Celebrity Obituary thread

[me just saying]

cauliflower Alley Club President Brian Blair announced today that former WWWF star "Batman" Tony Marino has passed away aged 90.

https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/68361/WWWF-Star-Battman-Tony-Marino-Passes-Away/

 

[me just saying]

B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as "I Just Can't Help Believing," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" and "Hooked on a Feeling," has died. He was 78.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bj-thomas-dies-age-78-hooked-on-a-feeling-lung-cancer/

 

[me just saying]

Joe Lara, ‘Tarzan: The Epic Adventures’ Star, Dies in Plane Crash at 58

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebr...res-star-dies-in-plane-crash-at-58/ar-AAKxpqi

 

[me just saying]

Samuel E. Wright, the voice of Sebastian the crab in 'The Little Mermaid,' dies aged 74

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/26/ente...ight-little-mermaid-dies-scli-intl/index.html

 

[me just saying]

Eric Carle, the beloved children's author and illustrator whose classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished literary memories, has died at age 91.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-carle-dies-age-91-very-hungry-caterpillar/

 

[me just saying]

Gold Logie-winning actress Lorrae Desmond has died at 91 after a career spanning more than 50 years. Desmond became the first woman to win a Gold Logie, for her variety show “The Lorrae Desmond Show”, in 1962.


https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/may/23/a-country-practice-star-lorrae-desmond-dies-aged-91

 

[me just saying]

Spencer F. Silver, inventor of sticky note adhesive, dies at 80

https://cen.acs.org/people/obituari...ticky-note-adhesive-dies-at-80/99/web/2021/05

 

[me just saying]

Roger Hawkins, a drummer who powered the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section on hits by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and the Staple Singers, died Thursday following an extended illness. He was 75

https://deadline.com/2021/05/roger-...on-drummer-respect-chain-of-fools-1234761647/

 

[me just saying]

Desiree Gould, the horror genre fan favorite who played Aunt Martha in Sleepaway Camp, has passed away at 76 years old.

https://movieweb.com/desiree-gould-dead-sleep-away-camp/

 

[Laura Knotek]

The Washington Post: F. Lee Bailey, defense lawyer for the famous and infamous, dies at 87.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...765474-5c37-11e3-95c2-13623eb2b0e1_story.html

 

[me just saying]

Damaris Hayman, best known to SF fans as the white witch Olive Hawthorne in the Doctor Who story The Daemons, and its follow-ups, has died aged 91.

https://scifibulletin.com/2021/06/03/rip-damaris-hayman/

 

[me just saying]

he talented actor, Arlene Golonka, behind the beloved character Millie Hutchins on The Andy Griffith Show, who then encored that role as Millie Swanson and Summers on Mayberry R.F.D., passed away on Monday, May 31. She was 85.

https://news.yahoo.com/arlene-golonka-star-andy-griffith-173851656.html

 

[pseudoware]

Clarence Williams III, ‘The Mod Squad’s’ Linc, dies at 81

https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-5045fac1422364740f2ecf3dff60cc67

 

[pseudoware]

Deliverance and Network actor Ned Beatty dies at 83

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ned-beatty-prolific-superman-network-221238660.html

 

[me just saying]

Frank Bonner, who starred as Herb Tarlek in the hit sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati," died on Wednesday at age 79.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/wkrp-frank-bonner-costar-loni-anderson

 

[me just saying]

Cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov, who led three Soyuz missions, dies at 93

https://www.space.com/cosmonaut-vladimir-shatalov-obituary

 

[me just saying]

John Gabriel, Emmy nominated ‘Ryan’s Hope’ star, dead at 90

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/john-gabriel-emmy-nominated-ryans-hope-star-dead-at-90

 

[me just saying]

Actress Lisa Banes, who starred as Amy's mother, Marybeth, in Gone Girl, has sadly died following a tragic hit and run accident in New York. The 65-year-old also appeared in the film Cocktail, the TV series Nashville and an episode of Desperate Housewives

https://news.yahoo.com/gone-girl-actress-lisa-banes-095100581.html

 

[me just saying]

Jim 'Mudcat' Grant, the first Black pitcher in American League history to win 20 games, has died at the age of 85.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...ho-spent-14-seasons-in-the-majors-dies-at-85/

 

[me just saying]

John Paragon, the actor who portrayed Jambi the Genie on "Pee-wee's Playhouse," has died. He was 66.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/john-paragon-pee-wees-playhouse-star-dead