Celebrity Obituary thread

[me just saying]

Nehemiah Persoff, known for his roles in Some Like It Hot, Gunsmoke, An American Tail and various other movies and TV series, died at the age of 102

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/ne...actor-nehemiah-persoff-dead-at-102/ar-AAVWkX9

 

[me just saying]

Rae Allen, the Tony-winning stage and screen veteran known for her role as nosy reporter Gloria Thorpe in “Damn Yankees” and as Quintina Blundetto on “The Sopranos,” died Wednesday, her rep Kyle Fritz confirmed to Variety. She was 95.

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/rae-allen-dead-damn-yankees-1235227017/

 

[me just saying]

Best-selling thriller writer Jack Higgins dies aged 92. . His novel The Eagle Has Landed (1975) sold more than 50 million copies and was adapted into a successful 1976 movie of the same title.

https://www.aol.com/best-selling-thriller-writer-jack-192840336.html

 

[me just saying]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was killed early Saturday morning in Florida after being struck by a dump truck in Broward County, authorities said. He was 24 years old.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/steelers-quarterback-dwayne-haskins-killed-struck-car

 

[Laura Knotek]

Chris Bailey, lead singer of Australian band the Saints, dies


https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...nd-the-saints-dies?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

 

[Annie_M]

Legendary comedian Gilbert Gottfried dead at 67

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/gilbert-gottfried-dead-dies-comedian-aladdin-1235231387/

 

[me just saying]

Kathryn Hays has passed away at 88 years old. The soap opera icon was best known for playing Kim Sullivan on As the World Turns for 38 years.

https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-kathryn-hays-atwt-dead-4701426/

 

[me just saying]

Kathy Lamkin, best known for her roles in No Country for Old Men and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, has died. She was 74.

https://news.yahoo.com/kathy-lamkin-death-no-country-064657504.html

 

[me just saying]

Jimmy Wang Yu, best known for martial arts blockbusters One-Armed Swordsman and The Chinese Boxer, died on Tuesday at a Taipei hospital, Deadline reports. He was 79.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/ce...ne-armed-swordsman-star-dead-at-79/ar-AAVXIII

 

[HelloNNNewman]

Legendary comedian Gilbert Gottfried dead at 67

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/gilbert-gottfried-dead-dies-comedian-aladdin-1235231387/

I did NOT see that one coming. Wow.

 

[aximtreo]

Actor Tim Considine, who played the oldest brother in "My Three Sons" during the 1960s, has died at the age of 81

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tim-considine-dead-my-three-sons

Spin from the mid 50's Disney serial Spin and Marty.

 

[me just saying]

Liz Sheridan, the witty and attentive actress who played the mother of Jerry Seinfeld’s character on "Seinfeld," has died just five days after her 93rd birthday.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/seinfeld-liz-sheridan-tv-mother-jerry-dead-93

 

[me just saying]

Rio Hackford, the actor and nightclub owner who played a brief but memorable role as a belligerent bro in Swingers and worked on such TV series as The Mandalorian and Treme, died Thursday after a long illness. He was 51.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rio-hackford-swingers-treme-actor-211419434.html

 

[me just saying]

Music lovers are mourning the loss of hip-hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay. The longtime New York radio personality passed four months after a battle with COVID-19. He was 55.

https://news.yahoo.com/hip-hop-lost-real-gem-000000078.html

 

[me just saying]

Paul Siebel, a folk-country singer-songwriter whose songs have been covered by a number of better-known artists, died April 5, 2022. He was 84. He was known for songs including the widely-covered “Louise.”

https://acousticmusicscene.com/2022/04/06/paul-siebel-singer-songwriter-1937-2022/

 

[me just saying]

Art Rupe, Specialty Records music executive, dies at 104.Rupe, who gave early breaks to artists including Sam Cooke, Little Richard and John Lee Hooker, died Friday in California, his foundation said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/record-executive-art-rupe-dies-104-rcna24708

 

[me just saying]

Hollis Resnik, a Chicago theater legend who made her mark in productions of Follies, Les Miserables, Cabaret and Sunset Boulevard, died Sunday night from heart failure. She was 66.

https://deadline.com/2022/04/hollis-resnik-dead-chicago-theater-actress-1235007040/

 

[me just saying]

Tony-winning actor Robert Morse has died. He was 90. Morse secured a Tony Award as a hilariously brash corporate climber in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" More recently, Morse played the eccentric leader of an advertising agency in "Mad Men,"

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/robert-morse-tony-winning-actor-dead-at-90

 

[me just saying]

Jacques Perrin, a prolific French actor, director, and producer who starred in such world-renowned films as Cinema Paradiso and Z, has died. He was 80 years old.

https://www.yahoo.com/now/jacques-perrin-star-cinema-paradiso-152726964.html

 

[me just saying]

Guitar Shorty Dies: Texas Bluesman Known For Stage Antics And Hendrix Influence Was 87

https://deadline.com/2022/04/guitar-shorty-dead-texas-blues-guitarist-was-87-obituary-1235008471/