The Celebrity Obituary Thread

[LCat]

Simon MacCorkindale was drop-dead gorgeous! And he was only 58! It seems like just yesterday...

LCat

[Lin Sunderland]

I remember Tom in Happy Days.   He was perfect as the father.  Happy Days was a brilliant series and besides the other things he did I think he will be best remembered for that role.

RIP Tom

[Christopher]

I'll also always remember Tom Bosley as David the Gnome.

[TWOMULES]

I remember Tom in Happy Days.   

I'll also always remember Tom Bosley as David the Gnome.

I guess I remember Tom for his fine comedy acting in Happy Days and for his narration on That's Hollywood.

That's Hollywood was the tv show which got me hooked on movies. The show had Clips, interviews and behind-the-scenes glimpses of films from the 20th Century Fox library. It was great seeing all this movie magic on TV once a week. It captured my imagination and helped me appreciate just how much work goes into making a motion picture.

R.I.P. Tom.

[Brendan]

Tom Bosley passed away! RIP

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/article/tv-news.en.reuters.com/tv-news.en.reuters.com-20101019-us_tombosley

Ehhhhh, Mr. C!

Sad news. One of the best TV fathers out there.

[TWOMULES]

Paul the octopus, who shot to fame predicting the results of World Cup football matches in South Africa, has passed away.



Aw, that`s sad. Rest in peace Paul.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Paul-The-World-Cup-Octopus-Dies-Peacefully-In-His-Tank-At-Oberhausen-Sea-Life-Centre-In-Germany/Article/201010415774144

[dane with no name]

nah. Paul is fine and well atm. That dead octopus was just a decoy to avoid suspicion...
In fact, he tells me to say Hi to you all 
 

Don't worry KC.
There'll be only one more big story about Paul, and then no one is going to hear about him again...


NO ONE DARE ASK ME WHAT MY PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE SUPERBOWL IS!!!! 

I am fairly sure that the... uh... Cleveland Brown?!? ...is going to win the Superbowl
okay. I apparently have a lot of work ahead of me *sigh* 

[KC]

Funny you should "mention" Snidely Whiplash, Dane ... Alexander Anderson, the unsung creator of Rocky, Bullwinkle and the rest of the gang, just passed away.

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2027264,00.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/arts/television/26anderson.html



R.I.P.

[Lin Sunderland]

RIP Alexander.

I loved Rocky and Bullwinkle.     

I notice from the obituary Alexander died in Carmel.  It is sad to know he died suffering from Alzheimer's.  That disease often seems to hit the most talented of people.

[dane with no name]

That's a shame.
I grew quite fond of the quirky kind of humor in Rocky and Bullwinkle

RIP Alexander Anderson

[El bueno]

Actor who played Danno on 'Hawaii Five-O' dies

LOS ANGELES - Stage and screen actor James MacArthur, who played "Danno" in the original version of television's "Hawaii Five-O," died Thursday at age 72.

MacArthur's agent, Richard Lewis, said the actor died in Florida of "natural causes," but no direct cause was specified.

In a career that spanned more than four decades, MacArthur was most recognized for his role as detective Danny "Danno" Williams on "Hawaii Five-O," which aired from 1968 to 1980. Episodes often ended with detective Steve McGarrett, the lead character, uttering what became a pop culture catch phrase: "Book 'em, Danno."

SOURCE : http://omg.yahoo.com/news/actor-who-played-danno-on-hawaii-five-o-dies/49715

[Lin Sunderland]

RIP James.

I used to enjoy Hawaii Five-O.  I have watched re-runs of it recently and still liked it.  I found it less dated than some of the old cop shows and thought Danno was some guy.  Sad news.

[The Schofield Kid]

Let's not forget his role in Hang 'Em High!

RIP James.

[TWOMULES]

Let's not forget his role in Hang 'Em High!

He had a memorable role as The Preacher in Hang 'Em High.  I remember James MacArthur best of all for playing Fritz Robinson in Walt Disney's Swiss Family Robinson.



R.I.P. James. 

http://www.filmbug.com/db/30316

[Jed Cooper]

Wow, that is sad news.  RIP Mr. McArthur!

[TWOMULES]

R.I.P. Marshal Jed Cooper 

[Lin Sunderland]

R.I.P. Marshal Jed Cooper 

Hey 2M you've given us a smile in a sad thread. Thanks. 

[The Schofield Kid]

Jill Clayburgh, a two-time Academy Award nominee for best actress, who was best known for her realistic, emotionally searing portrayals in the late-1970s films "An Unmarried Woman" and "Starting Over," died Nov. 5 at her home in Lakeville, Conn. She was 66 and had battled leukemia for 21 years.

Washington Post

[higashimori]

 
I am sorry to hear sad news of Jill Clayburgh.   She played with Donald Sutherland in a TV show "Dirty Sexy Money".  I just talked about it after having met Sutherland. 　Sutherland will be very sad and discouraged!    R.I.P Jill

 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/05/entertainment/main7028059.shtml?tag=pop

[higashimori]

" Dino De Laurentiis, Prolific Film Producer, Dies at 91 "

 By DAVE KEHR

 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/movies/12delaurentiis.html?ref=movies

 

Dino De Laurentiis, the high-flying Italian film producer and entrepreneur whose movies ranged from some of Federico Fellini’s earliest works to “Serpico,” “Death Wish” and the 1976 remake of “King Kong,” died on Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 91.

 

 R.I.P  Mr. De Laurentis