Rolling Obituary Thread: 2020

Bud Krogh, first Nixon staffer to go to prison

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Egil-Krogh-the-Nixon-Plumber-who-approved-14990525.php

Directed it, cowrote it with the team and had to pull off this scene in particular wearing nothing but a fake beard. (The sheer physical comedy of him capering off towards the juniper bush is amazing.) Hero.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDFZflAfhy0

The funniest Python by miles. RIP

eric idle is an arsehole or just an annoying dick

Idle sued the recently late Neil Innes into bankruptcy, due to jealousy over Innes being funnier & more talented than himself.

Didn't realize those were valid grounds for a suit. Appears I need to have a talk with my lawyer.

Jack Kehoe, actor in about everything from 1971 on:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-kehoe-dead-actor-serpico-sting-car-wash-was-85-1272008

always good to see him pop up (well until now)

Jones in 2004, on Donald Rumsfeld

eric idle is an arsehole or just an annoying dick

Idle sued the recently late Neil Innes into bankruptcy, due to jealousy over Innes being funnier & more talented than himself.

― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Wednesday, January 22, 2020 8:16 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

Do you have any links about this? I mean I believe you, just would like to find out more and google and wikipedia aren't helpful.

I read a long piece about this years ago - will try to find

The breakup of the Rutles and why A Certain Monty Python Troupe Member is apparently a piece of bad work

oof, ok, definite arsehole.

Who's the 1? Palin?

Yeah, Palin. Famously he's the one everyone in and out of the circle says is the truly nice guy -- which is why Gilliam cast him in the role he did for Brazil.

And speaking of Palin, sadly:

Michael Palin in this interview 💔 #TerryJones pic.twitter.com/CM2dWqsRZZ

— Declan Cashin (@Tweet_Dec) January 22, 2020

PBS Newsman Jim Lehrer

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/business/media/jim-lehrer-dead.html

the 'evenhandedness' of the NewsHour has a lot to answer for

including David Brooks

worse: William Safire

mny impression is that they were less "bothsides" in the '70s, but when wingnuts threatened PBS's budget they self-castrated accordingly

Honestly, I think News Hour handles this better than most TV news.

They do, but it’s a low bar.

John Karlen, of Dark Shadows, Cagney and Lacey, Daughters of Darkness fame

https://deadline.com/2020/01/john-karlen-dead-dark-shadows-cagney-lacey-emmy-award-obituary-1202839383/

"Mary-Bet'!"

Love John Karlen on Dark Shadows, he always brought a little Method style intensity to even the most mundane scene.

French Connection detective and film producer Sonny Grosso

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-french-connection-detective-sonny-grosso-dead-20200123-5sytwz5pzfanbglfiffhhrdcjq-story.html

I forget where I first heard about him — want to say he hosted a show at some point. Maybe Top Cops? He also produced a good Canadian TV cop drama, Night Heat, which is always catch late nights in syndication. As far as I can remember it didn’t mention the city where it took place (though it was filmed in Toronto) so it was a bit uncanny valley in that Canadian way.

Sean Reinert, drummer for the bands Death and Cynic.

man, he was such a good drummer.

what the fuck!!!!

He'd had a lot of health issues hadn't he? None fatal though, I didn't think.

oh no that is terrible. a powerhouse of a drummer, technical and witty and just great.

Ah shit. What a drummer.

Phew. Per TMZ, Kobe Bryant:

https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/

Jesus

wtf

I know nothing about basketball and haven't the slightest interest in finding out anything about it and I'm still, like, wtf?

Yeah, me too

Wow

And an Oscar winner! Damn.

Spoke to a family member. They confirmed it. This is nuts.

— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) January 26, 2020

he was almost in Uncut Gems before Kevin Garnett.. for a sec I was thinking was he that basketball player, not knowing anything about the sport.

I guess it goes without saying but it’s appalling that we’ve got people dying in helicopter crashes.

the Grammys are in LA at the STaples Center tonight. this is going to be a pretty somber awards ceremony.

fuuuucking hell

holy fuck

Holy heck

ESPN confirmed ex-laker Rick Fox also was on board. RIP.

— Twiter Rando (@Twiter_Rando) January 26, 2020

The rape accusation will come up soon, I suppose.

Rick Fox too? fuuuuuck

xpost

Good lord