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NPR books editor Petra Mayer has died, age 46. https://www.npr.org/2021/11/13/1055585327/npr-books-editor-petra-mayer-has-died https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/14/media/petra-mayer-npr-obituary/index.html From NPR Twitter:

Actor Gavan O'Herlihy who played "disappeared brother" Chuck Cunningham on Happy Days and murderer Dan Suggs on the miniseries Lonesome Dove has died, age 70. https://deadline.com/2021/11/gavan-oherlihy-dead-obituary-actor-happy-days-chuck-cunningham-1234873162/ https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/gavan-oherlihy-dead-dies-happy-days-chuck-cunningham-1235111188/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gavan-oherlihy-dead-happy-days-missing-big-brother-1235047063/

Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee says she and friends were pepper sprayed this October in a racist attack while in Los Angeles. https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/32609877/olympic-gold-medalist-suni-lee-says-was-pepper-sprayed-racist-attack https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-12/olympic-gold-medalist-sunisa-lee-says-she-was-pepper-sprayed-in-racist-attack-while-in-los-angeles

Dropping in to express my condolences on the death of Jerry Douglas. I'm pretty sure Y&R will do a tribute and if so, I'll be watching. R.I.P.

Tribute to Jerry Douglas from Y&R Twitter page:

TV Host/Actor Terrence J victim of follow home robbery attempt. https://deadline.com/2021/11/terrence-j-escapes-follow-home-robbery-attempt-1234872043/ https://people.com/tv/actor-terrence-j-was-the-victim-of-an-attempted-robbery-in-los-angeles-reports/

I was once a loyal Y&R viewer and was thrilled they re-aired old episodes during lockdown after new ones had been exhausted. Jerry Douglas as John Abbott was indeed an imposing figure and steady presence on the show. R.I.P. Mr. Douglas.

Actor Jerry Douglas who portrayed family patriarch John Abbott on The Young and the Restless has died, age 88. https://deadline.com/2021/11/jerry-douglas-dead-the-young-and-the-restless-actor-88-1234871943/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jerry-douglas-dead-young-and-the-restless-actor-1235046086/ https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jerry-douglas-dead-88-young-and-restless-1235109826/ https://people.com/tv/jerry-douglas-former-the-young-and-the-restless-star-dead-at-88/

A reminder of what a POS The Sun "newspaper" was, is, and most likely always will be.

LOL. So much for Page Six "sources." When it comes to known gossip rags, always remember the sage advice The Professor gave Mary Ann in a dream sequence on Gilligan's Island: "Don't believe everything you hear, girlie!"

Sad news about Dean Stockwell. Loved him in Quantum Leap, Married to the Mob and his murderous turn in Compulsion. While I always seem to miss The Boy with the Green Hair from Stockwell's child acting days, I do have a vague memory of Home, Sweet Homicide which for some reason was aired a lot in the after school hours of my own childhood. R.I.P. Mr. Stockwell.

UB40 founding member Astro has died, age 64. https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/07/entertainment/astro-terence-wilson-intl-scli-gbr/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/06/former-ub40-member-astro-dies-after-short-illness https://news.sky.com/story/ub40-founding-member-astro-dies-after-short-illness-12462659 From UB40Official Twitter page

As Cobalt Stargazer correctly stated: SOP=Standard Operating Procedure.

Actor William Lucking from Sons of Anarchy has died, age 80. Mr. Lucking died October 18. https://deadline.com/2021/11/william-lucking-dead-sons-of-anarchy-star-trek-actor-1234868098/ https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/william-lucking-dead-sons-of-anarchy-1235105206/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/william-lucking-dead-sons-anarchy-1235042443/

Even if Rust was the happiest set in motion picture history, one would think keeping guns/ammunition locked up at the end of the work day should be SOP.

Weren't the armorer and AD the same two people before and after crew members walked? Weren't crew members grumbling about conditions before they left? If so, why didn't the armorer and AD take the precaution of locking away guns/ammunition when off set to prevent disgruntled crew members from "sabotage" in the first place?

Too many drivers aren't checking even when the signal says "Walk" and instead act as if pedestrians don't exist. Be careful out there folks! R.I.P. Mr. Mena.

Actress Linda Carlson who played the television manager in Newhart has died, age 76. https://deadline.com/2021/11/linda-carlson-dead-obituary-actor-newhart-murder-one-was-76-1234866650/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/linda-carlson-dead-newhart-murder-one-1235040739/

Actress and Miss America 1942 Jo-Carroll Dennison has died, age 97. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jo-carroll-dennison-dead-miss-america-actress-1235039770/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/30/metro/jo-carroll-dennison-miss-america-during-world-war-ii-dies-97/

Pumping Iron documentary filmmaker George Butler has died, age 78. https://deadline.com/2021/10/george-butler-dead-pumping-iron-filmmaker-was-78-obituary-1234865385/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-butler-dead-pumping-iron-co-director-1235039755/ https://variety.com/2021/film/news/george-butler-dead-pumping-iron-director-documentary-1235101141/

More evidence that after sitting out COVID 2020, Halloween is a go this year.

The more that's revealed about the set of Rust, the more it's clear it was a disaster waiting to happen. R.I.P. Halyna Hutchins. Dear Sony: If that $9 million offer is still on the table, I'm fully vaccinated and available to work at your convenience. Call me.

Actor Richard Evans has died, age 86. https://deadline.com/2021/10/richard-dick-evans-dies-obit-actor-1234862945/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/richard-evans-dead-peyton-place-dirty-little-billy-1235037287/

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