Rolling Obituary Thread: 2019

how much time did you think (either) Rip spent in the makeup chair?

never saw that torn/mailer fight before, holy shit! rip was a fucking madman
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a28350285/rip-torn-norman-mailer-fight-maidstone/

Jim Bouton, pitcher, writer, and Terry Lennox.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/f1/db/53f1dbfebe8551291f15ebe3450db3fb.jpg

RIP Jim; last saw him in NY 2 years ago and he was deteriorating.

seems as tho the seminal irish club circuit standup and sometime fr ted guest star brendan grace has gone.

he had his fun.

Ball Four had such a huge influence on me (read it at exactly the right time, when I was 15 or 16 and hating my basketball coach). Something I wrote a few years ago.

Denise Nickerson AKA Violet Beauregarde

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48947783

The Volkswagen Beetle
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/volkswagen-presents-the-last-beetle/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/arts/music/jerry-lawson-dead.html

Jerry Lawson, original lead singer from a cappella soul group the Persuasions, first formed in Brooklyn in 1962

https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/7440/viz-man-dies

Comedy character actor Charles Levin, a classic HITG who appeared in tons of things:

https://deadline.com/2019/07/remains-seinfeld-night-court-charles-levin-oregon-1202646193/

My choice of immortal role — he’s the record store guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv5FwzRBc_Y

Wow, what a horrible story in that link.

Yeah, pretty grim

oh thats awful. we’ve been rewatching Hill Street Blues & he had a recurring role as an informant in a few episodes, he’s so good

Johnny Clegg.

Pete Townshend's guitar tech Alan Rogan:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/arts/alan-rogan-dead.html

Four days before their recent Wembley show - Pete gave a touching tribute there

:(

Legendary baseball journeyman Don Mossi.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51oOJlNWJoL._SY445_.jpg

His Wikipedia entry says he was the last living member of the '54 Cleveland pitching staff (one of the greatest ever). But for the real reason why he's famous, check The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book (or look at the card above).

Never heard of the guy but I bet he was probably only 27 when that photo was taken - sportsmen looked so old in those days.

hope the coffin's wide enough

I heard it was often said he was a good listener.

Cesar Pelli, architect, 92.

Paul Krassner, from when there was American satire

https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-paul-krassner-2050-story.html

aw RIP

the mere mention of his name makes me wistful for skullfucking

throatfucking!

even better. i stand corrected <3

Variety obit. https://variety.com/2019/music/news/paul-krassner-satirist-yippies-co-founder-and-counter-culture-figure-dies-at-87-1203275013/?fbclid=IwAR37aMmvhB6Z6aZ-8JMhU9ARLeb8CWuOlycHavWq0qJMAlyfnDX96XvqaoI

Flashback to the late 80s when AMOK Books was at its original location on Hyperion. Krassner would often just be there hanging out and would talk to anyone. Funny as fuck guide to the Iran Contra years of the underground.

The god Art Neville.

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/keith_spera/article_4059d432-ac9f-11e9-9615-9f5f01d9ebd6.html

Dr. John, Dave Bartholomew AND Art Neville in the space of...not even two full months. Insane, sad.

Bummer, RIP Art.

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David Hedison, the original Fly

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/david-hedison-dead-dies-the-fly-voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-1203275257/

Christopher Kraft of NASA Mission Control

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/news/chris-kraft-first-flight-director-nasa-dies-95-ncna1032691

rutger hauer

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rutger-hauer-dead-dies-blade-runner-co-star-1203278050/

I'll always remember him in a cage in that interminable courtroom sequence at the end of Eureka

Not bad, 37 years after saying "time to die."

he was reliably entertaining in a whole bunch of crazy shit. RIP madman.

Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Flesh + Blood and The Blood of Heroes are all-time for me. And he could be a pretty hilarious interview subject.

https://67d860664f4b00793cde-967809c7cbb0f14b111df13fc72409e5.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/fiona/editionfilm/12eb5fd3-4caa-4acf-b87b-61131b4c0b48.jpg

RIP

RIP

Oh damn it!!

He was good all the way up to his season of CHANNEL ZERO last year.

aw shit :(

how tf did Gene Hackman outlive him

he is no longer . . . surviving the game

RIP Anner Bylsma, Dutch cellist, 85.

His take on Bach's cello suites was just perfect.

Bryan Magee, philosopher and populariser of the subject