People die every day. Some of them are famous, some important, many newsworthy. This thread is for announcements of deaths in the news, discussions of the legacy of those recently deceased people, and memorials of same.
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To start with, the last of the original Von Trapp Singers has died, Maria Von Trapp, 99, in Vermont. (This is the daughter of Captain Von Trapp, not her stepmother who was also named Maria. In the musical, they called her Louisa.)
http://news.yahoo.com/maria-von-trapp-99-dies-vermont-005546425.html
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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:28:19 AM
Ahr river
Williams had bipolar disorder. Don't know which type, but he did. That...probably contributed to any death activities that happened.
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Indiana Solo
it's just so sad. he was one of those few celebrities that were really good people who loved helping out for it's own sake. such a shame.
I'm baaaaaaack
Collector Of Fine Oddities
I vaguely recall an interview with him done a few years ago where he said he was refusing to take medication for his disorder because it interfered with his creative processes or something. I could be mistaken though.
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It was confirmed Robin Williams died from asphyxia due to hanging and had cuts on his wrists...
No sign of foul play though.
Lauren Bacall has passed away at the age of 89.
edited 12th Aug '14 5:12:21 PM by tclittle
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
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And now Lauren Bacall? 
RIP
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
Robin Williams hanged himself? Holy shit...
I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
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It turns out Williams was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease, which probably didn't help matters (as it would have made it progressively harder to continue working like he did).
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The legendary Saturday Night Live announcer Don Pardo has passed away at the age of 96.
BBC: Actor Richard Attenborough dies at 90
He died at lunchtime on Sunday, his son told BBC News.
Lord Attenborough was one of Britain's leading actors, before becoming a highly successful director.
He appeared in films including Brighton Rock, World War Two thriller The Great Escape and later in dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic Park.
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FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
Gandhi is a fantastic film and its director deserved his knighthood. (He was knighted well before he made that film, though.)
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Beware the Crazy Man.
- sigh* Another legend gone...
That said, I'd usually been surprised he had still been alive til now whenever I checked up on him. Lasted a ripe old age.
He shall be missed.
Final Fantasy, Foreign Policy, and Bollywood. Helluva combo, that...
HGW XX/7
Rest in peace, Dickie.
EDIT: This is the top comment on the Times of India:
D'oh!
edited 24th Aug '14 3:11:08 PM by Achaemenid
Schild und Schwert der Partei
Beware the Crazy Man.
<sigh>
Final Fantasy, Foreign Policy, and Bollywood. Helluva combo, that...
HGW XX/7
I was looking for the obituary, but maybe they haven't finished it yet. Interesting to see how he is perceived in India.
Schild und Schwert der Partei
This year is being shitty in the film department...
RIP Mr. Attenborough.
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Indeed.
edited 24th Aug '14 7:27:19 PM by Quag15
Party Crasher
More like a shitty year for art itself. These people were true artists.
It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
The Wanderer
Joan Rivers Dead At Age 81 Following Week-Long Hospitalization
Ghosts N' Stuff Remix
First Robin Williams, and now Joan Rivers? This is a terrible year for comedy.
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I knew she was hospitalized, but...oh well.
Also, I blinked at and , thinking someone had double-posted. (Same forum avatar = totemic confusion.)
Rest In Plastic.
Beware the Crazy Man.
Meh.
Final Fantasy, Foreign Policy, and Bollywood. Helluva combo, that...
HGW XX/7
Richard Kiel aka Jaws from James Bond, has died aged 74.
He was also in a couple of episodes of MST 3 K- The Human Duplicators and Eegah!.
Direct all enquiries to Jamie B Good
Some of the news articles are saying the heart surgery he had back in 2009 and 2011 might be partially responsible too, since the medication they give during and after treatment has the side effect of causing depression. But that was almost 4 years ago, so I'm not sure if that could actually count.