Bring Out Your Dead! The celebrity death thread....
DaveSchmidt said:
Lynn Kellogg, at the 6:00 mark.
I saw Hair w the original cast - my mother bought me tickets. She thought I’d like it. I’ll forever be grateful to her for that. It changed me. And Lynn Kellogg was among the most beautiful women ever to walk the earth
The_Soulful_Mr_T said:
I saw Hair w the original cast - my mother bought me tickets. She thought I’d like it. I’ll forever be grateful to her for that. It changed me. And Lynn Kellogg was among the most beautiful women ever to walk the earth
Scully treated me to the broadway show when we were dating.
"Hair" story: Approximately 1972. I was teaching at New Providence H.S. Administration starting a program where kids could bring in records and play them over the sound system from 8:00 to 8:30. Ya got stuff like the Coca Cola theme, "Teach the world..", C.S.N. Joni and so forth. No Dylan or Lost Poets or The Fugs.
On this particular morning, "Hair" is on the turntable. We get through a couple of the songs when "Mr. Lincoln" begins... A couple of us new hires knew what was coming and, "That's cool." So did one of the junior administrators ---
J.A.: "OH SH-t!" as he began running to the office to turn off the record before the F-bomb hit. No use trying for the intercom because that was useless.
Opps..... Not in time. Now most people would'a thunk that the world of education was in danger of collapse..,,,, "An F-bomb, chrissakes."
Fear not, Pilgrim (John Wayne tribute). The school is still standing.
Formerlyjerseyjack said:
Scully treated me to the broadway show when we were dating.
"Hair" story: Approximately 1972. I was teaching at New Providence H.S. Administration starting a program where kids could bring in records and play them over the sound system from 8:00 to 8:30. Ya got stuff like the Coca Cola theme, "Teach the world..", C.S.N. Joni and so forth. No Dylan or Lost Poets or The Fugs.
On this particular morning, "Hair" is on the turntable. We get through a couple of the songs when "Mr. Lincoln" begins... A couple of us new hires knew what was coming and, "That's cool." So did one of the junior administrators ---
J.A.: "OH SH-t!" as he began running to the office to turn off the record before the F-bomb hit. No use trying for the intercom because that was useless.
Opps..... Not in time. Now most people would'a thunk that the world of education was in danger of collapse..,,,, "An F-bomb, chrissakes."
Fear not, Pilgrim (John Wayne tribute). The school is still standing.
I guess I was 15 when I saw Hair on Broadway. I was stunned and elated by it. I think I was dizzy when I walked out of the theater. I grew my hair out soon after. And I've never looked back.
Theater, and the arts in general, can be a very powerful thing.
drummerboy said:
Belial!
I've seen all 3.
Then you should hear the end of the saga... 30 years later, Casey had the casket (and its inhabitant) in her keeping, and was running a brothel which catered to guys who like much older women. My character, Ernie English (who was in the show for a number of performances) actually fancied Casey's mother apparently.
Journalist Jan Morris, aged 94.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-55020795
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26924906
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/20/jan-morris-obituary
(yes, that talented author Jan Morris, who we all thought had died a long time ago)
jonesey said:
Beverley Bonner, Casey from Basket Case, an offbeat horror film loved by many. I appeared in her play, Casey 30 Years Later for a while at the Broadway Comedy Club. Hard to imagine all that energy
jonesey said:
Beverley Bonner, Casey from Basket Case, an offbeat horror film loved by many. I appeared in her play, Casey 30 Years Later for a while at the Broadway Comedy Club. Hard to imagine all that energy gone.
Bev was a longtime friend of mine. Twenty years ago she was my assistant, and then years later she was my boss 
I appeared in a number of her live shows and I had one line in her recent short film (billed as "**** yelling ****"). Not surprisingly the film was a horror film parody called "Steamed" about a killer broccoli. Literally a stalk that stalked.
I saw her last month at the screening of her film at the NEPA Horror Film Festival. It was the only festival being held this year because it's always held at a drive-in. She was happy and proud and got to see her film presented on the big screen. She was a lovely lady with a big laugh and a big smile. She will be missed.
RIP Bev.
David Dinkins passes away:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/24/us/david-dinkins-new-york-city-mayor-dies/index.html
RIP Mr. Dinkins.
He was a good man. Better than what followed in NYC by a long shot.
"The legendary Indian actor Soumitra Chatterjee, a famous protégé of Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, has died at the age of 85 of health complications related to Covid-19."
Diego Armando Maradona, 60. An absolute wizard on the soccer field, who battled a whole host of demons but remained beloved.
Dave Prowse, the original Darth Vader, at age 85 yrs.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/29/darth-vader--dave-prowse-dies-aged-85
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55117704
He received an MBE for his road safety work:
joanne said:
Dave Prowse, the original Darth Vader, at age 85 yrs.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/29/darth-vader--dave-prowse-dies-aged-85
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55117704
He received an MBE for his road safety work:
A bodybuilding champion, discovered by Stanley Kubrick for A Clockwork Orange, taught all us kids in the UK how to cross the road safely through a series of PSA's in school and on TV, played Darth Vader and trained Christopher Reeve for his Superman role, and by all accounts a thoroughly fine chap who somehow fell out with Lucas and was even banned from attending Star Wars conventions. There is a documentary called I Am Your Father that goes into detail, but I haven't seen it here.
RIP Lord Vader, you both helped me cross the busy streets of London and scared the bejaysus outta me.
ridski said:
joanne said:
Dave Prowse, the original Darth Vader, at age 85 yrs.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/29/darth-vader--dave-prowse-dies-aged-85
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55117704
He received an MBE for his road safety work:A bodybuilding champion, discovered by Stanley Kubrick for A Clockwork Orange, taught all us kids in the UK how to cross the road safely through a series of PSA's in school and on TV, played Darth Vader and trained Christopher Reeve for his Superman role, and by all accounts a thoroughly fine chap who somehow fell out with Lucas and was even banned from attending Star Wars conventions. There is a documentary called I Am Your Father that goes into detail, but I haven't seen it here.
RIP Lord Vader, you both helped me cross the busy streets of London and scared the bejaysus outta me.
Oh, did he play the bodyguard/assistant for the guy in the wheelchair in Clockwork Orange?
I saw a tweet from Cary Elwes where he said that Prowse trained him for The Princess Bride.
drummerboy said:
Oh, did he play the bodyguard/assistant for the guy in the wheelchair in Clockwork Orange?
I saw a tweet from Cary Elwes where he said that Prowse trained him for The Princess Bride.
He did. Also played The Monster in 1970's The Horror of Frankenstein.
DaveSchmidt said:
David Lander of the Credibility Gap.
How have I never heard of The Credibility Gap???
Charley Pride, at 86, and another victim of Covid-19
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/charley-pride-dead-obit-192455/
Rita Houston, program director at WFUV https://wfuv.org/content/rita-houston-1961-2020
Paul Cavalconte, a colleague of Houston’s apparently from way back and before WFUV, has been playing a heartfelt selection of music in tribute to her since noon.
DaveSchmidt said:
Paul Cavalconte, a colleague of Houston’s apparently from way back and before WFUV, has been playing a heartfelt selection of music in tribute to her since noon.
Thanks for the tip. I’m listening now.
Ann Reinking, who co-starred in All That Jazz, one of my favorite movies.
RIP
Ann Reinking, the Tony Award-winning actor, dancer and choreographer who is perhaps best known for playing the role of Roxie Hart in 1977’s #Chicago, has died at 71 https://t.co/nRtrCKupEW pic.twitter.com/m4yi366DLM
— Variety (@Variety) December 14, 2020
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Belial!
I've seen all 3.