That one hits pretty hard for me. His music, including the non-soundtrack albums, always hit my sweet spot and soundtracked a lot of life. A lot of long hours writing in grad school or doing work late into the night with his music in the background. Plus, I always found his music so evocative - always something that could transport me away when I needed it.

Ray Liotta died in his sleep while filming a movie.

67 is just not that old. Every year it seems less old.

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Wow.

That sucks...

Man that does suck. I loved him in Field of Dreams and of course Good Fellas.

Busy day, Fletch from Depeche Mode too.

Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies

Just a general sad day for anyone near 50 or over.

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Loved him in Good Fellas and Field of Dreams. RIP

it's SUCH a horrible coincidence. He was today's heardle!
Personal Jesus

My favorite was this gem

OH NO!


Yes is in my top 5 bands all time.....shit.

Now Squire and White are gone

THis was a gem with heavy white contributions

Mine as well, but there is a couple of dozen in that competition.

This is one of the best love songs ever written to me.

Jim Seals Of '70s Soft Rock Duo Seals & Crofts Dead At 80 | HuffPost Entertainment

Half of the wuss rock group Seals and Crofts has passed

Goose was one of a kind, and 55 is too damn young!

NFL: Former Colts, Ravens DE Tony Siragusa dies at 55

No kidding. Loved Goose when he was doing sidelines. Such a great personality.

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It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6.

The family appreciates the outpouring of love and heartfelt condolences and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time.

End of tweet

— James Caan (@James_Caan) July 7, 2022

He's got a long portfolio but I remember him most for Rollerball, Godfather & Elf. RIP

One of the last of the Hollywood tough guys. RIP

Damn....this one hurts. I loved him in the NBC show Las Vegas and he was awesome in Elf. Just...damn...

For my it was Brian's Song, holy crap what a pairing him and Billy Dee were in that movie. R.I.P

I've seen quite of few of Caan's performances, and one of my favorites was "The Gambler". He was nominated for a Golden Globe for that one. It's probably not readily available anymore, but I would recommend it if you ever get a chance to watch it

...rather than the Marky Mark remake, natch.

Great movie. My favorite is him in Thief. Highly underrated film.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-si...nos-actor/#app

Vale, "Paulie Walnuts."

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Larry Storch, Comic Actor Best Known for ‘F Troop,’ Dies at 99
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/a...orch-dead.html



I loved F Troop as a kid. It had one of those TV themes that people loved to sing along to.

Storch had a memorable comedic turn as a driving instructor in the Columbo episode Negative Reaction with Dick Van Dyke as the bad guy. Columbo offers to give Storch a lift and drives so badly that Storch demands he pull over and walks the rest of the way back to the station.

Damn I would have lost a lot of money if someone had bet me that someone from that show was still alive a couple weeks ago.

That picture instantly took me back to having to turn the UHF knob of the TV to get to the next syndicated show. Man I am old.

Me, too. I loved F-Troop so much as a kid.

Jamie Farr was a small part as an Indian in that show. The producer cast him as Klinger in MASH because of that role.

so yeah Jamie Farr still alive too :)
Is Ken whatshisname?

No, Ken Berry died in 2018.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/08/enter...bit/index.html

RIP, Paulie Walnuts.

Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dies at age 73

Sadly and predictably, many of the comments focus more on wishing it was Donald. Pretty sad that people can't nut aside hate and show compassion and empathy, regardless of how they feel about her Ex.

And before anyone comments about how lacking in empathy he is, I know, fuck him, but as humans we can make a choice to be better.

I'm certainly not out there talking shit, but I feel pretty confident that anyone who would marry Donald Trump (and produce Donald Jr) is also an asshole

LOL, pretty sure that is due more to Dad's influence, than Ivana's vagina.

I guess I just prefer that old adage, if you can't say something nice, then....:shrug:

Former Steeelrs, Eagles and Patriots Wide receiver Charles Johnson passed away at 50. Wow that is young.

Bob Rafelson, Director Who Co-Created 'The Monkees,' Dead at 89 - Rolling Stone

Monkees creator Bob Rafelson passed :(

Always loved that show. Big influence.

Also directed Five Easy Pieces

David Warner Dies: Veteran British Actor And ‘Titanic’ Star Was 80

RIP David Warner.

I always loved his voice work in Baldur's Gate 2 (he was the bad guy).

He had such a great cartoon villain voice: Ra's Al Ghul from Batman, the Archmage from Gargoyles, Alpha in MIB, The Lobe in Freakazoid, and a boatload more.

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Paul Sorvino, a fine supporting actor, probably most famous for his roles in "Goodfellas" and "Law and Order" has passed away at the age of 83.

one of my favorite character actors...my favorites include Sark in Tron, Evil in Time Bandits, The guy that summons cthulhu creature in Cast a Deadly Spell, and even the Professor in Scream 2

He had excellent range.

My earliest recollection of him was his portrayal of "Jack the Ripper" in the movie "Time After Time" with Malcolm McDowell. I'll never forget one of his lines in "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier", as the disheveled Federation ambassador to Nimbus III. "Welcome to Paradise City, my dear. Capital of the so-called Planet of Galactic Peace" Then, he played the role of Klingon Chancellor Gorkin in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country".

So... Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver) was announced as dead on his official FB page but he's still alive.

He has cancer, so apparently this was prepared but accidentally posted.

UPDATE: 'Leave It to Beaver' star Tony Dow not dead, wife mistakenly 'believed' he was https://t.co/Ol3fhPPNvU pic.twitter.com/id5RAHoIyh

— New York Post (@nypost) July 26, 2022

"I'm not dead yet... "

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Dow pulled a Tonya Roberts

"And then when it seemed like he was about to recover..."

Seems like this news has been in reruns forever.

Bill Russell, RIP.

The Bill Simmons book does a great job of pointing out just how good he was. Well, that and the 11 freaking titles he won.

Plus 2 NCAA titles, and a gold medal. And he never lost a winner-take all game (22-0)

And Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) passed away today as well.

Very sad about this, :( She was quite the groundbreaker for both women and African Americans

Had such a crush on her as a kid :(

Ursula the Octopus Witch also died today.

Pat Carroll Dead at 95: Emmy Winner Voiced Ursula in The Little Mermaid

For a sports culture that loves rings, I always felt he was underrated as a player. I was happy to see he began to get some of the respect he deserved later in life. That does not even begin to touch on everything he did and was off the court.

My favorite stat.

Bill Russell was 22-0 in winner-take-all-games.

At USF, his '55 team was 5-0 in the tourney on the way to the title.

At USF, his '56 team was 4-0 in the tourney on the way to the title.

In the '56 Olympics, the US squad was 2-0 when it came to the winner-take-all final 4 for gold after the group stage.

In the NBA, the Celtics were famously 10-0 in Games 7's throughout his career. He also won Game 5 of the 1966 East semifinals best of 5 series against Oscar Robertson's Cincinnati Royals.

Kevin Garnett and Bill Russell Interview - YouTube

"But if you don't (win a championship), but I see you play the way you should play.. I'll share one of mine with you." -- Bill Russell to Kevin Garnett

nevermind this was speaking to someone who made 80 times what he did (at his peak) at the time (100K for Russell vs 8 Million that year for KG). That shows what kind of PERSON Bill Russell was.

RIP Vin Scully

https://www.mlb.com/news/vin-scully-...announcer-dies

Man, Vin was an icon, that one hurts and I het the Dodgers, but he was the best

Vin Scully is the reason I prefer listening to baseball on the radio even if I am watching the game on TV. The way he described the national game of the week on TV led me to seek out the radio broadcast of Braves games when I was a kid. He came across as the personification of kindness and class. RIP

RIP Vin Scully.

I hope to age as gracefully - both mentally and physically - as he did. The guy roled with the changes he saw in his lifetime and never appeared to be a grumpy old 60-90 year old shaking his angry fist at the clouds like many people do.

VIN SCULLY: what... where am I...?

JACKIE ROBINSON: Welcome home my friend. We'll go ice skating once you're settled in

HANK AARON: Hey kid, great to see you

BABE RUTH: Glad to finally meet ya, pal. Heard good things

TY COBB: When the fuck did we start letting catholics in

— lauren (@NotABigJerk) August 3, 2022

RIP.

RIP Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John Dead at 73

Thirty years is a long time to battle breast cancer. Rest in peace, Olivia.

Okay, this got me a little teary. I got to meet her when I lived in AL and worked for Orkin in the mid 80's. She and her sister had a Koala Blue clothing store in LA and she gave me one of the highlights of my then 22 years on this earth right before Christmas in 1985. I had finished treating the store and was getting my paper work signed and she came up, wished my Merry Christmas and gave me a peck on the cheek. I floated out of that damn store and will never forget that moment LOL. She was seriously so sweet and down to earth, beautiful inside and out.

R.I.P

David McCullough, historian and film narrator, died at 89 : NPR

Damn, I've really enjoyed his books. Really made history fun and accessible.

Neat story.

Almost 20 years in pest control and Olivia Newton John never kissed me.

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And I got it done in only 2, LOL

Looks like Anne Heche is going to have her life support removed soon.

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Anne Heche, Star of Another World and Men in Trees, Dies at 53

Former Chiefs QB and long time host of HBO's Inside the NFL Len Dawson passed away at the age of 87

Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson, who led Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl IV win, dies at age 87

Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91

I once worked with a guy that had a blood feud with Len Dawson Jr. He claimed to have gotten into several fist fights with him. He'd turn red with rage at the mere mention of the younger Dawson.

Bernard Shaw, former CNN anchor, dies at 82.

I miss Bernie. He was so iconic.

Hilary Mantel, celebrated author of Wolf Hall, dies aged 70 | Hilary Mantel | The Guardian

Not a typical "celebrity" but a little shocked by this one, figured there was more still for her to write.

This wasn't name I was expecting to see on this thread today.

Coolio Dead at 59

I core memory for me of the 90s and part of the best Hot Ones episode ever.

RIP

Is Judy Tenuta famous enough for this thread? She probably was 30 years ago. She passed of ovarian cancer at 72.

Yep. With our crowd at least.

Angela Lansbury Said She Wanted to Play Romantic Leads in Her Youth

Angela Lansbury was an elegant queen of entertainment. So gorgeous and refined! Stage, screen, and television. She could sing and dance, be funny. everything!

And she will never be brought to justice for all those people she killed in small town Maine

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Robbie Coltrane? Hagrid from Harry Potter? Mona Lisa with Bob Hoskins (a great movie, by the way)? Lots of British TV? Is he famous enough for this thread?

If so, he's dead.

Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch.

That's close to as recent as I go with movies, but I'll always remember Robbie Coltrane from Nuns on the Run.

What? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!!

Damn, I missed the Sutter news while running.

72. Not a bad innings for a big chap who once said "It's not worth drinking unless you drink to excess".

He played one of the most iconic characters in pop culture. The teller in let it ride. Of course he is.

Coincidentally I think the Braves made the final installment of their payments to him this year based on the insane contract he signed.

One of my favorite childhood memories involved Sutter. I was at this baseball game:

This Time, It's . . . Whitfield? : Dodgers Do It Again--on Pinch Homer; Lead by Nine - Los Angeles Times

10 years old, young, light hitting outfielder Terry Whitfield hits a 2-run HR off Sutter in the 8th as LA goes on to win. He powered it over the CF fence. A shot I knew was gone the moment he it is. My grandfather, a Braves fan, laid a bet with me, and I got to cash in thanks to Sutter and Whitefield.

Oh no! Leslie Jordan was killed in a car accident this morning. He was such funny guy. Heartbreaking.

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Jerry Lee Lewis was dead earlier this afternoon, but he's now back to not being non-dead.

Apparently the announcement of his death was a hoax that all the press bought.

Jerry Lee Lewis Alive in Memphis