The Notable Death Thread

After living in California most of my life, we generally tried to forget her.

 

Farewell Shinji Tanimura.





(I think he actually died about a week ago but it either has just been announced or missed it from other news in the West)

 

Suzanne Somers (October 16, 1946 – October 15, 2023) best known for her role as Chrissy on 1970s TV show Three's Company

 

Night Court’ actor Richard Moll dead at 80

 

Shit, this is a surprising and disturbing one. Apparently, he drowned at home.

 

yep. normally i dont pay attention to celeb deaths, because 10/10 they were old and/or declined in health. but this is right up there with Anton Yelchin

 

Whenever another rock star bites the bullet, there's a very cynical DJ at my local rock station who says "Gee, I wonder what the cause was?" Because it's almost always drug/alcohol addiction related. People get mad, but usually he's right. And to some degree, though not as predictably, it extends into the world of actors (especially if they're child actors) and celebrities in general. They all have easy access to that world of drugs and money that can ruin your life if you aren't careful, plus the pressure of being performing artists. I guess it's also largely true for runway models, who tend to marry rock stars. They have all the same factors in their lives. Fame and fortune ain't always what it's cracked up to be, folks.

 

That's really too bad. Seems like he was a cool dude, and coasting on residuals isn't such a bad way to sunset. It would have been nice if he'd gotten a few more years.

 

Former Oscars president and cinematographer John Bailey passed away aged 81

Former Oscars president John Bailey dies aged 81 (msn.com)

 

I thought someone would have posted this sooner, but Thomas (Ken) Mattingly passed away. https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-administrator-remembers-apollo-astronaut-thomas-k-mattingly-ii/

He fell sick before Apollo 13 took off and was replaced by Jack Swigert. Was instrumental in working out the re-powering up procedure that got Apollo 13 home. Laster Mattingly was Commander of Apollo 16, STS-4, and STS-51C.

 

Rosalynn Carter has passed:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/first-lady-rosalynn-carter-dies_n_6481303ae4b027d92f8a7267

 

Captain Don Walsh, aged 92, passed away.

He, along with Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard, dived the Mariana Trench in 1960.

World-famous Mariana Trench explorer and deep sea-legend, dies (msn.com)

 

Actress Frances Sternhagen, dead at 93.

 

The name isn't familiar, but I've seen that face, a LOT, on all kinds of shows and maybe movies.

 

Henry Kissinger made it to 100.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html

 

How strange. A friend and I were just talking about him this afternoon.

 

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Pretty sure we don't celebrate peoples' deaths here.

 

The bells have rung out a final time:

Shane MacGowan, gone at 65.

Both a shame he went so early and a miracle he lasted this long.

 

Alastair Darling, Lord Darling, the former Labour Chancellor is dead, darling.