Deaths of famous people (2021)

[Five Banners]

Rheal Cormier

Reportedly pancreatic cancer; very sad to hear

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https://people.com/human-interest/allan-mcdonald-who-refused-to-approve-launch-of-ill-fated-challenger-space-shuttle-dies-at-83/

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Roger Mudd, 93

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Roger Mudd, 93

Mudd: "Why do you want to be President?"

Ted: "[thinking, what to say?  Can't say what Jack told me:  It's a a great way to have your mob friends get you dates with hot actresses  . . .  Oh, he's looking at me.  How  long have I been thinking about dating actresses? ...  got to say something]  Uh . . .  were I to decide to ... run . . . uh . . ."

[Mathguy]

Are you surprised that before the interview, there hadn't been an agreement to see what questions would be asked ?

Mudd: "Why do you want to be President?"

Ted: "[thinking, what to say?  Can't say what Jack told me:  It's a a great way to have your mob friends get you dates with hot actresses  . . .  Oh, he's looking at me.  How  long have I been thinking about dating actresses? ...  got to say something]  Uh . . .  were I to decide to ... run . . . uh . . ."

[varoadking]

Mudd: "Why do you want to be ..........?"

Even Miss America contestants have that answer down pat...

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Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape:

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/03/dutch-inventor-of-the-audio-cassette-tape-dies-aged-94/

Good thing the pencil was invented first.

[GburgNatsFan]

Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape:

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/03/dutch-inventor-of-the-audio-cassette-tape-dies-aged-94/

Good thing the pencil was invented first.

[Dave in Fairfax]

King Goodwill Zwelithini, on March 12. He became King of the Zulus in 1968, but did not have his official coronation until December 1971, so this year would have been the 50th anniversary of his reign.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwill_Zwelithini

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Just heard Marvelous Marvin Hagler has died.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Just heard Marvelous Marvin Hagler has died.

the last boxer I followed. He had an incredible story too. Born in Newark, Mom protected him furing the riots, moved up to Rocky Marciano's town, and have him a run for the best local boxer. Could brawl or go with the sweet science, fight lefty or righty ... destruction and destroy.

[bluestreak]

Yaphet Kotto, who was the villain in “Live and Let Die”. And was also in Homicide: life in the streets, died at 81. He was in a bunch of other stuff too.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56412867

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Yaphet Kotto, who was the villain in “Live and Let Die”. And was also in Homicide: life in the streets, died at 81. He was in a bunch of other stuff too.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56412867

I remember him as Idi Amin in the Raid on Entebbe. 

[Natsinpwc]

I remember him as Idi Amin in the Raid on Entebbe.

Yea. Very good actor.

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Yaphet Kotto, who was the villain in “Live and Let Die”. And was also in Homicide: life in the streets, died at 81. He was in a bunch of other stuff too.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56412867

aw man, he was in so many good movies. RIP.

[blue911]

I remember him as Idi Amin in the Raid on Entebbe.

Midnight Run

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he was a key part of Brubaker too IIRC

[Natsinpwc]

he was a key part of Brubaker too IIRC

Alien
Live and Let Die
Many others.

[GataNats]

Midnight Run was his pinnacle

[bluestreak]

I forgot that he was originally offered the role of Jean-Luc Picard, bout turned it down. He later said,”yeah, I should have done that.”

That would have been different.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon-2/2021/03/17/dick-hoyt-dies

If you don't know the Hoyts, then you may have seen them in any marathoning highlight from decades back.  I think maybe starting in the 1980s, Dick Hoyt used to run the Boston Marathon pushing his son Rick in a running wheel chair the whole course. They completed it 32 times.  They also did triathlons and are in the triathlon hall of fame. 

[The Chief]

I forgot that he was originally offered the role of Jean-Luc Picard, bout turned it down. He later said,”yeah, I should have done that.”

That would have been different.

Source for that?  I've seen that he was on the consideration list but never that he was actually offered the role.

[bluestreak]

Source for that?  I've seen that he was on the consideration list but never that he was actually offered the role.

Apparently he said it in an interview that he turned it down. I’ll assume he was telling the truth.  But maybe he embellished.

https://www.bigissue.com/interviews/yaphet-kotto-interview-james-bond-cannot-black/

You also turned down the role of Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation?
I think I made some wrong decisions in my life, man. I should have done that but I walked away. When you’re making movies, you’d tend to say no to TV. It’s like when you’re in college and someone asks you to the high school dance. You say no.

[The Chief]

Pretty interesting list either way.  I always laugh at the idea of "Predator" as Geordi.  Might've made Worf seem a bit less intimidating

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Stephen Bechtel, 95

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Bechtel_Jr.