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
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
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
One of my gavourite Bond villains, even if the films he was in didn't tend to be all that good...
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
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Former First Minister and DUP leader Ian Paisley has died — Aged 88.
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Polly Bergen has passed away at the age of 84.
edited 21st Sep '14 7:48:29 AM 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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Actress Elizabeth Peña has passed away at the age of 55.
Jack Bruce, former Cream man, dies aged 71.
RIP. Great musician.
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Henry Jackson, aka "Big Bank Hank", one of the original members of The Sugarhill Gang, has passed away at 57.
A nice butterfly
Oh Big Bank :( You were the Chief
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
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Howard's mom has passed away at the rather young age of 62.
edited 12th Nov '14 5:38:42 PM by BlueNinja0
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
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Two more that have departed:
edited 13th Nov '14 4:24:46 AM by Greenmantle
Keep Rolling On
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Glen A. Larson, creator and director of the original Battlestar Galatica and Knight Rider, as well as many other television shows, has died at the age of 77.
A nice butterfly
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, woman with the most nobility titles alive, passed away
Mike Nichols, director of The Graduate, has passed away at the age of 83.
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Ian McLagan, a keyboardist who played with everyone from The Rolling Stones to Bruce Springsteen and many in between (including his own bands), has passed away at 69.
The Wanderer
Ralph H. Baer, Inventor of First System for Home Video Games, Is Dead at 92
A salute to the guy who without whom console gaming would likely have taken an entirely different path if they existed at all.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
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Heck, computing as a whole would look vastly different without him. Probably with horrible graphics and sound.
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Ken Weatherly, aka Pugsley of The Addams Family, has died at the age of 59.
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Norman Bridwell, children's author and creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog, has passed away at the age of 86.
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He was convinced that the involvement of the government was wrong and, in various writings for thinktanks such as the Adam Smith Institute and the Institute of Economic Affairs, advocated a purely free-market position. These papers proved highly influential and helped ministers to frame the acts that successively deregulated the coach industry in 1980 and, five years later, the bus network outside London.
One of my University Lecturers. Always had a twinkle in his eye, did he.
Keep Rolling On
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
Udo Jürgens died of heart attack.
While widely known among the older german speaking population, I think to the younger ones he is known for singing the german opening to Tim and Jerry
Thank you very much for the flowers Udo, we'll miss you.
edited 21st Dec '14 1:58:10 PM by 3of4
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The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24
Joe Cocker died from lung cancer today. He was 70.
Nooooooooo......
RIP, Henchman King...
Final Fantasy, Foreign Policy, and Bollywood. Helluva combo, that...