Famous People Who Died

[Dropbear]

Tina Turner, Electrifying Entertainer and Feminist Hero, Dies at 83

After surviving years of domestic abuse, she had a No. 1 song with "What's Love Got to Do With It," starred in 'Beyond Thunderdome' and inspired a film and Broadway musical.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Dropbear]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/24/brian-shul-sr-71-fighter-blackbird-pilot-dies-at-75/

 

[ter1413]

Bill Lee Dies: Jazz Musician, Bob Dylan Collaborator, ‘Do The Right Thing’ Composer, Father Of Spike Lee, Was 94

Bill Lee, the accomplished jazz musician who collaborated with the likes of Cat Stevens, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan and also scored many of his son Spike Lee’s films, has died according to…

deadline.com

 

[ter1413]

Harvey Pitt, former SEC chair during Enron and 9/11, dead at 78

Harvey Pitt headed the SEC from 2001 to 2003 and then moved to head business consulting firm Kalorama Partners.

nypost.com

 

[Peak]

Andy Gilchrist, the Andy in Ask Andy About Clothes, an early and once lively forum for men's clothes, dating back to 2004, although I don't recall anybody ever asking Andy about anything, still it was an interesting place, still going, of which I am one of the two remaining members and maybe dying soon myself. Ya never know.

 

[ter1413]

‘Girl From Ipanema’ singer dead: Astrud Gilberto was 83

Astrud Gilberto, the bossa nova singer most famous for her recording of “Girl From Ipanema,” widely viewed as the unofficial cultural anthem of Brazil, has died at age 83.

nypost.com

 

[ter1413]

Norma Hunt, wife of late Chiefs founder and only woman to attend every Super Bowl, dies at 85

Norma Hunt, the second wife of the late Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt and the only woman to attend every Super Bowl, has died. She was 85. The Hunt family, which still owns the franchise, announced the passing of the Chiefs’ matriarch in a statement released by the team Sunday night. No...

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[Sammy Ambrose]

Andy Gilchrist, the Andy in Ask Andy About Clothes, an early and once lively forum for men's clothes, dating back to 2004, although I don't recall anybody ever asking Andy about anything, still it was an interesting place, still going, of which I am one of the two remaining members and maybe dying soon myself. Ya never know.

RIP Andy. A nice guy who did his best.

 

[Sammy Ambrose]

Andy Gilchrist, the Andy in Ask Andy About Clothes, an early and once lively forum for men's clothes, dating back to 2004, although I don't recall anybody ever asking Andy about anything, still it was an interesting place, still going, of which I am one of the two remaining members and maybe dying soon myself. Ya never know.

A good post from Crusty.

I am saddened to hear of Andy's passing, and of the circumstances surrounding it. This forum has been a part of my life for some fifteen years now, thanks to his efforts to create and maintain it. Very sad news indeed

 

[Jan Libourel]

Certainly one of the world's genuinely nice guys. As I remarked on at AAAC, if there is anything to the widespread belief in the immortality of the soul, I am confident Andy's in a good place.

 

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Pat Cooper, Angry Stand-Up Comedian, Dies at 93

The hyperactive nightclub performer presided over roasts at the Friars Club and was a regular on Ed Sullivan and Howard Stern's shows.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

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WWE Legend Iron Sheik Dead At 81

Wrestling legend The Iron Sheik, a former heavyweight champ and WWE Hall of Famer, has died at the age of 81, reps for the wrestler announced.

www.tmz.com

 

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Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has died. He had an enormous impact on American politics and religion. Robertson turned a tiny Virginia television station into the far-reaching Christian Broadcasting Network, where he hosted the flagship “700 Club” show for half a century. Robertson ran for...

apnews.com

 

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[Dropbear]

The Unabomber, Ted Kazinsky.

 

[Sammy Ambrose]

The Unabomber, Ted Kazinsky.

The dangers of over-thinking. Let's hope a Chabot doesn't advise similar action.

 

[Dropbear]

The dangers of over-thinking. Let's hope a Chabot doesn't advise similar action.

Not sure who that is, but Elon Musk could never be accused of over-thinking anything and is coming out as a Unabomber fanboy:

Elon Musk Suggests Unabomber May Have Been Right About Technology

Elon Musk suggested the Unabomber may have been right about the rise of tech creating too many problems for humanity.

www.forbes.com

 

[Sammy Ambrose]

Not sure who that is, but Elon Musk could never be accused of over-thinking anything and is coming out as a Unabomber fanboy:

Elon Musk Suggests Unabomber May Have Been Right About Technology

Elon Musk suggested the Unabomber may have been right about the rise of tech creating too many problems for humanity.

www.forbes.com

Exactly. The Harvard educated Unabomber, didn't like the direction in which the world was heading and provided the stone age solution of murder

 

[Jan Libourel]

WWE Legend Iron Sheik Dead At 81

Wrestling legend The Iron Sheik, a former heavyweight champ and WWE Hall of Famer, has died at the age of 81, reps for the wrestler announced.

www.tmz.com

Oh my! As a club swinger, I have to salute him as a master of the heavy clubs, even if they were nowhere close to the 75 pounds claimed for them. I strongly suspect, after discussing the weight of the sheikh's meels with an extremely knowledgeable man, that the claim that they weighed 75 pounds may have arisen from an honest mistake: The Iranians give the weight of their clubs for the pair, Indians and Westerners customarily give it for the single club. Thus, when asked about the weight of his clubs he gave an honest, if confusing answer. Thus, his individual clubs weighed 37.5 pounds apiece. This is quite plausible, and still means that he was one very strong SOB! I just recently completed over 100 swings with a pair of 5kg Indian mugdars and I am planning to graduate to a 6 or 7kg pair, and I know they will be quite challenging. According to some sources, the sheik and I were born on the very same day.

 

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Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi dead at 86

Berlusconi, who was 86, had been suffering from leukaemia “for some time” and had recently developed a lung infection.

nypost.com

 

[Fwiffo]

"It's absurd to even think that I would pay to have sex with a woman. It's something that has never happened even once in my life. I would consider it degrading,"

“I have reconnected with President Putin... He sent me 20 bottles of vodka and a really sweet letter for my birthday. I responded with 20 bottles of Lambrusco and a similarly sweet letter.”

 

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‘Hair’ and ‘Everwood’ actor Treat Williams dead at 71 following motorcycle accident

Williams is survived by his wife, Pam Van Sant, whom he married in 1988, and their two children, Gill and Elinor.

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[Dropbear]

Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89

“All the Pretty Horses,” “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men” were among his acclaimed books that explore a bleak world of violence and outsiders.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower, dies at 92

Ellsberg in 1969 secretly photocopied a 7,000-page study privately commissioned by the Defense Department which revealed the U.S. government knew early on the Vietnam War could not be won.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[ter1413]

‘Back To School’ actor Paxton Whitehead dead at 85

Veteran character actor Paxton Whitehead, who was nominated for a Tony for his performance in “Camelot,” died last Friday. He was 85.

nypost.com

 

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[ter1413]

Actor Julian Sands confirmed dead after going missing on winter hike in California

The "A Room With a View" star had last been seen on California's Mt. Baldy in January, right before a storm struck.

www.yahoo.com

 

[ter1413]

Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin dead at 89

Actor Alan Arkin, who earned an Oscar for his performance in 2007’s “Little Miss Sunshine” among dozens of other accolades, has died. The acclaimed stage and screen veteran was 89…

nypost.com

 

[ter1413]

Journey co-founder George Tickner dead: Band’s guitarist was 76

Tickner’s death was confirmed by co-founding member Neal Schon: “Godspeed, George… thank you for the music.”

nypost.com

 

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Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Lightness of Being author dies aged 94

The Czech novelist found himself silenced by the communist regime at home, but achieved international fame with playfully philosophical fiction

www.theguardian.com

 

[Dropbear]

Jane Birkin

 

[Fwiffo]

I do it for ter1413

Tony Bennett: Legendary singer dies aged 96

Tony Bennett, legendary singer who duetted with Aretha Franklin and Lady Gaga, dies aged 96.

www.bbc.com

It was nice to see the Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett collaboration. The first time I came across him was as a kid watching My Best Friend's Wedding with Julia Roberts. Back then he was the senior statesmen of crooners.

 

[ter1413]

Sinéad O’Connor, ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer, dead at 56

Sinead O’Connor, the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer, has died at the age of 56, according to The Irish Times. She released 10 studio albums during her record-setting career. Her re…

nypost.com

 

[belinmad]

Savile Row Tailor Edward Sexton Dies at 80

The tailor who dressed The Beatles and shook up Savile Row with business partner Tommy Nutter has died following a short illness.

wwd.com

 

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Paul Reubens dead: Pee-wee Herman actor was 70

Paul Reubens, the actor who made millions around the world laugh with his Pee-wee Herman character, has died. He was 70.

nypost.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Off to the big playhouse in the sky

 

[Dropbear]

Fez was killed off in the last minutes of season two

Angus Cloud, ‘Euphoria’ Star, Dies at 25

Angus Cloud, the actor best known for playing the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on HBO’s “Euphoria,” died Monday in Oakland, Calif. He was 25. The Oakland Fire…

variety.com

 

[Dropbear]

Paul Reubens dead: Pee-wee Herman actor was 70

Paul Reubens, the actor who made millions around the world laugh with his Pee-wee Herman character, has died. He was 70.

nypost.com

He’s whacking off in God’s theatre now.

 

[Dropbear]

Bob Barker, host of 'The Price is Right' for 30 years, dies

Bob Barker hosted 'The Price Is Right' for more than three decades and became one of the country's most prominent animal-rights activists.

www.latimes.com

 

[Fwiffo]

Mohamed Al Fayed: Former Harrods owner dies at 94

The high-profile Egyptian businessman lost his son Dodi in the car crash that killed Princess Diana.

www.bbc.com

Apparently he passed on Wednesday