Bring Out Your Dead! The celebrity death thread....

Now that I think of it, Dennis Edwards wasn’t even there. Still David Ruffin.


I agree with Superchunk. Ruffin was one-of-a-kind, but the Temps didn’t miss a beat.

https://twitter.com/superchunk/status/959524847473909760


John Mahoney, 77 - Dad on Frasier and long-time ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Won a Tony in 1986 for "The House of Blue Leaves." Had dinner with Rose Castorini in Moonstruck.


And portrayed with poignance the flawed father in “Say Anything.”


Another talented character actor who played a lot of Dad/Grandpa roles, Louis Zorich died this weekend. He lived in Montclair with his wife, Olympia Dukakis. He was a very familiar face from "Fiddler on the Roof," "Mad About You" and a bunch of other parts.

A favorite moment of mine is from the short-lived show “Brooklyn Bridge,” where he had told his young grandson tall tales about playing baseball with Gil Hodges back in the old days. Hodges then does an appearance at a local store and his grandson brings him along so he can "catch up with his old friend." Zorich beautifully played his character's embarrassment and heartfelt gratitude when Hodges caught on and bailed him out.  


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0957922/


Vic Damone,89. A great singer.


He was my aunts cousin. Sang at her wedding in the Bronx right after “Kismet”. It was very exciting.


Marty Allen (born Morton David Alpern; March 23, 1922 – February 12, 2018) was an American comedian, actor, and veteran of World War II. He worked as a comedy headliner in nightclubs, as a dramatic actor in television roles, and was once called "The Darling of Daytime TV". He also appeared in films.


Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes, has died at the age of 88.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-04/roger-bannister-runner-of-sub-four-minute-mile-dies/9507852



UK geneticist Sir John Sulston, who pioneered so much research into the human genome:

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43349774

It's largely thanks to Sir John's efforts that so much of the human genome project's work is open access, and that (so far) so many projects spinning out of it are still open access. His deep commitment to the social justice aspect of a healthy world stands in sharp contrast to some other prominent names in this week's news. 


Peter Temple, the internationally-acclaimed crime fiction writer, has died at the age of 71.

Born in South Africa in 1946, he moved to Australia in 1980.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-12/author-peter-temple-dies-aged-71-ballarat/9538120



Gosh. 

Hubert de Givenchy's announcement has just broken. 

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/mar/12/hubert-de-givenchy-creator-of-style-icons-dies-aged-91

A master of line, cut, colour and texture; a man with a genius sense of how much or how heavy  lines and visual clutter will detract from elegance and a lesser amount will instead underline confidence, credibility and authority. 


Hey! How about Craig Mack from NYC??


At least it seems to have been in his sleep, not through other illness.

A memorable life indeed. 



Stephen Hawking at age 76


Per the BBC:

The British physicist was known for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books including A Brief History of Time.

"We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today," a family statement said.

At the age of 22 Stephen Hawking was given only a few years to live after being diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease.


He died on Pi Day..Brilliant to the end. They say he had a great sense of humour.


That's great.  The distinguished astro-physicists and cosmologists that you see regularly on the Science Channel are, to me, rock stars and spiritual leaders.  Attention is showered on moron celebrities yet these people are hardly known.   They just quietly go about the business of asking the deepest questions of existence and answering them little by little.     

librarylady said:

He died on Pi Day..Brilliant to the end. They say he had a great sense of humour.




librarylady said:

He died on Pi Day..Brilliant to the end. They say he had a great sense of humour.

There are giants among us


Also, 3/14 is Albert Einstein's birth day.

librarylady said:

He died on Pi Day..Brilliant to the end. They say he had a great sense of humour.



Oh librarylady, that's wonderful, thanks!  LOL 


Dr. E. Alma Flagg, first African American female principal in Newark, among a list of other notable accomplishments. 99 years old.


Les Payne, longtime news commentator and mentor.


Linda Brown, of Brown vs the Board of Ed.

In her 70’s.


Johan van Hulst,a teacher who saved hundreds of young Jews during Holocaust dies at 107

May his memory be for a blessing.  

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/29/europe/johan-van-hulst-dead-intl/index.html



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