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In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths

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This thread is for deaths of celebrities in the entertainment business only. No notices about politicians, please. 

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Bastet
Bastet

Piss up a rope, Val Kilmer.  If your physical illness got so bad that your life utterly sucked and no end to that suffering was in sight, so that suicide was or seemed to be the best of the available

wilsie
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BetterButter
BetterButter

Olivia Newton-John Has Died At 73

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madmax

madmax

18 hours ago, slowpoked said:

And for those who can and are able to do so, the #BettyWhiteChallenge is ongoing today

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I did my donation, but I did $100 in honor of how old she would have been.  

Five dollar donations are a nice gesture, but as someone who works in non-profit, they don't amount to much once the credit card companies take their fees, a portion is allocated to overhead, etc.  

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slowpoked

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White — who died Dec. 31 after suffering a mild stroke several days earlier — introduced the documentary Betty White: A Celebration, which had a one-day theatrical run on Jan. 17, what would have been her 100th birthday. "I just wanted to thank you for coming to my party," said White, who recorded the message at her home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, where she passed away. "I also want to thank you for all the support you give me. Thank you so much… I'm remembered."

The documentary's producers, Steve Boettcher and Mike Trinklein, had filmed with White for years, first as part of the PBS docuseries Pioneers of Television and more recently as they created this doc, a shorter version of which first aired in 2018. Boettcher tells EW they will not be publicly releasing the video of White and that they have turned down offers by various outlets and streamers to buy it. 

https://ew.com/movies/betty-white-100th-birthday-documentary-final-on-camera-appearance/

 

I hope the producers eventually change their minds. It would be nice for a lot more people to eventually see this movie. I would have loved to take my grandma to watch yesterday, but due to Covid concerns for her, we decided to skip it. Someone upthread also mentioned weather issues, so it would be unfortunate to be able to lose a chance to see this forever due to things out of the audience's control. 

 

30 minutes ago, madmax said:

I did my donation, but I did $100 in honor of how old she would have been.  

Five dollar donations are a nice gesture, but as someone who works in non-profit, they don't amount to much once the credit card companies take their fees, a portion is allocated to overhead, etc.  

I think the $5 came about so that more people can feel they can participate in it. I also did more on my end because I can and able to do so, but I think the amount is set so low so that those who want to do it, but cannot contribute a lot, can participate and still feel like they made a difference in joining a worthwhile cause.

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Crashcourse

Crashcourse

37 minutes ago, slowpoked said:

I think the $5 came about so that more people can feel they can participate in it. I also did more on my end because I can and able to do so, but I think the amount is set so low so that those who want to do it, but cannot contribute a lot, can participate and still feel like they made a difference in joining a worthwhile cause.

Exactly.  Not everyone can afford even close to a $100 donation and, besides, every little bit helps.  

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Drogo

Drogo

2 minutes ago, Crashcourse said:

Exactly.  Not everyone can afford even close to a $100 donation and, besides, every little bit helps.  

Those who can spare more and have the good nature to do so, like @madmax and @slowpoked, will.  The $5 invitation gets more people there- and helps the word spread- but once there it's a nice thing for people to give what they can (especially since as mentioned the funding pages do charge plenty for each donation processed.)  Betty would be proud. 

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slowpoked

slowpoked

6 hours ago, Drogo said:

Those who can spare more and have the good nature to do so, like @madmax and @slowpoked, will.  The $5 invitation gets more people there- and helps the word spread- but once there it's a nice thing for people to give what they can (especially since as mentioned the funding pages do charge plenty for each donation processed.)  Betty would be proud. 

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And these are the results of people’s generosity and their love for Betty:

 

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/betty-white-challenge-metro-detroit-animal-shelters-receive-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-in-donations.amp

https://www.10tv.com/amp/article/news/local/columbus-animal-shelters-raise-thousands-in-honor-of-betty-white/530-ffb80719-0f3d-4a83-a388-25a7deb510a9
 

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/betty-white-challenge-brings-in-more-than-30-000-for-nashville-humane?_amp=true

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Mindthinkr

Mindthinkr

16 minutes ago, slowpoked said:

And these are the results of people’s generosity and their love for Betty:

 

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/betty-white-challenge-metro-detroit-animal-shelters-receive-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-in-donations.amp

https://www.10tv.com/amp/article/news/local/columbus-animal-shelters-raise-thousands-in-honor-of-betty-white/530-ffb80719-0f3d-4a83-a388-25a7deb510a9
 

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/betty-white-challenge-brings-in-more-than-30-000-for-nashville-humane?_amp=true

All these figures warm my heart and will help them immensely.
Just what Miss White would have wanted. 

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madmax

madmax

7 hours ago, slowpoked said:

I think the $5 came about so that more people can feel they can participate in it. I also did more on my end because I can and able to do so, but I think the amount is set so low so that those who want to do it, but cannot contribute a lot, can participate and still feel like they made a difference in joining a worthwhile cause.

 

6 hours ago, Crashcourse said:

Exactly.  Not everyone can afford even close to a $100 donation and, besides, every little bit helps.  

 

6 hours ago, Drogo said:

Those who can spare more and have the good nature to do so, like @madmax and @slowpoked, will.  The $5 invitation gets more people there- and helps the word spread- but once there it's a nice thing for people to give what they can (especially since as mentioned the funding pages do charge plenty for each donation processed.)  Betty would be proud. 

 

Believe me,  I totally understand that every little bit helps; like I said, I work non-profit.  But out of that $5, maybe half goes to actually help the animals once fees/overhead/etc. are taken out.

And I guarantee you that whoever has to process those $5 donations is rolling their eyes at every single one.

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Blergh

Blergh

Miss Mimieux  who born in Los Angeles to a French father (Rene Mimieux )and a Mexican mother (Carmen Montemayor) was more than a pretty face, she actually had one of the most brilliant and prescient quotes about fame that I've ever read (and YouTubers and 'reality' TV folks,etc. would do well to consider the following):

"There are tribes in Africa who believe that a camera steals a little part of your soul, and in a way, I think that's true about living your private life in public. It takes something away from your relationships; it cheapens them."

RIP, Miss Mimieux

https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/yvette_mimieux_865199

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MissAlmond

MissAlmond

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Pioneering women's basketball player Lusia Harris has died, age 66.

https://deadline.com/2022/01/lusia-harris-dead-the-queen-of-basketball-olympics-hall-of-fame-1234914929/

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33095723/lusia-harris-trailblazing-basketball-hall-famer-only-woman-officially-drafted-nba-team-dies-66

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MissAlmond

MissAlmond

Photojournalist and film industry photographer Steve Schapiro has died, age 87.

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/steve-schapiro-dead-photographer-1235155805/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/steve-schapiro-dead-photojournalist-1235076094/

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/jan/18/ali-to-andy-warhol-steve-schapiros-life-in-photography-in-pictures

https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/in-memoriam-steve-schapiro-david-bowie-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-dv/

Vermicious Knid

Vermicious Knid

I had wondered about Andre Leon Talley's health the last few years every time I saw him. 

Sidney Poitier’s Cause Of Death Revealed.

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Sidney Poitier died in early January from a combination of cardiopulmonary failure, prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s dementia, according to a death certificate issued by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The document was made public today.

There's a trifecta you don't want.

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Bastet

Bastet

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56 minutes ago, Vermicious Knid said:

There's a trifecta you don't want.

But one that, at 94, you're likely to have (as a man [the prostate cancer prong]).  At least he died at home, with his family present.

I can't find a more recent public appearance than 2017, at the TCM Classic Film Festival when In the Heat of the Night's 50th anniversary was celebrated and he participated in the Q&A, but his daughter posted a picture of him playing on the beach with his granddaughter a year ago.  So it seems he was doing physically well for most of his 94 years, but I hope he - and his family - didn't suffer the ravages of dementia for terribly long before his heart - the cause of death, with dementia and prostate cancer being listed as underlying health issues - gave out.

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MissAlmond

MissAlmond

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R.I.P. Mr. Talley.  You were a force.  

Obituaries from the fashion industry:  

WWD:

https://wwd.com/business-news/media/fashion-journalist-andre-leon-tally-dead-at-1235039207/

British Vogue:

https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/andre-leon-talley-vogue-died

GQ:

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/andre-leon-talley-obituary

Tweet from Diane von Furstenberg:

HF Twit Met Gala tweet:

 

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Amello

Amello

41 minutes ago, MissAlmond said:

Moon Knight actor Gaspard Ulliel has died following a ski accident, age 37.

https://deadline.com/2022/01/moon-knight-gaspard-ulliel-hospitalized-ski-accident-1234915133/

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/gaspard-ulliel-death-accident-hannibal-b1996324.html

Horrible news! Gone way, way too soon. Loved him in Xavier Dolan's It's Only the End of the World, which he won the César Award for Best Actor. Gorgeous and talented. R.I.P!

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slowpoked

slowpoked

2 hours ago, MissAlmond said:

Moon Knight actor Gaspard Ulliel has died following a ski accident, age 37.

https://deadline.com/2022/01/moon-knight-gaspard-ulliel-hospitalized-ski-accident-1234915133/

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/gaspard-ulliel-death-accident-hannibal-b1996324.html

Good lord. My husband just got so excited seeing the Moon Knight trailer a couple of days ago, and now this. 

It's only mid-month, so January, can you let up a little bit?!

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MissAlmond

MissAlmond

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Opera singer Maria Ewing has died, age 71.

https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2022/01/11/1072186661/opera-singer-maria-ewing-dead

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-01-12/opera-singer-maria-ewing-dies-at-71

Ewing's family history of "passing" was the inspiration behind Rebecca Hall (Ewing's daughter) decision to direct the recent Netflix film Passing based on Nella Larsen's novel.  

 

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Leeds

Leeds

On 1/18/2022 at 9:21 PM, MerBearHou said:

A broken heart had to hasten Andre Leon Talley’s death.  What a force of nature he was.  Anna W treated him so, so coldly after all of their years together.  

Can you expand on this?  I can't find anything online.  (Maybe for the best, in which case, ignore.)

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MerBearHou

MerBearHou

39 minutes ago, Leeds said:

Can you expand on this?  I can't find anything online.  (Maybe for the best, in which case, ignore.)

According to Andre (and Anna has alluded that it's true), in recent years Anna cut him off from their friendship.  It was Andre's perception that she thought he was "too old, too fat, too uncool".  They had been so close and he was a Vogue fixture for ages.  

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roamyn

roamyn

39 minutes ago, Anduin said:

Singer/actor Meat Loaf. :( I rarely admit to my guilty pleasures, but yes. He was one of them. I remember buying Back Into Hell on tape back in 1993, and that's still my favourite album from him.

This cuts right to my teenage self, singing along to BOH, along w/friends, on our way to the beach w/some (illegally obtained) beer.  We’d sing ‘Paradise Bythe Dashboard Light’ on the way down there, loudly and out of tune.  But oh, was it so much fun and freeing.

RIP Mr. Aday.  At least you didn’t go out the way of ‘Eddie’

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Spartan Girl

Spartan Girl

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Poor Meat Loaf. Apparently he’s had health problems for a while, so maybe this wasn’t unexpected but JFC it’s only the third week of January, give us a break!

Fun fact: he was going to be the backup casting for Bluto in Animal House if John Belushi could take the role.

Gonna listen to “Hot Patootie” and “I Will Do Anything For Love” for tribute.

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AheadofStraight

AheadofStraight

3 hours ago, Spartan Girl said:

Poor Meat Loaf. Apparently he’s had health problems for a while, so maybe this wasn’t unexpected but JFC it’s only the third week of January, give us a break!

TMZ is reporting that he died from COVID

The singer's manager, Michael Greene, confirmed Meat Loaf died Thursday night. Sources with knowledge tell TMZ ... he was supposed to attend a business dinner earlier this week for a show he's working on -- "I'd Do Anything for Love" -- but the dinner was canceled because he became seriously ill with COVID. Sources tell us that condition quickly became critical.

Our sources say Meat Loaf has been outspoken about COVID, railing with folks in Australia recently about vaccine mandates. We do not know if he was vaccinated.

Irlandesa

Irlandesa

Meatloaf was a story teller in song.  I loved the dramatics. 

12 minutes ago, mishy said:

Louie Anderson has died

Oh man.  This hurts.  I was just thinking about him recently.  And then some local shows started sharing that he was suffering from cancer but it was "aggressive but treatable."  However, something made me think he might be sicker because the description of the announcement was that he was "resting comfortable." 

 

Rootbeer

Rootbeer

1 hour ago, SusannahM said:

It says in that article that he died of Covid with his family by his side.  If true things are handled differently where he was because most people I know of who have died of Covid did so without anyone other than a nurse by their side.

Nowadays, what with most people being vaccinated, they've been able to ease up on visitor restrictions for COVID patients.  Even in the earlier days, though, a lot of hospitals would allow families in as their relatives were dying.

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