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In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths

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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
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BetterButter
BetterButter

Olivia Newton-John Has Died At 73

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BW Manilowe

BW Manilowe

On 10/17/2020 at 7:19 PM, legaleagle53 said:

It's not unlike when Toni Tennille moved back to Arizona to be with Daryl Dragon (the Captain) so she could care for him during his final days, even though they had divorced some time prior to that and it meant leaving her own immediate family in order to do so.

Did we ever find out that was, indeed, why Toni Tennille moved back to Arizona prior to ex-husband Daryl Dragon (“The Captain” of The Captain and Tennille)’s death?

I remember posting, I’m pretty sure in this thread after Daryl Dragon died, that Toni Tennille posted to her Facebook page (which she hasn’t really posted to lately, & was probably actually started as a promotional tool for her then-about to be released memoir), kind of suddenly while he was still alive, that she had decided Arizona was more her home, instead of Florida where she (supposedly happily) lived near at least 1 of her sisters following her divorce from Daryl & she was moving back there after maybe a year, or maybe a little more—it didn’t seem like she lived in Florida all that long, to me.

And then, when Daryl Dragon’s death was announced—I think not too long after Toni moved back—I remember also speculating if her sort of sudden decision to move back to Arizona was somehow connected to whatever may have led to Daryl Dragon’s death (he had been having Parkinson’s-like issues for a long time before). But I never heard/read anything conclusively about this.

BW Manilowe

BW Manilowe

15 hours ago, BW Manilowe said:

Did we ever find out that was, indeed, why Toni Tennille moved back to Arizona prior to ex-husband Daryl Dragon (“The Captain” of The Captain and Tennille)’s death?

I remember posting, I’m pretty sure in this thread after Daryl Dragon died, that Toni Tennille posted to her Facebook page (which she hasn’t really posted to lately, & was probably actually started as a promotional tool for her then-about to be released memoir), kind of suddenly while he was still alive, that she had decided Arizona was more her home, instead of Florida where she (supposedly happily) lived near at least 1 of her sisters following her divorce from Daryl & she was moving back there after maybe a year, or maybe a little more—it didn’t seem like she lived in Florida all that long, to me.

And then, when Daryl Dragon’s death was announced—I think not too long after Toni moved back—I remember also speculating if her sort of sudden decision to move back to Arizona was somehow connected to whatever may have led to Daryl Dragon’s death (he had been having Parkinson’s-like issues for a long time before). But I never heard/read anything conclusively about this.

2017 AZCentral Article on Toni Tennille’s Relocation Back to Prescott, AZ, From Lake Mary, FL

To read, click where it says Read More, in small print, under the pic of her in the blue & black top. This article includes a screen grab of her Facebook page where she announced she was moving back from Florida to Arizona; she had lived in Florida from 2014 through 2017. There’s also a Read More link to click on this page.

From CNN: Daryl Dragon’s Obituary He died in January, 2019 (so 2 years after Toni Tennille moved back to Arizona), right after New Year’s, of renal failure.

Based on the 2 articles I’ve linked, I guess it’s still anybody’s guess if Toni Tennille moved back to Arizona because Daryl Dragon was ill/dying or not.

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Tony Lewis, lead singer of The Outfield, has passed away at 62.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/the-outfield-lead-singer-tony-lewis-dies-at-62-171410559.html

This one really bothers me. "Your Love" was one of my favorite songs in high school and one of the first songs I wanted to learn when I started playing guitar. RIP.

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MissAlmond

MissAlmond

Jerry Jeff Walker, Mr. Bojangles songwriter has died, age 78.

https://deadline.com/2020/10/jerry-jeff-walker-dies-songwriter-for-mr-bojangles-was-78-1234602962/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/jerry-jeff-walker-mr-bojangles-outlaw-country-dead-obituary-1080617/

https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/country-songwriting-legend-jerry-jeff-walker-has-died/

 

Mindthinkr

Mindthinkr

21 hours ago, MissAlmond said:

Jerry Jeff Walker, Mr. Bojangles songwriter has died, age 78.

https://deadline.com/2020/10/jerry-jeff-walker-dies-songwriter-for-mr-bojangles-was-78-1234602962/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/jerry-jeff-walker-mr-bojangles-outlaw-country-dead-obituary-1080617/

https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/country-songwriting-legend-jerry-jeff-walker-has-died/

 

I went to see him in New Orleans ages ago when I was pregnant. His Mom was in the audience (which had limited seating since it was more of a club like atmosphere) and insisted that I sit with her so I wouldn’t be pushed etc. While enjoying his concert I got to see his baby pictures and hear about his youth. She was very proud of him.  He would occasionally look down at us and roll his eyes Lol. 

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MissAlmond

MissAlmond

Ming Cho Lee, Broadway scenic designer and Tony Award winner has died, age 90.

https://www.playbill.com/article/tony-winning-theatre-designer-ming-cho-lee-dies-at-90

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Set-Designer-Ming-Cho-Lee-Dies-at-Age-90-20201025

https://deadline.com/2020/10/ming-cho-lee-dead-obituary-broadway-scenic-designer-tony-award-1234603309/

MissAlmond

MissAlmond

Old but sad news for fans of the OG Upstairs/Downstairs.  While on IMDB, I stumbled across the news Christopher Beeny the actor who played Edward, the Bellamy's footman and later chauffeur, died earlier this year (January 3), age 78.  Loved  OG Upstairs/Downstairs, although I never could get into the revisit/sequel/whatever it was, that came about later.  I still remember the episode where Edward, who had been send back to Eaton Place from the war (WWI), suffered from shellshock.  Powerful episode and Beeny did a outstanding job.  R.I.P. 

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/10/christopher-beeny-obituary

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51035015

 

MissAlmond

MissAlmond

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Since Sean Connery was a proud Scot, I thought it only fitting to post an obituary from a Scottish newspaper.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18836874.sean-connery-dead-james-bond-actor-dies-aged-90/

Also one from Deadline:

https://deadline.com/2020/10/sean-connery-dies-james-bond-actor-90-1234607048/

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BW Manilowe

BW Manilowe

On 10/29/2020 at 2:27 AM, Vermicious Knid said:

Oh no! 1993 Miss America Leanza Cornett has died after a head injury. She was only 49. I'm pretty sure I watched that year and saw her get crowned. Her kids are only teenagers :(.

That’s weird... I thought I’d posted about this the day it was announced (I even checked the Celebrity News thread; it’s not there). Oh well... at least it did get here. Thanks for posting if mine got removed.

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Blergh

I know Mr. Connery had his issues but I have to admire the fact that he came from a rather struggling working class family in Edinburgh and  even though he quickly got on the road to stratospheric success from early adulthood on, he never forgot his family or background but was proud of them his entire life. Also, later on, in 1957, when he performed in Another Time Another Place, he befriended fellow performer Lana Turner which drew the attention  of her thuggish companion Johnny Stampanato who drew a gun on Mr. Connery for his kindness. Without literally missing a beat, he disarmed Mr. Stompanato by knocking the latter flat on his back so hooray for him!  90 is a rather impressive age to reach and one can't help but think William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and Mary, Queen of Scots would have been proud of him trumpeting their nation's autonomy!

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Sean Connery was just cool.  No other way to say it.

I remember an interview with Virginia Madsen about her career but she talks about working with him on Highlander II:

But I’ll tell you why I did that movie: I got to go to Argentina for three months and work with Sean Connery. That was my entire reasoning for doing that movie...

Some really wonderful stories came out of that. I got to bring my best friend to Argentina, I got to bring my boyfriend, I got to bring my mother, and I got to dance with Sean Connery! On more than one occasion. [Laughs.] I would go out to tango bars with him. This one particular tango bar that was off the beaten path, where only local people went. It was just really terrific to be around a man like him. He’s another one of those really manly men who like women, and he was very supportive of me. My career was kind of inching along at that point, I was a little bit worried about what I was doing, and he was kind of like, “In the end, it doesn’t matter. Just do it and have fun. Have fun with your life!” I was like, “Thanks, Sean!” He was very sweet to me. A very nice man. Very gentlemanly.

But all of us were told by production that nobody was to mention the B-word, that he didn’t want to talk about or be referred to as James Bond. If you did that, you could be fired. It was a really, really serious thing. And I was like, “That’s bullshit! Are we not supposed to talk about Tarzan with Christopher, either?” And they’re like, “Listen, just be respectful.” I was like, “Of course! Don’t tell me that! Of course I’m going to be respectful! But those are some of the greatest movies in movie history! How can I not ask him about James Bond?” They’re like, “Virginia, it’s the rules. It’s been decided. And if you make trouble…” So I was incensed because I didn’t like these people very much. So I made a T-shirt that said “Jane” on the front and “Moneypenny” on the back. [Laughs.] And the first day that Sean came to work, I went up to the set and I said, “Oh, my God! James Bond!” And he turned around, a big smile, and hugged me. I said, “I hope you don’t mind, but they instructed me not to say that, and I just don’t like to do what I’m told.” And he said, “Then we’ll be friends.” That’s what kind of guy he was.

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Spartan Girl

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So some people on social media have brought up the infamous Barbara Walters interview where he said it wasn't a big deal to hit women.

*tired sigh*

I'm just going to say this once: it's fine not to like someone personally and still enjoy one's work and be sad that they're gone.

And not that I condone what he said, but I don't care so much about what a person says compared to what they actually do. Most of his female costars, like Virginia Madsen's story in @Lugal's post said he was nice to them. 

 

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CrazyInAlabama

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The one woman who said he slapped her was the first wife, and apparently there was a lot of booze involved, not an excuse, but who knows what happened?        The first hit remark was in a 1965 Playboy interview, and later Walters, and about 20 years ago Sean Connery said that he was wrong, and there is no excuse for hitting women.    He had nothing to gain by then, since he had virtually retired.

There is also the time that he was in a movie with Lana Turner, and her gangster boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato came on set with a gun to threaten her, and COnnery disarmed him.     He received threats from Stompanato, and another gangster after Stompanato was killed in the midst of another violent argument with Lana Turner.   

His second wife said that he never even hinted about shoving or hitting her, and she would have left him if he ever did.   She also claims what he said wasn't what he meant, but I'm not sure about that, since he said something similar in the Playboy interview, and the Walters interview. 

RIP Mr. Connery.             

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