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Oscar winning songwriter Leslie Bricusse has died, age 90. https://deadline.com/2021/10/leslie-bricusse-dead-goldfinger-willy-wonka-doctor-dolittle-songwriter-was-90-1234858373/ https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/willy-wonka-songwriter-leslie-bricusse-dies_92896.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=19oct2021

Damn! R.I.P. General Powell.

America's Got Talent: Extreme pauses production after serious on-set accident. https://deadline.com/2021/10/americas-got-talent-extreme-pauses-production-after-horrifying-on-set-accident-1234856551/ https://tvline.com/2021/10/17/americas-got-talent-extreme-production-shut-down-jonathan-goodwin-injured-accident/ https://ew.com/tv/nbc-shuts-down-production-americas-got-talent-extreme/

Actress Betty Lynn best known for playing Thelma Lou on The Andy Griffith Show has died, age 95. https://deadline.com/2021/10/betty-lynn-dead-thelma-lou-andy-griffith-show-obituary-1234857348/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/betty-lynn-dead-andy-griffith-show-1235032777/ https://www.surryarts.org/agmuseum/events/bettylynn.html

David H. DePatie, The Pink Panther cartoon co-creator and producer has died, age 91. https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/passings/oscar-winning-producer-david-depatie-dies-age-91/ https://deadline.com/2021/10/david-h-depatie-dead-the-pink-panther-cartoon-producer-was-91-1234855844/ https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/david-depatie-dead-pink-panther-1235088671/ Interview with Mr. DePatie included in Cartoon Research link 👇🏽https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/david-h-depatie-1929-2021/

I inherited and wear coats purchased in the 50's that are still 🔥 today. Well done ILGWU!

Cher is suing Mary Bono, widow of Sonny, for allegedly withholding Sonny and Cher royalties. .https://deadline.com/2021/10/cher-sonny-bono-lawsuit-royalties-withheld-mary-bono-1234855746/ https://abc7.com/sonny-and-cher-lawsuit-mary-bono-sues/11123612/

Wendy Williams' Season 13 return delayed due to health complications. https://deadline.com/2021/10/wendy-williams-tests-positive-for-covid-19-shows-fall-return-delayed-1234834317/

Legendary Disney animator Ruthie Tompson has died, age 111. https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/remembering-disney-legend-ruthie-tompson/ https://deadline.com/2021/10/ruthie-tompson-dies-legendary-disney-animator-was-111-1234854264/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ruthie-tompson-dead-disney-animator-1235029905/ https://variety.com/2021/film/news/ruthie-tompson-dead-disney-legend-1235086613/

I'll make a confession. From the previous Daniel Craig James Bond films, the only two women I've retained a memory of are Judi Dench's M and Eve Moneypenny. The rest all blend together. I'll exit, stage left.

Season 12 finale of Archer pays tribute and bids farewell to Jessica Walter. https://deadline.com/2021/10/archer-farewell-jessica-walter-malory-tribute-season-12-finale-1234851432/ https://www.thewrap.com/archer-jessica-walter-malory-tribute-letter-season-12-finale/

The rights to Tina Turner's likeness has the potential to bring in millions. It's why with other estates the living have the dead posthumously making CGI movies (James Dean) or performing hologram concert tours (Whitney Houston).

Tina Turner has sold her music rights to BMG. https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/tina-turner-catalog-bmg-1236416/ https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9640872/tina-turner-bmg-music-rights https://variety.com/2021/music/news/tina-turner-bmg-acquires-music-interests-1235081614/

Since the subject of space has come up. A Russian film crew is poised to shoot the first movie in space. https://deadline.com/2021/10/russia-film-crew-the-challenge-first-feature-shoot-outer-space-1234849794/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-film-crew-blasts-make-1st-movie-space-rcna2588 https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/04/entertainment/russian-film-crew-space-launch-scn/index.html

Alan Kalter, David Letterman's long time Late Show announcer has died, age 78. https://deadline.com/2021/10/alan-kalter-dead-david-letterman-late-show-announcer-was-78-1234849684/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/alan-kalter-dead-letterman-late-show-announcer-1235025323/