-Family-member-Linda-Kasabian-dies-age-73.html

[sneakypete]

February 27, 2023 9:09pm EST
Tom Sizemore’s doctors 'have recommended end-of-life decision' after brain aneurysm: 'No further hope'
'Black Hawk Down' star Tom Sizemore in coma in intensive care since Feb. 18
By Tracy Wright | Fox News

Tom Sizemore's doctors have "informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end-of-life decision" after the actor suffered a brain aneurysm that occurred as a result of a stroke last week in Los Angeles, according to his rep.

The "Black Hawk Down" star has remained in a coma and in intensive care after collapsing at home on Saturday, Feb. 18.

@ntub8

"Doctors informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end-of-life decision," Sizemore's representative, Charles Lago, confirmed to Fox News Digital.

"The family is now deciding end-of-life matters."

more
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tom-sizemores-doctors-recommended-end-of-life-decision-after-brain-aneurysm

Has to be the toughest decision anyone ever has to make. Either way,you  are going to feel guilt.

[GtHawk]

Manson family member dies aged 73: Linda Kasabian was lookout on night five were killed across LA - including Roman Polanski's wife Sharon Tate and her unborn child - before dodging jail by testifying against cult and changing her name

Linda Kasabian - who escaped prison for the murders - has now died aged 73
She was the getaway driver and lookout during the bloody rampages in LA
Kasabian changed her name at least twice since the 1969 murders

By CLAUDIA AORAHA, SENIOR REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
28 February 2023

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Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11802737/Manson-Family-member-Linda-Kasabian-dies-age-73.html

She lived fifty years longer than she should have.

[mystery-ak]

'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Black Hawk Down' star dead at 61 after suffering brain aneurysm



 March 3, 2023 10:47pm EST

Tom Sizemore dead at 61

'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Black Hawk Down' star has been in critical condition. Sizemore's family were informed by doctors earlier this week 'there is no further hope'
 
By Haley Chi-Sing , Caroline Thayer , Ashley Hume | Fox News

  Tom Sizemore, the actor known for portraying Mike Horvath in "Saving Private Ryan," has died, Fox News Digital confirmed. He was 61.

"It is with great sadness and sorrow I have to announce that actor Thomas Edward Sizemore ("Tom Sizemore") aged 61 passed away peacefully in his sleep today at St Joseph’s Hospital Burbank," Sizemore's representative Charles Lago said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"His brother Paul and twin boys Jayden and Jagger, 17, were at his side."

Lago continued, "In the early hours of Saturday, February 18, 2023, Tom Sizemore collapsed at his Los Angeles home and was transported to a hospital by Paramedics. He was found to be suffering from a brain aneurysm that occurred as a result of a stroke. Since that day, Tom has remained in critical condition, in a coma and in intensive care. Tom has remained in intensive care since that day and not regained conciseness."

more
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tom-sizemore-dead-at-61

   

[jmyrlefuller]

Artie Barnes (Robert Haimer), half of Barnes & Barnes (famous for the song "Fish Heads"), dies at 69.

No further info available yet.

[Fishrrman]

David Lindley, guitarist best known for work with Jackson Browne, dies at 78:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-03-03/david-lindley-guitarist-jackson-browne-dies-79?fbclid=IwAR1roCdhR6N2JpWT2WhDL5Jgs4ZmDCmkSvLR2LOyWCZVZknmXIcURzgHZPA

[Kamaji]

Gary Rossington, last founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd dead at 71

By Richard Pollina
March 6, 2023

Gary Rossington, founding member and guitarist of the iconic Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. He was 71.

“It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” the band posted on Facebook.

The band announced his death Sunday and no cause was revealed.

“Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does,” the band wrote, asking for fans to keep Rossington’s family in their prayers.

He was the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and leaves behind his wife, Dale Krantz, and two daughters.

Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/03/06/lynyrd-skynyrd-founding-member-gary-rossington-dead-at-71/

[jmyrlefuller]

Rossington's follow-up after the plane crash, the Rossington Collins Band, was one of my dad's favorite bands.

[Free Vulcan]

As I like to tell people, Lynyrd Skynyrd isn't music, it's culture. My Southern relatives appreciated them in a way that Northerners couldn't understand. Freebird was almost the unofficial state song for the state of Alabama for them back then.

RIP Mr. Rossington and someone turn out the lights when they exit. It was one heck of a run.

[sneakypete]

Gary Rossington, last founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd dead at 71

By Richard Pollina
March 6, 2023

Gary Rossington, founding member and guitarist of the iconic Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. He was 71.

“It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” the band posted on Facebook.

The band announced his death Sunday and no cause was revealed.

“Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does,” the band wrote, asking for fans to keep Rossington’s family in their prayers.

He was the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and leaves behind his wife, Dale Krantz, and two daughters.

Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/03/06/lynyrd-skynyrd-founding-member-gary-rossington-dead-at-71/

@Kamaji

He was the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and leaves behind his wife, Dale Krantz, and two daughters.

His wife was named Dale Krantz?

[Kamaji]

@Kamaji

His wife was named Dale Krantz?

Apparently so.

[Free Vulcan]

Southern names can be different. I think their first drummer was Artimus Pyle.

[deb]

@Kamaji

His wife was named Dale Krantz?

Yes, that’s her name. She’s got an incredible singing voice. Is one of the BGV for Skynyrd.

[GtHawk]

@Kamaji

His wife was named Dale Krantz?

Why not, no one thought it odd back when Dale Evans was married to Roy Rogers.

[verga]

@Kamaji

His wife was named Dale Krantz?

Down here Taylor, Tyler, Dale, Riley, Landon, Morgan, Madison, Logan, can be either male or female.

[berdie]

Chaim Topol, of Fiddler On The Roof fame, dead at 87.

RIP Tevye

[mystery-ak]

Robert Blake dead: 'In Cold Blood,' 'Baretta' star was 89
 By Brooke Kato   
March 9, 2023 7:55pm



Robert Blake, a controversial actor best known for his roles in the television series “Baretta” and the film “In Cold Blood,” is dead at 89.

His niece, Noreen Austin, announced that he died from heart disease in Los Angeles, Deadline reported.

The Post has reached out to Blake’s representatives and family for comment.

Born Michael Gubitosi in 1933, his tenured Hollywood career spanned six decades – from his childhood appearance “Our Gang” (1939) to his most notable role in the 1967 adaptation of Truman Capote’s book “In Cold Blood.”

He also starred in “Treasure of the Sierra Madre” (1948), “Electra Glide in Blue” (1973) and “Lost Highway” (1997), his final film.

Blake scored a Primetime Emmy Award in 1975 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for “Baretta,” in which he played the titular character, Det. Tony Baretta, for four seasons.

He also received three other Emmy nominations.

more
https://nypost.com/2023/03/09/robert-blake-dead-in-cold-blood-baretta-star-was-89/

[deb]

Chaim Topol, of Fiddler On The Roof fame, dead at 87.

RIP Tevye

Saw him in live theater in the role of Tevye. He was phenomenal. RIP

[Smokin Joe]

Chaim Topol, of Fiddler On The Roof fame, dead at 87.

RIP Tevye

I loved that movie.

[jmyrlefuller]

Jerry Samuels dies at 85.

Samuels had a handful of top-40 hits in the early 1960s as a songwriter, including "As If I Didn't Know" for Adam Wade, and "The Shelter of Your Arms" for Sammy Davis Jr.

But he is perhaps most (in)famous for his 1966 record "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" which he released under the alias Napoleon XIV.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fn36l_z3WY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWH3LCGtqO0

https://bestclassicbands.com/jerry-samuels-obituary-napoleon-xiv-3-10-23/