Rolling Obituary Thread: 2017

I watched the hell out of Batman re-runs as a kid. RIP

^^^

I'm also in that demo

If 10 years' worth of family slides weren't currently being looked for, I could post a photo of me in my Bat Cape circa 1966.

In 1983, Adam West wrote a short op-ed about video games. In 2017, I'm tearing up reading it. Sleep easy, Mr. West. And thank you. pic.twitter.com/1J1ouqHDRe

— Liz Finnegan (@TheGingerarchy) June 10, 2017

aw man <3

I watched the hell out of Batman first-run AND re-runs as a kid. RIP

thank you for inoculating me against DEADLY SERIOUS comic-book bullshit

Folksinger Rosalie Sorrels.

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article155658024.html

Anita Pallenberg, apparently

Noooooooo! One of my better interviewees.

Thanks for that "Lookwell" pilot link!

juan goytisolo. spanish writer.

Aleksey Batalov of The Cranes Are Flying, The Lady With The Dog, Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears, etc.

And he narrated Hedgehog in the Fog! RIP

LA city hall tonight.

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19105842_10155568695807427_3489688370962722742_n.jpg?oh=af18debe735b5f1cd2f41c7b1f506cef&oe=59D03461

aw A<3

Helmut Kohl dead?

http://wtop.com/europe/2017/06/german-political-party-helmut-kohl-the-chancellor-credited-with-german-reunification-has-died-at-87/

The Guardian obit goes on about how BIG the guy was to a really alarming degree. Like he was Riesige Heuhaufen or something.

He did preside over some pretty important events, if a regional nonentity like Thatcher can get all the attention she gets...

John G. Avildsen

Thought he died years ago, then realized I was thinking of Franklin J. Schnaffner

Schaffner

Ah man, Stephen Furst. Only 63.

https://deadline.com/2017/06/stephen-furst-dies-animal-house-obituary-1202115443/

aw :(

rip Flounder

xpost thanks (damn keyboard)

Brian Cant:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40335213

Oh no! Though I confess I thought he was dead. What a lovely voice though.

RIP

Bill Dana (aka Jose Jimenez)

Otto Warmbier, 22. Absolutely horrific.

"Don't go to North Korea." How can so many people be incapable of understanding a simple, five-word rule?

that is a sickening story, just horrible.

vividly recall being almost physically nauseated by all the rando facebook comments i stumbled across when he was convicted that all went "lol, he deserved it! what a moron!" can only assume all those ppl were future trump voters.

(not directed at unperson -- i think it's insane that there's a company that actually offers new year's and st patrick's day pub crawl tours of north korea, wtf.)

I would never say he deserved it, obviously. I'm just saying don't go to North Korea. Ever.

Clint Eastwood, apparently

Maybe. Still looking for a reputable source.

There was a snopes-displled rumor that he was found dead last month, so I guess it's in the air.

So weird - last week I was on a flight back to the UK from NYC and the photographer I was traveling with turned to me and said "Sad about Clint Eastwood, isn't it?" And I said "What?" And I realised he'd just woken up (it'd been 48 hours of red-eye flights and long hours) and dreamed that Clint Eastwood had died, but he was convinced he'd seen a headline about it earlier in the day while we were in transit, and he leaned over to the passenger next to us, a stranger, to see if she knew anything about it, knocking his jack and coke all over me in the process.

I dunno, malaysiandigest.com is reputable enough for me. RIP, big man.

I will make the prediction that if he is not dead, he will be dead soon.

Little known fact: Malaysia's national news agency, ever since "Every Which Way But Loose" was a big hit there thanks to orangutan preservation efforts, has a dedicated 24/7 Clint Eastwood desk.

can only assume all those ppl were future trump voters.

Obviously he didn't in any way deserve whatever happened to him, but there's a long history of dumb American tourists going to other places and assuming the local rules don't really apply to them, a very Trumpian trait.

Prodigy from Mobb Deep, at 42.

RIP, fucking loved The Infamous :(

Oh wow. That link made me realize I've never actually seen the video for Shook Ones before, which is basically a perfect song as far as I'm concerned.

I was just youtubing Right Back at You and feeling quite emotional for loads of different reasons:(

omg! Up North Trip was another classic.

Bill Dana (aka Jose Jimenez)

aaaand we'll just leave it there

Gabe Pressman, pioneering local TV reporter in NY since the '50s

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Gabe-Pressman-WNBC-Dead-430323423.html