In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths

[Was-MArsenault]

8 hours ago, roamyn said:

TLo must be crushed.  

Hell, I’M crushed.  His laughter, his whimsy, his style were so much fun.

RIP you big ol Teddy Bear.  At least your suffering is over.

Who is TLo?

[roamyn]

3 hours ago, MikaelaArsenault said:

Who is TLo?

Thomas & Lorenzo.  They have a blog that started w/Project Runway And has become abt fashion & LGBTQ in pop culture.

They’ve become celebrities in their own rights, have authored several books (they were approached) and have interviewed Chris several times.

[BW Manilowe]

From USA Today—Sheriff: Singer Kylie Rae Harris Caused Car Crash That Killed Her and a 16-Year-Old Girl

[Was-MArsenault]

19 minutes ago, roamyn said:

Thomas & Lorenzo.  They have a blog that started w/Project Runway And has become abt fashion & LGBTQ in pop culture.

They’ve become celebrities in their own rights, have authored several books (they were approached) and have interviewed Chris several times.

Thank you.

[Jaded]

10 minutes ago, BW Manilowe said:

From USA Today—Sheriff: Singer Kylie Rae Harris Caused Car Crash That Killed Her and a 16-Year-Old Girl

This line from that article almost made me 😢.....

"The sheriff said Pedro Cruz, a Taos County Firefighter/EMT, responded to the scene and found his daughter dead at the scene."

[MissAlmond]

15 hours ago, MikaelaArsenault said:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chris-march-fashion-designer-project-214522087.html

He died in New York City due to health complications.

Sorry to hear about Chris March.  I used to love Project Runway and Chris was one of the nicest ones.   I still remember that fabulous gown he and Christian Siriano collaborated on.  It was one of the rare truly haute couture pieces Project Runway contestants produced.  

[meowmommy]

3 hours ago, MissAlmond said:

It was one of the rare truly haute couture pieces Project Runway contestants produced.

I don't want to snark at all, as I've made the same boo-boo, but that was an avant garde dress, not haute couture.

[Mindthinkr]

This one? 

[Bewitched]

3 hours ago, Mindthinkr said:

This one? 

I'm not MissAlmond, but yes, that's the avant garde dress.  It was the first jaw-dropping piece I remember from PR.  There had been many beautiful pieces, but that was the first where I knew that both men were incredibly talented and had something special.  

I know Chris March was extremely well known as a costume designer and in drag circles, but I wish he had more high profile work in "fashion".  A Merle Streep gown is the only one I can think of from a red carpet,

[Nordly Beaumont]

I was looking for a particular Chris March quote - one I use a lot, but I don't know if I have it exact. It was when someone was freaking out on PR and he said something like "If you don't understand the situation by now, you are simply refusing to try."

Anyway, I found this website: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/chris-march-quotes 

"You know how Bette Midler always says her obituary will read, 'Bette Midler dies. Started her career at the Continental Baths?' Mine will say 'Chris March died. He was on Season 4 of 'Project Runway.'' It's an amazing show, it did a lot for me, and I'm fine with it. Unless it becomes terribly disreputable."

I can just hear him laughing as he says that last line.

[MissAlmond]

20 hours ago, Mindthinkr said:

This one? 

Yes.  That's the dress.  FTR:  I know perfectly well what haute couture is and this gown obviously wouldn't qualify.   

16 hours ago, Bewitched said:

It was the first jaw-dropping piece I remember from PR.  There had been many beautiful pieces, but that was the first where I knew that both men were incredibly talented and had something special.  

^^This.^^  During the time I watched Project Runway, this was the only time (IMO) contestants captured a look and essence of something truly special.  

Edited September 8, 2019 by MissAlmond

[BetterButter]

R.I.P. Robert Axelrod, voice of Lord Zedd from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

[Was-MArsenault]

https://www.thewrap.com/john-wesley-dies-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-actor-72/

[Vixenstud]

Oy, John Wesley has done soooooo much more than the Fresh Prince....wish it would have been listed.

[Llywela]

Back in April, the very premature death of CBBC actress Mya-Lecia Naylor (age 16) was commented on in this thread, so some here might like to know that the inquest into her death was held today and the coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure. She was found hanged, poor kid, and the only explanation her family could come up with was sudden panic over exam stress. They didn't notice any signs of anxiety beforehand.

[Homily]

We lived in England when my daughter was that age - she wrote her GCSE's and had one year of A levels before we moved back to Canada.  I remember how incredibly stressful those years were, less so for my daughter as she knew she could always go back to Canada and go to school from her grandparents house, but certainly for many of her friends.  Getting kids through their GCSEs and A levels is a big industry over there.

Edited September 9, 2019 by Homily

[dalek]

RIP Rod Coneybeare

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/topnews/rod-coneybeare-former-cbc-host-and-friendly-giant-puppeteer-dead-at-89/ar-AAH2oyG?li=AAjnRI7

I have no memory of the Friendly Giant show, but it evidently aired on an NYC area tv station in the late 1960s/early 1970s, because my mom says it was my favorite show when I was a toddler.

[shapeshifter]

On 9/7/2019 at 1:47 PM, Mindthinkr said:

This one?
 

That is both a lovely gown and a work of art.

The NY Times obit for Chris March has some more nice pix: 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/style/chris-march-over-the-top-fashion-designer-dies-at-56.html

[Writing Wrongs]

On 9/6/2019 at 8:40 AM, MissAlmond said:

Sad news.  I also remember her from Bunny Lake is Missing.  A local station used to air it at least once a month in pre cable days.  R.I.P. Ms. Lynley.  

So that's why TCM was playing it.

[mariah23]

1 hour ago, Writing Wrongs said:

So that's why TCM was playing it.

No the film was scheduled months ago.  It was just a tragic coincidence that she died less than a week before the movie aired.

[BW Manilowe]

From CNN: Oil Magnate T. Boone Pickens Dead at 91

[Vixenstud]

On 9/5/2019 at 10:13 PM, Annber03 said:

My mom and dad went to see The Poseidon Adventure on their first date. 

Twas watching this just last night.

Gene Hackman must have been taught by William Shatner for this role, he was hammier than Babe the Pig in it.  Ernest Borgnine mentioned in his autobiography how much of an ass Hackman was to him....he didn't know why but he only spoke to him in character.

"HOW MANY MORE LIVES?!"

[biakbiak]

Aww Daniel Johnston died! As many college students in the 90s I was a big fan, off to listen to some music.

[roamyn]

3 hours ago, Vixenstud said:

Twas watching this just last night.

Gene Hackman must have been taught by William Shatner for this role, he was hammier than Babe the Pig in it.  Ernest Borgnine mentioned in his autobiography how much of an ass Hackman was to him....he didn't know why but he only spoke to him in character.

"HOW MANY MORE LIVES?!"

Ernest Borgnine (along w/ Tony Curtis) was instrumental in bad mouthing Brokeback Mountain, for which I’ve always hated him.

So I could give a rat’s butt what he says abt anyone else.

[Robert Lynch]

9 hours ago, roamyn said:

Ernest Borgnine (along w/ Tony Curtis) was instrumental in bad mouthing Brokeback Mountain, for which I’ve always hated him.

So I could give a rat’s butt what he says abt anyone else.

Ernest Borgnine, great actor and performer in old movies(Marty is my favorite), but he was a flawed individual with a huge ego. The more you know about him, the less said as a person of integrity. After all, he did marry  Ethel Merman briefly and judging from the relationship, they were too similar to one another.

Edited September 12, 2019 by Robert Lynch

[bobalina]

5 hours ago, Robert Lynch said:

Ernest Borgnine, great actor and performer in old movies(Marty is my favorite), but he was a flawed individual with a huge ego. The more you know about him, the less said as a person of integrity. After all, he did marry  Ethel Merman briefly and judging from the relationship, they were too similar to one another.

And it lasted 10 days.. 

[Popples]

5 hours ago, Robert Lynch said:

Ernest Borgnine, great actor and performer in old movies(Marty is my favorite), but he was a flawed individual with a huge ego. The more you know about him, the less said as a person of integrity. After all, he did marry  Ethel Merman briefly and judging from the relationship, they were too similar to one another.

8 minutes ago, bobalina said:

And it lasted 10 days.. 

When it came to writing about her marriage to Ernest Borgnine in her autobiography, his chapter consisted of a blank page. I won't lie, I cackled the first time I heard that.

[BetterButter]

R.I.P. screenwriter Mardik Martin

[Blergh]

1 hour ago, Popples said:

When it came to writing about her marriage to Ernest Borgnine in her autobiography, his chapter consisted of a blank page. I won't lie, I cackled the first time I heard that.

Well, now both Miss Merman and Mr. Borgnine are dead so not only do they have a place in this subheading but they   indisputably have something in common! 

[Was-MArsenault]

Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ Singer, Dies at 70

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/eddie-money-two-tickets-paradise-140445527.html

Edited September 13, 2019 by MikaelaArsenault

[Was-MArsenault]

On August 24, 2019, Money, a long-time smoker, revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer. He died from the disease on September 13, 2019, at age 70.

Statement from the family:

“It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music.”

[Blergh]

3 minutes ago, MikaelaArsenault said:

On August 24, 2019, Money, a long-time smoker, revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer. He died from the disease on September 13, 2019, at age 70.

Statement from the family:

“It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music.”

Is there any chance someone could forward the above to John Mellencamp among other singers still smoking?! Do you all want to risk having such an agonizing death that your colleague went through with your loved ones so heartbroken? If not then, PLEASE QUIT SMOKING NOW!!

Oh, and now that you are no longer suffering, RIP Mr. Money! No matter what, you DID make some great music! 

[Was-MArsenault]

Just now, Blergh said:

Is there any chance someone could forward the above to John Mellencamp among other singers still smoking?! Do you all want to risk having such an agonizing death that your colleague went through with your loved ones so heartbroken? If not then, PLEASE QUIT SMOKING NOW!!

Oh, and now that you are no longer suffering, RIP Mr. Money! No matter what, you DID make some great music! 

I had a feeling that this would be eventually coming as well.

[smittykins]

When I heard it was esophageal cancer, I figured he wouldn’t be coming out the other side. 😞

RIP, Eddie.

[Was-MArsenault]

You know, come to think of it, I'm really not surprised that this happened, and It's all because he got the cancer from those years of being a smoker.

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

Edited September 13, 2019 by MikaelaArsenault

[Homily]

17 minutes ago, Blergh said:

Is there any chance someone could forward the above to John Mellencamp among other singers still smoking?! Do you all want to risk having such an agonizing death that your colleague went through with your loved ones so heartbroken? If not then, PLEASE QUIT SMOKING NOW!!

Thanks to the magic of google and IMDB when I watch old movies - you know the ones where everyone and his uncle seems to be smoking all the time -  I tend to look up the stars and the rest of the cast for that matter.  Of course most have died long since but it's still so sad how many died of lung cancer and other cancers that are usually associated with smoking.

[roamyn]

As a smoker, I LIKE smoking.  It relaxes me.  I full well know the dangers - all smokers do, but since women in my family die young anyway (I've already outlived my mother, grandmother & grt-grandmother on my maternal side), I'm not going to put myself through the agony, tenseness and hyperness of quitting. And no lecturing is going to change us, so let it go.  

No matter what caused it, Eddie Money made some great music.  With all his past demons, I'm amazed that he stayed married to the same woman all these years.

And now he needs no tickets to paradise.

[BW Manilowe]

5 hours ago, MikaelaArsenault said:

Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ Singer, Dies at 70

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/eddie-money-two-tickets-paradise-140445527.html

Damn, that was quick.

[Was-MArsenault]

He died from complications due to a heart valve procedure.

https://www.tmz.com/2019/09/13/eddie-money-dead-esophageal-cancer-dies/

[Annber03]

Shame to hear about Eddie Money. May he rest in peace. 

[Robert Lynch]

RIP Eddie Money. He came from a Irish family that were NY cops for years. Imagine how different his career would have been then. He was only briefly a cop before his singing career.

Edited September 13, 2019 by Robert Lynch

[KWalkerInc]

In addition to his music, I fondly remember Eddie Money's guest appearance on season 5 of The Drew Carey Show, when it was revealed that he was briefly married to Mimi.  ("You were Mimi Money?!)

[rcc]

AXS TV has a recent interview with Eddie by Dan Rather on now.

[Was-MArsenault]

https://www.newsweek.com/eddie-money-death-cancer-music-1459189

Now they’re saying that he died of complications from stage 4 esophageal cancer.

[Was-MArsenault]

https://pagesix.com/2019/09/15/the-cars-frontman-ric-ocasek-found-dead-in-manhattan-townhouse/

[Annber03]

Oh, my god :(. 

[biakbiak]

That makes me so sad! Poor Paulina having to find him.

[Was-MArsenault]

Sources are differing different dates of birth for Ric.

I’m seeing 1943, 1944, and 1949. Wikipedia says that he died at 75.

[BW Manilowe]

35 minutes ago, biakbiak said:

That makes me so sad! Poor Paulina having to find him.

They were estranged when he died. I think for a number of years now.

[Was-MArsenault]

15 minutes ago, BW Manilowe said:

They were estranged when he died. I think for a number of years now.

Since last year actually.