Rolling Obituary Thread 2013

At the suggestion of a pal, actor John Wayne, he carried around autographed cards of himself to give away. He enjoyed doing magic tricks for kids and was fond of pulling out a harmonica to entertain crowds with a favorite, "The Wabash Cannonball."

On top of everything else, this is what makes a hero. RIP

Aw that AP story made me cry. RIP

yeah that was a lovely obit

RIP Stan the Man.

:(

Michael Winner apparently

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21123532

http://www.spin.com/articles/ohio-players-leroy-sugarfoot-bonner-dead?utm_source=spintwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=spintwitter

oh no:(

too young

Stanley Karnow, journalist whose Vietnam War history became a PBS landmark:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/arts/television/stanley-karnow-historian-and-journalist-dies-at-87.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/arts/music/butch-morris-dies-at-65-creator-of-conduction.html?hpw&_r=0&pagewanted=print

January 29, 2013
Butch Morris Dies at 65; Creator of ‘Conduction’
By BEN RATLIFF

Butch Morris, who created a distinctive form of large-ensemble music built on collective improvisation that he single-handedly directed and shaped, died on Tuesday in Brooklyn. He was 65.

The cause was cancer, said Kim Smith, his publicist and friend. Mr. Morris, who lived in the East Village, died at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fort Hamilton.

:-(

patty andrews, last surviving andrews sister

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/patty-andrews-last-surviving-member-of-singing-andrews-sisters-dead-at-94/2013/01/30/a927e6ba-6b2a-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_story.html

no longer surviving. :(

Now all under the apple tree in heaven...

I just watched Buck Privates yesterday. RIP

I have a great picture of my Grandad (then in his seventies) and a couple of his pals dressed as the Andrews Sisters.

http://www.newsoxy.com/entertainment/ann-rabson-dies-114094.html

Ann Rabson, co-leader of longtime all-women Virginia blues group Saffire dies of cancer

ah, the Uppity Blues Women.... they were a fixture around here for decades

Andre Cassagnes, inventor of the Etch A Sketch--practically hi-tech when I was a kid:

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/02/inventor-of-100-million-selling-etch-a-sketch-dead-at-86-company-announces/

Mitt Romney to deliver eulogy.

bringing whole etch a sketches full of women

http://www.soultracks.com/story-cecil-womack-dies

teardrops by womack & womack

How do I get a mod to add a (RIP Cecil Womack) to this ilm thread?

Thanks.

Below from other roling obit thread:

André Cassagnes, Etch A Sketch Inventor, Is Dead at 86

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RIP Reg Presley, lead singer of the Troggs

― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Tuesday, February 5, 2013 6:10 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

rolling

Arpad Miklos, gay porn (and music video) star.

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/07/mass-effect-2-zaeed-actor-robin-sachs-passes-away-at-61/

Robin Sachs

http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/remembering-donald-byrd-349#axzz2KLKLdg8W

Remembering Donald Byrd
Eugene Holley, Jr. reflects on the magic and music of the jazz legend, who passed away this week at the age of 80
By Eugene Holley, Jr.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1538546/jazz-great-donald-byrd-dead-nephew-says

Donald Byrd Dead: Legendary Jazz Musician Dies At Age 80
Posted: 02/07/2013 5:01 pm EST | Updated: 02/07/2013 5:07 pm EST

Legendary jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd died earlier this week at the age of 80, but news of his death was only just confirmed.

Amoeba reports that Byrd's nephew, Alex Bugnon, confirmed via Facebook that his uncle died on Feb. 4, adding that for an unexplained reason other family members were trying to keep the news of his death private.

"I have no more patience for this unnecessary shroud of secrecy placed over his death by certain members of his immediate family," wrote Bugnon.

Alan Sharp, screenwriter of Night Moves and Ulzana's Raid:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/topic/obituaries

damn, two of the best scripts of that era

those are a couple of nicely harsh movies. rob roy is classic imo too.

I don't, but i can see the similar tone in RR (had forgotten the same guy was the writer)

I've never seen The Hired Hand--just lazy, I know it's on DVD. I did give up on The Osterman Weekend after about 20 minutes once.

R.I.P. Shadow Morton

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/2013/02/16/76d3ebba-5f44-11e2-a389-ee565c81c565_story.html

Recluse Tandyn Almer wrote Along Comes Mary and did other interesting things

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9876075/Tony-Sheridan.html

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a459670/mr-and-mrs-host-derek-batey-dies-aged-84.html

RIP, Jerry Buss:

http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2013/2/18/4000992/lakers-dr-jerry-buss-has-passed-away-cancer

former duke basketball player phil henderson, best known for dunking on alonzo mourning in 1989. he was 44.

richard briers

Donald Richie, scholar/critic of Japanese film and culture

http://www.fandor.com/blog/daily-donald-richie-1924-2013

Kevin Ayers, the founding member of 1960s psychedelic band Soft Machine, has died aged 68.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21517041

Wow, Richie was a nice guy, the few times I talked to him. And Kevin Ayers! Sad.

Awww RIP Bob Godfrey of Henry's Cat and Roobarb fame (also that Isambard Kingdom Brunel cartoon I was allowed to stay up late and watch a couple of times) (also an animated Kama Sutra which I have never seen)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21552718

Two Roobarb-connected deaths in the space of a week!

RIP

ray cusick

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/Dalek_2010_Redesign.jpg/200px-Dalek_2010_Redesign.jpg

RIP, Cleotha Staples, who was the oldest, apart from Pops of course: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/arts/music/cleotha-staples-of-the-staple-singers-dies-at-78.html?_r=0.

Van Cliburn

David Coleman

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25476438

!

Lord Infamous of Three 6 Mafia? The only mention I can find is via Gangsta Boo's twitter, but they were of the same group: https://twitter.com/GangstaBooQOM/status/414422057959424000

aw fuck that's really sad

Skip first 15 seconds of music, then...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCHrtO9WhSs

Diomedes Diaz died! http://www.elespectador.com/entretenimiento/murio-diomedes-diaz-articulo-465606

As did yer man who invented the Kalashnikov (I only learned a couple of weeks ago that he was still alive) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25497013

Rest in Peace, Ben Curtis:

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2013/12/benjamin_curtis_rip.php

:-(

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/12/30/jerry-fine-the-man-who-made-superman-happen-dies-at-age-97

Jerry Fine, the man that introduced Jerry Siegel to Joe Shuster, and therefore is a majot player in the creation of Superman.

Eiichi Ohtaki of 1970s Japanese band Happy End :

http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/singer-songwriter-eiichi-ohtaki-dies-after-collapsing-at-home

John Fortune

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/british-comedian-john-fortune-dies-at-the-age-of-74-1.1641371

Yeah, just saw that. RIP John.

Golden age car racing figure (and STP guy) Andy Granatelli

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/sports/autoracing/andy-granatelli-dies-at-90-revved-businesses-and-cars.html

James Avery, aka Uncle Phil from the Fresh Prince

Shouldn't there be a new thread?

aw, the shredder!

yeah, bummer

Started it: Rolling Obituary Thread 2014