Deaths of Famous People (2020)

[GburgNatsFan]

Kelley Preston at 57 of breast cancer. So sad.

It is.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Kelley Preston at 57 of breast cancer. So sad.

travolta has lost his eldest son and now his wife. 

[Mathguy]

Go ahead and post it

I’m guessing the moderators will not allow the posting of a certain scene from Mischief in this thread as a tribute.

[Copecwby20]

Grant Imahara of Mythbusters fame. Died at 49 of a bargain aneurysm

[captkirk42]

Grant Imahara of Mythbusters fame. Died at 49 of a bargain aneurysm

Was very shocked this morning while doing my daily check on IMDb seeing that in the news section.

[bluestreak]

Grant Imahara of Mythbusters fame. Died at 49 of a bargain aneurysm

Come the freak on. Can we get a break here?

[imref]

Rep. John Lewis, civil rights icon, has died.

[Mathguy]

He was a idealist leader on that bridge in Selma AL in 1965.  But a perfect leader for that moment.  There is a good write-up in the WP this morning:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/john-r-lewis-front-line-civil-rights-leader-and-eminence-of-capitol-hill-dies-at-80/2020/07/17/54a67e1a-c3ad-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=wp_main

Rep. John Lewis, civil rights icon, has died.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Rep. John Lewis, civil rights icon, has died.

John Meacham was working with him on a biography.  Meacham thinks he was about as close to a saint as you can get in the US, in terms of his virtues (non-violent, willing change, speak truth to power, courage, empathy, putting his life on the line for the cause, etc...). 

[imref]

John Meacham was working with him on a biography.  Meacham thinks he was about as close to a saint as you can get in the US, in terms of his virtues (non-violent, willing change, speak truth to power, courage, empathy, putting his life on the line for the cause, etc...). 

I watched some of the tributes to him this morning. He led an inspiring life and seemed almost universally beloved.

[Natsinpwc]

Peter Green. Founder of Fleetwood Mac and their original guitarist.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53539989

[JCA-CrystalCity]

[Natsinpwc]

Good stuff.

[Natsinpwc]

Regis Philbin has died also.

[wj73]

Olivia De Havilland, age 104(!)

[Dave in Fairfax]

John Saxon, on the 25th.

[Natsinpwc]

John Saxon, on the 25th.

He was a fixture on lots of tv shows back in the day.  Can't remember which ones though. 

[Dave in Fairfax]

He was a fixture on lots of tv shows back in the day.  Can't remember which ones though.

Looking through his filmography, I realized that other than Enter the Dragon, I had seen virtually none of his films. TV credits, though...  Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Ironside, The Virginian, It Takes a Thief, Kung Fu, The Streets of San Francisco, The Rookies, Police Story, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, The Rockford Files, Hawaii Five-O, Wonder Woman, Starsky and Hutch, Quincy, Fantasy Island, Vega$, Dynasty, Falcon Crest, Hardcastle and McCormick, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Murder, She Wrote, The A-Team, Magnum P.I., etc. That's just a sampling, mainly of shows I was familiar with growing up then.

[Natsinpwc]

Eddie Schack. Former Hockey star.  Clear the Track. Here Comes Shack.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/sports/hockey/eddie-shack-feisty-wing-for-powerful-maple-leafs-dies-at-83.amp.html

[varoadking]

Eddie Schack. Former Hockey star.  Clear the Track. Here Comes Shack.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/sports/hockey/eddie-shack-feisty-wing-for-powerful-maple-leafs-dies-at-83.amp.html

I was gonna say that 83 was a good ride, but that's only 15 years out...

[Natsinpwc]

Looking through his filmography, I realized that other than Enter the Dragon, I had seen virtually none of his films. TV credits, though...  Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Ironside, The Virginian, It Takes a Thief, Kung Fu, The Streets of San Francisco, The Rookies, Police Story, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, The Rockford Files, Hawaii Five-O, Wonder Woman, Starsky and Hutch, Quincy, Fantasy Island, Vega$, Dynasty, Falcon Crest, Hardcastle and McCormick, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Murder, She Wrote, The A-Team, Magnum P.I., etc. That's just a sampling, mainly of shows I was familiar with growing up then.

Yes. He was on TV all the time. Solid actor.

[Natsinpwc]

I was gonna say that 83 was a good ride, but that's only 15 years out...

You’re still just a kid.

[bluestreak]

Herman Cain, at 74 of COVID complications

[dracnal]

Herman Cain, at 74 of COVID complications

While I empathize with the family, a few more folks who were well known in political circles dying of COVID complications will likely be a net positive for the country when Congress wakes up and realizes this isn't something that just happens to the lolpoor, but can in fact take down those with the best private medicine money can buy.

It seems like the number of dead, what demographics are hit the hardest, etc., etc., has both sides of the aisle treating the deaths as a statistic to point to, in order to make a point. If four Senators died from it, regardless of party, we would see a really strong push for legislation to contain and control this.

[Natsinpwc]

Irene Pollin at 96.

https://wtop.com/local-sports/2020/07/irene-pollin-former-co-owner-of-caps-wizards-mystics-dies-at-96/