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
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That's a shame. I remember her being deliciously unlikeable as the snobbish Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
The spooky thing is that Smith died on the first anniversary of co-star Michael Gambon's passing.
"We are all so afraid, we are all so alone, we all so need from the outside the assurance of our own worthiness to exist."I'm just thankful that I got to grow up watching the Harry Potter films, where these actors and actresses really left their mark. Rest in peace Dame Maggie Smith, who I will always know as Professor Mc Gonagall. You will be remembered.
I discover my own destiny as I command the winds of life!Actor John Ashton — best known as Sgt. Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop movies — has passed away. He was 76
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Drake Hogestyn, actor of Days of Our Lives, succumbed to cancer a day shy of his 71st birthday, which would have been today
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Dick Diamonde, bass player for The Easybeats, died over a week ago at age 76
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Mercury Morris, professional running back and kick returner, died over a week ago at age 77
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Winfield Dunn, Tennessee governor, 97:
Singer and actor Kris Kristofferson has passed away. He was 88
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Aw man. Kris Kristofferson created a catalogue of great songs along with being an underappreciated actor. John Ashton too, he was one hell of an underrated character actor. Rest in peace to the both of them.
Edited by CanuckMcDuck1 on Sep 29th 2024 at 6:33:14 AM
Do not mess with creatures which you do not understand.R. I. P. Mr. Kristofferson, "Me & Bobby Mcgee" is one of my favorite 70's songs, and I thank him and Janis Joplin for it.
Jaime Collepardo, Mexican voice actor, passed away on September the 29th,
at 43 years old. As of this writing, the causes are unknown. May he rest in peace.
Finger-wagging Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutumbo has died of brain cancer at 58
. He spent his 18 seasons among six different NBA teams and holds the second-highest NBA career blocks total at 3,289.
Edited by megarockman on Sep 30th 2024 at 12:54:43 PM
The damned queen and the relentless knight.Fredric Jameson, literary critic, died over a week ago at age 90
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Roy Clay, computer scientist and inventor, died over a week ago at age 95
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Baseball player Pete Rose has passed away. He was 83
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Thomas Rockwell, Norman Rockwell's son, 91:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/thomas-rockwell-obituary?id=56412239
Actor and singer Ken Page
passed away yesterday. He was 70 years old.
Edited by Demetrios on Oct 1st 2024 at 9:53:23 AM
Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
