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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

gjjones Musician/Composer from South Wales, New York Since: Jul, 2016
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#1726: Mar 4th 2020 at 8:19:20 PM

James Lipton, best known for his work on Inside the Actors Studio, died on March 2 due to bladder cancer. He was 93.

He/His/Him. No matter who you are, always Be Yourself.
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#1727: Mar 5th 2020 at 9:05:53 AM

CC, the world's first cloned cat, has passed at 18.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#1728: Mar 5th 2020 at 9:13:22 AM

She had a good run. RIP.

TairaMai rollin' on dubs from El Paso Tx Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Mu
rollin' on dubs
#1730: Mar 7th 2020 at 3:48:17 PM

[up]Please tell me that the label will put out a tribute album. 81 - he was there when a lot today's jazz was being created. I'd love to get a "greatest hits" - if it's possible to narrow it down to the top 10-15....

All night at the computer, cuz people ain't that great. I keep to myself so I won't be a case on The First 48
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Captain of the Dead City
#1731: Mar 9th 2020 at 5:22:20 AM

Max von Sydow has died at 90.

"...in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach."
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#1732: Mar 9th 2020 at 6:39:38 AM

Shoot, I remember being surprised that he was still alive when he was announced for The Force Awakens.

There is no beginning. There is no end. There is only... Hooty.
Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#1733: Mar 9th 2020 at 6:42:45 AM

Once, he was the only man to beat Death in a chess game. Now they'll have a rematch, somewhere.

RIP.

"All you Fascists bound to lose."
tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
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#1735: Mar 21st 2020 at 1:27:19 AM

Through the years, his hearty music and cornbread muffins has inspired us.

Country icon Kenny Rogers passes away at 81.

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#1736: Mar 21st 2020 at 6:56:07 AM

And somewhere in the darkness
The gambler he broke even
But in his final words
I found an ace that I could keep

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
MrTerrorist Since: Aug, 2009
#1737: Mar 21st 2020 at 7:57:04 PM

Rip Kenny Rogers. I only know the man due to his restaurant chains, which while no longer available in the US, are still ongoing and a hit in Asia. Love the food.

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#1738: Mar 21st 2020 at 8:46:34 PM

The food is definitely hearty, much like the man.

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Zarastro Since: Sep, 2010
#1740: Mar 24th 2020 at 4:30:15 AM

[up] I was initially afraid that he died from Corona, but it thankfully looks like his death was more peaceful.

rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (USA) (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#1741: Mar 24th 2020 at 12:49:48 PM

Maurice Berger, Historian Who Fearlessly Called Out Art-World Racism, Is Dead at 63:

Maurice Berger, an art historian and curator whose areas of focus included whiteness in the art world and the political implications of photography, has died at 63. On Twitter, New York magazine art critic Jerry Saltz wrote that Berger died of coronavirus-related causes, which was confirmed in an obituary by New York’s Jewish Museum, for whom he had organized an exhibition about art and television in 2015.

As a curator of incisive photography shows dealing with whiteness and an unforgiving essayist who paid mind to race long before many of his colleagues were willing to do so, Berger has been an influential figure to many. He tore into the mainstream art world’s myopic views, calling out major institutions for not engaging diversity. And in a regular column called “Race Stories” for the New York Times photography blog Lens, he considered how camera-made images can be tied to complex political contexts.

This guy on the other hand, did.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
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Short-Term Projects herald
#1742: Mar 24th 2020 at 1:06:33 PM

Manu Dibango also died of COVID-19. He's known for "Soul Makossa", which I knew for being sampled by Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Starting Something" and Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music".

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gjjones Musician/Composer from South Wales, New York Since: Jul, 2016
Musician/Composer
#1744: Mar 26th 2020 at 2:29:05 AM

Hiroshi Masuoka, who voiced Master Roshi in the Dragon Ball series after Kohei Miyauchi's death, died this past Saturday at the age of 83 due to rectal cancer. He was also the second Masao in Sazae-san and the narrator in Gaoranger.

Edited by gjjones on Mar 26th 2020 at 5:33:39 AM

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#1745: Mar 26th 2020 at 4:34:31 PM

Actor Mark Blum dead at 69. Coronavirus complications.

Can't be 5'2 if everyone thinks you're over six feet tall-
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#1746: Mar 29th 2020 at 12:45:13 PM

Joe Diffie has passed at 61 due to COVID-19 complications.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#1747: Mar 29th 2020 at 8:40:21 PM

Japanese comedian Ken Shimura has passed from pneumonia caused by COVID-19.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (USA) (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#1748: Mar 30th 2020 at 7:33:02 PM

Tomie DePaola, Beloved Children's Author And Illustrator, Has Died:

The beloved children's author and illustrator Tomie dePaola, whose imaginative and warm-hearted work crossed generations and continents, died Monday at age 85. His death was announced, without details, on social media by his assistant, Bob Hechtel.

The Associated Press has reported that he died at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., from complications from surgery that followed a bad fall last week.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
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#1749: Apr 1st 2020 at 3:33:17 PM

Fountains of Wayne bassist and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend songwriter Adam Schlesinger has passed away from complications of coronavirus. He was 52.

Edited by MovieNut14 on Apr 1st 2020 at 6:36:19 AM

"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."
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#1750: Apr 2nd 2020 at 3:27:38 PM

Pulmonologist John Murray, who helped the medical world understand acute respiratory distress syndrome, died on March 24. He was 92.

(Oh, and the cause of death? Respiratory failure resulting from the very condition he helped define. Talk about Death by Irony...)

"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."

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