Celebrity Obituary thread

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Barbara Shelley, a renowned British horror movie actress and "Doctor Who" star, has died at the age of 88 after contracting coronavirus.

Shelley was best known for her work in horror films made by British production outfit Hammer. She starred alongside Christopher Lee in 1966’s "Dracula: Prince of Darkness," while other notable films included "Rasputin: The Mad Monk" and "Quatermass And The Pit."

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/barbara-shelley-hammer-horror-and-doctor-who-star-dead

 

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Marion Ramsey, an actress and singer who appeared in the 1978 hit Broadway show Eubie! but is best known for her portrayal of the sweet, squeaky-voiced Officer Laverne Hooks in the Police Academy franchise, died today in her Los Angeles home. She was 73.

https://deadline.com/2021/01/marion-ramsey-dead-obituary-police-academy-actress-was-73-1234666700/#!

 

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Coronation Street and Brookside star Alan Igbon's niece has paid tribute after he "passed away peacefully" at the age of 68. The actor played Jason Grimshaw's estranged dad Tony Stewart in Corrie and starred in a number of critically acclaimed 80s TV dramas including Scum and Boys from the Blackstuff and sitcom Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-alan-igbon-dead-coronation-23270230

 

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Northern Irish actor James Greene, who appeared in a string of comedies over a long career, has died at the age of 89. He played the footman Old Ian in six episodes of Julia Davis' period comedy Hunderby, head of science John Hubble in the David Walliams sitcom Big School, and Stanley in a 2013 episode of Birds Of A Feather.

He had a brief role as a Scottish bishop in the 2003 Johnny English film alongside Rowan Atkinson and his last screen role was as multimillionaire poultry tycoon Gordon Andrews in the Greg Davies sitcom Cuckoo in 2019.

https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/47599/comedy_staple_james_greene_dies_at_89

 

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John Richardson, the British actor who starred opposite Ursula Andress in She and Raquel Welch in One Million Years B.C., died Tuesday of COVID-19 complications. He was 86.

In Mario Bava's credited feature directorial debut, Richardson portrayed a doctor's assistant whose blood inadvertently brings a vampiric witch (Barbara Steele) back to life in the Italian horror classic Black Sunday (1960).

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/i...-one-million-years-b-c-dies-of-covid-19-at-86

 

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Alexi Laiho, front man for Finnish metal band Children of Bodom and supergroup Bodom After Midnight, has died, his record label has confirmed. He was 41

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/04/ente...-children-of-bodom-death-intl-scli/index.html

 

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Tommy Lasorda, the son of Italian immigrants and a professional pitcher who became a legendary Dodgers manager, global baseball ambassador and national treasure, died on Thursday. He was 93.

https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/tommy-lasorda-dodgers-legend-dies-at-93

 

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Jamie O'Hara, O'Kanes Member and 'Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)' Songwriter, Dead at 70

https://www.wideopencountry.com/jamie-ohara/

 

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Dearon "Deezer D" Thompson, best known for his role on former medical drama "ER," has died. He was 55.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dearon-deezer-d-thompson-er-dead-55

 

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Steve Lightle, known for his iconic runs as an artist on DC's Legion of Super-Heroes and Doom Patrol, has passed away at the age of 61

https://www.cbr.com/steve-lightle-legion-of-super-heroes-artist-obituary/

 

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Dave Creek, the lead character designer for Fox's "Bob's Burgers," died Thursday, succumbing to injuries he sustained in a skydiving accident last week. He was 42.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/d...t-42-following-skydiving-accident/ar-BB1cAlBO

 

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Ed Bruce was best known for his hit "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," which he co-wrote with his wife Patsy Bruce. Other notable songs in his catalog include "My First Taste of Texas," "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had" with Lynn Anderson and "The Last Cowboy Song." He was 81

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...r-babies-grow-up-to-be-cowboys-singer-dead-81

 

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British filmmaker and documentarian Michael Apted died Thursday night in Los Angeles at the age of 79. notable works he directed include "Agatha," "Gorky Park," "Gorillas in the Mist," "Nell," and "Enough." Also "Coal Miners Daughter and James Bond "The World is not Enough"

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/09/entertainment/michael-apted-obituary-trnd/index.html

 

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Steve Carver, a director of action films whose portfolio included An Eye for an Eye and Lone Wolf McQuade, both starring Chuck Norris, and Big Bad Mama, starring Angie Dickinson, has died. He was 75.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...lone-wolf-mcquade-and-big-bad-mama-dies-at-75

 

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John Reilly, a veteran soap opera actor best known for his work on "General Hospital," has died at age 84.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/general-hosptial-john-reilly-dead-84

 

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Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the duo Siegfried & Roy, has died in Las Vegas at age 81,

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...ed-fischbacher-siegfried-roy-dead-family-says

 

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Tim Bogert, a legendary bassist best known as part of the bands Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and the trio Beck, Bogert & Appice, has died. He was 76.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tim-bogert-vanilla-fudge-cactus-054242707.html

 

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Phil Spector, the revolutionary music producer behind some of music's biggest hits, died while serving time in prison at age 81.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/phil-spector-dead-music-producer-convicted-murder

 

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/baseball-legend-hank-aaron-dies-at-86/ar-BB1d01cT?ocid=mmx

Another legend from my youth is gone. RIP Hammer.

 

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/baseball-legend-hank-aaron-dies-at-86/ar-BB1d01cT?ocid=mmx

Another legend from my youth is gone. RIP Hammer.

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Henry "Hank" Aaron, a Hall of Fame baseball player who for decades held Major League Baseball's all-time home runs record, died at the age of 86 on Friday