In Memoriam: Celebrities

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I remember when I was a senior in high school, I took a comedy class and we watched an episode of the Golden Girls. At the time, Rue McClanahan was still alive (she actually wound up passing away only a month or two later), and we were discussing how sad it was that only half of the Golden Girls were still alive. It's very strange and sad now that all four of them are gone, but honestly props to Betty White for making it to nearly 100! That is seriously impressive.

 

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Bob Saget (who played Danny Tanner in Full House and the voice of future Ted Mosby in How I Met Your Mother) has died aged 65 (Bob Saget, Comedian and ‘Full House’ Star, Dies at 65). And on the weekend, actor and former Bahamas Ambassador to Japan Sidney Poitier (who starred in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and To Sir With Love) died (Vale: Sidney Poitier | TV Tonight).

 

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Miranda Fryer who was the first actress to play Sky Mangel on Neighbours has died aged 34 (Vale: Miranda Fryer | TV Tonight)

 

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Ronnie Spector, who formed The Ronettes in the 1960s (with her sister Estelle Bennett and cousin Nedra Talley) has died aged 78 after a brief battle with cancer (Ronnie Spector dies aged 78 after 'brief battle' with cancer, family announces) (Ronnie Spector, Who Brought Edge to Girl-Group Sound, Dies at 78). Below is a couple of songs that featured Ronnie Spector, including "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes and "Take Me Home Tonight" by Eddie Money that featured Ronnie Spector.

Take Me Home Tonight

Provided to YouTube by Columbia/LegacyTake Me Home Tonight · Eddie MoneyThe Best Of Eddie Moneyâ 1986 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainmen...

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The Ronettes - Be My Baby (Official Audio)

Official audio for ”Be My Baby” by The RonettesListen to The Ronettes: https://theronettes.lnk.to/listenYDWatch more videos by The Ronettes: https://theronet...

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US singer and actor Meat Loaf has died aged 74 (Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ Singer and Actor, Dies at 74). For us here in Australia, he would be remembered for his infamous appearance at the 2011 AFL Grand Final (Singer Meat Loaf dies at 74 with his family by his bedside).

 

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Australian music industry legend Glenn Wheatley (who was a member of the Masters Apprentices and managed John Farnham and Little River Band among others) has died aged 74 from complications from COVID-19 (Australian Music Industry Legend Glenn Wheatley Has Died At Age 74). For the record, he was among the 25 lives lost in Victoria to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

 

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Over the past couple of days, Australia has lost two cricketing greats. It was only just yesterday that news of the death of Rod Marsh from a heart attack suffered a week before was doing the rounds (Vale: Rod Marsh | TV Tonight), and now another Australian cricketing legend has died, this time Shane Warne from a heart attack (Vale: Shane Warne | TV Tonight ; Shane Warne, Australia's legendary legspinner, dies aged 52). I was at the local shopping centre just over an hour ago and on one of the screens at The Sporting Globe, FOX Cricket was showing a tribute to Shane Warne (he was a commentator for FOX Cricket in case you were wondering) and I heard that his name was being thrown around as the new England cricket coach before he died.

 

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Scott Hall, a wrestler famous from his days in the nWo and as Razor Ramon, passed away yesterday from complications of hip replacement surgery. It let to a blood clot that caused three heart attacks. Kevin Nash, his partner in the Outsiders, wrote a particularly heartrending post on his Instagram about it, not to mention many others. He was taken off life support yesterday afternoon and passed away shortly thereafter. Never watched during the Attitude Era, but knew how influential he was on the industry and seen many clips of him.

 

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Gilbert Gottfried, voice of Iago from 'Aladdin' dies at 67

 

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A couple of months ago, I mentioned the deaths of former Australian cricketers Rod Marsh and Shane Warne. Sadly, 2022 has claimed yet another former Australian cricketer with Andrew Symonds killed in a car crash outside Townsville (Vale: Andrew Symonds | TV Tonight).

 

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George Perez, a comic book artist and writer. Most famous for being one of the people who created the defining Teen Titan comic book runs and created Dick Grayson's Nightwing persona has recently passed away (May 6th, 2022) due to pancreatic cancer. And this week, I was reading the newest Nightwing issue and this happened.

This hurt a lot more than it should.

He's the one in the truck, waving to a character he help developed and redefine to greater heights.

 

[Neo Blaze]

Rest in peace Vangelis (29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022). One of the best movie soundtrack composers of all time and a genius musician in general.

Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire

Music video by Vangelis performing Chariots Of Fire. (C) 1981 Universal Music International BV / Polydor (UK) Ltd.http://vevo.ly/icpo2E#Vangelis #ChariotsOfF...

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1492: Conquest of Paradise • Main Theme • Vangelis

Soundtrack from the 1992 Ridley Scott film "1492: Conquest of Paradise," with Gerard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver, Tchéky Karyo, Angela Molina, Fernando Rey, ...

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Ray Lotta dead at 67.
He was known for Goodfellas and Field of Dreams; he was apparently working on another project when he passed away.

 

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The creator of Yu-Gi-Oh was found dead. Apparently he was snorkeling? Although I never got into Yu-Gi-Oh, my condolences to his family, friends, and fans of his creation.

 

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Yup, Kazuki Takahashi died today. There were rumors that it was a shark attack, but I guess they are fake since I can't find a cause of death for him.

 

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Yup, Kazuki Takahashi died today. There were rumors that it was a shark attack, but I guess they are fake since I can't find a cause of death for him.

What a shame. I don't really have much to do with Yu-Gi-Oh! these days, but it was a big part of my teens and my main gateway into anime, so I was shocked when I saw the news.

 

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Today we lost Bernard Cribbins, one of Britain's most beloved actors has passed at the age of 93.

Young'uns today probably only know him from his work in Doctor Who, but he had a long career appearing in many things such as several Carry On films, Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy, and the legendary Railway Children to name a few. That last one is particularly relevant as earlier this month they released a bastardised "sequel" film trying to be socially relevant to the modern day, but that's neither here nor there.

 

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Nichelle Nichols (Uhura from the original Star Trek) died yesterday

 

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Bill Russell is the greatest winner in NBA history with a total of 11 Championships and is widely regarded as the league's greatest defensive player.

11x NBA Champion
5x League MVP
12x All-Star
3x All-NBA First Team
8x All-NBA Second Team
1x All-Defensive First Team (He'd have more if this award existed a lot sooner in his career)
4x Rebounding Champion

 

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Pat Carroll, aka Ursula in The Little Mermaid, passed