In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths

[Moose135]

On 1/5/2019 at 4:19 PM, Silver Raven said:

Herb Kelleher, the founder of Southwest Airlines has died, and several airlines have tweeted their condolences in lovely words.

They compete against one another every day, but in the end, most airline folks consider one another a big family.

[Rosiejuliemom]

On 1/4/2019 at 4:46 PM, BW Manilowe said:

From The Orlando Sentinel Media Group: Ray Sawyer, Lead Singer of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Dead at 81

This hurts. Now, I'll never get to see my fantasy festival lineup.

Picture it: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, Dr. John, Dr. Dre, a Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem tribute band.

Emceed by Dr. Demento.

[VCRTracking]

 

I also remember him as Lane Pryce's abusive dad on Mad Men. He only appeared in one episode but it was memorable(but brutal).

[GHScorpiosRule]

2 hours ago, VCRTracking said:

 

I also remember him as Lane Pryce's abusive dad on Mad Men. He only appeared in one episode but it was memorable(but brutal).

 

He will forever be the voice of Merlin in Justice League's "A Knight of Shadows."

[BW Manilowe]

From Facebook: Toni Tennille Posted This in Regards to the Recent Passing of “The Captain”, Her Ex-Husband and Bandmate, Daryl Dragon

Edited January 8, 2019 by BW Manilowe
To Reword the Link

[praeceptrix]

Perhaps not, technically, a celebrity. But certainly a world-changer.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/obituaries/bernice-sandler-dead.html

[BetterButter]

Verna Bloom, Actress in 'Animal House' and 'Medium Cool,' Dies at 80

[praeceptrix]

The rapper and outspoken advocate for the LGBT community Kevin Fret has been shot dead in Puerto Rico aged 24.

24 is just too damned young. Shot 8 times -- and it's the 22nd murder of 2019 in Puerto Rico!

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46833286

[Spartan Girl]

37 minutes ago, BetterButter said:

Verna Bloom, Actress in 'Animal House' and 'Medium Cool,' Dies at 80

Aw RIP Mrs. Wormer

[Vixenstud]

RIP Mrs. Bloom....reading her obit I cracked up at her husband's last name.  I'll never grow up, such an asshole at times.

*Slinks out*

[praeceptrix]

Civil Rights pioneer John Hunter Gray has died.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-john-hunter-gray-lunch-counter-protest-photo-dead-20190110-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2N9t6ZqkjIIu09EnUU59iqyVW3PCgTnFQWkAA57mgpkytypa_l34RjX-0

[AntiBeeSpray]

RIP sir :(.

 

On 1/9/2019 at 3:49 PM, praeceptrix said:

Perhaps not, technically, a celebrity. But certainly a world-changer.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/obituaries/bernice-sandler-dead.html

May she rest in peace.

Edited January 12, 2019 by AntiBeeSpray

[kathyk24]

JD Gibbs son of Washington Redskins coach has died at the age of 49. He had been battling an unknown brain disease. JD Gibbs helped found JGR Racing a very successful Nascar team.

[GHScorpiosRule]

Kader Khan pased away.

Though it happened two weeks ago, I just learned of it the other day. Those familiar with Classic Bollywood films know what a talent he was. A wonderful character actor who could play the most empathetic friend to a villain you could hate and want to suffer. Not to mention bumbling villains that made me laugh. He was also a great writer and director. 😢😓

I never knew how ill he was. RIP, Khan Saab. You’ve earned it.

[Jaded]

Jo Andres, Filmmaker and Wife to Steve Buscemi, Dies at 64

This part made me sad....
 

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Buscemi was photographed participating in her funeral, which included a wicker casket, Wednesday morning in Brooklyn, New York. Buscemi’s “Big Lebowski” co-star, John Turturro, and his wife, “Boardwalk Empire” star Aida Turturro, were seen paying visits to the home. Firefighters from Buscemi’s ladder company also paid their respects.

[biakbiak]

They might want to clarify that Aida isn’t John’s wife but his cousin. 

[Jaded]

5 minutes ago, biakbiak said:

They might want to clarify that Aida isn’t John’s wife but his cousin. 

There were other errors too. I'm going to look for another source to link to I think.

Edited January 12, 2019 by Jaded

[Jaded]

Pat Boone's Wife of 65 Years, Shirley, Dies: 'I've Parted with My Better Half for a Little While'

[Domestic Assassin]

John Falsey, co-creator of "St. Elsewhere", "Northern Exposure" and "I'll Fly Away", died at 67 from head injuries from a fall in his home.  I loved so much of his work.

[Annber03]

Geez, what a rough news day we've got going on here.

That's really sad about Buscemi and Boone's wives. 

[SmithW6079]

This happened on January 1, 2018, but the young actor who played Brett Butler's son in "Grace Under Fire" died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 33. He quit acting after Butler exposed herself to the child actor (he was 12) by lifting her skirt and flashing her breasts at him. He later performed in a band and then opened a vegan restaurant. I wonder if this unwanted sexual exposure negatively affected his life. As far as I know, she never suffered any consequences from her actions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Paul_Steuer

Edited January 12, 2019 by SmithW6079

[Ohwell]

That is so sad.

[Jaded]

46 minutes ago, SmithW6079 said:

This happened on January 1, 2018, but the young actor who played Brett Butler's son in "Grace Under Fire" died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 33. He quit acting after Butler exposed herself to the child actor (he was 12) by lifting her skirt and flashing her breasts at him. He later performed in a band and then opened a vegan restaurant. I wonder if this unwanted sexual exposure negatively affected his life. As far as I know, she never suffered any consequences from her actions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Paul_Steuer

I remember looking him up a few years ago and saw that he was co-owner of a resturant and hoped his life had turned out ok. From the first post of the two I added below his Mom said he had Lyme Disease which caused a lot of pain and depression. 🙁
 

[MsTree]

13 hours ago, biakbiak said:

They might want to clarify that Aida isn’t John’s wife but his cousin. 

And she was in the Sopranos (Janis), not Boardwalk Empire.

[dalek]

RIP comics artist and writer Batton Lash.  He died of a brain tumor on January 12th.

https://www.cbr.com/batton-lash-supernatural-law-obituary/

http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2019/01/12/batton-lash-rip/

I started reading Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre a/k/a Supernatural Law when I was in law school back in the 1990s.   Met him once at AwesomeCon in DC. He and his wife were very nice. I've got a full set of the graphic novel compilations.  I only recently got the last one via Lash's kickstarter last year.  I had no idea he was ill.

[merylinkid]

Carol Channing has passed at 97.    A long full life.    But man she had PIPES.   

[legaleagle53]

It would appear that 2019 wants to give 2016 a run for its money, but at least it's taking the major celebs at what I would consider to be a respectable old age.  Rest in peace, Carol.

Edited January 15, 2019 by legaleagle53

[roamyn]

RIP, Miss Channing, you deserve it. 

What a life!  What a gal!  What a smile!

Edited January 15, 2019 by roamyn

[Drogo]

Folks, please do not post "I hope [insert name] doesn't die this year" in here.  It's morbid. 

[MissAlmond]

Sadly Death said "Well hello, Carol!" but what a run!   So I'll just my wave my little hand and whisper so long, dearie to the legend, Carol Channing.  I'm sure she left us dressed in her Sunday clothes.

Edited January 15, 2019 by MissAlmond

[andromeda331]

Oh, that stinks about Carol Channing. Rest in Peace.

[UYI]

This is random as hell, but this is what I'll always think of when I think of Carol Channing. God, the early days of YouTube were great. (This was posted in 2006, before video technology on the Internet was expected to be of the utmost quality, just for context.)

Edited January 15, 2019 by UYI

[HazelEyes4325]

When I was young, probably 8 or so, the second "real" musical that I saw live was a touring production of Hello, Dolly starring Carol Channing.  She had broken her arm and performed in a sling, but you could barely even notice that--she was amazing!

RIP Ms Channing.

[Blergh]

Miss Channing had an interesting bio Just Lucky I Guess (2003) in which she disclosed that her late father had had African-American ancestry yet virtually nothing about her three marriages that had not gone well. Amazingly enough, from that bio, her   high school sweetheart Harry Kulijian who'd been mentioned in it, looked her up and they soon   wed and evidently be happily married until his death in 2011. Yep, for her the fourth time was the charm!  RIP, Miss Channing

[Spartan Girl]

My grandmother went to school with Carol Channing.  She and my mom went to go see Hello Dolly on tour with her at my local theater years ago (I was maybe 10).  They tried to go see her backstage but it didn't happen.

She lived a damn good life.  And not only did she have great pipes, she had a great sense of humor.  She actually guest-voiced as herself on Family Guy for this little bit:

 

"Up yours, young people!  You and your rock and roll 8-track tapes!"  RIP

[BetterButter]

Lorna Doom of the Germs has passed away

[stonehaven]

Reggie Young..session guitarist on some great rock and roll tracks died..

https://bestclassicbands.com/reggie-young-guitarist-obituary-1-18-19/?fbclid=IwAR0SA8wlHwp-5XRlE8gSouBUIlwmqg204XcgOcvWL-dhx6jmU9m_WSm0BNA

[Inquisitionist]

On 1/15/2019 at 6:37 AM, merylinkid said:

Carol Channing has passed at 97.    A long full life.    But man she had PIPES.   

A long life well-lived.  But my UO is that I never liked her voice.  

[SmithW6079]

17 hours ago, Inquisitionist said:

A long life well-lived.  But my UO is that I never liked her voice.  

Brave soul. But I agree with you.

[Blergh]

I saw on that site that rhymes with Dew Loob a clip of Rowan and Martin's Laugh In  from 1970 of the recently deceased Miss Channing with their regular cast member  Teresa Graves (who would die in 2002) performing the song' Soul Sister'- with Miss Channing in a blonde Afro wig!  I know Miss Channing was a guest performer and not a regular and  a star in her own right  so I have to wonder what Miss Channing was thinking re agreeing to perform that song that seemed to make fun of African-Americans while pretending to celebrate them- especially considering that it wouldn't be until 2003 that she'd reveal her own African-American ancestry. 

Edited January 19, 2019 by Blergh

[BW Manilowe]

From USA Today: John Coughlin, Former US Pairs Figure Skating Champion, Dies Unexpectedly a Day After Being Suspended From the Sport

The death is being investigated as a suicide. He was 33 & won the US Pairs Figure Skating Championship in 2011 with Caitlin Yankowskas & in 2012 with Caydee Denney.

[xaxat]

Tony Mendez, Former CIA Officer Depicted in ‘Argo,’ Dies at 78

[praeceptrix]

Walter Chandoha, cat photographer supreme, has died. 98 years, and 90,000 cat pictures.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/obituaries/walter-chandoha-dead.html?fbclid=IwAR1StsCP9gHapM--Zkyggk_Tv_V1Ga9TvWO0MZmEcy7ofKRQ04GBhcauBR0

[roamyn]

Boo, the World’s Cutest Dog, passed away at age 12.

[dalek]

Jim Rodford, bassist for The Zombies and The Kinks has died at age 76.

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/jim-rodford-dies-dead-the-zombies-kings-bassist-falling-down-stairs-76-latest-cause-family-a8170206.html?fbclid=IwAR2F13OP01oIRKsrplWUP8YgHHWeIvwRES38ZAfJ9B8hjOpG_p_oteLGOYA

[opus]

Actress Kaye Ballard at 93

https://variety.com/2019/legit/news/kaye-ballard-dies-dead-mothers-in-law-1203114230/

[Inquisitionist]

1 hour ago, opus said:

Actress Kaye Ballard at 93

https://variety.com/2019/legit/news/kaye-ballard-dies-dead-mothers-in-law-1203114230/

From the obit:

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According to a 2010 New York Times profile, the loud Italian caricature of her role in “The Mothers-in-Law” certainly “affected the rest of her career. The show wasn’t on long enough to make her rich but was on long enough to typecast her.”

 

Aw, that's a bummer.  I recall enjoying that show as a kid, but it probably wouldn't hold up well at all.  RIP, Ms. Ballard.

[BW Manilowe]

From USA Today: Comedian and Rel Co-Creator Kevin Barnett Dies At 32

[Blergh]

8 hours ago, Inquisitionist said:

From the obit:

 

Aw, that's a bummer.  I recall enjoying that show as a kid, but it probably wouldn't hold up well at all.  RIP, Ms. Ballard.

I saw her in lots of things during the 70's and always wished she was around more. However; Lucie Arnaz said the family considered her one of their faves and Miss Ballard was one of the last folks from Miss Day's performing career who stayed in close touch with Doris Day! Thanks for the laughs, Miss Ballard and RIP! 

Edited January 23, 2019 by Blergh

[spiderpig]

15 hours ago, opus said:

Actress Kaye Ballard at 93

https://variety.com/2019/legit/news/kaye-ballard-dies-dead-mothers-in-law-1203114230/

My uncle dated Kaye Ballard in high school in Cleveland back in the 40s.  My grandfather didn't approve because she was a couple of years older.