Rolling Obituary Thread: 2018

https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/slain-photojournalist-shah-marai-n870146

Michael Anderson, director of The Dam Busters, Around the World in 80 Days, Logan's Run

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-michael-anderson-obituary-20180428-story.html

So by proxy he directed the last 20 minutes of Star Wars.

Logan's Run is sooooo bad but I love to watch it. The carousel/renewal sequence scared the absolute shit out of me when I was 11.

The martial arts community, in the Washington region and beyond, is mourning the loss of grandmaster Jhoon Rhee. Affectionately known as the "Father of American Taekwondo,” Rhee died Monday morning at age 86.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7PEMGuA6tw

i've never seen The Dam Busters but that will be remedied soon

dj still, who was dj for noise-rap group dalek during the "from filthy tongues..."/"absence" era

https://www.facebook.com/dalekmusic/posts/10156365040039521

Drummer Jabo Starks. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/james-brown-drummer-john-jabo-starks-dead-at-79-w519743

:(((((((((((

Tony Kinman of The Dils, Rank And File, Blackbird
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-tony-kinman-dils-rank-file-obituary-20180503-story.html

critic-filmmaker-Cannes scout Pierre Rissient

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5624-pierre-rissient-man-of-cinema-dies-at-eighty-one

Italian Director Ermanno Olmi

http://variety.com/2018/film/global/ermanno-olmi-dead-dies-tree-of-wooden-clogs-1202800882/amp/

Il Posto is one of my favourite films ever.

George Deukmejian, former California governor (1983-1991)

A strange nonentity from this distance. Governor in my high school into undergrad years, not as overtly hateful as Wilson was later, at least.

He became governor when I was like 5 so he is burned on my brain as like "the first governor".

Ha, mine was Jerry Brown...so nothing changes!

Anne V Coates

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/may/09/anne-v-coates-obituary

Wow. A true wiz.

John W Robinson. SoCal hiking guide author - "Trails of the Angeles: 100 Hikes in the San Gabriels,” published in 1971 and now in its ninth edition.

https://www.sgvtribune.com/2018/05/09/john-w-robinson-legendary-author-of-hiking-guides-histories-of-southern-california-mountains-dies-at-88/

Feral House publisher Adam Parfrey:

http://deadline.com/2018/05/adam-parfrey-dies-feral-house-publisher-author-and-editor-of-forbidden-knowledge-was-61-1202388142/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna873286

frightened rabbit leader scott hutchison, 36

https://www.facebook.com/newmusicgathering/posts/1731245630263000

Matt Marks, one of the musicians in Alarm Will Sound, passed away yesterday. I don't really listen to that type of music much so am not really sure what the best rolling thread to post this to would be.

Dennis Nilsen

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/12/serial-killer-dennis-nilsen-dies-in-prison-aged-72

*gulp* Not expecting too many RIPs to be flying around there.

Never liked him

Aye, you say that now...

"his father was a Norwegian soldier who had travelled to Scotland in 1940 as part of the Free Norwegian Forces, following the Nazi occupation of Norway"

I blame Hitler myself!

He was mentioned on the serial killer thread, with the fact the the wiki entry on him was well-written, and damned if I didn't read the entire thing at work.

Gérard Hourbette, founder and leader of Art Zoyd.

Seems we missed Abraham "Abi" Ofarim

dennis nilsen, indulging in necrophilia in heaven tonight

Seems we missed Abraham "Abi" Ofarim

Can's former manager.

Last month, but also missed, Sergio Pitol:

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/04/16/farewell-sergio-pitol/

RIP, guy I’ve been very interested in reading for the past few years but so far haven’t gotten round to yet./pvmic

Dennis Nilsen outlived his arresting officer by 2.5 months (see upthread).

Tessa Jowell. RIP.

Will Alsop, architect.

For the massive window and amazing view from the children’s section of Peckham library, I thank you, Will.

Al Fritz, designer of the Schwinn Sting-Ray bicycle
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/05/11/business/al-fritz-inventor-of-the-sting-ray-bike-dies-at-88.html

Believe I had me one of those. RIP

Margot kidder

Totally great.

RIP Margot Kidder pic.twitter.com/0F1R6aWoZv

— Paranoid Bush (@paranoidliotta) May 14, 2018

karen allen still lives

Poor Margot. RIP :(

I was at a Toronto comic-con in the 00s and they had Kidder and Erica Durance (the Smallville Lois) next to each other for autographs, and all the guys were queuing for Durance instead of Kidder, and that’s when I realised nerds were dead to me now

Everyone knows Reeve = Superman but it’s just as true for Kidder

argh rip margot, you and christopher reeve were the great screwball comedians that made those movies work.

A Margot Kidder RIP poll.