Celebrity Obituaries and Passings

[The One and Only]

[MandaSaurus]

David Bowie & Alan Rickman, back-to-back. Damn...

[SteveIrwinFan96]

^Adding to that, the Grizzly Man himself, Dan Haggerty, passed away as well: https://www.facebook.com/topic/Dan-Hagg ... 3&trqid=-1.

[M.U.T.O.]

Abe Vigoda is dead at 94 years old.

This isn't a hoax this time. He's really dead.

[SoleMan]

Abe Vigoda is dead at 94 years old.

This isn't a hoax this time. He's really dead.

It's a Sicilian message: It means Abe Vigoda sleeps with the fishes.

[1tisoygoji]

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wir ... 4-36722290
Fuck death.

[Darth Calypso]

Yeah agreed. RIP Joe Alaskey.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/04/entertain ... skey-dead/

[NSZ]

And now 2016 has claimed BMX legend Dave Mirra
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dav ... 69c7a6b57c?

2016 needs to chill

[BlankAccount]

This winter in general needs to chill, this has been going on since Christmas season last year.

[TheSecondComing]

In addition to Dave Mirra, today was a particularly brutal day.


ECW wrestler Axl Rotten was only 44.

http://www.pwinsider.com/article/99542/ ... y.html?p=1

Earth Wind and Fire founder Maurice White was 74.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/arts/ ... .html?_r=0

According to a facebook post I've seen from a friend of mine who's very knowledgeable about all things Japanese, artist Yasushi Nirasawa, whose work included designing characters including Gigan for Godzilla: Final Wars and Hellboy, died on February 2nd from kidney failure.

[SpaceG92]

Yasushi Nirasawa, passed away at age 52. The name didn't ring a bell, but after a kick search, he designed the costumes for the Xilien's and Gigan in Final Wars, along with a lot of other Toku suits

http://news.tokunation.com/2016/02/04/k ... away-31683

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasushi_Nirasawa

[SteveIrwinFan96]

"Possession" director Andrej Zulawski passes away at the age of 75.

[G-Matt]

Now it's Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird:

http://news.yahoo.com/harper-lee-kill-m ... 21474.html

[Godzilla The King]

Now it's Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird:

http://news.yahoo.com/harper-lee-kill-m ... 21474.html

Ah damn, I read that over the Summer and enjoyed it! RIP.

[3000]

Now it's Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird:

http://news.yahoo.com/harper-lee-kill-m ... 21474.html

Great book. She will be missed.

Interesting that she made headlines w a new book months before her passing. Wrote till the very end.

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

George Kennedy passed at 91. Probably best known to many as the captain from the Naked Gun films.

https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/news/ge ... 21228.html

[SoleMan]

George Kennedy passed at 91. Probably best known to many as the captain from the Naked Gun films.

https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/news/ge ... 21228.html

What about Cool-Hand Luke?

[MandaSaurus]

George Kennedy passed at 91. Probably best known to many as the captain from the Naked Gun films.

https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/news/ge ... 21228.html

What about Cool-Hand Luke?

I know! Kennedy's portrayal of inmate Dragline won him the Best Supporting Actor Oscar! Most here probly aren't familiar with that film, tho'...

[TheSecondComing]

http://variety.com/2016/tv/global/soap- ... 201720524/

Tony Warren, creator of British soap opera Coronation Street, which has been on the air since 1960, passed away at age 79.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/ray-w ... 201721179/

George "Ray" West, Oscar winning sound mixer on the original Star Wars, passed away at age 90.

[G2000]

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan died today of congestive heart failure. She was 94 years old.

Also, Ray Tomlinson, the guy who invented email, died today.