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In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths

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This thread is for deaths of celebrities in the entertainment business only. No notices about politicians, please. 

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merylinkid

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8 minutes ago, MarkHB said:

No, I'm pretty sure the Lord Himself let her in.  You think Zsa Zsa was going to be shown around by the help????

What was I thinking.   But of course, she was shown around by God Almighty.    Not even His son.   The big guy himself.   Although I bet she and Mary had a pretty nice chat.

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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

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Olivia Newton-John Has Died At 73

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UYI

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Hee Haw's Gordie Tapp died:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gordie-tapp-dead-cousin-clem-hee-haw-was-94-957705

Now, I've said before that I have an (admittedly weird, in the case of the latter) interest in knowing about celebrity births and deaths, in part so I'm not caught off guard when someone dies and I don't already think they're dead (it's a huge reason I get so pissed off when certain celebrities deaths are announced YEARS after they have died, and yet they pop off AGAIN and AGAIN later on--as if Google is THAT hard to use, people! *ahem*) . There are many celebrities who died recently who others thought had died, but I knew they were still alive. But every once in awhile, I'm caught off guard, and this is one of those times. It's possible I was aware of he was still alive, but I'm not sure. In any case, 94 is not a bad age to reach at all, and for all of its corniness, Hee Haw did not fuck around in the country music department. RIP. 

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Rosiejuliemom

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Not necessarily a celebrity, but someone who deserves more accolades than I can give, Marion Pritchard has died. She rescued dozens of Jewish children during the Holocaust.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/marion-pritchard-dutch-rescuer-of-jewish-children-during-the-holocaust-dies-at-96/2016/12/20/d5ca50e0-c61b-11e6-bf4b-2c064d32a4bf_story.html

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roamyn

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1 hour ago, Rosiejuliemom said:

Not necessarily a celebrity, but someone who deserves more accolades than I can give, Marion Pritchard has died. She rescued dozens of Jewish children during the Holocaust.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/marion-pritchard-dutch-rescuer-of-jewish-children-during-the-holocaust-dies-at-96/2016/12/20/d5ca50e0-c61b-11e6-bf4b-2c064d32a4bf_story.html

I had heard of her.  God Bless her.  She is truly on of the Angels - on Earth & now in Heaven.

God probably dropped Zsa Zsa like a hot potatoe when he heard of Miss Pritchard's arrival.

SHE deserves the first rate treatment.

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Danny Franks

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2016 is just not letting up, is it? Rick Parfitt, lead guitarist for legendary (and admittedly crap) rockers Status Quo, has died. 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/24/status-quo-guitarist-rick-parfitt-dies-aged-68

This is going to go down as a true annus horribilis. People were saying it as early as the summer, yet things have just continued to suck, in so many different areas.

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37 minutes ago, Drogo said:

As a reminder, this thread is for discussion of celebrity deaths. 

I hate to have to say this but... if someone hasn't died, please don't post about them in here.  It's.. morbid. 

Do you think if you locked this thread for a few days that 2016 might take the hint? ?

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selkie

selkie

64 members of Russia's Alexandrov military music ensemble, one of the groups allowed to perform under the name 'Red Army Choir'- plane crash while on the Russian equivalent of a USO tour. 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38430164

2016 has been getting greedy with the plane crashes and incidents lately. 

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legaleagle53

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That's horrible, and for it to happen just before New Year's Eve (Russians celebrate Orthodox Christmas, which falls about a week after New Year's Day)?  Just how low are you willing to sink, 2016?  And don't you dare answer that or think of it as a challenge!

ETA:  So what does 2016 do for an encore?  Take George Michael from us at the age of 53.  I give up!

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Brooklynista

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7 minutes ago, AntiBeeSpray said:

It didn't say. But they did mention that he died peacefully. Nothing about it though.

I read that as well. How does one die peacefully at 53? 53 seems like the perfect age for kicking and screaming when death shows up. I'll wait for answers. 

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legaleagle53

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Just now, Jaded said:

I'm waiting too. That died peacefully stuff is code for "after a long illness" more times then not.

Or even a short one.  My youngest brother got sick with pneumonia in August of 2007 and died in his sleep from it in October of that year.  My mother was the one who discovered him.

AntiBeeSpray

AntiBeeSpray

6 minutes ago, Brooklynista said:

I read that as well. How does one die peacefully at 53? 53 seems like the perfect age for kicking and screaming when death shows up. I'll wait for answers. 

The police found no foul play. 

 

3 minutes ago, Jaded said:

I'm waiting too. That died peacefully stuff is code for "after a long illness" more times then not.

Could be.

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1 minute ago, ShadowHunter said:

I pray for his family and friends. This is never easy but when it happens at this time of year makes it seem worse.

It does. It isn't easy any time of year, but losing someone during the holidays gives an extra little twist of the knife every year.

My thoughts go out to his loved ones right now.

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My sister always gave me shit for it, but "Careless Whisper" was my jam.  I wasn't a huge fan, but I liked singing along whenever any of his hits were on the radio. 2016 just can't leave any of my childhood-era icons alone,  can it?

RIP George. Give Freddie a hug for us.

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BW Manilowe

BW Manilowe

25 minutes ago, AntiBeeSpray said:

It didn't say. But they did mention that he died peacefully. Nothing about it though.

USA Today's obit says he had pneumonia in Austria in 2011. Perhaps long-undisclosed AIDS (he was either gay or bisexual, after all)?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/12/25/british-singer-george-michael-has-died/95842954/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

I had been taking a nap; Imagine my shock & surprise to awaken to this news. Some of his stuff (mostly solo, I know I had Last Christmas & Careless Whisper & a lot of George's solo stuff; not sure about Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go or most of Wham's stuff) is on my iPod/iTunes, I'll admit (or is it something you have to admit to, like it's a "guilty pleasure", or something?). @legaleagle53, George & I are/were the same age... 53 (I'll be 54 in early July, unless Trump's actions during his presidency somehow keep us from getting that far into 2017). I agree... That's too young; at least compared to someone like Zsa Zsa Gabor, whose passing at 99 I believe we were recognizing here just last Sunday.

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legaleagle53

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1 minute ago, BW Manilowe said:

@legaleagle53, George & I are/were the same age... 53 (I'll be 54 in early July, unless Trump's actions during his presidency somehow keep us from getting that far into 2017). I agree... That's too young; at least compared to someone like Zsa Zsa Gabor, whose passing at 99 I believe we were recognizing here just last Sunday.

I'll be 56 in February.  Should I be nervous?

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Rosiejuliemom

Rosiejuliemom

2 minutes ago, BW Manilowe said:

George & I are/were the same age... 53 (I'll be 54 in early July, unless Trump's actions during his presidency somehow keep us from getting that far into 2017). I agree... That's too young; at least compared to someone like Zsa Zsa Gabor, whose passing at 99 I believe we were recognizing here just last Sunday.

My parents are both 53. I can't think of them as old, let alone old enough to die.

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AgentRXS

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So George Michael makes the 3rd male 80s MTV Icon to die this year, behind Prince and Bowie. These things come in 3s,right? Hoping this will be it.

And 2017, don't even think about going for the females. Cher, Tina Turner, Pat Benatar, and even though she annoys the shit out of me these days, Madonna need to be around for a long, long time.  We've already lost too many too soon.

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roamyn

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George has his "Freedom" now.

Sounds like the family might've been expecting this from the message of the press release.  AIDS is forefront in my mind, as well, not just becaue he was gay, but the drug usages through the 80s & 90s.

ETA:  Queen Elizabeth missed Christmas church services for the 1st time in 28 yrs due to "heavy cold".

If 2016 goes there, I will drop the damn 2017 ball on 2016s!

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