Celebrity Obituary thread

[Laura Knotek]

BBC News - Terry Jones: Monty Python stars pay tribute after comedy great dies at 77
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51209197

 

[Laura Knotek]

BBC News - Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash - US media
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51256756

 

[Laura Knotek]

Source: Kobe among dead in helicopter crash https://es.pn/2RwJSrX
via @ESPN App http://espn.com/app

 

[Chuck Finley69]

Source: Kobe among dead in helicopter crash https://es.pn/2RwJSrX
via @ESPN App http://espn.com/app

This just sucks

 

[Laura Knotek]

This just sucks

Even more so since his daughter also died in the crash.

 

[fatclue_98]

This one sucks. I followed his career rise when I was involved in SCCA racing. My condolences to the entire Andretti clan.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...ncer-he-indycar-and-nascar-driver/2857343001/

 

[raycpl]

Gang Of Four's Andy Gill - Died
Legendary post punk guitarist...


https://www.clashmusic.com/news/gang-of-fours-andy-gill-has-died

 

[Laura Knotek]

Alan Harris, the Actor Behind Bossk in The Empire Strikes Back, Has Died

https://io9.gizmodo.com/alan-harris-the-actor-behind-bossk-in-the-empire-strik-1841411508

 

[pseudoware]

Actor Kirk Douglas dies at 103

https://people.com/movies/kirk-douglas-dead/

 

[Laura Knotek]

BBC News - Kirk Douglas, Hollywood legend, dies at 103
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51394855

 

[fatclue_98]

BBC News - Kirk Douglas, Hollywood legend, dies at 103
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51394855

It's amazing he lived as long as he did after that debilitating stroke a few years ago.

 

[fatclue_98]

Dr. Miguelito Loveless is rejoicing at long last. The rest of us are mourning.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/ente...or-starred-tvs-the-wild-wild-west/4703743002/

 

[pseudoware]

Actor Robert Conrad dies at 84

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robert-conrad-dead-wild-wild-west-action-star-was-84-1119262

 

[raycpl]

Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies


https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...BOTN1sDYNbTQYrlUScgLypyzEeiCNuOhgos3QCtY1V9m0

 

[Laura Knotek]

Former Blue Jays SS Tony Fernandez dies at 57 https://es.pn/2OYXomx
via @ESPN App http://espn.com/app

 

[fatclue_98]

Former Blue Jays SS Tony Fernandez dies at 57 https://es.pn/2OYXomx
via @ESPN App http://espn.com/app

I felt horrible for Tony in that Game 7 against the Marlins. I'm sure you Clevelanders know what I'm talking about.

 

[pseudoware]

Hair Club for Men founder Sy Sperling dies at 78

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/20/us/sy-sperling-hair-club-for-men-dies/index.html

 

[raycpl]

Peter York (bassist, Monkies) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/peter-tork-monkees-dead-at-77-obituary-797269/

 

[Laura Knotek]

Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101



https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk...ian-depicted-hidden-figures-dead-101-n1141566

 

[raycpl]

McCoy Tyner, Jazz Piano Powerhouse, Is Dead at 81
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/...JTAFddcHXoSlwzUW8NcGw8WlFJCPr-vBeYK0rnerstone