Celebrity Obituary thread

[me just saying]

James Randi, a MacArthur award-winning magician who turned his formidable savvy to debunking claims of the parnonormal, died on Tuesday at his home in Plantation, Fla. He was 92.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/obituaries/james-randi-dead.html

 

[me just saying]

Writer-producer Dana Baratta, known for projects including Dawson’s Creek, Jessica Jones and Good Behavior and a close collaborator with producer Melissa Rosenberg, has died at 59

https://deadline.com/2020/10/dana-b...ivate-practice-writer-producer-59-1234599967/

 

[me just saying]

Jerry Jeff Walker, a country singer-songwriter known for penning the hit "Mr. Bojangles," has died. He was 78.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...dead-country-singer-mr-bojanles-songwriter-78

 

[me just saying]

The Samsung Electronics chairman, Lee Kun-hee, who made the South Korean company a global name, has died at the age of 78.

https://www.theguardian.com/technol...irman-dies-aged-78?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

 

[me just saying]

'Brian's Song,' 'Roots' and 'Purple Rain' writer William Blinn dead at 83. Blinn's early TV credits included the 1960's shows 'Rawhide,' 'Bonanza' and 'My Favorite Martian'

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/brians-song-roots-purple-rain-william-blinn-dead-83

 

[me just saying]

Country music star Billy Joe Shaver has died at the age of 81 The Texas native burst onto the country scene with his 1973 debut album, “Old Five and Dimers Like Me," and was known for contributing to the 1970s’ “outlaw country” movement.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/outlaw-country-songwriter-billy-joe-shaver-dead

 

[me just saying]

Tracy Smothers passed away today at the age of 58. A native of Springfield, Tennessee, Smothers teamed with Steve Armstrong, The duo competed in WCW as The Southern Boys and The Young Pistols

https://www.wwe.com/article/tracy-smothers-passes-away

 

[me just saying]

Former 1993 Miss America Leanza Cornett Dead at 49

https://www.eonline.com/news/1203200/former-miss-america-leanza-cornett-dead-at-49

 

[me just saying]

Cecilia Chiang, the trailblazing chef who brought real Chinese food to the USA, dies at 100


https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cecilia-chiang-chef-obit/index.html

 

[me just saying]

Sean Connery, the highly-decorated actor who skyrocketed to fame for his iconic role as James Bond, has reportedly died. He was 90.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sean-connery-james-bond-dead-90-report

 

[raycpl]

RIP

 

[fatclue_98]

RIP

Loved The Untouchables. RIP Sean Connery.

 

[me just saying]

Herb Adderley, a Hall of Fame cornerback who played 12 years with the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, died Friday. He was 81

https://sports.yahoo.com/hall-of-fa...r-bowl-with-packers-dies-at-81-021146299.html

 

[raycpl]

Loved The Untouchables. RIP Sean Connery.

He had so many good roles...
Indiana Jones Sr, Marko Remius (Hunt For Red October), the SAS capt in The Rock, the Egyptian immortal in Highlander... and the voice of the dragon (Dragon heart)

 

[me just saying]

Actor Eddie Hassell, who was best known for his roles in "Surface" and "Devious Maids," was killed early Sunday in Texas.
He was 30 years old

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/02/entertainment/actor-eddie-hassell-dead-trnd/index.html

 

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Longtime Oklahoma and TCU basketball coach Billy Tubbs died on Sunday morning after a lengthy battle with cancer, his family announced through the program. He was 85.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/okl...e-final-four-tcu-lamar-sooners-223628018.html

 

[me just saying]

Charles Gordon, a film and television producer who earned an Oscar nomination for his work on 1989’s “Field of Dreams,” has died of cancer. He was 73.

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/...producer-field-of-dreams-die-hard-1234821171/

 

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Nikki McKibbin, a contestant on the first season of "American Idol," has died. She was 42.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/01/us/nikki-mckibbin-american-idol-death-trnd/index.html

 

[me just saying]

Author Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, 58, who wrote as Rachel Caine, died November 1, 2020. whe was awriter of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror novels

 

[HelloNNNewman]

Actor and comedian John Sessions dies, aged 67.
He was known for regular appearances on shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway?

https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-40075328.html