Mine Field Celebrity Deathday Thread

[CaptainWacky]

I remember his Sandman stuff. Did he not leave in some slightly controversial way?

(Google says he just felt he was the wrong artist for it...I think I'm thinking of someone else.)

 

[whisky]

Varalie Perrin, miss Teshmarker, and female star of village people film you can't stop the music, 82.

 

[CaptainWacky]

I'm a real SLACKER for not posting this sooner: https://www.backtothefuture.com/new...-the-futures-mr-strickland-has-died-at-age-94

 

[whisky]

Died before he could see the new heman fulm

 

[Dr Dave]

I'm a real SLACKER for not posting this sooner: https://www.backtothefuture.com/new...-the-futures-mr-strickland-has-died-at-age-94

He was also in Top Gun.

 

[The Beer Hall Pooch]

Three Dog Night's Chuck Negron, voice behind 'Joy to the World,' dead at 83

Three Dog Night founding member Chuck Negron died Monday at 83 from complications of heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his home.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

I just watched The Big Chill a few nights ago... RIP

 

[Kyehlar]

Patrick Muldoon - Days of our Lives, Melrose Place, Starship Troopers - 57

Patrick Muldoon, Star of 'Melrose Place,' 'Starship Troopers,' Dead at 57

Actor Patrick Muldoon, who starred in 'Days of Our Lives,' 'Melrose Place,' and 'Starship Troppers,' died at 57.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Volpone]

RIP, David Allan Coe:

 

[CaptainWacky]

Tom Kane, prolific voice actor, best known by me for Clone Wars: https://www.starwars.com/news/tom-kane

 

[Kyehlar]

Kyle Busch, NASCAR Driver, sudden severe illness at 41

https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/48838614/nascar-icon-kyle-busch-dies-age-41

 

[Dr Dave]

That was a surprising one.

 

[whisky]

There was the guy who played Villa in Blake's 7 too, but not sure any other than me watched that.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Judith Chalmers died and I thought "wasn's she murdered on her doorstep by a gunman?" (That was Jill Dando.) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgz8vp28nlo

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Sonny Rollins, legendary jazz saxophonist (95)

Sonny Rollins, Jazz’s Saxophone Colossus and Greatest Improvisor, Dead at 95 - Rolling Stone



But all of you have heard his sax before, you just didn't realize it:

 

[Phil Collins]

There was the guy who played Villa in Blake's 7 too, but not sure any other than me watched that.

I've seen it, I want the blu rays because they redid the shoddy VFX with period-accurate less shoddy VFX and upscaled the whole thing into HD. Unfortunately I don't live on nonce island so I will eventually pirate them.

 

[whisky]

Marcia Lucas, ex wife of George, and the reason the OT didn't suck.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Kelly Curtis, sister of Jamie Lee Curtis (69).

Curtis was also an actor, and appeared in the DS9 episode Captive Pursuit. The episode won an Emmy for Makeup Design.

 

[The Beer Hall Pooch]

Caitlin O'Heaney. Aged 72. Died May 18.

Mostly known for Tales of the Gold Monkey and The Charmings.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Peabo Bryson, R&B / Pop / Jazz singer, 75.

He's known for his Disney themes, but I like these jazzier cuts...