The rolling RIP/obituary thread

John Cushnie, my favourite Gardeners' Question Time panellist.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8437119.stm

Maybe there should be new thread for new year?

John Cushnie, my favourite Gardeners' Question Time panellist

Ditto, he was a very funny guy.

I thought I was the only square round here :)

Always listen to GQT on iPlayer if I'm feeling fretful about the hydrangeas.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20334459,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+people%2Fheadlines+%28PEOPLE.com%3A+Top+Headlines%29

Singer Sandro, the 'Argentine Elvis,' Dies at 64

Maybe there should be new thread for new year?

Good idea... Here it is: The rolling RIP/obituary thread - 2010 edition

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/schmuck/ERNIEAAP.jpg

RIP Ernie Harwell, legendary Detroit Tigers radio announcer 1918-2010

Growing up in SE Michigan, WJR AM Detroit was on in my house & my dad's car ALL the time. My strongest memories of this are Paul Harvey's "The Rest of the Story" & this dude, who was the Tigers announcer for many, many years (55 seasons I read). My dad absolutely loved himm, to the extent that when he watched games at home, he would dial the volume down on the television & prop up an ancient single-speaker radio tuned to WJR. My dad even took me to an autograph signing at the downtown Jacobson's department store once. I was really young, but I remember EH seeming very genuinely gracious & friendly. He signed the foul ball I caught in Tiger Stadium '85!

Here is a quality feature from today's Detroit News - a list of misc. personal remembrances basically

he worked for other teams too, but Detroit for 40+ years.

abbey lincoln
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTGUkQQkttg

[aw crap, just saw new thread]

Pete Postlethwaite.

I kind of think he should have had his own thread. Seems to have been around for years, in lots of enjoyable films, all round good guy. So sad. RIP.

Check out The Muscle Market on youtube if you've got an hour to spare.

Postlethwaite was one of those actors who was always a real pleasure to watch, whatever he was in. 64 is no age at all. RIP.

Someone mentioned him on Distant Voices, Still Lives and he was excellent on that.

Thought he was older, he's been in so many things, real shame, liked him :(

Teena Marie RIP

RIP Anne Francis

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8k7m4e2TYeU/TCFjdzIrNsI/AAAAAAAAJCw/Xt6nTQ2MMY0/s400/rbbyaf.jpg

that just leaves me and Robby :(

Earl Holliman's still kicking.

terrible cook

Aw, man. Anne Francis. One of my first childhood crushes, thanks to "Honey West."

http://www.tvder60er.de/bilder/west.jpg

I was just watching Forbidden Planet on TCM a day or two ago.

http://davidmerryweather.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/forbiddenplanet_altaira.jpg

Altaira: [swiming in a pool] Come on in.
Commander John J. Adams: I didn’t bring my bathing suit.
Altaira: What’s a bathing suit?
Commander John J. Adams: [quickly turning his back] Oh, murder!

(i nearly posted that exact quote when nielsen died and everyone else was quoting airplane)

that was in the FP trailer!

John Howard Davies

For some reason I thought he'd died a few years ago. RIP JHD.

Thinking of Bob Spiers, maybe?

Nickolas Ashford

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mm_lnHVz4U

^^^ broke my damn heart yesterday

DJ Mehdi's reported to have died after falling from a balcony.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Apparently it was the roof of his apartment, and everybody with him fell except Riton who managed not to or something? Just horrific

Richard Hamilton

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/celeb/articles/2012/01/03/20120103soul-singer-robert-dickey-dies-72.html

aka Bobby Purify part of the duo that did "I'm Your Puppet"

Jennifer Miro of the Nuns.

http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/jennifer_miro_of_the_nuns_r.i.p

David Gold of the Canadian metal band Woods of Ypres.

http://exclaim.ca/News/woods_of_ypres_singer_david_gold_dies_at_31

Actually used to work with him years ago, back when he was first putting his band together. Hadn't seen him in a few years. Very funny, intelligent, talented and passionate guy. A terrible loss.

William Duell, character actor (Mr Sefelt in Cuckoo's Nest)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/theater/william-duell-puckish-character-actor-dies-at-88.html

Didn't know which one Mr. Sefelt was, but when I saw that he was in The Hustler, I figured out who he was.

I see there is also a Rolling RIP/obit 2012 thread. Maybe someone should ask a mod to decide whether to close this thread or not.

Rolling RIP/Obituary Thread 2012

Hal David
:(

Never heard of him before, but I'm not sure he would have wanted to be remembered this way: 'Snakes on a Plane' director David R. Ellis dies

"Cellular" is a great flick.

He also wanted to call Shark Night Untitled 3D Shark Thriller which would have been better.

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

RIP Reg Presley, lead singer of the Troggs

Rolling Obituary Thread 2013