The Celebrity Obituary Thread

[KC]

I was going to post this last week, but am just finding time now. Anne V. Coates, the film editor, has died at the age of 92. She won an Oscar for her work on Lawrence of Arabia (1963), and four more nominations, most recently in 1998 for Out of Sight by Steven Soderbergh. There's a minor Eastwood connection: Her next-to-last nomination was for In the Line of Fire in 1993. (She also won an honorary Oscar in 2016.)

Here's the link to the Times obituary:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/09/obituaries/anne-v-coates-admired-editor-of-acclaimed-movies-dies-at-92.html

I never knew the famous "match cut" (literally) in Lawrence was her idea:

In one scene, T. E. Lawrence, a junior British Army officer during World War I, is ordered to the Arabian Peninsula. Receiving the order, he leans over to light the cigarette of a British diplomat (played by Claude Rains), then stares transfixed at the still-lighted match between his fingers.

Lawrence blows out the match, and in the instant he does, the action cuts from the smoldering flame to a panorama of the sunrise over burning desert sands.

In that single cut — born when Ms. Coates looked into Mr. O’Toole’s eyes and chose to splice two discrete bits of film together — is contained the passage of time, a journey through space and a delicious visual pun: a literal “match” cut.

The director Steven Spielberg has described that cut as “the transition that blew me away” when he first saw the film as a youth.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/uE0DBpw09SU" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/uE0DBpw09SU</a>

R.I.P.

[Jed Cooper]

Anthony Bourdain Dies at 61

Sad.  Rest In Peace, sir.  God Bless. 








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[Gant]

This is really sad to here ... I loved his shows on tv..

[KC]

I read through Bourdain's whole three-page obituary (and attendant "tributes") in the Times to find out the answer to why you shouldn't order fish on Mondays. (Quoted in the lead paragraph.) They never did tell me. I had to look it up on Google. (As I suspected, it's because the creatures may have been left over from Friday.)

Anyway ... R.I.P.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/dining/anthony-bourdain-restaurants.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/business/media/anthony-bourdain-dead.html

[AKA23]

Beyond seeimg commercials on TV for his show, I wasnt familiar with Anthony Bourdain, but suicide has claimed another life, and that I do find to be incredibly sad. Although he did die in France, he grew up in the U.S. We really need a much better mental health treatment system in our country. This just shouldnt be happening on the scale that it does in the U.S. Its the 10th leading cause of death, the second among those aged 10 to 34 and the fourth among those aged 35 to 54, and deaths have increased 25% since 1999!

[Jed Cooper]

D.J. Fontana, drummer, dead at 87

God Bless you, sir, Rest In Peace.






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[Gant]

R.I.P Mr Fontana... An influence on all drummers.

[Jed Cooper]

Charles Krauthammer, conservative commentator and Pulitzer Prize winner, dead at 68

God Bless.  Rest In Peace.




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[Jed Cooper]

Rest In Peace, Mr. Cronauer.  God Bless.

Adrian Cronauer, inspiration for Robin Williams' Good Morning, Vietnam' character, dies




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[Jed Cooper]

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, Dies at 76

God Bless. Rest In Peace






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[Gant]

Sad news.. One of my all time favourite singers..

R.I.P Aretha Franklin



I'll be playing your records late into the night, and for many years to come..

[Jed Cooper]

Robin Leach, ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’ Host, Dies at 76



God Bless. Rest In Peace.




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[Jed Cooper]

John McCain, Political Maverick and Hero of Vietnam War, Dies at 81

God Bless. Rest In Peace.




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[KC]

Here is a link to the Times obituary for John McCain:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/obituaries/john-mccain-dead.html

He was respected and admired by many across the political spectrum, a rare feat in this day and age. R.I.P.

[Jed Cooper]

Neil Simon, King of Comedy Playwrights, Dies at 91

God Bless. Rest In Peace.




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[AKA23]

Here is a link to the Times obituary for John McCain:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/obituaries/john-mccain-dead.html

He was respected and admired by many across the political spectrum, a rare feat in this day and age. R.I.P.

I am quite sad about this. John McCain was a good man and fantastic public servant. I voted for Obama, but I have always respected John MCain. I think he could have been a good President. 2008 just wasn’t his time. In my opinion, he should have been the Republican nominee in 2000 instead of George Bush. The Republican Party needs more leaders like him. His presence will be missed.

[Gant]

R.I.P Liz Fraser



Lovely English actress, born in London who enjoyed a long career beginning in 1955 and worked right up until this year.. I remember her from countless comedies in the 60's and 70's..

[Jed Cooper]

Bill Daily, Major Healey in ‘I Dream of Jeannie,’ Dies at 91

 Rest In Peace, sir.  God Bless.




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[AKA23]

I didnt watch “I Dream of Jeannie” much but really enjoyed “The Bob Newhart Show.” He played lovable pilot Howard Borden

[Christopher]

Bill Daily was great in I Dream of Jeannie and The Bob Newhart Show. I saw the news about Daily's passing through Newhart's Facebook page.