In Memoriam: Celebrities

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Eugene Cernan
Naval Officer
Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan,, was an American naval officer and Naval Aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, fighter pilot, and NASA astronaut. He traveled into space three times: as Pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966, as Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969, and as Commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, the final Apollo lunar landing.

 

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William Peter Blatty
Writer
William Peter Blatty was an American writer and filmmaker best known for his 1971 novel The Exorcist and for the Academy Award-winning screenplay of its film adaptation. He also wrote and directed the sequel The Exorcist III. Some of his other notable works are the novels Elsewhere, Dimiter and Crazy.

 

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Miguel Ferrer
American Actor
Miguel José Ferrer was an American actor and voice actor mostly known for villainous roles, notably Bob Morton, the designer of the title character in RoboCop. He also voiced the antagonistic Hun leader Shan Yu in Mulan and Big Boss in Rio 2. Ferrer's other notable roles include Dr. Garret Macy on Crossing Jordan, NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger on NCIS: Los Angeles, Vice President Rodriguez in Iron Man 3, and FBI forensic pathologist Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks.

 

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Comedienne and actress Mary Tyler Moore has died aged 80 (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/arts/television/mary-tyler-moore-dead.html?_r=1)

 

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Mike Connors
American Actor
Mike Connors was an American actor best known for playing detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series, Mannix. Connors' acting career spanned six decades; in addition to his work on television, he appeared in numerous films.

 

[indigohex]

I have just heard this on the radio, but Sir John Hurt has died aged 77. He played Kane in Alien and Spaceballs (killed both times when an alien escaped from his body), Winston Smith in the 1984 dystopian film Nineteen Eighty Four and the War Doctor in Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special The Day of the Doctor (John Hurt, Oscar-Nominated Star of 'The Elephant Man,' Dies at 77 (Report))

 

[danh19]

one of the first things that actually came in my head when I heard of john hurts death out of all of his work was merlin I thought he had such rich unique voice which you just had to listen to

 

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Barbara Hale
American Actress
Barbara Hale was an American actress best known for her role as legal secretary Della Street on more than 270 episodes of the long-running Perry Mason television series. She reprised the role in 30 Perry Mason movies for television.

 

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Bill Paxton
American Actor
William "Bill" Paxton was an American actor and director. The films in which he appeared include The Terminator, Weird Science, Aliens, Predator 2, True Lies, Apollo 13, Twister, and Titanic. Paxton also starred in the HBO series Big Love and was nominated for an Emmy Award for the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys

 

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Chuck Berry
Guitarist
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter and is one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B. Goode", Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive, with lyrics focusing on teen life and consumerism and music featuring guitar solos and showmanship that were a major influence on subsequent rock music.

 

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Bernie Wrightson
American Artist
Bernard Albert "Bernie" Wrightson, sometimes credited as Berni Wrightson, was an American artist, known for co-creating the Swamp Thing, his Frankenstein illustration work, and for his other horror comics and illustrations, which feature his trademark intricate pen and brush work.

 

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Chuck Berry
Guitarist
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter and is one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B. Goode", Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive, with lyrics focusing on teen life and consumerism and music featuring guitar solos and showmanship that were a major influence on subsequent rock music.

He also sang "My Ding-a-Ling", arguably one of the best (and funniest) songs of all time.

 

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Don Rickles
Stand-Up Comedian
Donald Jay "Don" Rickles was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Best known as an insult comic, he also acted in both comedic and dramatic roles on film. He received widespread exposure as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Show with David Letterman. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his documentary, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project.

 

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Jessica Lange
American Actress
Jessica Phyllis Lange is an American actress who has received worldwide acclaim for her work in film, theater, and television. The recipient of several awards, including two Academy Awards, one Tony Award, three Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and three Dorian Awards; in 1998, Entertainment Weekly listed Lange among the 25 Greatest Actresses of the 1990s. In 2016, Lange became the twenty-second thespian in history to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.

 

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J. Geils

John Warren "J." Geils Jr. was an American guitarist who was a member of the rock group the J. Geils Band. Geils was born on February 20, 1946, in New York City and grew up in Morris Plains, New Jersey. His father was an engineer at Bell Labs and a jazz fan. From an early age, he heard his father's albums by Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie, and was escorted by his father to a Louis Armstrong concert. He worked out Miles Davis music on trumpet and drums, and he listened to blues guitarists Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters on the radio.

 

[indigohex]

Earlier this week, New Zealand comedian John Clarke (most well known here in Australia in Clarke and Dawes every Thursday night on ABC with his on-air comedy partner Bryan Dawe) died from a heart attack while in the Grampians in Victoria (Vale: John Clarke).

And Jessica Lange is NOT DEAD, as news of her death was a hoax (Jessica Lange dead 2017 : Actress killed by celebrity death hoax - Mediamass). I don't know the source of the news.

 

[Kung Fu Ferret]

Former star of the New England Patriots and convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez committed suicide this morning.

 

[King Robert]

First Jim Varney, then Joe Ranft, now Don Rickles...just how much more of "Toy Story" do we have to lose?

 

[indigohex]

Swiss-born Italian electronic dance musician and record producer Robert Miles has died from cancer at the age of 47 (RIP: Electronic music producer Robert Miles has died at the age of 47 - Vanyaland). He will be remembered for his 1995 breakout hit Children.

 

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Roger Moore
English Actor
Sir Roger George Moore KBE was an English actor. He played the British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985. He is also known for playing Simon Templar in the television series The Saint between 1962 and 1969.