Celebrity Obituary thread

[fatclue_98]

This thread has now gone to the dogs. RIP Champ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/ente...ent-joe-bidens-oldest-dog-dies-13/4839694001/

 

[me just saying]

Joanne Linville, an actress known for appearing in several megahit television shows, has died at the age of 93. Linville was best known for a starring role in a 1961 episode of "The Twilight Zone" and for playing a Romulan Commander in a 1968 episode of "Star Trek: The Original Series,"

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/joanne-linville-star-trek-twilight-zone-dead-93

 

[Laura Knotek]

John McAfee: antivirus entrepreneur found dead in Spanish prison


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...prison-extradition?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

 

[me just saying]

Doctor Who actress Jackie Lane has sadly passed away on 23 June, 2021, a few weeks shy of her 80th birthday.

https://cultbox.co.uk/news/jackie-lane-doctor-whos-dodo-chaplet-dies-at-79

 

[pseudoware]

Legendary big wave surfer Greg "Da Bull" Noll dies at 84

https://apnews.com/article/arts-and-entertainment-sports-bf8e657307fe11f08627d6e50318d49c

 

[Laura Knotek]

Donald Rumsfeld, former defense secretary, dies at 88

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-rumsfeld-dies-former-defense-secretary-age-88/

 

[me just saying]

John Langley is best known for creating the then-Fox series Cops, which premiered on the network in 1989. The series, which ran for over 1,000 episodes, is recognized as one of the longest reality series in television. Langley executive produced the show with his son, Morgan Langley. He was 78

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/john-langley-cops-dies-1234974479/

 

[me just saying]

Ellen McIlwaine, fiery slide guitarist and blues singer, dies at 75. Ellen McIlwaine, a fiery slide guitarist and singer who came to prominence in the late 1960s, performing with Jimi Hendrix in Greenwich Village

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/new...tarist-and-blues-singer-dies-at-75/ar-AALrZNd

 

[me just saying]

Ray MacDonnell, known for his 40-year run as Dr. Joe Martin on All My Children, has died. He was 93.

https://news.yahoo.com/children-star-ray-macdonnell-dead-235133636.html

 

[me just saying]

Former Skid Row lead singer Johnny Solinger died Saturday, according to a post from the Official Skid Row Instagram page. He was 55.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...d-singer-johnny-solinger-dies-age-55-n1272525

 

[me just saying]

Veteran soap opera star Stuart Damon has died. He was 84. The longtime TV star was best known for his role as Chief of Staff Alan Quartermaine on the long running soap General Hospital.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/s...-star-dead-at-84/ar-AALBaR7?OCID=ansmsnnews11

 

[me just saying]

Delia FIallo, mother of telenovelas, dies in Florida, age 96. Delia Fiallo, a native of Cuba who was considered the mother of Latin America’s telenovelas and wrote dozens of the popular television soap operas, has died at her home in Coral Gables, Florida

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...ther-telenovelas-dies-florida-age-96-78571877

 

[fatclue_98]

Delia FIallo, mother of telenovelas, dies in Florida, age 96. Delia Fiallo, a native of Cuba who was considered the mother of Latin America’s telenovelas and wrote dozens of the popular television soap operas, has died at her home in Coral Gables, Florida

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...ther-telenovelas-dies-florida-age-96-78571877

It it weren't for the tragic situation going on in Miami Beach, this would dominate the local news.

 

[me just saying]

Richard Donner, an esteemed Hollywood director and producer known for his films such as the "Lethal Weapon" franchise, "The Goonies" and the original "Superman," has died. He was 91.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/director-richard-donner-lethal-weapon-goonies-fame-dead-91

 

[me just saying]

Philece Sampler, star on series such as Digimon Adventure and The Legend of Korra, has passed at the age of 67. Sampler was a notable actress in the world of animation, but before that she had a number of notable roles in the world of daytime television with stints on programs like Days of Our Lives, Rituals and Another World.

https://comicbook.com/anime/news/philece-sampler-dies-digimon-mimi-voice-actress-anime/

 

[me just saying]

Rockabilly and country performer Sanford Clark, who had a Top 10 hit with “The Fool” in 1956, has died in a Missouri hospital from COVID-19. He was 85.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...ormer-sanford-clark-dead-85-covid-19-78674822

 

[me just saying]

James Kallstrom, FBI Agent Who Led Investigation Into TWA Flight 800, Dies At 78 Kallstrom was also host of the Discovery Channel show The FBI Files.

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/0...investigation-into-twa-flight-800-dies-at-78/

 

[me just saying]

Actor William Smith, known for playing bikers, cowboys and brawlers in a series of television shows and hit movies, has died. He was 88.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/william-smith-laredo-actor-cowboys-dead

 

[me just saying]

Chick Vennera, a voice actor in numerous Warner Bros. animated projects like "Animaniacs" and "Batman: the Animated Series," and actor in "Thank God It's Friday" and "The Golden Girls," died Wednesday in Burbank, Calif. He was 74.

https://www.today.com/popculture/golden-girls-actor-chick-vennera-dies-74-t225013

 

[me just saying]

Suzzanne Douglas, best known for starring in the WB sitcom "The Parent 'Hood" and in the 1989 dance drama "Tap," died on Tuesday, her publicist confirmed to Variety. She was 64.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/suzzanne-douglas-star-parent-hood-dies-64-n1273281