Celebrity Obituary thread

[me just saying]

Rebecca Balding, Former Soap and Charmed Actress, Dead at 73

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rebecca-balding-former-soap-charmed-224402114.html

 

[me just saying]

Tanya Kersey, founder of the Hollywood Black Film Festival, dies at 61

https://news.yahoo.com/tanya-kersey-founder-hollywood-black-020342720.html

 

[me just saying]

Michael Henderson, Bassist For Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder, Dies at 71

https://money.yahoo.com/michael-hen...3.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

 

[me just saying]

"Naked and Afraid" star Melanie Rauscher was reportedly found dead while dog sitting at a home in Prescott, Arizona, July 17. She was 35.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/naked-afraid-star-melanie-rauscher-dead-35

 

[me just saying]

Paul Sorvino, Prolific Goodfellas, Law and Order Actor and Tony Nominee, Dead at 83

https://people.com/movies/paul-sorv...as-actor-tony-nominee-father-of-mira-sorvino/

 

[me just saying]

David Warner, known for his roles in the "Titanic" and "The Omen," has died at 80.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/david-warner-titanic-actor-dead

 

[me just saying]

Tony Dow, Wally Cleaver from 'Leave It to Beaver,' dies at 77

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture...-wally-cleaver-leave-beaver-dies-77-rcna40066

 

[me just saying]

Look like Tony Dow did not pass on. He just went into hospice and his wife made a mistake.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tony-dow-leave-beaver-hospice-care-last-hours

 

[HelloNNNewman]

Tony Dow, Wally Cleaver from 'Leave It to Beaver,' dies at 77

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture...-wally-cleaver-leave-beaver-dies-77-rcna40066

This has now been confirmed. Tony Dow has passed away due to complications of gall bladder and prostrate surgery.

https://news.yahoo.com/tony-dow-death-leave-beaver-065229143.html

 

[me just saying]

Japanese actress Yoko Shimada, known for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun, a role which earned her a Golden Globe award and an Emmy nomination, has died. According to Japanese media, Shimada died Monday, July 25 from complications of colorectal cancer at a Tokyo hospital. She was 69.

https://deadline.com/2022/07/yoko-shimada-dead-shogun-actress-was-69-1235077896/

 

[me just saying]

Mary Alice, whose credits include “A Different World,” “Fences” and “Sparkle,” has passed away. She was 85

https://news.yahoo.com/different-world-fences-star-mary-221050370.html

 

[me just saying]

Bernard Cribbins, a beloved British entertainer whose seven-decade career ranged from the bawdy "Carry On" comedies to children's television and "Doctor Who," has died. He was 93.

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/28/1114261665/bernard-cribbins-doctor-who-british-actor-dies

 

[me just saying]

Bobbie Faye Ferguson, an actress who appeared in hit shows including "Dallas," "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "Designing Women," has died. She was 78.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bobbie-faye-ferguson-dallas-dukes-hazzard-actress-dead

 

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Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years – the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport – and marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr., died Sunday. He was 88.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bill-russell-nba-great-celtics-182842145.html

 

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Nichelle Nichols, who first played the role of Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, died Saturday night, her son announced on Facebook. She was 89.

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/original-star-trek-star-nichelle-190204230.html

 

[me just saying]

Pat Carroll, an Emmy-winning actress who appeared on “Laverne & Shirley” and was the voice of Ursula in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” has died at the age of 95

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/pat-carroll-tv-stage-actress-213047033.html

 

[Annie_M]

This has now been confirmed. Tony Dow has passed away due to complications of gall bladder and prostrate surgery.

https://news.yahoo.com/tony-dow-death-leave-beaver-065229143.html

This makes me incredibly sad.

 

[HelloNNNewman]

This makes me incredibly sad.

Agreed - along with Nichelle Nichols passing. Hard to believe she was 89! Some will forever be ageless

 

[me just saying]

Olivia Newton-John died "peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends," according to an Instagram post shared by her family. She was 73.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/olivia-newton-john-dead-73

 

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Sam Gooden, a co-founder of seminal Chicago soul group the Impressions, has died at the age of 87.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sam-gooden-co-founder-chicago-163933889.html