Celebrity Obituary thread

[me just saying]

Restaurateur and philanthropist Peter Buck, who co-founded the multi-national fast-food restaurant franchise Subway, has died at the age of 90.


https://news.yahoo.com/peter-buck-death-subway-last-052440373.html

 

[me just saying]

Lou Cutell, an actor known for his appearances in "Seinfeld" and "Grey's Anatomy," The Amazing Larry in 'Pee-wee's Big Adventurehas died. He was 91.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/lou-cutell-seinfeld-greys-anatomy-actor-dead

 

[me just saying]

Lisa Brown, who was known for her roles in different daytime television programs like “Guiding Light” and “As the World Turns,” has passed away. She was 67

https://outsider.com/american-entertainment/guiding-light-star-lisa-brown-dies-67/

 

[Laura Knotek]

Stephen Sondheim: master craftsman who reinvented the musical dies aged 91

https://www.theguardian.com/st...any?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

 

[Laura Knotek]

[h=1]Virgil Abloh: Off-White designer dies at 41[/h]https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/nov/28/virgil-abloh-off-white-designer-dies-at-41

 

[Laura Knotek]

[h=1]Laszlo Z. Bito, Scientist, Novelist and Philanthropist, Dies at 87[/h]https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/27/world/europe/laszlo-z-bito-dead.html

 

[me just saying]

David Gulpilil, the legendary indigenous Australian actor who earned international acclaim in Paul Hogan’s “Crocodile Dundee” and Rolf de Heer’s “Charlie’s Country,” has died after a four-year battle with lung cancer. He was 68.

https://nypost.com/2021/11/29/crocodile-dundee-actor-david-gulpili-dead-at-68/

 

[me just saying]

Arlene Dahl, died in New York on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. She was 96. The actress, who was the mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas, was known for appearing in the 1950s movies "Slightly Scarlet" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth,'' among others.

https://news.yahoo.com/actress-arlene-dahl-star-movies-193504475.html

 

[me just saying]

Actor Eddie Mekka, famous for his role as Carmine or “The Big Ragoo” in the show “Laverne and Shirley,” has died at age 69.

https://news.yahoo.com/eddie-mekka-known-role-laverne-125020898.html

 

[me just saying]

FORMER child actress Jonshel Alexander is dead at age 22 after she was killed in a shooting in Louisiana. Alexander, who played a supporting role in the 2021 Oscar-nominated film Beasts of the Southern Wild,

https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/4187597/jonshel-alexander-dead-age-22-child-actor-shooting/

 

[me just saying]

Antony Sher, one of the most acclaimed Shakespearean actors of his generation, has died aged 72, the Royal Shakespeare Company said Friday

.https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...kespearean-actor-antony-sher-dies-72-81538139

 

[me just saying]

Veteran actor and stuntman Tommy Lane has died at the age of 83. He starred in 1971’s “Shaft” and 1973’s “Live and Let Die”

https://nypost.com/2021/11/30/tommy-lane-shaft-and-live-and-let-die-star-dead-at-83/

 

[me just saying]

Stephen Sondheim, the renowned composer of "Into the Woods," "Sweeney Todd," "Gypsy," "Sunday in the Park with George" and other essential works of musical theater, died early Friday morning, according to Aaron Meier at DKC O&M, the producers of Sondheim's current production "Company." He was 91.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/26/entertainment/stephen-sondheim/index.html

 

[me just saying]

Sonewall Jackson, a country singer and longtime Grand Ole Opry member known for his now-classic hit "Waterloo," died Saturday at age 89.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/new...-a-longtime-opry-member-dies-at-89/ar-AARtiyt

 

[me just saying]

Robert Holman was a British dramatist whose work has been produced since the 1970s at the RSC, the West End, Royal Court Theatre and elsewhere in the UK. He has been resident dramatist at both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. he was 69

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Holman

 

[me just saying]

"It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep," the Elizabeth Dole Foundation tweeted. "At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bob-dole-dead-98

 

[me just saying]

It's a sad moment for gamers. Kotaku reports Masayuki Uemura, the lead creator of the Famicom and Super Famicom (aka NES and SNES), died on December 6th at the age of 78.

https://www.engadget.com/nes-snes-creator-masayuki-uemura-dies-142518818.html

 

[me just saying]

Yvonne Wilder, Actor Known for ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Seems Like Old Times,’ Dies at 84

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/yvonne-wilder-actor-known-west-225512767.html

 

[me just saying]

WWE Hall of Famer Blackjack Lanza died on Wednesday at the age of 86.

https://dailyddt.com/2021/12/08/wwe-hall-famer-jack-lanza-dead-age-86/

 

[me just saying]

Robbie Shakespeare — the bassist, producer, and half of powerhouse duo Sly & Robbie — has died. He was 68.

https://www.vulture.com/2021/12/bassist-and-dancehall-pioneer-robbie-shakespeare-has-died.html