RIP Celebrity Thread - Part 4

[terry78]

Man.

 

[squeekness]

So many young ones dying this year.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Canadian singer Kelly Fraser dies at age 26 Kelly Fraser, Canadian singer who covered Rihanna’s ‘Diamonds’ in Inuit language, dead at 26

Hadn't heard of her, but thoughts to her family. RIP

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Neil Innes, English writer, comedian and musician - dubbed "The Seventh Python" - has died aged 75.

He was best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles and collaborating with Monty Python.

A spokesperson for the Innes family said he had not been suffering from any illness and had passed away unexpectedly on Sunday night whilst travelling home from France with his family.

Sir Michael Palin described him as "a great writer" and "the most lovely friend". Fellow Python John Cleese tweeted he was "utterly dismayed" to hear of Innes's death, calling him "a very sweet man, much too nice for his own good".

The comic songwriter penned the track Death Cab For Cutie, which was used in The Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour, and later inspired the US band of the same name. In the 1990s he was given a writing credit on the Oasis track Whatever, after it was found Noel Gallagher had borrowed portions of his song How Sweet To Be An Idiot.

Comedians Diane Morgan and Richard Herring, along with singer-songwriter Billy Bragg and broadcaster Gary Crowley all added their tributes on Monday, too. Morgan described Innes as "one of the nicest people I've ever met and a towering talent".


Monty Python songwriter Neil Innes dies aged 75

RIP. Thanks for the laughs and the music.

 

[terry78]

Legendary sci-fi artist Syd Mead reported dead at 86


This is a biggie. Dude pretty much was the influence of most sci-fi noir artists.

 

[C. Lee]

Syd was instrumental in the design of BLADE RUNNER.....

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

RIP Syd Mead

 

[SomeOldGuy]

Pour one out tonight for the voice of Bill & the conductor.

Jack Sheldon, ‘I’m Just A Bill’ & ‘Conjunction Junction’ Singer, Dead At 88 – Deadline

Jack Sheldon, the stand-out jazz trumpeter and affable Merv Griffin sidekick whose gave voice to the Schoolhouse Rock classics I’m Just a Bill andConjunction Junction, has died. He was 88.

Sheldon’s face and name were most recognizable to fans of The Merv Griffin Show thanks to his 16-year sidekick stint but his trumpeting reached its greatest acclaim via the big screen with the forlorn Oscar- and Grammy-winning song The Shadow of Your Smile from The Sandpiper (1965).

Sheldon’s voice, however, became a signature part of Saturday morning cartoons for years thanks to two beloved installments of the oft-repeated Schoolhouse Rock educational series of animated shorts. The ABC series was ramping up its second season when it brought Sheldon in and the charismatic jazzman delivered winning performances both as the dedicated train conductor from Conjunction Junction (1974) and lonely piece of proposed legislation in the civics-minded I’m Just a Bill. (1975).

 

[Legendver2]

RIP David Stern

 

[Lobo]

RIP David Stern

This. Rip David Stern

 

[C. Lee]

RIP David Stern

This. Rip David Stern

It's always a good idea to explain who the deceased is for those who don't know.

 

[Lobo]

He was the former commissioner of the NBA that stands for National Basketball Association. For those who aren't sports inclined, that is who he was and what he did.

I didn't know we couldn't just offer our condolences.

Better?

 

[terry78]

I'll allow it.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

UK TV 'medium and psychic' Derek Acorah has died at the age of 69, his wife has announced.

Gwen Acorah Johnson said her "beloved" husband had passed away "after a very brief illness".

Acorah was best known for Living TV's Most Haunted, a reality TV series that followed a team of paranormal experts as they investigated allegedly haunted locations. Most Haunted ran from 2002 to 2010 although it returned in an online edition and on Really TV at various times until 2019. Acorah departed as the show's guest medium after six series in 2005 over claims of fakery.


TV medium Derek Acorah dies aged 69

A bit of a 'like him or loathe him' figure, I found him entertaining (although not necessarily for the reasons he would have wished).

RIP

 

[C. Lee]

This is a comprehensive guide to the STAR TREK deaths of 2019

 

[Dark Raven]

Wow, that's a lot. It's like an entire credits list at the end of an episode.

 

[Sawyer]

Silvio Horta, ‘Ugly Betty’ Creator, Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

Awful. RIP.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Used to love Ugly Betty. RIP Silvio Horta.

 

[C. Lee]

Writer, director, and actor Buck Henry dies at age 89 Buck Henry Dead: ‘Graduate’ Writer, ‘Get Smart’ Co-Creator, ‘SNL’ Favorite Was 89 – Deadline

Mr. Henry was nominated for the Oscar for best screenplay adaptation for THE GRADUATE and for co directing HEAVEN CAN WAIT. He co-created the TV show GET SMART and hosted SNL several times in it's early years. He wrote many movies, such as CATCH-22, WHAT'S UP DOC, THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN, and PROTOCOL.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

RIP Buck Henry

 

[Man in the Suit]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Oh, man. RIP Neil Peart.

 

[MovieSlave]

RIP Neil Peart

A true legend on the drums!

 

[Kuwolski]

Sad.

RIP Neil.

Legend.

 

[Pink Ranger]

**** man, the best rock drummer in the world in my opinion.