Celebrity Obituaries and Passings

[GigaBowserG]

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author of the book "Night", has passed away.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... story.html

[TheSecondComing]

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author of the book "Night", has passed away.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... story.html

A great man and a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Today's been quite heavy on passings.


Michael Cimino, the Oscar winning director of The Deer Hunter, has died at age 77.

http://www.thewrap.com/michael-cimino-t ... ies-at-77/


Caroline Aherne, a British actress, has died at age 52. She had three types of cancer.

http://www.thewrap.com/caroline-aherne- ... ies-at-52/


Robin Hardy, the director of the original Wicker Man, has died at age 86.

http://variety.com/2016/film/people-new ... 201808019/


Abbas Kiarostami, an Iranian film director who won the top award at Cannes in 1997 for Taste of Cherry, and whose other films twice featured Godzilla's own Juliette Binoche, has died at age 76. He reportedly was fighting gastrointestinal cancer.

http://www.thewrap.com/abbas-kiarostami ... ies-at-76/


Noel Neill, the first actress who played Lois Lane, and made cameos in Christopher Reeve and Brandon Routh Superman adventures, has died at age 95.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/noel- ... 201808389/

[G-Matt]

Caroline Aherne, a British actress, has died at age 52. She had three types of cancer.

http://www.thewrap.com/caroline-aherne- ... ies-at-52/

This is sad for me because I'm a big fan of The Fast Show, in which she was one of the main cast members. Of course her most famous role in that was the weather girl Poula Fisch.

R.I.P. Caroline, and wherever you are now, may the weather always be SCORCHIO!

[TheSecondComing]

Julie Payne, an Emmy-winning producer and longtime collaborator with Ridley Scott, has died at age 64.

http://variety.com/2016/film/global/rid ... 201812553/


Norman Abbott, a TV director and nephew of the legendary Bud Abbott, has died at age 93.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/norman- ... 201812235/


Bernardo Provenzano, a Sicilian mob boss, has died at age 83. He was in custody but suffering from Parkinsons, cancer and a stroke.

http://www.thewrap.com/bernardo-provenz ... ies-at-83/

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Nate Thurmond, a Hall of Fame NBA basketball player mostly with the Golden State Warriors, has died at age 74. He had been battling leukemia.

http://www.si.com/nba/2016/07/16/hall-f ... =si_social


David Horowitz, a longtime Hollywood publicist whose career ranged from The Beatles, to guiding multiple films to Oscar wins, to President Clinton, has died at age 86.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/david ... 201816361/

[SteveIrwinFan96]

Garry Marshall has passed away: http://variety.com/2016/film/news/garry ... 201817964/.

[TheSecondComing]

I watched Pretty Woman more times than I care to admit. Marshall was very skilled, even in genres that don't interest me.


Alan Vega, half of the legendary punk band Suicide, has died at age 78.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... 78-w429537


Dennis Green, an NFL coach for 20 years and Super Bowl champion, has died at age 67.

http://www.foxsports.com/north/story/mi ... ies-072216


Marni Nixon, an actress who dubbed singing parts for Deborah Kerr, Audrey Hepburn and multiple Disney characters, has died at age 86. She had breast cancer.

http://variety.com/2016/music/news/marn ... 201822094/

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"Miss Cleo" Youree Harris, the famous TV "psychic", has died at age 53. She had colon cancer that spread to her liver and lungs.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/miss-cl ... 201823520/


James Nederlander Sr., a legendary Broadway producer who earned a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1986, has died at age 94.

http://www.thewrap.com/james-nederlande ... ies-at-94/


Jerry Doyle, an actor who starred on Babylon 5, has died at age 60. His body was found in his home.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/jerry-d ... 201825656/


David Bald Eagle, a Lakota tribe Indian chief and all-around Renaissance man, has died at age 97.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/ ... dies-at-97


James Alan MacPherson, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, has died at age 73. He had been battling respiratory issues.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/ ... im-dies-at


Antonio Armstrong, a former college and NFL football player, has died at age 42. He and his wife were shot to death allegedly by their son.

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-footba ... mj8zc2tpyi


Gloria DeHaven, an actress best known for MGM musicals in the 1940s and 50s, has died at age 91. She had suffered a stroke three months ago.

http://www.thewrap.com/gloria-dehaven-m ... ies-at-91/

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UPDATE: Anton Yelchin's parents will file a wrongful death lawsuit against several companies involved in the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which had been recalled. Yelchin is believed to be the only fatality caused by the Cherokee's faulty parts, but there've been over 200 accidents caused by it.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/anton ... 201828086/


Eric Bergren, the Oscar-nominated writer of The Elephant Man, passed away on July 14th at age 62. He had liver cancer.

http://deadline.com/2016/08/erik-bergre ... 201796861/


David Huddleston, an actor best known for playing the title character in The Big Lebowski, has died at age 85. He had heart and kidney disease.

http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries ... story.html


Robert Crawford Sr., a Emmy-nominated film editor, has died at age 95.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/r ... tor-917455


Jonathan D. Krane, a movie producer and longtime manager of John Travolta, has died at age 65.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/jonat ... 201832351/

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Sagan Lewis, an actress best known for the show St. Elsewhere, has died at age 63. She'd been battling cancer for six years.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/obituaries-p ... 201834072/


John Saunders, an ESPN anchor for 30 years who saw 6 Emmy nominations for same, has died at age 61.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/john-sa ... 201834551/


Barry Jenner, an actor best known for roles on Family Matters, Dallas, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, has died at age 75. He had been battling leukemia.

http://tvline.com/2016/08/10/barry-jenn ... llas-dies/


Norman Twain, a producer best known for Lean On Me, has died at age 85. He had an unknown illness.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/twain ... 201834793/


David Thornton, the Senior Vice President of Licensing at Paramount, has died at age 60. He apparently committed suicide via gun.

http://www.thewrap.com/senior-paramount ... t-suicide/

[The Godzilla King]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/a ... -star-wars

Kenny Baker has passed away at age 81.

[M.U.T.O.]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/a ... -star-wars

Kenny Baker has passed away at age 83.

#RIP2D2.

He'll be remembered.

[G-Matt]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/a ... -star-wars

Kenny Baker has passed away at age 83.

Oh dear! Another unfortunate loss.

R.I.P. Kenny

[TheSecondComing]

According to a number of social media posts from friends and fellow wrestlers, Jonathan Rechner, who wrestled under the name Balls Mahoney has died at age 44. The link below says a friend of his saw an ambulance outside his house, and that Mahoney had simply died suddenly in their home.

http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe/ECW ... at_44.html

UPDATE: He had a heart attack.

http://www.app.com/story/sports/2016/08 ... /88823750/


John McLaughlin, a conservative talking head, has died at age 89.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/john-mc ... 201838624/


Stefan Henze, the current coach of the German canoe team and an Olympic silver medalist in his own right, has died at age 35. He was killed in a head-on car crash at the Rio Olympics.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ol ... /88774830/

[The One and Only]

The world lost a bit of its whimsy yesterday with the death of fan favorite character actor, Fyvush Finkel at the age of 93.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... ge-93.html

[M.U.T.O.]

John McLaughlin, one of the original great political commentators and host of the conversational political talk show The McLaughlin Group, has died at 89 of a stroke.

[TheSecondComing]

Arthur Hiller, the Oscar-nominated director of Love Story and several episodes of Perry Mason with Godzilla's own Raymond Burr, has died at age 92.

http://www.thewrap.com/arthur-hiller-lo ... ies-at-92/


Bobby Hutcherson, a jazz musician who released 40+ albums and played with legends from Dizzy Gillespie to Herbie Hancock, has died at age 75.

https://www.arts.gov/news/2016/national ... hutcherson


Jack Riley, an actor best known for roles on The Bob Newhart Show and voicing Stu Pickles on Rugrats, has died at age 80. He had been battling pneumonia.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/jack-ri ... 201841172/


Matt Roberts, a guitarist and founding member of the band 3 Doors Down, has died at age 38. His body was found in a hotel hallway.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/peop ... /89074194/


Lou Perlman, a disgraced former record producer for Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, has died at age 62. He was in prison for running a $300 million Ponzi scheme.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... 62-w435453


Steven Hill, an actor best known for playing D.A. Schiff on Law and Order, for which he was twice nominated for an Emmy, has died at age 94.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/steve ... 201842935/

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Steven Hill, an actor best known for playing D.A. Schiff on Law and Order, for which he was twice nominated for an Emmy, has died at age 94.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/steve ... 201842935/

I just found out earlier. Dang it he was a good actor......

[MandaSaurus]

Someone lied to my azz and told me that Jaden Smith had comitted suicide...

[TheSecondComing]

Marvin Kaplan, an actor best known for roles on Alice and voicing Chooch on Top Cat, has died at age 89.

http://www.thewrap.com/marvin-kaplan-al ... ies-at-89/




Juan Gabriel, a six-time Grammy nominated Latin singer, has died at age 66. He was found dead in his Santa Monica home just two nights after a concert tour performance in LA's The Forum.

http://www.thewrap.com/juan-gabriel-mex ... ies-at-66/


Harry Fujiwara, best known to wrestling fans as "Mr. Fuji," has died at age 82.

http://www.thewrap.com/mr-fuji-wwe-hall ... ies-at-82/

[3000]

RIP Gene Wilder


http://io9.gizmodo.com/legendary-actor- ... 1785907308

[Godzilla The King]

Godammit, this year has been the worst for celebrity deaths.

[M.U.T.O.]

RIP Gene Wilder


http://io9.gizmodo.com/legendary-actor- ... 1785907308

God.

Fucking.

Damn it.

Damn this year, damn it all. Fuck.
I can't deal with this.

[Showa Gyaos]

RIP Gene Wilder


http://io9.gizmodo.com/legendary-actor- ... 1785907308

I actually shed some tears over this. His movies have helped me during some rough times, and it wasn't just Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He was a comedian unlike any other, much like the late Robin Williams.