We will miss them: Green Dragon's obits - Part VI

Dennis Waterman, aged 74

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61372712

Those of a certain age will remember him in The Sweeney, Minder and later, New Tricks

Also Jack Cakebread, founder of Cakebread Cellars Winery in Napa, California. He bought 22 acres in the 1960s and sort of hobby farmed it while he worked as an auto mechanic. He also was mentored (to some degree) by Ansel Adams and has had his work in museums and galleries. He was 92. That's a biography I would read.

George Pérez, a celebrated comic book artist and writer who gave new life to Wonder Woman in the 1980s and helped create series for DC Comics and Marvel Comics that brought together some of the biggest heroes of the comics world, including The New Teen Titans, died on Friday at his home in Sanford, Fla. He was 67.

https://nyti.ms/3vVIYco

>3 Bookmarque: I see that wine in my favorites shops but it's a bit pricy. Is it worth it?

I've only had a few, but they've been excellent, clam. Sauvignon Blanc is quite nice.

>4 clamairy: whoa my dh is a huge fan his work. And i loved the wonder woman from the 80s . Very good nyt obit

>3 Bookmarque: I would too, I love Ansel Adams' photography.

Patricia McKillip, 74.

https://locusmag.com/2022/05/patricia-a-mckillip-1948-2022/

>9 Karlstar: Oh no! that is far too young. I noticed she hadn't published anything the last few years. She is one of my favourite fantasy writers.

>9 Karlstar: Oh no.
:o(
Everything of hers that I've ever read was just wonderful...
:o(

>9 Karlstar: I saw the announcement and it's very sad. She created wonderfully fantastic tales. In particular, I have always enjoyed the description of the kitchen in The Book of Atrix Wolfe. IMHO that particular title is underrated.

>12 jillmwo: That kitchen is amazing. I also loved Winter Rose and Od Magic.

>12 jillmwo: >13 clamairy: The RiddleMaster series has always been one of my favorites and The Book of Atrix Wolfe is another. I enjoy all of her books, I will have to work on completing my collection.

>14 Karlstar: I still have not read that series. (But it's on my virtual TBR.)

(Doubled over by a series of bullets)

Vangelis, died May 17 at age 79 of heart failure

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/19/1100133193/vangelis-dead

Wow... Ray Liotta reportedly passed away in his sleep last night.

Well poop.

This one was a surprise. He wasn't that old, and he was in the middle of making a movie. :o(

Ann Turner Cook, the Gerber baby

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/04/us/ann-turner-cook-original-gerber-baby-dies/inde...

>21 rastaphrog: I didn't realize she was still alive. 95 is an impressive age.

Wow sounds like she had a good normal life; that kind of fame really can mess up a person. Didn't Gerber eventually choose other children for their logo?

Julee Cruise

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61757659

>24 Maddz: Oh, I loved that theme from Twin Peaks. I'm so sorry to read that she suffered from both lupus and depression, but as her husband put it she left "on her own terms." :o(

:o(
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/18/1106054812/mark-shields-pbs-newshour-commentator-...

Oh i loved him with David Brooks on the Newshour, I was a regular listener, and watching these two intelligent articulate people on different sides was a true pleasure. He lived a long good life. May his name be for a blessing.

>27 clamairy: That is very sad news. I admired him, in fact both of them, and always appreciated their commentary. I think highly of Judy Woodruff too. She's not Walter Cronkite, but I'd say I trust her just as much.

>28 cindydavid4: & >29 Meredy: I still tune is almost every Friday, but it's not quite the same without him. (Though I love his replacement, Jonathan Capehart.)

I agree that Judy is awesome.

Eric Flint

https://twitter.com/TheKJA/status/1548744831828013056

>31 Maddz: That's sad, I've read a few of his books, probably not as many as I should, I still have a couple on my TBR pile.

Well poop, Paul Sorvino died. What a voice!

>33 Bookmarque: sad. And we lost another actor with a wonderful voice and list of accomplishments, David Warner.

Here he is with Malcolm McDowell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvYoTPlTwpE

I couldn't picture him exactly, but I knew the name. He is a joy as Bob Crachit.

Tony Dow, the big brother Wally from Leave It To Beaver, passed today.

>36 theretiredlibrarian: Apparently he did not!
Editors’ Note https://nyti.ms/3PDVOnb

News of my death has been greatly exaggerated twain

Yes, I saw that today. Apparently, he passed today, not yesterday.

>39 theretiredlibrarian: How bizarre.

A national treasure has left us with the passing of Bernard Cribbins. From narrating The Wombles to appearing in Dr Who and the Carry On films to name a few, he leaves quite a legacy behind.

BBC link

>41 AHS-Wolfy: Oh, no! I loved Bernard Cribbins. I mean, he had a good run and a life well lived, but he'll be missed.

>41 AHS-Wolfy: I don’t know his other work, but I loved him on Doctor Who. He’ll be missed.

Nichelle Nichols, 89. She made a difference.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/07/31/nichelle-nichols-ukura-star...

>44 tardis: Oh no! This has been a bad month.

This one hits close to home.

>44 tardis: 😢😢😢

I did not know she had a hand in recruiting minorities and woman for the Space Shuttle. Sad we lost her but she had an amazing life that helped open doors for others to get their start . May her name be for a blessing

Judith Durham, 79, lead singer of The Seekers ("Georgy Girl," "I'll Never Find Another You)." Hits of my college days.

oh! a group of us in HS used to perform folk music here and there. That was among the songs. I can't sing but played guitar. wonderful song writer May her name be for a blessing

Roger Mosley, T.C. in Magnum P.I., died in a car crash the other day. Boo.

David McCullough has passed.
:(
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/books/david-mccullough-dead.html

>52 clamairy: I only discovered McCullough's books in the last few years, that's sad to hear. Luckily I do have a few more of his books to catch up on.

>53 Karlstar: Yes, and they are all doorstops, so I'll be lucky if I finish reading them all before I join him. But I still find it heartbreaking.

>52 clamairy: for those who don't have NYT access, read it free here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/08/08/david-mccullough-dead-ameri...

>52 clamairy: oh my , what a great career he had! Read Adams as well as The Greater Journey which despite what critics say was an amazing piece of work the first time I heard about the Paris Commune. and the horrid violence that tool place (the american ambassador at the time wrote a diary of the time, and was instrumntal in saving very lives) Learned about the connections between all the emigre community . Yeah it was a door stopper but his writing kept me interested enough to finish.

may his name be for a blessing

>56 cindydavid4: I did not know that book even existed. Pretty high ratings here on LT, so I'll ignore any other reviews.

Oh that's a bummer. I loved the book about the Wright brothers. Read a few others as well - kind of hit and miss, but such quality books with great writing. He will be missed.

Olivia Newton-John

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62472100

>58 Bookmarque: didn't know about the Wright Brothers book, should check that out

>59 Maddz: posted elsethread: oh I loved her; she was pure genius in Grease and I still play the soundtrack. Did aerobifcs to her Physical. a champion of cancer reseearch. May her name be for a blessing

>59 Maddz: this is sad to hear. I watched Grease over and over when I was young. She was a treasure.

Does anyone feel like this thread has been way too active of late?
:o(

>63 clamairy: It has, sadly.

yes. as our generations heros/heroines get older they leave us, but they leave behind their humanity and their work, that we can model from and remember

>59 Maddz: The things you find out. Mrs H asked who Olivia Newton-John was married to. In the course of finding out, I discovered that Max Born, the Nobel-winning physicist, was her grandfather (ONJ’s grandfather, that is, not Mrs H’s).

And Raymond Briggs :-( Snowman of course melting hearts forever.

>67 reading_fox: My son loved that book and the video that was made to go with it. There's no talking, and the music was just perfect...

>67 reading_fox: wow, I've never read any of his books, not even heard of him. I'll have to rectify that.

Loved that book and video, pure genius. He touched so many lives with that one. May his name be for a blessing

First time I played it for my preschool class, I hadn't actually watched the whole thing. So the ending happened and the kids were so upset. We talked about what the boy should do next - build another snowman! After that when I showed it Id stop before the end and have them tell me what they thought would happen,before continuing. That made a much better experience and I learned that I should watch the whole vidoe before showng it!

>67 reading_fox: oh, I love that book and video! I have a stuffed Snowman in my classroom. I got him for Christmas when I was in college.

Barbara Ehrenreich, Explorer of Prosperity’s Dark Side, Dies at 81

Peter Straub of Ghost Story fame is gone.

>73 clamairy: And The Talisman.

My favorite Straub is The Hellfire Club and runner up is Shadowland

>75 Bookmarque: I loved Shadowland. Haven't read The Hellfire Club, but perhaps I should.

I’m probably going to re-read it in honor of his death.

Oh and how weird, I just finished Natural Causes by Barbara Ehrenreich. I guess she got her wish.

Queen Elizabeth died. She was 96. I guess Charlie gets a turn after all.

>78 Bookmarque: She was just doing "head of state" business two days ago! I really thought she'd make it to 100+ like her mum.

>78 Bookmarque: To paraphrase an old saying
"The Queen is dead. Long live the Queen."

>79 clamairy: I think she really missed Phillip.

>80 gilroy: Possibly more accurately, "The Queen is dead; long live the King."

RIP to one of the greatest stateswomen the world has seen for a very long time. May she rest in peace.

>81 fuzzi: I was thinking the same thing.
>82 hfglen: Yes. Thank you.

>81 fuzzi: I think you are right.

The strangest thing so far for me was at choir practice last night we realised we had to change "O Lord save the Queen" to "O Lord save the King". And singing the National Anthem will be odd for a while.

Henry Silva, versatile Hollywood villain, dies at 95.

The article says he died on the 14th.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/09/16/henry-silva-actor-dies/?utm...

I shared this is a gift so there should be no paywall. I loved her Wolf Hall so much that it sent me on a Henry VIII reading jag that lasted years.

Hilary Mantel, Prize-Winning Author of Historical Fiction, Dies at 70 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/books/hilary-mantel-dead.html?unlocked_articl...

Oh that seems unexpected, but I don't follow her and haven't read any of her books (that 2nd person thing put me way off). Sad though since she seemed to have merged historical, popular and literary fiction quite well.

Wolf Hall just went on sale for Kindle for $2.99.

This was sudden, and very sad news. I need to read The mirror and the light.

>87 clamairy: she was such an amazing writer. her work will live on, tho she will be missed; may her name be for a blessing

>91 Sakerfalcon: Im assuming you read the first two? this one has some issues centering around the author really loving this character, but I thought it was an excellent end to the series. I had wondered if she was working on a play for this one, as she did the other two (performed over a two night period in NYC) so powerful . with most of the same cast as tje tv series including Mark Rylance

>92 cindydavid4: I have not watched the series. Was it any good?

It was excellent. A little too much of Cromwell brooding but an excellent adaptatio

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/04/loretta-lynn-country-singer-of-lov...

Loretta Lynne

Sharing as a gift, so there should be no paywall.
Angela Lansbury, Star of Film and Stage and TV’s Favorite Sleuth, Dies at 96 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/obituaries/angela-lansbury-dead.html?unlocked...

This is so sad. I mean, she had a long life at 96 years, but it's another great one who is no longer with us.

A little known scene from The Pirates of Penzance with Angela Landsbury:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObP3UUcmINE

Yes, that's her real voice.

>98 fuzzi: oh thank you for posting that! How wonderful! Makes me want to watch the whole think which I am sorry to say have not seen ..yet

>99 cindydavid4: oh, you MUST! You MUST watch it!

After my kids saw the movie, the local college drama club did a production of the same, and we all enjoyed it. My kids were about 10 or so.

Another scene with Angela in it (briefly):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1r_KUjRRxM

Loved Pirates of Penzance! With constabulary duties to be done (to be done), a policeman's lot is not a happy one

She wanted to be remembered as a "consumate performer" according to Playbill. She was exactly that and all of her roles were wonderful -- Manchurian Candidate, Sweeney Todd, Gaslight, Bed Knobs and Broomsticks, The Harvey Girls, Beauty and the Beast. The woman was amazing.

>100 fuzzi: hee I will always and forever recognize that tune as hail hail the gangs all here that we used to sing in our classes for special needs kids. Not with quite the gusto of the original of course

Shared as a gift, so no paywall.
:o(
Robbie Coltrane, Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ Films, Dies at 72 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/14/arts/robbie-coltrane-harry-potter-dead.html?u...

>103 clamairy: Very sad.

Omg noooooooooo!

He was wonderful and I loved watching him in anything, but especially Cracker

>103 clamairy: I was very sad to see this today.

I rewatched the first Harry Potter movie this evening in his honor.

Watching Cracker now. It’s older than I remembered, but oh it’s good. The casting is so good and the acting top shelf. So glad I bought the DVDs when I did. I think this is my 3rd time watching.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/dining/julie-powell-dead.html

Julie Powell, Food Writer Known for ‘Julie & Julia,’ Dies at 49 She documented her attempt to cook every recipe in Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” in a popular blog that became a best-selling book and a hit movie.

Loved the movie, the book not so much, but still admired what she had done.

Cause of death cardiac arrest*; geesh so young

*she had covid last jan which could be the cause

>109 cindydavid4: Oh no! That's so young! I really enjoyed that book and the film version.

>109 cindydavid4: I saw the movie. It was good. 49 is too young.

Updated on November 1, NY Times obit for Thomas Cahill, author
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/30/books/thomas-cahill-dead.html

Thomas Cahill, a multilingual scholar who wrote a surprise 1995 best seller demonstrating to the world how a small band of Irish monks collected and protected the jewels of Western civilization after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, died on Oct. 18 at his home in Manhattan. He was 82.

His wife, Susan Cahill, said the cause was a heart attack.

“How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Heroic Role From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe” was not Mr. Cahill’s first book. But it immediately established his reputation as one of the country’s great writers of popular history.

>112 jillmwo: Aww...
(That's yet another book I own but haven't read.)

Pop star from the early aughts -- Aaron Carter, age 34.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/aaron-carter-dies-203011259.html

>114 gilroy: Saw this yesterday evening, with no cause of death listed. It's just awful. He was much too young. (I admit I have no memory of his music, just his name.)

>115 clamairy: I think his true claim to fame was being the little brother of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. Though he did put out 4 albums on his own, I think.
He had a very troubled life. Too much fame/money too early and just lots of addiction and mental health issues that overwhelmed him

>114 gilroy: Not to denigrate anybody's passing (& 34 was far too young) but Mimi Parker, drummer/vocalist of Low, was a bigger loss to music for me.

>117 AHS-Wolfy: There's been a lot more losses that were bigger than this one. It just happened to be a passing of a name I (kinda) recognized.

>117 AHS-Wolfy: Feel free to share any obits that you want. Sometimes we can't explain why one death hits us hard.

>118 gilroy: & >119 clamairy: There was no disrespect intended in my post, hence the message starter.

In sadder news actor (inc. providing the voice of Potterverse's Sorting Hat) Leslie Phillips has died. Managed to reach the grand old age of 98 so had a pretty good innings. Here's the BBC report.

I've got a two-fer today, one right in the childhood for me.

Kevin Conroy, Voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman the Animated series:
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/kevin-conroy-definitive-voi...

Gallagher, known for his watermelon smashing mallet:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/entertainment/gallagher-comic-dead/index.html

>121 gilroy: Oh, that hurts. I became a Batman fan watching that series after school, and I can never read a comic without "hearing" Conroy as Batman's voice in my head.

>121 gilroy: This has been a bad year!

Oh I saw galleger. He was really funny even without his bit!

Nik Turner, Hawkwind co-founder and saxophonist dies aged 82

Keith Levene - Co-founder of the Clash
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/keith-levene-public-image-ltd-182231472.html

Well poop. Greg Bear died yesterday. Blood Music is so good and I quite liked Darwin's Radio, but the follow up (Darwin's Children) wasn't quite as good.

I'm of the age where the death of an original power ranger means something. Jason David Frank, the original Green/White power ranger, age 49
https://apnews.com/article/jason-david-frank-dies-power-rangers-star-dc666f5ac37...

>127 Bookmarque: I have more of his books than I would have guessed, they were consistently good. Too bad he's gone.

>128 gilroy: Yikes! This is very sad. (And makes me feel old.)

Irene Cara, singer of the themes to Flashdance and Fame, age 63
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/irene-cara-fame-flashdance-feeling-132342107...

What a great talent, gone way too young.

:o(

:( She was so young!

You may have already seen this elsewhere on the internet.

Rolling Toast to Honor Greg Bear
This weekend there will be a Rolling Toast to honor Greg Bear. This is a tradition that began in the Gunroom of HMS Surprise, a group that Astrid Bear is a member of. Many of whose members have met and care about Greg and Astrid.
The Rolling Toast emulates a rolling broadside from the Age of Sail warfare. We each “fire” our toasts as the clock reaches the appointed hour. Thus the toast rolls around the world for 25 hours. Astrid and Greg’s family will have the option to end the toast with another toast on the 25th hour of the rolling toast.
The Toast will begin with Astrid at 4:21 PM Pacific Coast (USA) Time on Saturday the 26th, as the sun goes down. All those in that time zone are invited to raise a glass and toast Greg at that time. As that hour reaches each of us in the following time zone we will join the rolling toast, by raising our own glasses to honor Greg.
Since the toast will cross the international dateline, those on the other side of that line will pick up the toast on Sunday the 27th at 4:21 PM. The toast rolls towards the west from the Seattle area starting point, so most folks in the US will pick it up on Sunday.
A Facebook event page has also been created for this. Link will be in a separate post.
This toast is to honor Greg and can be anything that you wish, alcoholic or not. It is very much the spirit (not the spirits) that count.
Feel free to post here with a note about the beverage of your choice.

>135 Karlstar: I have yet to read anything he wrote, but this sounds like the perfect tribute.

Clarence Gilyard Jr -- Actor
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/clarence-gilyard-jr-dies-walker-072304736.ht...

>137 gilroy: aw, shucks.

I didn't realize he was the safecracker on Die Hard..."The quarterback is toast!"

>138 fuzzi: I am an old soul, since I remember watching him on Matlock growing up

>137 gilroy: I remember him! Another young-ish one.

This one hurts...
Shared as a gift, so no paywall.
Ugh...
Christine McVie, of Fleetwood Mac, Is Dead at 79 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/arts/music/christine-mcvie-dead.html?unlocked...

Saw them in college, what a great concert. Wasnt really following in her last years but its good that she never stopped writing A life full and well lived May her name be for a blessing

>141 clamairy: no no no...

When my dh and I were dating, Rumours was at the top of the charts...so since we both enjoyed the music, he bought me the LP.

I feel old.

>143 fuzzi: I hear you. I feel old, too. :o(

Gonna just drop this here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqjXn2NflqU

>141 clamairy: Aw, man. :(

>141 clamairy: Another very sad day.

>143 fuzzi: What a great album, one of the best ever.

>141 clamairy: Stevie Nicks posted a lovely tribute on her twitter page.

>148 AHS-Wolfy: I don't have Twitter, can you drop a link here?

>141 clamairy: Ouch, that ones deeper in the childhood...

I didn't recognize either of these two, but posting for those who might

Brad William Henke - Actor
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/brad-william-henke-dies-orange-231704103.htm...

Frank Vallelonga Jr - Actor
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/frank-vallelonga-jr-green-book-200621793.htm...

>149 fuzzi: https://twitter.com/StevieNicks/status/1598065336611647491?s=20&t=R3rH5ocB7q...

Thank you for that. Never heard of HIAM, and Im loving this song. What a perfect tribute to McVie. So fricking sad. Never heard of HIAM, will need to hear some more.

Possibly a leap from the sublime to the ridiculous, but nevertheless it behoves us to remember Bob McGrath of Sesame Street fame.

https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/international/sesame-street-l...

>154 hfglen: That's a gut punch deep into childhood

>154 hfglen: An impressive age, but sad nonetheless.

>154 hfglen: I didn't "meet" Bob until my children watched Sesame Street, but interactions with the children were a joy to watch.

>154 hfglen: He was a big part of my childhood. A good, long life, still sad to lose him.

Is it just me or does it seem like there have been more celeb deaths lately? Now it's Kirstie Alley... only 71.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/entertainment/kirstie-alley-obit/index.html

I was thinking that too clam.

>159 clamairy: there's some medical evidence to suggest that one of the unintended effects of the latest vaccines is suppression of immunity, which has led to an explosion of cancers. I work with oncologists, and I've heard them discussing it.

>161 fuzzi: And Long Covid leaves a segment of the population who've been sick (some more than once) vulnerable to a host of other illnesses. ☹️ So I fear there's trouble either way.

>161 fuzzi: & >162 clamairy:

What I take away from that is, life is short and there are no guarantees, enjoy every moment possible.

>163 MrsLee: Yes, exactly!

The older I get, the younger these deaths seem to be!

>163 MrsLee: Well said!

>159 clamairy: Saw this pic the other day so it's missing the latest additions but kind of illustrates your point.

>168 AHS-Wolfy: The fat blond bloke in white with a ball in his hand is Shane Warne. Did the pic come from Australia?

Hagrid is not to scale. Also that's not how i want to remember Robbie Coltrane :)
Other than that, awesome.

Yeah, but he's standing next to Meatloaf!

>168 AHS-Wolfy: Yowser! It's been even worse than I'd realized.

>171 Bookmarque: Ha!

>168 AHS-Wolfy: Wow, that's both sad and horrifying.

>168 AHS-Wolfy: a beautiful and sad picture. So many people. And that’s just the famous ones. :(

>168 AHS-Wolfy: who is the little girl in blue, grinning like a Cheshire cat? She's about halfway back on the right side.

>168 AHS-Wolfy: Wow. Just wow. It really hits home when you see them all together doesn't it.

>175 fuzzi: I knew I should have put a disclaimer on there that it wasn't my picture and I had no idea who at least half of these people are.

Having said that, upon further investiigation I did manage to find a key.

>175 fuzzi: So the person I think you mean is 'Toddlers & Tiaras' star Kailia Posey

The key can be found here if anybody else wants to put a name to a face.

Another couple gone from the world of music:

Terry Hall (The Specials, Fun Boy Three) aged 63

Martin Duffy (Primal Scream, Felt, The Charlatans) aged 55

Too young, both of them.

>178 AHS-Wolfy: Yikes. :o(

Pele' !!!! I fell in love with soccer watching his games! gosh that was forever ago. What a great life he had. Rest in Peace

https://www.librarything.com/topic/346609#n8014532

I just watched the Memoriam piece on NBC news tonight. So many that I did not know about.

Vivienne Westwood too. Hugely influential to so many not just from the fashion world but also in music.

>181 cindydavid4: I remember my brother having a Pelé lunchbox when we were kids.

>182 theretiredlibrarian: Just watched the same NBC "in Memoriam" and I too thought it was really quite nicely done.

Oh and Barbara Walters.

>186 Bookmarque: I didn't realize she was 93.

oh my she was the first women newcaster that I saw. Grew up watching her interviews and stories. a role model to all little girls. may her name be for a blessing

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/barbara-walters-pioneering-tv-journalist-be...

Singer-songwriter Ian Tyson. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ian-tyson-dead-at-89-1.6699778

Benedict (the former pope) has passed, at 95.

2022 seems to be taking a lot of people with it on its way out the door.

>190 clamairy: My husband and I knew it had to be very close based on the tone of the statements coming out of the Vatican. It will be interesting to see how the funeral arrangements on Thursday will be handled. As others commented this morning, there's no Conclave needed and usually the rituals are closely tied.

>191 jillmwo: This morning NPR said that it was the first time in over 2000 years (all of RC church history) that a sitting Pope will officiate at the funeral of his predecessor.

>190 clamairy: I do not necessarily view this as a bad thing. Sort of like Death opening its arms and saying, "Welcome! Rest!"

But then I have mixed feelings about Death. I have no problem with the concept at large, but when it gets personal, its pretty hard to handle.

>191 jillmwo: >192 clamairy: Something actually unprecedented.

Jeff Beck: 1944 - 2023

Well crap. The man could play. Such precision with a style you could pick out in just a few chords.

Very sad news.

Lisa Marie Presley - younger than me but not by much. We have the same middle name.

>198 Bookmarque: glad she was able to see the actor who played her father win a Globe award

>198 Bookmarque: Much too young.

>198 Bookmarque: She’s a couple years older than me. I, too, share her middle name. Such sad news.

>198 Bookmarque: Didn't realize she was that close to my age. (less than 10 years is close to me these days.)

And I was wrong, she is actually 5 months older than me, but we were born in the same year and oh, I can't imagine dying now.

>203 Bookmarque: I believe heart disease ran in the family. Elvis died of heart attack at 42 and his mother at 46, also of heart attack.

um I think there may have been drugs involved in Elvis's case. Stilll, that is way too young

Gina Lollobrigida, 95 years old

!wow thats an blast from the past! Long life well lived May her name be for a blessing

David Crosby.
:o(
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/rock-legend-david-crosby-dies-at-81

>208 clamairy:
:(

>208 clamairy: It's surprising he'd lasted as long as he did but it's still a hard one to take. RIP to a legend.

seems like my adolescene is disappearing one death at a time this year. Yikes And yes Im surprised too His music certainly touched a chord (sorry) in many peoples lives. May his name be for a blessing

>208 clamairy: So many classic songs. That's sad.

https://apnews.com/article/lloyd-morrisett-sesame-street-obit-4b908914021d5a0e12...

Lloyd Morrisett co founder of sesame street

He created a wonderful thing.

Annie Wersching, only 45. Cancer. :(
https://www.yahoo.com/news/24-runaways-actor-annie-wersching-210229961.html

Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Adams, age 64
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lisa-loring-original-wednesday-addams-055658062.html

>215 gilroy: & >216 gilroy: Oh no... :o(

A twofer...

Cindy Williams, best known for her role as Shirley Feeney on the TV show Laverne And Shirley at age 75

https://www.audacy.com/wcbs880/entertainment/laverne-shirley-actor-cindy-william...

"Bob" Born, the "father" of Peeps candies at age 98

https://www.audacy.com/wcbs880/news/business/father-of-peeps-marshmallow-candies...

The originsl Wednesday Adamms has died. She was my role model for a bit...gosh she was only 64, younger than me

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/entertainment/lisa-loring-wednesday-addams-dead-i...

>218 rastaphrog: No, not Cindy.
That's right in the childhood...

Another one right in the late teens/early twenties: Burt Bacharach (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/09/burt-bacharach-obituary).

>221 haydninvienna: my favorite Bacharach song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woKKnEn8h9w

>221 haydninvienna: This is my big remember
https://youtu.be/d3RlIjj8l-Q

>221 haydninvienna: This is my favourite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYwhvD2-fYw

Raquel Welch aged 82

An icon.

Richard Belzer, Age 78
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/richard-belzer-dead-183347502.html

>226 gilroy: Oh no...

tom whitlock writer of Top Gun songs Danger Zone and Take my breath away

Well poop. Tom Sizemore died of a brain aneurism yesterday. I just watched him in The Relic the other day. Maybe not up to his usual standard, but fun anyway. It's based on this book - Relic.

Last remaining member of the original Lynyrd Skynyrd band has passed away at 71:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/gary-rossington-dies-guitarist-and-last-sur...

Chaim Topol of Fiddler on the Roof fame: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64898895

>231 hfglen: aw, shucks.

I did always wonder why Zero Mostel did not play Tevye in the film, as he was in the original broadway show. But Topol was very good in it

has anyone watched his film Sallah Shabati? Looks interesting.