In a way. Her last years were spent dealing with MS and other ailments, so I think she would have been satisfied at her run ending at 79. She really re-defined comedy. I see so many actors like Kaley Cuoco who seem to be channeling Teri at times. For me she will always be singing "Roll, roll, roll in ze hay."
Tony Todd has passed at the age of 69. He had a prolific career in film and television, including one of my favourite spec-fic movies The Man From Earth, but I will always remember him for his characters on Star Trek, especially his portrayal of Kurn, son of Mogh - Worf's brother.
Yeah, that Night of the Living Dead remake was boss, as the kids say today. I loved it. I always think of him as Candyman ("Sweets to the sweet."), which was from Clive Barker's "The Forbidden", an excellent story. I watched both of those Candyman movies in the theater because I was really into Clive Barker movies & books back in the day. He was so good on Star Trek. It was that voice. Perfect baritone. RIP, Tony. I wish you had more time.
Alice Brock of Arlo Guthrie’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ fame died. She was 83. https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/23/us/alice-brock-alices-restaurant-death/index.html
All those 8x10 color glossy pictures with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one.
Jim Abrahams, one of the co-creators of the modern spoof-movie genre (Airplane!, The Naked Gun, Top Secret, etc) has passed. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/26/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-naked-gun
Oh. RIP, Jim. His films (except for The Naked Gun 2, which I thought was slightly repetitive) were genuinely funny and interesting.
Japanese idol and actress Miho Nakayama has died at age 54. The cause of death hasn't been confirmed but it's possible she experienced a rapid change in blood pressure from after entering a hot bad which lead to unconsciousness and drowning. Apparently this is not an uncommon phenomenon in Japan. I became aware of this banger about a year ago. Forgive the sound quality but I'd rather link a live performance in this thread:
Juliet is dead. Olivia Hussey, aged 73 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/28/olivia-hussey-star-of-1968-romeo-and-juliet-film-dies-aged-73
Hmm. Well, she was 17 at the time, which is just right for playing Juliet. I definitely enjoyed her performance as Rosalie Otterbourne in the 1978 Death on the Nile, which had lots of other good actors - Peter Ustinov, Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, David Niven, Mia Farrow etc. RIP Olivia
Jimmy Carter dead at 100. https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-brilliant-life-and-troubled-presidency-of-jimmy-carter-212527050.html
I've always had a such a respect for him. They liked to criticize him politically, but he was a man with integrity.
He was certainly a great former president. I'm a shade too young (I remember him losing to Reagan when I was in elementary school) to have any personal opinions on his presidency and haven't really read up on it much, but his post-presidential life and work with Habitat for Humanity, in my opinion, are far more impressive than anything his successors* have gotten up to upon leaving office. *Reagan gets a pass due to his health issues. No debate room.
Like Iain, I'm too young to have any opinions on Carter's presidency (I was not yet in kindergarten when he lost to Reagan). But having been born in Israel, I remember growing up and feeling grateful to him for having organised and hosted the Camp David Accords, the agreements that ended hostilities with Egypt. As I grew up and read a little more about Carter, two things appealed to me about him: his honesty and his self-deprecating humour. I recall reading a story about him: while visiting Egypt on a state visit, he was told that the Great Pyramid of Giza had taken twenty years to build. His reply was: "I'm surprised that a government organization could do it that quickly." I would love to see more politicians who aren't afraid to let fly with those kinds of jokes. Too many people in politics mistake aggressiveness for wit. They could stand to take a lesson or two from Jimmy, a man that didn't seem to take politics too seriously. Speaking of which, I googled his humour and found this article in the L.A. Times about him. I thought it was enjoyable, and hope you like it too. (Nothing political, just memories of the man).
I wouldn't agree he was a terrible president - there have been worse. He was overwhelmed by the scope of the office and tried to micromanage too much. I attribute that to his training as a junior nuclear engineering officer.
Wayne Osmond, member of family band The Osmonds. He was 73. I remember as a kid in dance class a routine we did to "Down by the Lazy River." Love that song.
Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul And Mary. His song "Puff, the Magic Dragon" was one of the best children's songs ever written (and had nothing to do with drugs, despite the rumors). He was a gentle soul, involving people in music and progressive thought. He will be missed.
A quick wikipedia check gave me the answer: - Peter Yarrow passed away recently, as JLT pointed out. - Paul Stookey is still alive, though he's 87 now. - Mary Travers passed away in 2009.
