Deaths of famous people (2016)

[mitlen]

Pete Fountain:

http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/no-music-legend-pete-fountain-dies-at-86/289509950

Saw him and Al Hirt in 1964 or 5.

[imref]

The Big Lebowski:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/entertainment/david-huddleston-big-lebowski-obit-irpt/index.html

[tomterp]

The Big Lebowski:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/entertainment/david-huddleston-big-lebowski-obit-irpt/index.html

We actually watched that movie for the first time a month ago.  Hilarious.

[mitlen]

The Big Lebowski:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/entertainment/david-huddleston-big-lebowski-obit-irpt/index.html

We actually watched that movie for the first time a month ago.  Hilarious.

May have to check it out.

[GburgNatsFan]

You'll love it.

May have to check it out.

[mitlen]

You'll love it.

Missus has it on one of her movie services (online).   I'm hopin' to watch it tomorrow evening.

[skippy1999]

John Saunders has died I shall miss him on Sports Reporters

http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/17263104/john-saunders-long-familiar-air-face-espn-nearly-30-years-died-age-61

[imref]

Way too young.

[DPMOmaha]

That seemed to come out of nowhere. Was he sick?

[skippy1999]

That seemed to come out of nowhere. Was he sick?

it didn't say anything about cause or him battling anything in the article, I'm pretty sure he was on Sports Reporters this past weekend looking fine so I've no clue because yea that is too young

[mitlen]

John Saunders has died I shall miss him on Sports Reporters

http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/17263104/john-saunders-long-familiar-air-face-espn-nearly-30-years-died-age-61

wow

[Lintyfresh85]

Terrible about Saunders. Loved his work.

[Natsinpwc]

Saunders was good. Sad day.

[Mathguy]

John McLaughlin, political talk show host for over 30 years, passed away last night.  His show in the early 1980's really increased my interest in political events.  He used humor to communicate different political ideas and make people think about political institutions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/john-mclaughlin-provocateur-of-public-affairs-tv-dies-at-89/2016/08/16/f5a6ac42-63ec-11e6-96c0-37533479f3f5_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_obmain-mclaughlin525p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

[mitlen]

John McLaughlin, political talk show host for over 30 years, passed away last night.  His show in the early 1980's really increased my interest in political events.  He used humor to communicate different political ideas and make people think about political institutions.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/legendary-talk-show-host-john-mclaughlin-dies-n632131

I liked watchin' him and Eleanor have at it.

[CALSGR8]

Used to be my Moms favorite show!  I used to call it the screamers!  RIP

[machpost]

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/mclaughlin-group/n9987

[houston-nat]

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[JCA-CrystalCity]

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wow.  didn't see it in the Post just now but is on wiki

[houston-nat]

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[GburgNatsFan]

Age 83????

I guess we really haven't seen anything from him in decades, have we...

Alzheimers. Ugh. 

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[imref]

Age 83????

I guess we really haven't seen anything from him in decades, have we...

Alzheimers. Ugh. 

I saw a picture of him a few months ago in which he looked very frail.  Very sad, one of the childhood icons of anyone born in the 60's and 70's.

I lost track of how many times I played this for my kids when they were infants/toddlers and I couldn't get them to sleep.

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[EdStroud]

[wj73]

Blazing Saddles is one of my desert island movies.  And Gene in the original Producers and Young Frankenstein was priceless.  This one hurts.   

[mitlen]

Wasn't he the white guy in the Richard Pryor movies?