In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths

[MyAimIsTrue]

I knew Yogi was in failing health but it was still shocking to wake up this morning to the news of his passing.  People like him seemed as if they'd be around forever.

[Snowprince]

Another fondly remembered piece of my childhood is gone now. Rest peacefully Yogi, and thanks for the memories.

[cynicat]

The best memorial I heard for Yogi was on the news this morning (either NPR or my local one):

He saw the fork in the road and he took it.

[magicdog]

 

Wasn't [Jack Larson] on an episode of SVU a few years ago?

 

 

I must have missed that one.  I do remember him being on the 90s version of "Superboy" and "Lois & Clark" in which that show's "Jimmy Olson" was exposed to an aging ray - and Jack Larson played his older self!  I thought it was a great way to come full circle.

[BW Manilowe]

I think 1 of the obits I read for Jack Larson mentioned he was on SVU. But I'm not completely positive.

[GHScorpiosRule]

I think 1 of the obits I read for Jack Larson mentioned he was on SVU. But I'm not completely positive.

 

He was. He played the grandfather of a serial rapist. Maybe in the 11th Season ("Quickie").

[BW Manilowe]

The 19-year-old son of Eddie Montgomery, half of the country music duo Montgomery Gentry, died today.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/27/montgomery-gentry-eddie-montgomery-son-hunter-dead?hootPostID=c312d558e507dc9554fce1d9ca0681df

[giovannif7]

Sad news - 'Log Lady' Catherine E. Coulson from Twin Peaks has passed away. I hope they include a lovely tribute in the new series.

[BW Manilowe]

Catherine Coulson, Twin Peaks' "Log Lady", Dead of Cancer at Age 71.

http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/catherine-coulson-log-lady-twin-peaks-dies-dead-1201604367/

[Bastet]

One of the many things I looked forward to in the revival was the return of the Log Lady.  We still randomly quote her in my family.  "My log saw something that night."

[ABay]

The Twin Peaks line I use most is "the owls are not what they seem". Even though no one gets it anymore. It's not a Log Lady line, but I'm sorry to learn of her death.

Edited September 29, 2015 by ABay

[BW Manilowe]

Sea Cruise Singer Frankie Ford Dies at Age 76.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/frankie-ford-sang-sea-cruise-dies-age-76-34135428

[joelene]

One of the many things I looked forward to in the revival was the return of the Log Lady. We still randomly quote her in my family. "My log saw something that night."

I use that quote as well with some of my friends but in Swedish, which also gives it a juvenile double meaning. The Swedish word for log - stock - is also slang for penis.

Anyway. So sad to hear about her passing. One of my favourite characters in the Lynchverse.

[Ohwell]

Sea Cruise Singer Frankie Ford Dies at Age 76.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/frankie-ford-sang-sea-cruise-dies-age-76-34135428

Awww I remember that song.  RIP, Frankie.

[Tunia]

OOOOOOOO-EEEE, OOOOOOOO-EEEE Baby...R.I.P.

[BetterButter]

‘Towering Inferno’ Director John Guillermin Dies at 89

[giovannif7]

A rough week for music - we lost two of the greats in the past few days:

 

Wilton Felder

 

and Phil Woods

 

R.I.P. to both of these fine, talented gentlemen.

[BW Manilowe]

Archie Bunker's Place Actress Barbara Meek Dies at Age 81.

She played Mrs. Canby, the African-American housekeeper who also helped Archie raise Edith's (& his) young niece, Stephanie (Danielle Brisebois), after Edith died in the show/Jean Stapleton was written out (I think she didn't wanna do the spinoff when All in the Family ended, as I remember).

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/barbara-meek-dead-archie-bunkers-829332

[giovannif7]

R.I.P. to Pop/Country singer Billy Joe Royal

 

[Inquisitionist]

Kevin Corcoran, of Old Yeller and other Disney productions, and later a TV producer, has passed away at age 66.

[BW Manilowe]

Frank Albanese, Tony's Uncle Pat in The Sopranos, Dies at 84.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/frank-albanese-dead-sopranos-actor-830488

[Mindymoo]

Gail Zappa, wife of Frank Zappa, passed away today at the age of 70.

[Jaded]

Internationally known chef Paul Prudhomme died today at the age of 75. I always remembered him and his shows when they were on PBS down here. I'm not sure if they were shown nationally on PBS channels or not. He always came across like he was a sweet man.

[St. Claire]

It's been a rough couple of days.

[QueerGirrl]

Internationally known chef Paul Prudhomme died today at the age of 75. I always remembered him and his shows when they were on PBS down here. I'm not sure if they were shown nationally on PBS channels or not. He always came across like he was a sweet man.

 

That's how I first knew of him through his PBS shows (WTTW Chicago).  RIP Paul.

[BW Manilowe]

Jerry Parr, the Secret Service agent who saved the late Former President Reagan's life during the 1981 assassination attempt by John Hinckley, has died at 85.

http://wane.com/2015/10/10/secret-service-agent-who-saved-reagan-after-shooting-dies/

(He had the Presidential limo turned around to go to George Washington Hospital, instead of the White House, when Reagan began complaining of chest pain & bleeding from the mouth after the shooting)

[Calvada]

Actress Joan Leslie has died at the age of 90.

[Popples]

Actress Joan Leslie has died at the age of 90.

 

I loved her as Mary in "Yankee Doodle Dandy."

[Inquisitionist]

Just read that Pat Woodell has passed away.  She played Bobbie Jo Bradley for the first two seasons of Petticoat Junction.  Not much of a career after that;  she retired from show business in 1973, and reportedly battled cancer for the past 20 years.  She was 71 and died a few weeks ago on Sept. 29.

[legaleagle53]

And Bruce Hyde, who played the memorable Lt. Riley on the original Star Trek, has also left us at the ripe young age of 74.  http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/18/entertainment/star-trek-obit-bruce-hyde-feat/

 

Rest in peace, Mr. Hyde! :(

[BetterButter]

Three Dog Night Singer Cory Wells Dies

[smittykins]

Three Dog Night is one of my three favorite bands. RIP, Cory. :(

Edited October 21, 2015 by smittykins

[giovannif7]

RIP Marty Ingels, comic/voice actor & agent, longtime husband to Shirley Jones

[magicdog]

Noooo!  Not Corey Wells!!

 

I'll say goodbye to Corey, by way of this song he recorded prior to his time with Three Dog Night.  Like a lot of good songs, it got lost in the shuffle of the great tunes of 1965.

Edited October 22, 2015 by magicdog

[Rick Kitchen]

Marty Ingels has died at 79.

[avecsans]

Terribly sad about Cory Wells. Three Dog Night was a huge part of my teenage years. They were my first concert and I had every single one of their albums. I was still holding out hope that Cory and Danny Hutton would reunite with Chuck Negron. Too bad.

[legaleagle53]

It's been a bad week for the celebrities we all grew up with, hasn't it?  :(

[BW Manilowe]

BREAKING: No further info available. Reps for the Hollywood Walk of Fame are Tweeting Actress Maureen O'Hara has died (she is/was a star honoree).

https://twitter.com/wofstargirl/status/657959544228835328

[Medicine Crow]

Too bad ... she was one of my all-time favourite actresses & a hell-of-a woman.  Very accomplished.

[Bastet]

She was 95, and died in her sleep at home.  Silly to be sad, but I am.

[legaleagle53]

Too bad ... she was one of my all-time favourite actresses & a hell-of-a woman.  Very accomplished.

 

It says a lot that she and John Wayne respected each other a great deal.  She embodied the image of the fiery Irish redhead who wouldn't put up with anyone's crap, and it showed in every single one of her roles.  May she rest in peace.

[Bastet]

It says a lot that she and John Wayne respected each other a great deal.

 

What blows my mind even more is that he and Katharine Hepburn did the same.  I have little use for John Wayne, but that always gives me pause.

[Cobalt Stargazer]

It says a lot that she and John Wayne respected each other a great deal.  She embodied the image of the fiery Irish redhead who wouldn't put up with anyone's crap, and it showed in every single one of her roles.  May she rest in peace.

 

McLintock! has always been one of my favorite movies, and I might pull out the DVD this afternoon in honor of Ms. O'Hara's passing. Rest well, Maureen, and I hope John Wayne was there to greet you with his hat in his hand.

[roamyn]

RIP to a great actress, a gorgeous & strong woman.

You've lived a good, long life and your talent will be missed, but you deserve the rest.

(She was the last living cast member of Miracle on 34th Street

[BW Manilowe]

Also RIP: Jerome Kass, Writer of Queen of the Stardust Ballroom. Dead at 78.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jerome-kass-dead-queen-stardust-834444?utm_source=twitter

[Spartan Girl]

RIP to Maureen O'Hara. I loved her bitchy, fiesty characters in Only the Lonely, McClintok!, and the original Parent Trap. i hope she met up with John Wayne in the afterlife.

[Wellfleet]

My Dad had a major crush on Maureen O'Hara. Plus he loved John Wayne, and Ireland. Obviously making The Quiet Man his favorite movie ever. We played a theme from the soundtrack at his funeral - at his request. I hope the three of them have now been able to meet too. ⭐️

Edited October 24, 2015 by Wellfleet

[Ohwell]

I also remember her in How Green Was My Valley and I was sad that she didn't end up marrying that nice doctor (Walter Pidgeon) who loved her.

Edited October 24, 2015 by Ohwell

[UYI]

RIP, Maureen O'Hara. She received her honorary (and only) Oscar last year at the age of 94. 

 

[Ohwell]

I'm glad she wore the red wig.  That's how we'll remember you, Mo--as a beautiful, flaming red-head.