Celebrity Obituary thread

[Laura Knotek]

BBC News - Helen Reddy: Australian singer of feminist anthem I Am Woman dies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-54350248

 

[Laura Knotek]

BBC News - Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah dies aged 91
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54340988

 

[Laura Knotek]

Mac Davis, Singer, Actor and TV Variety Show Host, Dies at 78

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/mac-davis-dead-dies-singer-actor-tv-host-1234787453/

 

[HelloNNNewman]

Trailblazing ‘I Am Woman’ singer Helen Reddy dead at age 78

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...ger-helen-reddy-dead-at-age-78-024502868.html


Edit: Sorry Laura - didn't see you posted this already. You are fast!

 

[HelloNNNewman]

Mac Davis, Singer, Actor and TV Variety Show Host, Dies at 78

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/mac-davis-dead-dies-singer-actor-tv-host-1234787453/

Dang... Mac was a legend and a classy guy. I grew up watching him on TV and hearing his music everywhere along with Helen Reddy. This stuff just makes you feel older and older.


Edit: Here is a really cool article comparing the careers of Mac Davis and Helen Reddy. Both died the same day and the the careers not only overlapped each other, but were uncannily similar. Really interesting read for those interested.

 

[me just saying]

Kevin Burns, president and creator of Prometheus Entertainment and a producer of Netflix’s Lost in Space reboot Ancient Aliens, America’s Book of Secrets, Food Paradise and Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed. Docudramas include The Curse of Oak Island and Kendra and more died Sunday of cardiac arrest at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 65.

https://deadline.com/2020/09/kevin-...tor-lost-in-space-reboot-producer-1234586413/

 

[me just saying]

Bob Gibson, a Hall of Fame pitcher who played his entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals died Friday. He was 84.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bob-gibson-dies-battle-pancreatic-cancer

 

[me just saying]

DJ Cookie Monsta -- real name Tony Cook -- has died. He was 31.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dj-cookie-monsta-dead

 

[me just saying]

Bonni Lou Kern, one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club, has died. She was 79.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/original-mickey-mouse-club-mouseketeer-210620783.html

 

[me just saying]

Archie Lyndhurst, the star of CBBC series So Awkward and the son of English actor Nicholas Lyndhurst, has died. He was 19.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/archie-lyndhurst-star-awkward-son-004037053.html

 

[me just saying]

Lou Johnson, a former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder who played a critical role for the team in Game 7 of the 1965 World Series, died Thursday night at his home. He was 86.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lou-johnson-dodgers-world-series-win-dies

 

[me just saying]

Ron Perranoski, the left-handed ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen who helped them win a pair of World Series championships in the 1960s, has died. He was 84.

https://sports.yahoo.com/relief-ace-perranoski-2-time-world-series-champ-221522163--mlb.html

 

[me just saying]

Yuko Takeuchi, a Japanese actress who starred in the Hulu and HBO Asia drama Miss Sherlock and horror hit The Ring, has died. She was 40.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...ress-of-the-ring-and-miss-sherlock-dies-at-40

 

[me just saying]

Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for his roles in "Set It Off," "He Got Game" and "Ray." The star was nominated for a Tony in 2003 for his performance in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, has died at the age of 70 in Atlanta, Ga.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/actor-thomas-jefferson-byrd-dead-70-apparent-shooting

 

[me just saying]

Actor, director and producer Clark Middleton, who appeared in “Kill Bill Vol. 2,” “The Blacklist” and “Snowpiercer,” died Sunday as a result of West Nile Virus, his wife Elissa confirmed. He was 63.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/clark-middleton-actor-blacklist-twin-233248728.html

 

[me just saying]

Businessman and TV host Zef Eisenberg has died while attempting to break a British land speed record at an airfield in the UK, police have confirmed. He was 47

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/02/motorsport/zef-eisenberg-dies-gbr-intl-scli-spt/index.html

 

[me just saying]

Eddie Van Halen, whose innovative and explosive guitar playing kept the hard rock band that bore his family name cemented to the top of the album charts for two decades, died on Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 65.

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/eddie-van-halen-dead-1234794641/

 

[Ed Boland]

Eddie Van Halen, whose innovative and explosive guitar playing kept the hard rock band that bore his family name cemented to the top of the album charts for two decades, died on Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 65.

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/eddie-van-halen-dead-1234794641/

Just heard the news, and this hits really hard. So young, and still so full of talent. One of the main reasons I picked up the guitar 35 plus years ago.

RIP Eddie! You’ve inspired millions!

 

[me just saying]

Actress Armelia McQueen, known for her roles in Broadway’s “Ain’t Misbehavin'” and the film “Ghost,” has died at the age of 68.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/armelia-mcqueen-dead-dies-aint-misbehavin-1234793310/

 

[fatclue_98]

Just heard the news, and this hits really hard. So young, and still so full of talent. One of the main reasons I picked up the guitar 35 plus years ago.

RIP Eddie! You’ve inspired millions!

Amen. I hope he's jamming with Prince right now.