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.
Please observe the usual rules about posting ettiquette and note that this is in On-Topic Conversations.
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
2023 mod note:
In line with the general forum rules, 'gravedancing' is prohibited here. If you're celebrating someone's death, your post will get thumped. This rule applies regardless of what the person you're discussing has said or done.
This doesn't mean that you can't discuss their life or legacy, or express an opinion as to whether they escaped justice for their actions. But if that starts to become a longer conversation, there are other OTC threads that may be more appropriate.
Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:28:19 AM
Harold Ramis has died, aged 69.
Still a fan of the first Ghostbusters movie, and he's done some good work elsewhere. Rest in peace.
Aaron Allston, age 53. Back when he was an editor for Hero Games, he gave me my first paying work as a writer. We corresponded for several years, and I roomed with him at Minicon once. We'd lost touch in recent years as he moved into full-time writing for the Star Wars line, but I remember him fondly.
Queen of Good Things, Honest
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Fred Phelps, founder of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church, has passed away at the age of 84.
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
Finally he's free of hate now.
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Mickey Rooney, who some of us remember from his Andy Hardy comedies, and others from Breakfast at Tiffany's, and still others from better roles.
Peaches Geldof has died, aged 25.
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Former WWE star "Ultimate Warrior", aka James Hellwig, has died at age 54.
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Long time traffic reporter and radio personality "Captain" Herb Emory passed away at the age of 61.
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Nobel-winning author Gabriel García Márquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, has passed away at the age of 87.
edited 17th Apr '14 1:47:26 PM by TotemicHero
Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
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May he rest in peace. A fine author, indeed.
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His first single, and surprisingly relevant:
Bob Hoskins has died, aged 71.
British actor Bob Hoskins, who was best known for roles in The Long Good Friday and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, has died of pneumonia at the age of 71.
Hoskins' agent said he died on Tuesday in hospital, surrounded by family.
The star won a Bafta and was Oscar nominated in 1987 for crime drama Mona Lisa, in which he starred opposite Sir Michael Caine and Robbie Coltrane.
And let us pray that come it may (As come it will for a' that)
Nice guy: briefly met him once. He was like a dynamo that made you tired just by being in the room with him. Hard to imagine him gone, actually.
And he was in the Mario movie too. But he'd rather us forget that.
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Al Feldstein, chief editor of MAD for a nearly 30 year span, has passed away at the age of 88.
edited 30th Apr '14 8:04:00 PM by TotemicHero
Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Rest in peace, H.R. Giger.
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Master cinematographer Gordon Willis, the man behind the lighting of films such as The Godfather and Manhattan, has passed away at age 82.
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Sir Jack Brabham has died, aged 88. The three-time Formula One World Champion Driver and two-time Formula One World Champion Constructor, became the firstnote man to win a Formula One World Championship with a car of his own design.
One of the better tributes: care of Unspeakable Vault.
edited 19th May '14 3:19:19 PM by Euodiachloris
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.
Please observe the usual rules about posting ettiquette and note that this is in On-Topic Conversations.
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
2023 mod note:
In line with the general forum rules, 'gravedancing' is prohibited here. If you're celebrating someone's death, your post will get thumped. This rule applies regardless of what the person you're discussing has said or done.
This doesn't mean that you can't discuss their life or legacy, or express an opinion as to whether they escaped justice for their actions. But if that starts to become a longer conversation, there are other OTC threads that may be more appropriate.
Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:28:19 AM