In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths

[GaT]

I can't believe this, he was only 41, & he left 6 kids. He had the most amazing voice, what a waste.

[blueray]

2 hours ago, Silver Raven said:

Linkin Park leader singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide.

http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/20/linkin-park-singer-chester-bennington-dead-commits-suicide/

I was sad when I heard this on the radio, I love Linkin Park and they helped me a lot in high school. The channel I was listening too was playing non-stop Linkin Park, so I figured it was something like this :(.

[Enero]

So sad about Chester.  :(

Hybrid Theory will always be my favorite Linkin Park album. 

If the music he wrote was any indication, he carried a LOT of demons. It's sad that he could not overcome them in life. 

R.I.P. Chester. 

[Spartan Girl]

How awful.

[UYI]

I was in seventh grade in 2002 when "In the End" was unavoidable, For all the jokes about Linkin Park being every early 2000's emo teen's favorite band, that song RESONATED, and still does today.

RIP. :( 

[DollEyes]

A true shock & a true loss. Chester Bennington's suicide is heartbreaking enough, but it happening on his late friend Chris Cornell's birthday is devastating. Condolences to his family, his friends and Linkin Park.

  Like Cornell, Bennington had a powerful & beautiful voice that was silenced way too soon. Just like I can't imagine Soundgarden without Cornell, I can't imagine Linkin Park without Bennington.

 RIP, Chester.

Edited July 21, 2017 by DollEyes

[AgentRXS]

Linkin Park's music got me through some rough times in my 20s.  My heart goes out to his 6 children left behind. RIP Chester.

[Rosiejuliemom]

Their song "My December" has been a favorite of mine for years. I tried listening to it last night and couldn't make it all the way through. My heart breaks for his children and all his loved ones. I hope his soul has found peace.

[BW Manilowe]

From EW.com/Entertainment Weekly: Deborah Watling, who played the Companion to Dr. Who's Second Doctor, dead from lung cancer at 69 

[BW Manilowe]

From USA Today: Coroner confirms Chester Bennington died via hanging 

[BW Manilowe]

Fashion jewelry designer Kenneth Jay Lane died in his sleep earlier this week; he was 85.

[Angeltoes]

http://m.tmz.com/2017/07/22/john-heard-dead-at-72-home-alone/#news/

What a sad way to die - alone in a hotel room.

Edited July 22, 2017 by Angeltoes

[Mindthinkr]

6 minutes ago, Angeltoes said:

http://m.tmz.com/2017/07/22/john-heard-dead-at-72-home-alone/#news/

What a sad way to die - alone in a hotel room.

Very much so. I wonder why he was recovering from his surgery alone. Very sad. 

[VCRTracking]

This bit from Big always made me laugh. RIP John Heard:

 

Edited July 22, 2017 by VCRTracking

[roamyn]

25 minutes ago, VCRTracking said:

This bit from Big always made me laugh. RIP John Heard:

 

 

 

I think he was better in 'Big' than 'Home Alone'.  

How horribly sad.  Were there no friends, no family to stay with him?  To take him in?

[legaleagle53]

And 72 is far too young by today's standards.  RIP, Mr. Heard.

[UYI]

I know most people remember him as Kevin's dad in the Home Alone movies, but he also did a very good job as Geraldine Page's son in The Trip to Bountiful. RIP.

 

Also, for those of you also in the DC viewing area like myself, long time WRC-TV Channel 4 (NBC) news anchor Jim Vance has died. An icon in DC news, and one of the most prominent African-American local news anchors in the country. RIP.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/News4-Anchor-Jim-Vance-Dies-at-75-436001373.html

Edited July 22, 2017 by UYI

[Jaded]

When I was younger I remember him in that movie with Goldie Hawn called Deceived. That movie always stuck with me because his character reminded me of my asshole father and what he would of turned into if my Mom hadn't left him when I was little. The last time I remember seeing John in anything was when he played Callie's alcoholic father on CSI: Miami. He walked like a guy with back problems during that time.

[GHScorpiosRule]

John Heard was also an alumni of Law & Order; he appeared on all three during the years. Different characters of course. I remember him in the short-lived series The Client, based on the movie, based on John Grisham's book. So very sad to hear about him.

A double hit, because along with Walter Cronkite, Gordon Petersen, Maureen Bunyan (I think the latter two are still with us), I grew up watching Jim Vance on NBC.

FUCK CANCER!!!!???

Edited July 22, 2017 by GHScorpiosRule

[UYI]

Yes, Peterson and Bunyan are both still alive! 

[UYI]

The Washington Post did a very nice piece on him, too:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jim-vance-washingtons-longest-serving-local-news-anchor-is-dead-at-75/2017/07/22/7869297c-6ee4-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.html?utm_term=.f706c51e9c1d#comments

Edited July 22, 2017 by UYI

[Popples]

I'll miss Jim, he was at NBC4 for 45 years, which is longer than I've been alive, so he's been a constant for me. Plus, he was cool as hell.

 

RIP John Heard also. Home Alone is definitely up there in my all time favorite films.

Edited July 22, 2017 by Popples

[AimingforYoko]

RIP John Heard, a great character actor and like a lot of folks, a deeply flawed human being. Mostly due to his battle with the bottle. As always though, the work remains.

[AntiBeeSpray]

On 7/20/2017 at 3:17 PM, amaranta said:

Linkin Park leader singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide.

Somewhere I Belong and Numb were part of the soundtrack to my 2000s.

Bennington was also friends with Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots); it's only been a year and a half since he passed.

Damn.

 

Word. I listened to their stuff then as well. He'll be missed  :(.

[Ohwell]

RIP Jim Vance and George Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0eINGyJHz8

[ratgirlagogo]

I remember John Heard best from his role in Cutter's Way, along with Jeff Bridges, as a funny, angry disabled Vietnam vet - a wonderful film.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082220/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1

Based on that great performance (and others, like Chilly Scenes of Winter)  I never quite understood why he didn't get better roles later on.

Edited July 22, 2017 by ratgirlagogo

[Constantinople]

Loved John Heard in Cutter's Way and that's how I will always remember him

RIP

[BW Manilowe]

From People: Oscar Winner Jared Leto posts tribute to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington

[BW Manilowe]

From EW.com/Entertainment Weekly: Linkin Park sets up website in tribute to Chester Bennington

[Silver Raven]

Oh, ffs, the conspiracy theorists are out in force.  According to them, Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington were murdered because they knew details about Pizzagate (the conspiracy between Hillary Clinton and her campaign manager John Podesta to run a child sex ring out of a pizza parlor in Washington, DC), because Chester Bennington was really the illegitimate son of John Podesta. 

[legaleagle53]

1 hour ago, Silver Raven said:

Oh, ffs, the conspiracy theorists are out in force.  According to them, Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington were murdered because they knew details about Pizzagate (the conspiracy between Hillary Clinton and her campaign manager John Podesta to run a child sex ring out of a pizza parlor in Washington, DC), because Chester Bennington was really the illegitimate son of John Podesta. 

Seriously?  Some people clearly have WAY too much time on their hands!

[Annber03]

2 hours ago, Silver Raven said:

Oh, ffs, the conspiracy theorists are out in force.  According to them, Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington were murdered because they knew details about Pizzagate (the conspiracy between Hillary Clinton and her campaign manager John Podesta to run a child sex ring out of a pizza parlor in Washington, DC), because Chester Bennington was really the illegitimate son of John Podesta. 

*Blinks*

...what? 

Wow. That is...beyond sad. 

[Cobalt Stargazer]

3 hours ago, Silver Raven said:

Oh, ffs, the conspiracy theorists are out in force.  According to them, Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington were murdered because they knew details about Pizzagate (the conspiracy between Hillary Clinton and her campaign manager John Podesta to run a child sex ring out of a pizza parlor in Washington, DC), because Chester Bennington was really the illegitimate son of John Podesta. 

Shut up, Alex Jones. (Just guessing.)

[Silver Raven]

16 minutes ago, Cobalt Stargazer said:

Shut up, Alex Jones. (Just guessing.)

I think it's Reddit.

[VCRTracking]

[VCRTracking]

Marvel & Indy Comics Legend ‘Fabulous’ Flo Steinberg Passes Away

Wikipedia:

Quote

Florence "Flo" Steinberg was an American publisher of one of the first independent comic books, the underground/alternative comics hybrid Big Apple Comix, in 1975. Additionally, as the secretary for Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee and the fledgling company's receptionist and fan liaison during the 1960s Silver Age of Comic Books, she was a key participant of and witness to Marvel's expansion from a two-person staff to a pop culture conglomerate

[willco]

On 7/22/2017 at 11:19 AM, Jaded said:

When I was younger I remember him in that movie with Goldie Hawn called Deceived. That movie always stuck with me because his character reminded me of my asshole father and what he would of turned into if my Mom hadn't left him when I was little. The last time I remember seeing John in anything was when he played Callie's alcoholic father on CSI: Miami. He walked like a guy with back problems during that time.

I remember that movie also. I saw that at a time when I could still be surprised by movie twists, which doesn't happen very often anymore ! To be young again.

[Inquisitionist]

I remember John Heard being very sexy in Cat People with Nastassia Kinski.

[ratgirlagogo]

Can't copy/paste/quote from VCRTracking's post of Daniel Stern's tweet above - but do note that Mr Stern recommends (as I do) Cutter's Way as an example of Mr Heard's most impressive work.  Also that he  says that : "what's funny is that I never ever remember that John is even in that movie."  and Daniel Stern was IN the movie!  Honestly I don't really remember him in it either.

[BW Manilowe]

From NBC News: Linkin Park releases statement on last week's death of band member Chester Bennington. (Sorry the type in the statement is so small)

[Annber03]

Very nice, touching statement. I like how they acknowledge how inspiring and helpful he was to others who've struggled with similar problems.

I can't even begin to imagine what his family and friends are going through right now, but I'm glad they're getting such strong support, and I wish them well going forward. 

[BW Manilowe]

From USA Today: Frank Sinatra's widow Barbara Sinatra, "Lady Blue Eyes", Dies at 90

[BW Manilowe]

From People: Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst remembers Linkin Park's Chester Bennington

[Lady Calypso]

Margo Chase, designer of several famous TV logos including Buffy, Charmed, and Angel, died in a plane crash at 59.

Apparently, her husband and friend watched as the accident occurred. 

[dalek]

RIP Deborah Watling, Victoria during the Patrick Troughton era of Dr Who.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40684318

[Blergh]

22 hours ago, BW Manilowe said:

From USA Today: Frank Sinatra's widow Barbara Sinatra, "Lady Blue Eyes", Dies at 90

 Even though she was not the Sinatra offspring's favorite person, what she did for countless, anonymous abused children quite laudable so that's a legacy her son and grandson can be proud of. RIP, Mrs. Sinatra.

[BW Manilowe]

Mother of The Walking Dead Stuntman Thanks Fans, Starts Memorial Site

[BW Manilowe]

From NOLA.com: Dolores Marsalis, wife of jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis and mother of 6 sons including jazz musicians Branford, Wynton, Ellis III & Delfeayo Marsalis, dead at age 80 due to pancreatic cancer

[VCRTracking]

June Foray, Voice of ‘Bullwinkle Show’s’ Natasha and Rocky, Dies at 99

[Spartan Girl]

Dammit, she almost made it to 100!

She had a long career of famous voices that made up half my childhood. Goodbye Rocky, Natasha, Nell Fenwick, Ursula, Cindy Lou Who, Grandma Fa (from Mulan), Talky Tina...