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

He'll still find a way to have a cameo in the next Marvel blockbuster.

I miss his (and Kirby's) funny commentary from the old days before comics became serious self-important "graphic novels" (not that there isn't some great stuff from the serious era).  


I was always a DC Comics kid. A St. Louis relative owned the company that printed all of 'em, and every month I'd receive a big fat brown envelope containing all the latest DC issues. Of course, by then (the mid 1950's) I was into real books, and didn't take (even) free comic books very seriously. Result: Over the years, my Mom trashed what would today be a collection worth hundreds of thousands...

-s.

BTW: (A) It turns out that Stan lived for years just down the street from my favorite aunt & uncle, and (2) I didn't get back into comics until ZAP Comix came along.


Katherine MacGregor, who played the insufferable Harriet Oleson on "Little House on the Prairie" died at 93.  Given the times, her convincing portrayal and the audience for that show, I always imagined that she got a bunch of dirty looks from people who couldn't separate the actress from her character.

https://www.today.com/popculture/little-house-prairie-star-katherine-macgregor-dies-93-t142056


While I enjoyed Donald, Daffy, Bugs, Superman and Batman, my favorite was "Tales From the Crypt" and other horror comics. After the uproar from upset parents, psychologists and lawmakers, they were not to be found in the comic racks. No local merchant would take the chance of upsetting parents.


I don't recall that any of the stories were worse than the slash movies that followed. In fact, there was a movie, "Tales From The Crypt," that was more tame than the comics.


I still remember watching Roy Clark on Johnny Carson one night, decades ago, where he just blew me away playing Caravan. Up til then I just thought he was that clown on Hee Haw. I had no idea he was a guitar monster. RIP. You done good.


This collection of clips from the "Odd Couple" episode he guested on shows him singing and playing guitar, banjo and classical violin. I love at the end of "Malaguena" when Tony Randall falls back in his chair in appreciation of his talent.



William Goldman has also just left us. 

So many memories bound up in the classics he gave us. LOL


Hollywood without him is (almost) inconceivable.


Ms Olivia Hooker, 103 yrs old, a very remarkable life: Tulsa race riot survivor, first AA woman in the Coast Guard and more

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46332474


Bernardo Bertolucci. Remember Last Tango in Paris? 


https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46365439

I’ve personally never watched SpongeBob SquarePants, but he’s referenced everywhere...it’s sad news whenever anyone young dies. Stephen Hillenberg, aged 57, had ALS.


Former President George H.W. Bush passed away at the age of 94. His courage, integrity and honor will be missed. RIP.


With mixed feelings about his career, because I never cared for the shows but admired his charm and endurance: Ken Berry.

https://nyti.ms/2DYsd67?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Interesting excerpt: “Mr. Berry’s Army service, after high school, turned out to be a helpful career move. His sergeant in Special Services was Leonard Nimoy, the future ‘Star Trek’ star, who made some Hollywood contacts for him, particularly with agents.”

Best worst show title of a cetain era: The Ken Berry “Wow” Show.


DaveSchmidt said:
With mixed feelings about his career, because I never cared for the shows but admired his charm and endurance: Ken Berry.

https://nyti.ms/2DYsd67?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Interesting excerpt: “Mr. Berry’s Army service, after high school, turned out to be a helpful career move. His sergeant in Special Services was Leonard Nimoy, the future ‘Star Trek’ star, who made some Hollywood contacts for him, particularly with agents.”
Best worst show title of a cetain era: The Ken Berry “Wow” Show.

 I loved F Troop.  A lot.  He was great in that.  Probably would not like it so much now.  


joanne said:
Just announced: Pete Shelley, of the Buzzcocks, at only 63 years. 
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/06/pete-shelley-lead-singer-of-buzzcocks-dies-at-63

 Yeah, that hit home. Ever Fallen In Love is one the greatest pop songs ever written. 3 years older than my sister. Damn.


Love the Vulture headline: “Girlfriend turned enemy of Clint Eastwood is dead”


Singer Nancy Wilson, 81


shocked and deeply saddened to read this news. Very grateful we've been able to enjoy her talent over many decades. 

How is it that people are still dying through everyday conditions such as diabetes??


Lee Leonard, sportscaster and long time South Orange resident. Died in South Orange today. First ever voice to be heard on ESPN.


annielou said:
Lee Leonard, sportscaster and long time South Orange resident. Died in South Orange today. First ever voice to be heard on ESPN.

 He also had a non-sports call-in show.


Lyricist Norman Gimbel, aged 91 years. So many memories attached to his songs. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46706705


lyricist for one of my favorite songs

Killing Me Softly With His Song

Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel

I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style

And so I came to see him, to listen for a while

And there he was, this young boy, a stranger to my eyes

Strumming my pain with his fingers

Singing my life with his words

Killing me softly with his song

Killing me softly with his song

Telling my whole life with his words

Killing me softly with his song




Do you think Roberts Flack was 90% responsible for the greatness of that song?


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