Obituaries Notable people that have passed

[GRtak]

Actor William Hurt, star of 'Broadcast News' and 'Body Heat,' dies at 71

In a long-running career, Hurt was nominated for an Academy Award three times, winning for 1985's Kiss of the Spider Woman.

www.npr.org

 

[SquareLeft]

Vic Elford, a driver who won in many different types of racing, has died at 86.

Vic Elford, 1935-2022

Among the world’s greatest drivers, there are soloists and all-rounders. England’s Vic Elford, who died on Sunday at the age of 86 after a prolonged fight with cancer, will be remembered as possibl…

racer.com

 

[Perc]

Sally Kellerman, known as Margaret Houlihan in 'MASH,' dies at 84

Kellerman died of heart failure at her home in Los Angeles, her publicist said. She had a career of more than 60 years in film and television.

www.npr.org

I was just about to say "this isn't houlihan" but then I remembered there was a movie as well...

Wonder how Loretta Swit is doing.

 

[GRtak]

was just about to say "this isn't houlihan" but then I remembered there was a movie as well...

Wonder how Loretta Swit is doing.

It's been awhile, but the M*A*S*H cast did a podcast with several of the main cast and she sounded fine then. I think it was on Alan Alda's podcast.

 

[NecroJoe]

M*A*S*H

Thank you. I have an irrational annoyance trigger when it's simply written as "MASH".

And I'll be honest: I've seen dozens of articles about her death, and even saw the photos they included...and it honestly didn't click that it was "movie Hot Lips" and not "TV Hot Lips".

 

[GRtak]

 

[GRtak]

Stephen Wilhite, who created GIFs, dies at 74

Wilhite, whose GIFs changed the way we communicate online, died March 14. His wife, Kathaleen, confirmed that Wilhite died from complications of Covid-19.

www.cnn.com

 

[Misrabelle]

Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters, 50.

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[NecroJoe]

Holy crap...that's unexpected

 

[NecroJoe]

Imagine being such a great drummer that you're Dave Grohl's drummer.

Early reports from Cololmbia's officials are that he has 10 different "substances" in his system at the time of death. Yikes.

 

[Misrabelle]

Imagine being such a great drummer that you're Dave Grohl's drummer.

Early reports from Cololmbia's officials are that he has 10 different "substances" in his system at the time of death. Yikes.

They don't know concentrations yet though. That's going to be the more telling information, if any of those were not prescribed, or over theraputic levels.

I mean he could easily have been on anti-anxiety meds (a recently published interview mentioned that he struggled hard with anxiety related to performing, and had enjoyed the break from it during Covid). An anti-depressant wouldn't be surprising either.

He was 50, and still used his body pretty hard, so there could have been some pain meds. He may have had other issues that we don't know about, IBS, blood pressure, cholesterol...he DID have a very enlarged heart. That was also mentioned in the interview I referred to above.

Then say he maybe had a couple of beers and a smoke at the hotel. That's 10 substances, easily.

 

[NecroJoe]

The combination of opiates and benzos (so I've seen mentioned a bunch) is apparently a "oh, shit...yeah, no wonder it ended like this" type of combination.

 

[CraigB]

Estelle Harris, who played Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld, has passed at 93.

Estelle Harris, George Costanza's Mother on Seinfeld, Dead at 93

Estelle Harris, best known for playing Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld, died of natural causes on Saturday at the age of 93, days shy of her 94th birthday.

www.google.com

 

[NecroJoe]

I've been on a kick lately of hunting down some of the syndicated sitcoms we used to watch as kids. Shows like Too Close for Comfort, 227, Gimme a Break, etc. I was reminded of one just a couple of weeks ago called It's a Living. I watched a few episodes to tickle the nostalgia bone. I haven't thought of this show in 20 years. It's funny, nobody talks about this show, but it was around long enough to have nearly as many episodes as Parks and Rec, Monk and Gossip Girl.

One of the stars of the show just died, Barrie Youngfellow. 11-year-old me had quite a crush on her.

Another couple layers of coincidence:
1) The first episode I watched happened to be about Russian athletes, and one wanting to defect to the US. Amusing, given the current state of the world.
2) The 2nd episode I watched was from a later season, when they added a new cast member, and I couldn't quite put my finger on why she looked familiar. When I looked her up, I figured out that she (Sheryl Lee Ralph) is one of the teachers on another newer show I just watched for the first time this past week, Abbot Elementary.

 

[calvinhobbes]

Russian far-rightist Zhirinovsky dies at 75, saluted by Putin

Russian far-right politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, known for provocative stunts and anti-Western tirades that kept him in the public eye for more than three decades, has died after a long illness, the speaker of parliament said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

COVID does have a bright side.

 

[GRtak]

NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins dies after being struck by a truck

The 24-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback died early Saturday after being struck by a dump truck while walking on a South Florida interstate, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

www.npr.org

 

[jack_christie]

Henry Patterson Dies Aged 92: ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ Author Sold 250m Books Under Pen Name Jack Higgins​

Henry Patterson Dies Aged 92: ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ Author Sold 250m Books Under Pen Name Jack Higgins

Henry Patterson, the best-selling author of The Eagle has Landed, has died aged 92, his publisher has announced. Patterson, who published under his pen name of Jack Higgins, wrote 85 novels between…

deadline.com

Jack Higgins obituary

Bestselling author who achieved huge success with his 1975 wartime thriller The Eagle Has Landed

www.theguardian.com

 

[thomas]

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[NecroJoe]

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Aww, now who's going to give the eulogy at my funeral?

 

[NecroJoe]

Man, all three of these guys died in the last 4 months. (Jan 9th, Jan 21st, April 12)