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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
wilsie
BetterButter
BetterButter

Olivia Newton-John Has Died At 73

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HunterHunted

HunterHunted

16 minutes ago, Macbeth said:

This is tragic.  The Cranberries have been trying to make a comeback.  I will miss Dolores - she was an amazing singer.

I do worry about how she died.  It looks like from news from the past year that she was suffering from severe back pain, and it hindered her singing.

She had been battling depression and was diagnosed as having bipolar disorder.

http://people.com/music/dolores-oriordan-dead-inside-difficult-life/

Blergh

Blergh

1 hour ago, BetterButter said:

Hugh Wilson, Creator of 'WKRP in Cincinnati' and Director of 'Police Academy,' Dies at 74

Hmm, that would mean he was only 34 or 35 tops when the former series debuted in 1978 so that would mean that Mr. Wilson DID have some insight into how differing generations viewed the takeover of rock on radio. In any case, he brought us a funny series so,RIP!

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Robert Lynch

Robert Lynch

5 hours ago, HunterHunted said:

She had been battling depression and was diagnosed as having bipolar disorder.

http://people.com/music/dolores-oriordan-dead-inside-difficult-life/

How sad. Be it drugs or bi-polar, any disease is the hardest to overcome. Her music lives on. God bless you, Dolores. And I hope the angels let you become solo for now on. Zombie for life...

BW Manilowe

BW Manilowe

11 hours ago, Blergh said:

Hmm, that would mean he was only 34 or 35 tops when the former series debuted in 1978 so that would mean that Mr. Wilson DID have some insight into how differing generations viewed the takeover of rock on radio. In any case, he brought us a funny series so,RIP!

In The Hollywood Reporter's obit, which I think you linked to, it said he was born in August, 1943 (I forgot the day already). Wikipedia says WKRP (the original series--there was a brief, first-run syndicated sequel after the original ended, with some new characters & some from the original series; Hugh Wilson also was involved with the sequel) premiered on CBS on September 18, 1978. So, yeah; Hugh Wilson was 35 when the original show premiered.

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Macbeth

Macbeth

On 1/16/2018 at 2:19 PM, HunterHunted said:

She had been battling depression and was diagnosed as having bipolar disorder.

http://people.com/music/dolores-oriordan-dead-inside-difficult-life/

Well.  That is so sad and tragic.  She had a very difficult life.  And I feel so much for her children.  I believe the youngest was 12.

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BW Manilowe

BW Manilowe

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1 hour ago, Annber03 said:

Holy crap, an entire family gone because of a car crash :(. How utterly awful. And right around the holidays, too.

What a sad, sad story. 

Yep. Even worse, I think the article/obit I linked to said she was only 29, & her sister was only 21. Too young. 

This article, from the Australian news media, said--as you did--the entire Falkholt family died as a result of the crash. And, the dead driver from the other car had been arrested numerous times--I think I read something like 9 times--for the Australian equivalent of driving with a suspended license, presumably for the Australian equivalent of a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) or an DWI/OWI (Driving/Operating [a motor vehicle, etc.--NOT performing surgery] While Intoxicated, which is what I think we call it here in Indiana now). And I thought something like that might've been involved (DUI, DWI/OWI). Considering the physical devastation, I'm not sure it could've been due to anything else.

The Australian article says the other driver was on his way (presumably home) from a methadone clinic. A former Australian law enforcement person who seemed to be familiar with the apparently troubled dead driver--or at least with his legal record/"rap sheet"--said the guy had had his license suspended so much, for so long, they were surprised he was involved in this accident as 1 of the drivers--like they thought he should still be unable to drive from whenever his license had last been suspended (like people who are banned from driving won't keep doing it anyway).

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To correct some info in my post.
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Silver Raven

Silver Raven

1 hour ago, Annber03 said:

Holy crap, an entire family gone because of a car crash :(. How utterly awful. And right around the holidays, too.

What a sad, sad story. 

A woman, her fiancee, and a married couple friend of theirs were all killed in a car crash around Christmas here in the Sacramento area, and then just days later, the woman's sister was murdered by her boyfriend.

BW Manilowe

BW Manilowe

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1 hour ago, Annber03 said:

Wow. Yeah, I would say the same thing. Good lord, that's ridiculous. He should've been banned from ever driving again if he had that many incidents on his record. 

Well (as horrible as this is gonna sound), at least we/the people of Australia don't have to worry about that other driver, who shouldn't have even been 1, getting himself or anyone else killed or permanently injured/disabled through another accident since he managed to kill himself in this accident. But the death of this guy's really just "a drop in the bucket", as far as eradicating the problem of people driving under the influence of various intoxicating substances is concerned.

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I forgot 1 important word in a sentence.
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BW Manilowe

BW Manilowe

15 minutes ago, merylinkid said:

Sadly people with suspended licenses will often drive anyway.    Which can lead to tragedy if it was suspended for reasons like DUI.  

That whole family.    it was her aunt and uncle who had to decide to switch off the life support.

Regarding the bolded: That was my point; maybe I just worded it weirdly, again. Some people don't care if their license is suspended or not (or how it got suspended). They're gonna keep on driving anyway, either just to spite the court for taking away their license or because losing their license means they can't go to work, because they can't arrange alternate transportation, & if they can't go to work it'd cause a financial hardship for them/their family.

Yeah that was sad about the Aunt & Uncle having to decide to remove their niece's life support. But if her parents had survived, it would've been up to them; and who knows if they'd have been ready to do that or not.

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Spartan Girl

Spartan Girl

5 hours ago, ratgirlagogo said:

Prolifc author and activist Julius Lester has died.

http://religionnews.com/2018/01/18/julius-lester/

https://www.jta.org/2018/01/18/news-opinion/julius-lester-professor-who-embraced-his-jewish-and-african-american-identities-is-dead

http://members.authorsguild.net/juliuslester/works.htm

Oh man, I loved his books! RIP

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Tunia

Tunia

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1 hour ago, Robert Lynch said:

I would have never guessed Tom Petty to OD. Just too young either way.

Keep in mind, the reports are that his overdose was accidental.  He was using Fentanyl patches for pain relief.  They're very dangerous.  Any elevation of body temperature (fever or even being in the sun or taking a hot bath/shower) while wearing them can cause them to release medication at too fast a pace causing a fatal overdose.  It can be very difficult to control the Fentanyl release.  They, combined with his other meds, were just more than his body could handle.

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VCRTracking

VCRTracking

6 hours ago, BetterButter said:

Dorothy Malone, Oscar-Winning Actress in ‘Written on the Wind,’ ‘Peyton Place,’ Dies at 92

She was in The Big Sleep early in her career when Bogart's Phillip Marlowe walks into a bookstore and she's the clerk and there's that great flirtation between them. She's only in that one scene but she's so memorable. I love how they do the whole cliche "Wouldn't you look better without those glasses?" as if she wasn't even hotter wearing them!

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Inquisitionist

Inquisitionist

From Rolling Stone:

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"Despite this painful injury, he insisted on keeping his commitment to his fans and he toured for 53 dates with a fractured hip and, as he did, it worsened to a more serious injury," Petty's wife Dana and daughter Adria wrote in the statement.  "On the day he died, he was informed his hip had graduated to a full-on break and it is our feeling that the pain was simply unbearable and was the cause for his overuse of medication."

At some point, I'd think you put your health ahead of your fans.  This was kinda nuts, IMO.

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merylinkid

merylinkid

25 minutes ago, Inquisitionist said:

From Rolling Stone:

At some point, I'd think you put your health ahead of your fans.  This was kinda nuts, IMO.

That's what I was thinking.   If he had just not toured he might have been able to take it easy.   If he wasn't touring he might not have been in so much pain.   If he wasn't in so much pain he might not have need such heavy pain meds.   If he hadn't needed such heavy pain meds he might not have overdosed.

 

For want of a nail ... a legend was lost.

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legaleagle53

legaleagle53

43 minutes ago, Inquisitionist said:

From Rolling Stone:

At some point, I'd think you put your health ahead of your fans.  This was kinda nuts, IMO.

Agreed.  True fans always understand this sort of thing, and in fact are the first ones to insist that their celebrity's health is more important than anything.

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Calvada

Calvada

3 hours ago, legaleagle53 said:

Agreed.  True fans always understand this sort of thing, and in fact are the first ones to insist that their celebrity's health is more important than anything.

Especially since as he aged, his fans were aging too, with all the health challenges people begin to face in their 50s and 60s.  We would have understood!  Such a waste.  

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orza

orza

4 hours ago, Inquisitionist said:

From Rolling Stone:

At some point, I'd think you put your health ahead of your fans.  This was kinda nuts, IMO.

I dunno, I think it is more likely that he was on tour because he really needed the money. There are lots of aging actors and musicians who made millions back in the day but spent it all as fast as they earned it instead if investing a portion of it to ensure they had an income in the future so they wouldn't have to work when they were old and in poor health.

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roseha

roseha

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19 hours ago, VCRTracking said:

She was in The Big Sleep early in her career when Bogart's Phillip Marlowe walks into a bookstore and she's the clerk and there's that great flirtation between them. She's only in that one scene but she's so memorable. I love how they do the whole cliche "Wouldn't you look better without those glasses?" as if she wasn't even hotter wearing them!

big-sleep.jpg

I'm sure she had a lot of fine performances, but I also thought of this flirtation between them in The Big Sleep right away.  RIP Dorothy Malone.

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riley702

riley702

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22 hours ago, Tunia said:

Keep in mind, the reports are that his overdose was accidental.  He was using Fentanyl patches for pain relief.  They're very dangerous.  Any elevation of body temperature (fever or even being in the sun or taking a hot bath/shower) while wearing them can cause them to release medication at too fast a pace causing a fatal overdose.  It can be very difficult to control the Fentanyl release.  They, combined with his other meds, were just more than his body could handle.

That blows my mind! I had no idea those pain patches were so variable.

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Tunia

Tunia

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1 hour ago, riley702 said:

That blows my mind! I had no idea those pain patches were so variable.

Extremely so.  The Fentanyl gel is body heat regulated and very easily absorbed through the skin.  Any gel that may get on fingers during patch application needs to be washed off immediately because even that small amount can cause an overdose.  Fentanyl is 100 times as strong as morphine and needs to be treated with respect.

Here's one warning from https://www.rxlist.com/duragesic-drug.htm:

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Exposure To Heat

Exposure of the DURAGESIC application site and surrounding area to direct external heat credits, such as heating pads or electric blankets, heat or tanning lamps, sunbathing, hot baths, saunas, hot tubs, and heated water beds may increase fentanyl absorption and has resulted in fatal overdose of fentanyl and death [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]. Patients wearing DURAGESIC systems who develop fever or increased core body temperature due to strenuous exertion are also at risk for increased fentanyl exposure and may require an adjustment in the dose of DURAGESIC to avoid overdose and death

 

and Mayo Clinic's excellent explanation:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/fentanyl-transdermal-route/precautions/drg-20068152

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Mindthinkr

Mindthinkr

I know someone who uses those Fentanyl patches at home. He has to supplement them with oycodone. The Dr just kept upping his dosage until he got to a point where nothing was working. IMO he was taking enough to kill a rhinoceros. Fast forward to him needing surgery last week. He had to be hospitalized for a week pre-surgery to lessen his medication because the Drs were afraid of getting enough anesthesia into him for the actual surgery and for any drug to give him relief post surgery. Just very scary to me. I (hate to but) blame the Drs for allowing his dosage to get so high and not trying to implement any other techniques for pain relief (acupuncture, massage therapy, meditation etc.). 

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