Milestone Moments: All The Celebrity Vitals

[Blergh]

9 minutes ago, EtheltoTillie said:

Must be because of the shared last name LOL. 

But the difference is that Miss Grant (born Lyvova Haskell Rosenthal)  has used that as a performing name (though I'm not sure whether she ever legally changed her actual surname to that) while Mr. Asner kept his actual birth surname as his performing surname  but wound up becoming best known for his character of Lou Grant.

[Dimity]

6 hours ago, EtheltoTillie said:

Here’s a birthday acknowledgment:  is that allowed?   I’m just tickled about Lee Grant, who turned 99 on Halloween.

I was looking up some info on the movie North By Northwest the other day and learned that Eva Marie Saint not only is still with us but she turned 100 this past July!  If this made the news anywhere at the time I missed it.  

[praeceptrix]

English soprano Sarah Leonard has died. She was 71.

[Palimelon]

James Van Der Beek, Dawson’s Creek actor, diagnosed with bowel cancer.

[Mountainair]

33 minutes ago, Palimelon said:

James Van Der Beek, Dawson’s Creek actor, diagnosed with bowel cancer.

I just saw this news on his Instagram account. How terrible. 
A family friend of ours got married last Thanksgiving. On their honeymoon her husband didn’t feel well and went to the dr when they got back. He found out he had colon cancer and we laid him to rest last Wednesday. He was 45. 

[Notabug]

4 hours ago, Mountainair said:

I just saw this news on his Instagram account. How terrible. 
A family friend of ours got married last Thanksgiving. On their honeymoon her husband didn’t feel well and went to the dr when they got back. He found out he had colon cancer and we laid him to rest last Wednesday. He was 45. 

There has been a major upswing in the numbers of younger people diagnosed with colon cancer in recent years. Men are particularly at risk.  This is why it is now recommend everyone start screening at age 45.

[Mod-Tigerkatze]

Hi everyone,

the conversation about cancer and alternative treatments has been moved to Small Talk: Take It Outside! Carryover Conversations.

Still, I wanted to use the opportunity and address the questions that were raised about shaming: Shaming is considered a non-physical form of aggression. Specific impact depends on the individual but it has a harmful impact on mental health as it can undermine self-worth and communicate a message of rejection and nonacceptance. (For more, here are a couple of links. 01 and 02 )

What does that mean for Primetimer? When commenting, kindly keep in mind that decisions anyone makes are influenced by current, individual circumstances, upbringing and experiences. Unless we know someone personally, we don’t know what those circumstances and experiences are. We’re also unaware of their current mental state.
Our intentions may be good, however, as impact often differs from intent, the effect may be opposite of what we intend; an individual who is shamed or fears shaming may withdraw and isolate so that instead of speaking out and alerting us to the potential cause of their suffering, they stay silent.

In terms of communication, this is where “I” statements can come in handy. They still express disagreement with the object of our disapproval. At the same time, they shift the focus from the individual to the object, action or cause. It’s not the individual who’s judged or shamed but the object, action or cause.

Before you post, it can be helpful to take a moment and consider how the post might affect someone who’s made a similar decision in their life. How would it feel if I were the individual? Does my post reflect how I would like someone else to express their disagreement with my choice? What is it that I’m saying and might the message that I’m sending differ from my intent?

Thank you.

 

[BetterButter]

Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91

[Palimelon]

Quincy Jones – a life in pictures.

[Spartan Girl]

4 hours ago, BetterButter said:

Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91

The Soul Bossa Nova is one of my all time favorite dance songs. RIP.

 

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[DearEvette]

I knew that Quincy had a great discography, and know the high points e.g. Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra,  Lesley Gore, We Are the World, The Ironside theme, and of course like @Spartan Girl Soul Bossa Nova is right there at the top.

But I went to Wikipedia to be reminded of some of his other works. And holy cow!  The breadth of this man's work!!!  He has worked with so many people  across so many decades in every single music genre in all areas of production, arranging and/or composing.  And not just in music but also in TV and film.  His professional resume is simply unparalleled.

RIP, sir.

Edited November 4 by DearEvette

[Notabug]

4 minutes ago, DearEvette said:

I knew that Quincy had a great discography, and know the high points e.g. Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra,  Lesley Gore, We Are the World, The Ironside theme, and of course like @Spartan Girl Soul Bossa Nova is right there at the top.

But I went to Wikipedia to be reminded of some of his other works. And holy cow!  The breadth of this man's work!!!  He has worked with so many people  across so many decades in every single music genre in all areas of production, arranging and/or composing.  And not just in music but also in movies and film.  His professional resume is simply unparalleled.

RIP, sir.

Truly a renaissance man; Quincy was a genius.

[Fool to cry]

He wrote a lot of great music but my favorite is the song he wrote for the opening titles of the original The Italian Job from 1969," On Days Like These" sung by Matt Munro. Makes me feel like I'm driving a sports car through the Italian Alps every time I hear it!

 

 

Edited November 4 by Fool to cry

[ProudMary]

2024 claims yet another titan. 😢 Obviously, we lose celebrities each year. That is inevitable, but so many of those we lost this year, over all genres, (music, movies, television, sports, media) fall into the icon category. Quincy Jones is yet another.

His musical genius, his business acumen, his leadership, his creativity, his influence extended so far and to so many other talented individuals, several of whom are also iconic, that it's impossible to measure.

Rest well, sir and thank you for sharing your genius with all of us.

[MissAlmond]

 

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[MissAlmond]

TCM Remembers Teri Garr

 

Edited November 4 by MissAlmond

[MissAlmond]

Yet another legend gone! R.I.P. Mr. Jones.

On 11/4/2024 at 8:19 AM, DearEvette said:

And not just in music but also in TV and film.  His professional resume is simply unparalleled.

One of the delights in paying attention to credits - especially for older TV shows/films - is seeing now well-known names pop up. Quincy Jones is one of them. TCM interviews schooled me Jones wrote the score for In Cold Blood. And who knew (well obviously people did) that Jones wrote the theme for Ironside (sampled in the film Kill Bill)! Here's Jones in an interview with the Archive of American Television discussing it -

Thanks for the music, Quincy Jones. Your legacy will live forever. 

Edited November 5 by MissAlmond

[andromeda331]

Wow, Quincy Jones has been around for so long and done so much it's hard to imagine the world without him. RIP Quincy Jones.

[Bastet]

I spent a couple of years having to deal with the liaison of Jones' Qwest Records, and he was annoying as all get out, but the negotiation ultimately wound up okay and the one meeting Jones me forever giving him respect.   That's just from afar; simply listening to the music he produced would be enough.  Hell yeah.

[ProudMary]

Rashida Jones shares some loving memories of her father, Quincy and talks about his legacy. Beautiful. ❤️

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFbXEbzIkG/

[voiceover]

Fans of college football mourn the loss of Ben, ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit’s golden retriever, due to cancer.

The network dubbed him “the game day-crashing dog” because he traveled everywhere that Kirk did, instantly adored and fussed over.

The goodest of good boys.  I know my darling beagle Buttons was on your welcoming committee, anxious to show you where they keep the chocolate.

[BetterButter]

Tony Todd, ‘Candyman’ and ‘Final Destination’ Star, Dies at 69

[Spartan Girl]

7 minutes ago, BetterButter said:

Tony Todd, ‘Candyman’ and ‘Final Destination’ Star, Dies at 69

Oh his voice was like velvet. RIP.

[Palimelon]

June Spencer, longtime star of The Archers, dies at 105.

The actor joined the original cast of the BBC radio drama in 1950 to play multiple roles including Peggy Woolley, whom she made her own. She retired from the show in 2022.

[ElleryAnne]

14 hours ago, BetterButter said:

Tony Todd, ‘Candyman’ and ‘Final Destination’ Star, Dies at 69

Damn. I loved him in everything I ever saw him in. Caught him at a local convention once and he was a lovely guy, too.

[Blergh]

On 11/9/2024 at 3:40 AM, Palimelon said:

June Spencer, longtime star of The Archers, dies at 105.

The actor joined the original cast of the BBC radio drama in 1950 to play multiple roles including Peggy Woolley, whom she made her own. She retired from the show in 2022.

What's amazing is that not only did Miss Spencer start playing the character when she was 31 until she became 103 [!] but that this radio drama survived all these decades despite debuting at a time when audio soaps on both sides of the Pond were being pressured into either becoming televised or getting scrapped. However, it seems not only did this UK soap somehow survive the  medium of network radio somewhat losing its original variety of entertainment but it seems to have survived all the way to the Podcast age! It could be because this particular soap went out of its way to realistically deal with the contemporary issues of farmers and their families- and since farm families have had zillions of chores, they found it much more practical to blast/ carry a radio or listen this program to one in their vehicles while still tending to their chores than to attempt to do said chores while having to  dart back and forth to a television set (which were far less portable than radios until recent decades with new innovations).

Oh, it needs to be mentioned that Miss Spencer had to deal with the challenges of playing the wife of an Alzheimer's afflicted spouse after she herself had lost her own RL husband to that horrible condition. Lastly, as she aged, the BBC made things easier for her by converting a room in her own home into a radio studio so she could continue to perform her part without having to commute to the studio in Birmingham [UK ].

RIP, Miss Spencer, you've definitely earned it!

Edited November 10 by Blergh

[Vermicious Knid]

Danielle Bregoli/Bhad Bhabi, 21 and with an 8 month old baby, has cancer.

She hasn't released what form of cancer or eactly what treatment she is getting but was forced to say something after being dragged online for her sudden weight loss. Because people are trash. 

[ebk57]

Judith Jamison has died at 81

[MissAlmond]

 

Edited November 12 by MissAlmond

[praeceptrix]

Actor Timothy West has died. He was 90.

[Wiendish Fitch]

2 minutes ago, praeceptrix said:

Actor Timothy West has died. He was 90.

He was so fun as King Francis in one of my all time favorite movies, Ever After.

[Spartan Girl]

40 minutes ago, Wiendish Fitch said:

He was so fun as King Francis in one of my all time favorite movies, Ever After.

“And I thought I had problems.” 😂😂😂😂

[MissAlmond]

The Magic School Bus books illustrator Bruce Degen has died, age 79.

https://people.com/magic-school-bus-books-illustrator-bruce-degen-dies-at-79-8743778

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/childrens-book-world-mourns-death-of-magic-school-bus-illustrator-bruce-degen/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/10/obituaries/bruce-degen-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZE4.OSWc.o34gbHsRUocn&smid=em-share

https://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/bruce-degen-illustrator-magic-school-bus-dies-79

 

Edited November 13 by MissAlmond

[scarynikki12]

2 hours ago, Wiendish Fitch said:

He was so fun as King Francis in one of my all time favorite movies, Ever After.

"I will simply deny you the crown and live...forever..."

[shapeshifter]

2 hours ago, MissAlmond said:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/10/obituaries/bruce-degen-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZE4.OSWc.o34gbHsRUocn&smid=em-share

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…While working as a librarian at Cooper Union, he let a young woman named Chris Bostard skip a $23 fine for turning in late some books on Pieter Bruegel the Elder. They married in 1968. She survives him, as do two sons, Benjamin, an artist, and Alex, a comic book artist.…

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The cause was pancreatic cancer, his family said.

😢😭

[Blergh]

3 hours ago, praeceptrix said:

Actor Timothy West has died. He was 90.

Aww, Siegfried's father's died. Yes, the elder Mr. West was the father of Samuel West the current Siegfried in All Creatures Great and Small (2019- Present). Interesting they both had links to the original Siegfried in the first series (1978-1990).  Before making his mark as the original Siegfried Robert Hardy (1925-2017) played Albert, the Prince Consort in the series Edward the Seventh (1975)(which was surprisingly more historically accurate than many dramatizations with much of the principles' dialogue quoted verbatim from letters,etc. ) that would have Timothy West play the title character from his 30's until his death at age 69 with gusto though he never shared any scenes with Mr. Hardy due to his character's father having died when he was 20.

On a more sombre note, it seems that the late Mr. West's wife of 64 years, Prunella Scales has been stricken with vascular dementia but Mr. West had been taking care of her the last ten years after the diagnosis.

 RIP, Mr. West and I hope the rest of your loved ones will take up the reigns to make the best of your widow's twilight.

[Palimelon]

Peter Sinfield, lyricist for King Crimson, Céline Dion, and more, dies aged 80.

Versatile poet and music producer co-founded King Crimson, produced Roxy Music’s debut album, and had a long partnership with Greg Lake.

[Palimelon]

Irish actor and comedian Jon Kenny dies aged 66.

Best known as one half of D’Unbelievables, Kenny also starred in Father Ted, Angela’s Ashes, and The Banshees of Inisherin.

[Is Everyone Gone]

Disturbing news: famous Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov has died at the age of 39. Reports say he was going through a divorce, in pain and having surgery, and addicted to alcohol and pain pills. Fell off a balcony.

Another is Svetlana Boguinskaya says Bela Karolyi passed away:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCcsBAVS4WV/?img_index=1

[andromeda331]

16 hours ago, Is Everyone Gone said:

Another is Svetlana Boguinskaya says Bela Karolyi passed away:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCcsBAVS4WV/?img_index=1

I hope he's burning in Hell.

[Bastet]

This thread is for people in the entertainment industry; athletes (and coaches) go in Sports.  There's an In Memoriam thread there, and I love that Bela's death isn't being discussed in it; nobody wants to memorialize his abusive ass.  But there is discussion of how awful he was and hopes for his miserable afterlife should such a thing exist following your post in Gymnastics.

[BetterButter]

Paul Teal, actor from ‘One Tree Hill,’ dead at age 35

[Palimelon]

Charles Dumont, composer of Édith Piaf’s Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien, dies at 95.

Singer-songwriter also composed melodies for stars including Dalida, Jacques Brel, and Barbra Streisand.

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[Palimelon]

Sandra Gilbert, co-author of The Madwoman in the Attic, dies aged 87.

The writer was also a renowned academic and poet as well as being one of the leading figures of second wave feminism.

Gilbert began teaching at California State University, and published a book on DH Lawrence’s poetry, Acts of Attention, in 1972. She then taught for a brief period at Indiana University. In 1976, Gilbert moved on to teach at UC Davis.

Gilbert would go on to co-author further works, including No Man’s Land, a three-volume study of 20th-century works by women, and most recently Still Mad, published in 2021. She and her co-writer, Susan Gubar, received the Ivan Sandrof lifetime achievement award from the National Book Critics Circle in 2012.

Between 1985 and 1989, Gilbert was a professor of English at Princeton University. She also wrote nine books of poetry, published between 1979 and 2011, as well as works of memoir and non-fiction.

Edited Tuesday at 05:24 PM by Palimelon

[tearknee]

On 11/17/2024 at 9:11 AM, Is Everyone Gone said:

Disturbing news: famous Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov has died at the age of 39. Reports say he was going through a divorce, in pain and having surgery, and addicted to alcohol and pain pills. Fell off a balcony.

Another is Svetlana Boguinskaya says Bela Karolyi passed away:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCcsBAVS4WV/?img_index=1

 "Fell off a balcony" and "jumped out a window" is rather common with people who upset Putin....

[BetterButter]

Vic Flick, Guitarist on the James Bond Theme Song, Dies at 87

[MissAlmond]

1 hour ago, BetterButter said:

Vic Flick, Guitarist on the James Bond Theme Song, Dies at 87

 

[Vermicious Knid]

 

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"Fell off a balcony" and "jumped out a window" is rather common with people who upset Putin....

My exact first thought as well.

Hadn't seen this mentioned here. Dave Coulier diagnosed with Stage 3 Non-Hodgkins lymphona.

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“We all kind of put our heads together and said, ‘Okay, where are we going?’ And they had a very specific plan for how they were going to treat this,” he says, noting that a bright spot in his diagnosis was when his bone marrow test came back negative. “At that point, my chances of curable went from something low to 90% range. And so that was a great day.” ...

Coulier has already completed the first of six chemo treatments, and he’s taking everything day by day. 

“I have my good days. I have my bad days,” he says. “Some days are nauseous and dizzy, and then there's other days where the steroids kick in, and I feel like I have a ton of energy. I actually skated yesterday with some friends here in Detroit. We just went and skated around and shot pucks, and it was wonderful just to be out there doing something that I love and just trying to stay focused on all the great stuff that I have in my life.” 

 

 

[BetterButter]

Andy Paley, Brian Wilson Collaborator, ‘Spongebob’ Composer and Veteran Producer, Dies at 72

[Ancaster]

On 11/3/2024 at 4:38 AM, EtheltoTillie said:

Here’s a birthday acknowledgment:  is that allowed?   I’m just tickled about Lee Grant, who turned 99 on Halloween. Also she was interviewed on TCM by Ben Mankiewicz to accompany a movie airing the next day. 

What's TCM?  Thanks.