Celebrity Obituary thread

[pseudoware]

Brazilian bossa nova pioneer Joao Gilberto dies at 88

https://www.apnews.com/754c43e211ac4592a4d22bab64b8030a

 

[Laura Knotek]

Cameron Boyce, Disney Channel Star and Descendants Actor, Passes Away at Age 20

https://io9.gizmodo.com/cameron-boyce-disney-channel-star-and-descendants-acto-1836166525

 

[Laura Knotek]

Rip Torn, cult actor, dies aged 88

https://www.theguardian.com/culture...ged-88?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

 

[Laura Knotek]

Computer password inventor Fernando Corbato dies at 93

https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/13/computer-password-inventor-fernando-corbato-dies/

 

[Laura Knotek]

Sadie Roberts-Joseph, founder of an African American history museum, is found dead in the trunk of a car

http://flip.it/4Oj4mU

 

[pseudoware]

Hall of Fame boxer Pernell "Sweat Pea" Whitaker hit by car, dies at 55


https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/boxing-legend-pernell-sweet-pea-140129913.html

 

[Laura Knotek]

BBC News - Andrea Camilleri: Inspector Montalbano author dies aged 93
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48681253

 

[Laura Knotek]

BBC News - Former US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49013881

 

[raycpl]

César Pelli, Argentine architect - famed for the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Makaysia

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-cesar-pelli-idUSKCN1UE2RM

 

[Laura Knotek]

New Orleans legend Art Neville, founder of the Meters and Neville Brothers, dies at 81

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_...cle_4059d432-ac9f-11e9-9615-9f5f01d9ebd6.html

 

[Laura Knotek]

Christopher Columbus Kraft, NASA’s legendary flight director, has died

https://arstechnica.com/science/201...aft-nasas-legendary-flight-director-has-died/

 

[pseudoware]

Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner star, dies at 75

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rutger-hauer-dead-dies-blade-runner-co-star-1203278050/

 

[raycpl]

Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner star, dies at 75

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rutger-hauer-dead-dies-blade-runner-co-star-1203278050/

This is sad. His portrayal of 'Roy' in Blade Runner was one of my fave screen character.

RIP

 

[Laura Knotek]

Border Collie Trained to Recognize 1,022 Nouns Dies

http://flip.it/.aeR8i

 

[Laura Knotek]

BBC News - Russi Taylor: Minnie Mouse voice actress dies aged 75
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49141873

 

[fatclue_98]

This one sucks as a Dolphins fan. Sucks even more for what he did for spinal injury and research.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...buoniconti-miami-dolphins-dies-78/1877292001/

 

[Laura Knotek]

The New York Times: Granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy Dies After Overdose at Family’s Compound.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/us/kennedy-compound-overdose.html

 

[Laura Knotek]

Pitchfork: DA Pennebaker, Director of Dylan, Bowie Films and More, Dead at 94.
https://pitchfork-com.cdn.ampprojec...bob-dylan-film-dont-look-back-dead-at-94/amp/

 

[aximtreo]

https://sports.yahoo.com/former-rai...f-branch-dead-age-141907992--nfl.html?src=rss

Cliff Branch, Raiders ALL pro receiver dead at age 71.

 

[Laura Knotek]

NFL writer Don Banks dies at 56
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/...-banks-dies/kP5KDNBl9PHgBRGRSj4M5N/story.html