Author Topic: Celebrity Deaths (Read 8542 times)

Michael Vandeven · « **on:** May 28, 2010, 01:24:20 AM »

Half the time when celebrities die, I don't find out about it for a while (if at all). Thus, I've created this thread where you can post news about celebrity deaths as you find out about them. Should make for an interesting read. Cheers.

valdez · « **Reply #1 on:** May 29, 2010, 05:53:55 AM »

They'll be coming out of the woodwork to praise him, but as Gary Coleman's life unravelled before us, we just kind of watched like it was some bizarre form of entertainment. He ran for Governor of California, but dropped out when the Terminator stepped in. I think he would have made a fine congressman. Really.

Pirate King Atomsk · « **Reply #2 on:** May 29, 2010, 04:29:04 PM »

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/29/dennis-hopper-actor-and-iconoclast-has-died/?src=mv

Marc Knight · « **Reply #3 on:** May 29, 2010, 05:40:44 PM »

Quote from: Pirate King Atomsk on May 29, 2010, 04:29:04 PM

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/29/dennis-hopper-actor-and-iconoclast-has-died/?src=mv

valdez · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2010, 07:20:26 AM »

Cool pic. He did a lot of good stuff, but his role in True Romance gets me everytime.

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #5 on:** May 30, 2010, 09:48:36 AM »

holy shit... i had no idea gary coleman had died. see why i started this thread? i did read a few days ago that he was in critical condition, but for whatever reason it didn't give me the impression he was near death. i guess, after all, that's what "critical condition" means.

Marc Knight · « **Reply #6 on:** May 30, 2010, 05:15:48 PM »

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2010, 11:50:37 AM »

Dead: Art Linkletter
Cause: Really, really old.


Art Linkletter KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2010, 08:57:07 PM »

Dead: Rue Mcclanahan (Golden Girls)

puddintame · « **Reply #9 on:** June 03, 2010, 09:28:53 PM »

This is old news, but I'm still in mourning over Patrick Swayze.

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #10 on:** June 03, 2010, 10:13:37 PM »

Quote from: puddintame on June 03, 2010, 09:28:53 PM

This is old news, but I'm still in mourning over Patrick Swayze.

did you happen to see any of that cop show he was in prior to his death? i didn't catch it in whole, but the bits and pieces i saw of it looked absolutely awful. people were praising the show, but i think it was only out of courtesy to a dying man.

i don't know what happened to swayze's career over the course of the last fifteen years. every indication was that he was going to remain a huge star. it just didn't happen. he did accept some awful roles, though... like roadhouse. maybe that was what did it.

EvB · « **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2010, 11:42:56 AM »

"I want you to believe in yourself, imagine good things, and moisturize."

puddintame · « **Reply #12 on:** June 04, 2010, 05:03:26 PM »

Quote from: MV on June 03, 2010, 10:13:37 PM

did you happen to see any of that cop show he was in prior to his death? i didn't catch it in whole, but the bits and pieces i saw of it looked absolutely awful. people were praising the show, but i think it was only out of courtesy to a dying man.

i don't know what happened to swayze's career over the course of the last fifteen years. every indication was that he was going to remain a huge star. it just didn't happen. he did accept some awful roles, though... like roadhouse. maybe that was what did it.

No, I missed that. If it was on TV, I rarely turn the thing on anymore. I think he had all kinds of talent that Hollywood just didn't understand or know how to use. He excelled in the right vehicles, but they were few and far between--I probably just like "chick flicks" anyhow.

Supernormal · « **Reply #13 on:** June 14, 2010, 01:43:37 AM »

Gary Coleman was a tragic figure. It's a shame that he didn't have better advice and guidance after his moment in the sun. So many child stars have such troubled lives when they realize that they can't stay in the spotlight. Let's hope that Todd Bridges stays on the right track.

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #14 on:** June 14, 2010, 03:15:00 PM »

wait 15 seconds in:


Maximum Exposure - Gary Coleman

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #15 on:** June 23, 2010, 01:51:36 AM »

Manute Bol. Dead.

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #16 on:** June 23, 2010, 01:56:50 AM »

better late than never...
Jimmy Dean. Dead.

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #17 on:** June 27, 2010, 02:13:52 AM »

Jo Jo Billingsley, backup singer in original Lynyrd Skynyrd lineup: Dead. Cancer.

That's Jo Jo on the right.

I was a huge Skynyrd fan when I was a teenager, and today I still greatly enjoy Skynyrd's more obscure songs.

The people touring today as Lynyrd Skynyrd have no business using that name. Hell, there's only ONE original member in the lineup currently touring. What a shame.

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #18 on:** June 27, 2010, 02:22:56 AM »

Pete Quaife, Kinks bassist: Dead.

Pete is top-right. 1965.

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #19 on:** June 27, 2010, 02:30:50 AM »

Stanley Lucas, oldest man in Europe: Dead.
Born 15 January, 1900. Died 21 June 2010.
Yup, this guy was already 14 years old when WWI broke out.
He was 12 when the Titanic went down.
Christ... He was ten years older than I am NOW when WWII broke out. Wow. He was old.

EvB · « **Reply #20 on:** June 28, 2010, 01:31:42 PM »

Quote from: MV on June 23, 2010, 01:51:36 AM

Manute Bol. Dead.

Good LORD what an awful way to die: Stevens–Johnson syndrome

FYI: I'm finding this topic really depressing!

punkinpie · « **Reply #21 on:** June 30, 2010, 08:28:06 AM »

Dio's death made me so sad. He was awesome.

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #22 on:** June 30, 2010, 09:58:39 AM »

Senator and former Klan member Robert Byrd: Dead.

good riddance.

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #23 on:** July 13, 2010, 10:15:56 AM »

George Steinbrenner, Yankees owner: Dead.

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #24 on:** July 13, 2010, 10:19:18 AM »

This one, I was sad to see.

Harvey Pekar, underground comic writer: Dead.

I, like many, came to be aware of Pekar after watching the movie American Splendor, named after the comic for which Pekar became famous. It's a great movie starring Paul Giamatti, and I highly recommend it.

EvB · « **Reply #25 on:** July 19, 2010, 12:34:29 AM »

Quote from: MV on June 30, 2010, 09:58:39 AM

Senator and former Klan member Robert Byrd: Dead.

good riddance.

Did it strike you as odd, Obama delivering the eulogy? It did me. I couldn't decide is it was some marvelous irony or something sinister.

I mean, a lesser ranking head of state than Obama would have done - with no offense. Yet somehow we had to be presented with this image of our first black president laying our most famous Klansman to rest, with honor.

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #26 on:** July 19, 2010, 02:45:05 AM »

Quote from: EvB on July 19, 2010, 12:34:29 AM

Did it strike you as odd, Obama delivering the eulogy? It did me. I couldn't decide is it was some marvelous irony or something sinister.

I mean, a lesser ranking head of state than Obama would have done - with no offense. Yet somehow we had to be presented with this image of our first black president laying our most famous Klansman to rest, with honor.

i didn't know obama had done so. i knew clinton spoke, but not obama.

what can i say: byrd eventually came around to support hard left positions nationally as did his party, so all was forgiven.

The General · « **Reply #27 on:** August 21, 2010, 06:29:31 PM »

Jack Horkheimer, 1938 – 2010

The Stargazer. I always loved his short little 5 minute astronomy shows on late night TV.
I didn't even know he was still doing them...

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/08/20/jack-horkheimer-1938-2010/
http://www.startribune.com/local/101227254.html?elr=KArks:DCiUo3PD:3D_V_qD3L:c7cQKUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

Michael Vandeven · « **Reply #28 on:** August 22, 2010, 03:52:18 AM »

Quote from: general jamison johnson on August 21, 2010, 06:29:31 PM

Jack Horkheimer, 1938 – 2010

The Stargazer. I always loved his short little 5 minute astronomy shows on late night TV.
I didn't even know he was still doing them...

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/08/20/jack-horkheimer-1938-2010/
http://www.startribune.com/local/101227254.html?elr=KArks:DCiUo3PD:3D_V_qD3L:c7cQKUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

I haven't seen this guy in years. He sure was a trip in both style and content.

slipstream · « **Reply #29 on:** September 03, 2010, 04:52:00 PM »

Quote from: MV on August 22, 2010, 03:52:18 AM

Quote from: general jamison johnson on August 21, 2010, 06:29:31 PM

Jack Horkheimer, 1938 – 2010

The Stargazer. I always loved his short little 5 minute astronomy shows on late night TV.
I didn't even know he was still doing them...

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/08/20/jack-horkheimer-1938-2010/
http://www.startribune.com/local/101227254.html?elr=KArks:DCiUo3PD:3D_V_qD3L:c7cQKUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr
I haven't seen this guy in years. He sure was a trip in both style and content.

Yeah, loved this guy's program.