In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths

[Spartan Girl]

6 hours ago, BetterButter said:

Albert Finney: British actor dies aged 82

Aw, Albert Finney. He was in so many, but I'll always remember his Daddy Warbucks.

[Robert Lynch]

6 hours ago, BetterButter said:

Albert Finney: British actor dies aged 82

Man, another I liked. Loved him in Miller's Crossing. A lot of people may realized that he plays another character as a maid in one scene and it's one of those blink if you miss him scene. He briefly does the sign of the cross as he walks out of the room when Byrne bursts in the scene.

[MissAlmond]

1 hour ago, Spartan Girl said:

7 hours ago, BetterButter said:

Albert Finney: British actor dies aged 82

Aw, Albert Finney. He was in so many, but I'll always remember his Daddy Warbucks.

I guess this means no Bonus* Aires

R.I.P. Mr. Finney.  Last night I watched the only Murder on the Orient Express I acknowledge in tribute.  

*No, this isn't autocorrect.  1982 Annie fans know why.

Edited February 9, 2019 by MissAlmond

[roamyn]

7 hours ago, BW Manilowe said:

From ESPN: Frank Robinson, MVP in Both the American and National Leagues and the First Black Major League Baseball Team Manager, Dead at 83

The only player to accomplish such a feat.  Also, a rare Triple Crown winner.

[MissAlmond]

Sadly a lot happened when PTV was down.

R.I.P. Mr. Dingell and Mr. Robinson.  Rest easy.  

7 hours ago, BW Manilowe said:

From ESPN: Frank Robinson, MVP in Both the American and National Leagues and the First Black Major League Baseball Team Manager, Dead at 83

5 hours ago, BW Manilowe said:

From CNN: Former Representative John Dingell, the Longest Serving Member of Congress, Dies at 92

[ABay]

4 hours ago, MissAlmond said:

R.I.P. Mr. Finney.  Last night I watched the only Murder on the Orient Express I acknowledge in tribute. 

It's the only version worth watching. When it first came out, I'd never seen Finney in anything else. I couldn't believe it when I saw him on a talk show.

[amaranta]

Baltimore born here.  R.I.P Frank Robinson.  You became an O in the best trade the Orioles* ever made; you helped build the foundation of a winning  franchise that lasted nearly 20 years (1966 - 1984.)  

R.I.P. Albert Finney.  Watching old Cary Grant movies on TV may have given me my first romantic crush, but seeing you on television as Tom Jones is when I found my first sexy crush.  And a damn fine actor: Two For the Road, and The Dresser come to mind.

*Of course, now the O's are the worst team in baseball, but that's another story...

Edited February 9, 2019 by amaranta

[VCRTracking]

1 hour ago, ABay said:

It's the only version worth watching. When it first came out, I'd never seen Finney in anything else. I couldn't believe it when I saw him on a talk show.

That long summation at the end was incredible.

It would have been neat if Sean Connery had played him but I love Albert Finney as Kincaid, the groundskeeper in Skyfall.

[AntiBeeSpray]

13 hours ago, BW Manilowe said:

From CNN: Former Representative John Dingell, the Longest Serving Member of Congress, Dies at 92

Rip Mr. Dingell.  😥

[dalek]

Author Rosamunde Pilcher has died.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/07/rosamunde-pilcher-obituary

Also, Jacqueline Steiner, who wrote "Charlie on the M.T.A."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/obituaries/jacqueline-steiner-dead.html?fbclid=IwAR1NMj-TOkbhf8ZYTMeFHB4EVRwO233NIdBcCetTDiZQ9uIwLyF1MFzlqSY

[BooksRule]

https://www.gateworld.net/news/2019/02/carmen-argenziano-1943-2019/?fbclid=IwAR2Kq8om8cNaTQS6C4Wbw0fl-lM4LtwYfysMxWd4oE2idQEazlHE_fJC9rw

I know I saw Carmen Argenziano in many other TV shows and movies, but I'll remember him best as Sam Carter's dad in 'Stargate SG-1'. 

Edited February 10, 2019 by BooksRule

[SimoneS]

25 minutes ago, BooksRule said:

https://www.gateworld.net/news/2019/02/carmen-argenziano-1943-2019/?fbclid=IwAR2Kq8om8cNaTQS6C4Wbw0fl-lM4LtwYfysMxWd4oE2idQEazlHE_fJC9rw

I know I saw Carmen Argenziano in many other TV shows and movies, but I'll remember him best as Sam Carter's dad in 'Stargate SG-1'. 

I remember him from so many roles over the years. He was a character actor who seemed to be everywhere on tv for awhile. He always gave solid performances. Rest in peace.

[FormerMod-a1]

I loved him as Jacob/Selmak on SG1, and as "Ridiculously Old Fraud" on House.

[BW Manilowe]

From The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC): Walter Jones, Congressman Who Worked to Atone for His Iraq War Vote, Is Dead at 76

[Jaded]

12 minutes ago, BW Manilowe said:

From The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC): Walter Jones, Congressman Who Worked to Atone for His Iraq War Vote, Is Dead at 76

It's sad and kinda eerie that he died on his birthday.

[biakbiak]

5 hours ago, Jaded said:

It's sad and kinda eerie that he died on his birthday.

It’s not uncommon for the elderly or people who are terminal to die on dates of significance like their birthdays or holidays because of they sort of use that as a goal to get to and then feel okay to “let go”.

[Jaded]

4 hours ago, biakbiak said:

It’s not uncommon for the elderly or people who are terminal to die on dates of significance like their birthdays or holidays because of they sort of use that as a goal to get to and then feel okay to “let go”.

I know. When my Mom died it was the day after Thanksgiving. I was just thankful it wasn't earlier in the month more near my birthday which is what I had dreaded. 

[blueray]

22 hours ago, BooksRule said:

https://www.gateworld.net/news/2019/02/carmen-argenziano-1943-2019/?fbclid=IwAR2Kq8om8cNaTQS6C4Wbw0fl-lM4LtwYfysMxWd4oE2idQEazlHE_fJC9rw

I know I saw Carmen Argenziano in many other TV shows and movies, but I'll remember him best as Sam Carter's dad in 'Stargate SG-1'. 

I'm sorry to read that :(.  I mostly only seen him in SG-1.

[Dancingjaneway]

Albert Finney will always be Daddy Warbucks to me. That is the only version of Annie that I will EVER acknowledge. 

[dalek]

Editor and publisher Betty Ballantine has died at 99.  With her husband, she founded Bantam Books and later Ballantine Books.  Ballantine Books was responsible for publishing a lot of major fantasy novels in the 60s and 70s.  Betty Ballantine pretty much discovered Peter S. Beagle and edited and published his first novel, A Fine and Private Place.

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/02/13/arts/ap-us-obit-betty-ballantine.html?fbclid=IwAR3bh85a-PC9Ndotw7Ost1sDO3mjbosuFQJJtNrpT-z18mhU43Gje0D2xYM

[biakbiak]

Etb years matter!

Edited February 13, 2019 by biakbiak

[Bastet]

14 minutes ago, biakbiak said:

Ralph Waite of The Walton’s and a gazillion other things.

That's from five years ago (five years ago today, so it must have popped up as an "on this day ..." thing or something).

[biakbiak]

4 minutes ago, Bastet said:

That's from five years ago (five years ago today, so it must have popped up as an "on this day ..." thing or something).

Jesus! I checked the date but didn’t read until the year because it was twice in my twitter feed back to back!

[xaxat]

Today NASA declared an end to the Mars rover Opportunity. Yes, it was a robot and not a person, but it contributed significantly to our knowledge of Mars and gave us photos like this.

From Mars.

Edited February 14, 2019 by xaxat

[BW Manilowe]

From NBC News: Lyndon LaRouche, Bizarre Political Theorist and Perennial Presidential Candidate, Dies at 96

[ratgirlagogo]

On 2/14/2019 at 1:11 AM, BW Manilowe said:

From NBC News: Lyndon LaRouche, Bizarre Political Theorist and Perennial Presidential Candidate, Dies at 96

Good riddance.

[BetterButter]

Bruno Ganz, ‘Downfall’ and ‘Wings of Desire’ Star, Dies at 77

[merylinkid]

On 2/13/2019 at 11:30 PM, xaxat said:

Today NASA declared an end to the Mars rover Opportunity. Yes, it was a robot and not a person, but it contributed significantly to our knowledge of Mars and gave us photos like this.

From Mars.

I literally did not think the death of a robot could make me cry.   But this one did.    "My battery is low and it's getting dark" have to be saddest last words ever.   Farewell little guy, you done great.

[MissAlmond]

1 hour ago, BetterButter said:

Bruno Ganz, ‘Downfall’ and ‘Wings of Desire’ Star, Dies at 77

I won't lie.  I only know of Bruno Ganz and Downfall due to the Hitler Rants parodies on YouTube.  R.I.P. Mr. Ganz.

[VCRTracking]

2 hours ago, MissAlmond said:

I won't lie.  I only know of Bruno Ganz and Downfall due to the Hitler Rants parodies on YouTube.  R.I.P. Mr. Ganz.

Ironically, I first saw him when I was a teenager and watched on TV The Boys From Brazil a 1979 thriller about a plot by Dr Josef Mengele and other escaped Nazis in South America to clone Hitler in different countries. Ganz plays a professor who explains to Jewish Nazi hunter played by Laurence Olivier how you could clone a dead person using their existing DNA:

Edited February 16, 2019 by VCRTracking

[MissAlmond]

https://people.com/politics/lee-radziwill-dies-age-85/

https://deadline.com/2019/02/dave-smith-dies-walt-disney-archives-founder-was-78-1202558906/

https://deadline.com/2019/02/christopher-knopf-dies-former-president-of-the-writers-guild-of-america-west-was-91-1202558887/

Edited February 16, 2019 by MissAlmond
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[BW Manilowe]

These are from earlier this week, or a bit prior to that; both from Extra:

‘The Front Runner’ Author Patricia Nell Warren Dead at 82

‘All My Children’ Actress Candice Earley Dead at 68

[Blergh]

It's been reported that Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassiss's  younger sister Lee Bouvier  Radizwill died February 15, 2019 at age 85. RIP, Mrs. Radizwill, one can't say it was a mundane life! 

[SmithW6079]

On 2/16/2019 at 7:15 PM, BW Manilowe said:

These are from earlier this week, or a bit prior to that; both from Extra:

‘The Front Runner’ Author Patricia Nell Warren Dead at 82

‘All My Children’ Actress Candice Earley Dead at 68

I read a few of Patricia Nell Warren's books. As a young person questioning his sexuality, it meant so much to me to read a love story between two men. 

I loved Donna Beck Tyler Cortlandt Sago Tyler. I'm sorry to hear of Candace Earley's death. 

Those hookers on "All My Children" never got a break.

http://www.pinevalleybulletin.com/Quick Guide/BiographiesWeb/TylerDonna.html

[xaxat]

The sailor from this classic WWII photo has passed away at the age of 95.

[BW Manilowe]

From the Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Wallace Smith Broecker, the Scientist Who Popularized the Term ‘Global Warming’, Dead at 87

[Dejana]

[Drogo]

Karl Lagerfeld, you made some really great cologne.  You also thought everyone was a little too fat.

[Brookside]

2 hours ago, Dejana said:

What does the age of TK mean?  (And yes I tried to find out before asking, and all that came up was Transitional Kindergarten.)

[Jaded]

I wonder what will happen to Karl's cat Choupette.... 😟
 

[mishy]

39 minutes ago, Brookside said:

What does the age of TK mean?

I said the same thing and the only thing I can come up with is if you look at a phone keypad the T is 8 and the K is 5 and 85 is how old he was. Yeah... I got nothing.

[BW Manilowe]

1 hour ago, Brookside said:

What does the age of TK mean?  (And yes I tried to find out before asking, and all that came up was Transitional Kindergarten.)

Just a misprint? That’s all I’ve got.

[BW Manilowe]

From ET Online: Charo’s Husband, Kjell Rasten, Dies by Suicide (Reports)

If you don’t know her, Charo is the Spanish-born entertainer who is best known, mainly from the 1970’s & ‘80’s, for her mangled version of the English language (“misconscrewed” for “misconstrued”, etc.) & the catchphrase “cuchi cuchi”, accompanied by a shake of her body. She also did a number of guest shots on The Love Boat & voiced the character of Mrs. Toad in Don Bluth’s animated movie version of Thumbelina.

[Bastet]

5 minutes ago, forumfish said:

My guess is it stands for "to come" and is used as a placeholder, in this case until the copywriter could find the age.

To Kome?

Something like this was my first thought, too:

4 hours ago, mishy said:

I said the same thing and the only thing I can come up with is if you look at a phone keypad the T is 8 and the K is 5 and 85 is how old he was. Yeah... I got nothing. 

[Drogo]

"To come" is a printing and journalism reference, commonly abbreviated to "TK". It is used to signify that additional material will be added at a later date.

[Silver Raven]

7 hours ago, Drogo said:

Karl Lagerfeld, you made some really great cologne.  You also thought everyone was a little too fat.

Including himself.  He was on a very strict diet.

[UYI]

7 hours ago, Jaded said:

I wonder what will happen to Karl's cat Choupette.... 😟
 

I half expect her to inherit Chanel. 

[UYI]

8 hours ago, Drogo said:

Karl Lagerfeld, you made some really great cologne.  You also thought everyone was a little too fat.

He also said:

"Sweatpants are a sign of defeat."

K. 

[HunterHunted]

1 hour ago, UYI said:

I half expect her to inherit Chanel. 

Luckily he doesn't own it (the Wertheimers do), but the trust for her care and maintenance will probably inherit a significant portion of Karl Lagerfeld.

[SimoneS]

I never liked Lagerfield's designs and thought he was pretty awful.