Rolling Obituary Thread: 2018

The literary critic Christopher Lehmann-Haupt has died at 84. He wrote some 4,000 reviews and analyses for The New York Times over three decades. https://t.co/Plpn7arJtp

— New York Times Books (@nytimesbooks) November 8, 2018

Forgot about him. RIP

Glen Schwartz shoulda been a household name, but an early encounter with a Christian cult derailed him and his career. Was infamous for gigs in which he would scream weird hateful evangelical stuff and then burn everyone down with brilliant guitar playing -- his work with the All-Saved Freak Band is worth checking out, as is Jeff Stevenson's book about him and the cult, Fortney Road.

Glen Schwartz shoulda been a household name, but an early encounter with a Christian cult derailed him and his career.

same

you are a household name though

ah but am i happy

Francis Lai, film composer of "A Man and a Woman" and "Love Story"

http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-francis-lai-20181109-story.html

Douglas Rain, Stratford Festival actor and voice of HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey, dies at 90

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/douglas-rain-stratford-festival-actor-and-voice-of-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey-dies-at-90-1.4172564

"Stop... I'm afraid"

Wow

Marvel's Stan Lee

'Nuff said.

STAN LEE IS DEAD, ALL HAIL CGI STAN LEE!

excelsior

RRRRRRIP!

Even though I have zero interest in comic books, comic book culture, superhero movies etc etc, I've still got to shout it, RIP STAN THE MAN!

He was a triv question just now on Tipping point, the contestant got the answer wrong but hey.

I got to thinking it was quite cool that the creator of Spiderman was still around.

He still is!</controvery>

It's kind of hilarious that comic book guys seem to hate him when he's the only comic book guy non-comic book guys have ever heard of.

He still is!</controvery>

― Always noble, with stunning good looks and genious IQ (Old Lunch)

Ditto died in June.

xp

it's like non-music guys and the Beatles

Well, same as.

"You like rock music wow? You must like Ozzy"

*Ditko*

it's like non-music guys and the Beatles

Not really, because the Beatles are unfortunately popular with music guys too.

Dude, it's me

Fuck stan lee btw

(xp) lol

Forgot about Ditko dying! Please stop dying, comics people!

As I alluded to in another thread, there are plenty of legit reasons to criticize Stan, but he seemed like a pretty amiable dude and, if nothing else, he was a solid cheerleader for that little corner of the comics world to the broader world beyond.

I'm cool with people in their 90s dying. #challopcelsior

Local Cleveland writer and journalist Nikki Delamotte. Not someone well-known, obviously, but she was a casual friend of mine (I just saw her right before Halloween) and was a much-beloved booster of the Cleveland music, arts, food and culture scenes. She was shot and killed over the weekend, apparently while visiting family in Toledo. Details are still somewhat sketchy. She was just the nicest, sweetest person, a terrific writer and a wonderful chronicler of Northeast Ohio. As it happens she once rounded up a bunch of her own favorite pieces at

This year, I had the chance to tell stories about so many Clevelanders that make me really proud to live here. A few of my favorites in this thread.

— nikki delamotte (@nikkidelamotte) December 31, 2017

thanks for sharing, Eliza, I will def check those pieces out. RIP

Yeah, I just saw a guy I know - a former editor at Cleveland-based Alternative Press - tweet about Delamotte. Sucks.

Apparently her uncle killed her then himself.

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2018/11/woman-man-found-dead-at-wood-county-trailer-park-where-clevelandcom-reporter-nikki-delamotte-reported-missing.html

Jesus, that's awful

David Pearson, second only to Richard Petty in NASCAR wins.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/obituaries/david-pearson-nascar-dead.html

RIP. Pearson was my fave of the old school NASCAR drivers

“Herbert London, a self-described ‘New York liberal mugged by reality’ who was transformed into an eloquent and consistently conservative academic, social critic and political candidate, died on Saturday in Manhattan. He was 79. The cause was complications of heart failure, his wife, Vicki London said. A 6-foot-5 former scholastic basketball star and incipient pop singer, Dr. London later was a founding dean of the innovative Gallatin School for Individualized Study at New York University and a prolific voice for scholarly think tanks. He interrupted his career to seek elective office in New York State. In 1989, Dr. London briefly sought the Republican mayoral nomination in New York City." - Sam Roberts, NYT

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46209959

Babs Beverley, leaving only one surviving Sister.

Aw :(

I just got word that Katherine MacGregor passed away yesterday.

This woman taught me so much...
about acting...
vintage jewelry...
life.
She was outspoken and hilariously funny. A… https://t.co/I4F9XA1Fa4

— Melissa Gilbert (@MEGBusfield) November 14, 2018

R.I.P. Mrs. Oleson

aw ;_;

Roy Clark

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/country-star-roy-clark-has-died-at-age-85-according-to-his-publicist/2018/11/15/724c5d7a-e8fa-11e8-8449-1ff263609a31_story.html

Good lord could the man cook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlrcNtH5pu8

Used to live in my tiny town; was always friendly at the post office. RIP Roy.

a+ guitar face

rip roy ;(

Another Mick Fleetwood School of Concentration graduate.

Hee-Haw was, without doubt, part of my childhood--more than even Laugh-In, in that it lasted longer.

Same thing with Jerry Reed when he died, I knew them as sort of comic relief on Hee Haw and Cannonball Run and didn’t realize how fucking good they were at playing the guitar

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/16/butch-cassidy-and-princess-bride-scriptwriter-william-goldman-dies-aged-87