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Post by teleadm on Mar 1, 2022 6:08:11 GMT
American singer Joni James has left us at the age of 91, on February 20th. Some executives at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) spotted her in a television commercial, and she was signed by MGM in 1952. Her first hit, "Why Don't You Believe Me?", sold over two million copies. She had a number of hits following that one, including "Your Cheatin' Heart" (a cover of Hank Williams' hit) and "Have You Heard?". She was the first American to record at London's Abbey Road Studios, and recorded five albums there. She also sang the theme song in the Barbara Stanwyck movie The Maverick Queen 1956. Her voice can be heard on Soundtracks. She is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Joni James
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Post by teleadm on Mar 1, 2022 6:20:01 GMT
American actor Ralph Ahn has left us at the age of 95, on February 26th. His father's contributions to the Korean independence movement influenced his involvement in politics, World War II, and support for the Korean community of Los Angeles. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace 1996, Amityville: A New Generation 1993, and Panther 1995, as well as in the sitcom, New Girl 2012 - 2018 as the silent but wise character Tran. After World War II, he was influenced by his older brother, Philip Ahn, one of the first Asian American actors, and became an actor himself. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Ralph Ahn
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Post by teleadm on Mar 1, 2022 6:36:26 GMT
American actor Ned Eisenberg has left us at the age of 65, on February 27th. (cancer, complications of cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma) He had a leading role in the film Key Exchange 1985, followed by a major tour of the Broadway play Brighton Beach Memoirs, and guest starred on various 1980's television series such as The Equalizer and Miami Vice. This led to a starring role in the television comedy The Fanelli Boys 1990 - 1991, which also starred Christopher Meloni and Joe Pantoliano. He also played supporting roles in films such as The Exterminator 1980, The Burning 1981, Slayground 1983, Moving Violations 1985, Air America 1990, Last Man Standing 1996, Primary Colors 1998, A Civil Action 1998, Woody Allen's Celebrity 1998, and Experimenter 2015. Beginning in 1997, he appeared on the NBC series Law & Order, typically playing a defense attorney. He had a recurring role on spinoff Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 - 2019 as defense attorney Roger Kressler. In 1999, he appeared in the first season episode of The Sopranos as Ariel. He also continued his film career by appearing in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award-winning drama Million Dollar Baby 2004 and played the role of photographer Joe Rosenthal in the 2006 film Flags of Our Fathers, also directed by Eastwood. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Ned Eisenberg
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Post by petrolino on Mar 1, 2022 21:46:16 GMT
British model and actress Veronica Carlson has left us at the age of 77, on February 27th. She's remembered by ShowbizcornerR.I.P. Veronica Carlson
Thanks for remembering actress and model Veronica Carlson. She was an icon of what came to be known as "Hammer Glamour".
Thanks for the movies, Ms. Carlson.
R.I.P.
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Post by snsurone on Mar 2, 2022 19:44:19 GMT
Producer Alan Ladd Jr., son of the legendary film star and half-brother of actor David Ladd, has passed away at age 84. One of his most famous deeds was in keeping the production of STAR WARS going, when 20th-Century Fox was planning to shut it down due to budgetary and other disagreements. His efforts were rewarded when the movie became a runaway hit in the box office.
RIP, Mr. Ladd.
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Post by teleadm on Mar 3, 2022 6:38:46 GMT
Producer Alan Ladd Jr., son of the legendary film star and half-brother of actor David Ladd, has passed away at age 84. One of his most famous deeds was in keeping the production of STAR WARS going, when 20th-Century Fox was planning to shut it down due to budgetary and other disagreements. His efforts were rewarded when the movie became a runaway hit in the box office. RIP, Mr. Ladd. Adding an obituary from Variety R.I.P. Alan Ladd Jr
He is remembered by Variety
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Post by teleadm on Mar 3, 2022 6:51:24 GMT
American actor and voice-actor Kirk Baily has left us at the age of 59, on February 27th or 28th. (lung cancer) Perhaps best known for his role as Kevin "Ug" Lee in the 1991 Nickelodeon sitcom Salute Your Shorts. He was also an accomplished voice actor who appeared in anime and video games. He also did ADR looping for film and television. Prior to becoming a full time actor, he was a drama teacher and drama coach. He acted or voice-acted in over 90 movies, television and video productions between 1981 and 2021. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Kirk Baily
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Post by teleadm on Mar 3, 2022 7:11:18 GMT
American actress Farah Forke has left us at the age of 54, on February 25th. (cancer) Perhaps best known for her role as Alex Lambert on the NBC sitcom Wings 1992 - 1995, and Mayson Drake on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1994 - 1995. After Wings, she played Carey, an office manager for a computer software company, in the 1995 CBS sitcom Dweebs 1995, and then, from 1996 to 1997, a prep school teacher in NBC's Mr. Rhodes. She also appeared on Ned and Stacey 1996 with her old Wings castmate Thomas Haden Church. Sshe made her feature debut in the 1991 film Brain Twisters 1991. Other films include Academy Award winner Barry Levinson's Disclosure 1994, Michael Mann's Heat 1995, Ground Control 1998, and Kate's Addiction 1998, in which she and actress Kari Wuhrer play women in a lesbian love affair, and the TV-movies Journey to the Center of the Earth NBC 1993, Complex of Fear CBS 1993, Bionic Ever After? CBS 1994 and Abandoned and Deceived ABC 1995. She is remembered by People MagazineR.I.P. Farah Forke
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Post by teleadm on Mar 4, 2022 7:02:36 GMT
British set and costume designer Tony Walton has left us at the age of 87, on March 2nd. (complications from a stroke) He won three Tony Awards for his work on Pippin 1973, House of Blue Leaves 1986, and Guys and Dolls 1992, and nominated another 13 times. For his work in movies he won an Oscar, for All That Jazz 1979, and for his work in television he won an Emmy, for the acclaimed 1985 TV version of Death of a Salesman. In addition he received three more Academy Award nominations for his work in Mary Poppins 1964, Murder on the Orient Express 1974, and The Wiz 1978. As set and/or costume designer her also worked on the movies A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966, Petulia 1968, The Boy Friend 1971, Equus 1977, Prince of the City 1981, Deathtrap 1982, Heartburn 1986, Regarding Henry 1991 and others. He was married to Julie Andrews between 1959 and 1968. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Tony Walton
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Post by snsurone on Mar 5, 2022 10:38:11 GMT
Actor Tim Considine, famous as Mike Douglas, the eldest of MY THREE SONS, has died at age 81. It's a sad conjecture that so many actors with whom I grew up have shucked off this "mortal coil".
RIP
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Post by spiderwort on Mar 5, 2022 15:13:09 GMT
Actor Tim Considine, famous as Mike Douglas, the eldest of MY THREE SONS, has died at age 81. It's a sad conjecture that so many actors with whom I grew up have shucked off this "mortal coil". RIP
I loved him all the way back to Spin & Marty, The Hardy Boys and The Shaggy Dog.
RIP Tim Considine 1940-1922.
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Post by teleadm on Mar 7, 2022 6:36:28 GMT
Scottish actor John Stahl has left us at the age of 69, on March 2nd. Perhaps best known for playing Rickard Karstark in HBO's Game of Thrones 2012 - 2013 and Tom 'Inverdarroch' Kerr in Take the High Road 1987 - 2003. His other roles include Inspector Reed in the 1995 television series Resort to Murder 1995, and acted in movies such as Victoria & Abdul 2017 and Mary Queen of Scots 2018. He is remembered by BBCR.I.P. John Stahl
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Post by teleadm on Mar 7, 2022 6:44:39 GMT
American actor and singer Johnny Brown has left us at the age of 84, on March 2nd. Perhaps most famous for his role as building superintendent Nathan Bookman on the 1970's CBS sitcom, Good Times 1975 - 1979. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Johnny Brown
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Post by teleadm on Mar 7, 2022 6:59:58 GMT
American film, television, and stage actor Mitchell Ryan has left us at the age of 88. on March 4th. (congestive heart failure) In his six decades of television is known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960's gothic soap opera Dark Shadows 1966 - 1967, and later for his co-starring role as Thomas Gibson's father Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg 1997 - 2002. He also played the villainous General Peter McAllister in the 1987 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon 1987, and also appeared in the films Judge Dredd 1995 and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1995 as Dr. Terence Wynn. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Mitchell Ryan
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Post by teleadm on Mar 8, 2022 6:59:01 GMT
American film and television actress Laurel Goodwin has left us at the age of 79, on February 25th. Perhaps best known for her role as the love interest of Elvis Presley in the 1962 film Girls! Girls! Girls!, as well appearing as Yeoman J.M. Colt in the rejected 1964 Star Trek pilot episode. She was a co-star in the Paramount comedy Papa's Delicate Condition 1963, playing Augusta Griffith, the daughter of Jack (Jackie Gleason) and Amberlyn Griffith. She also appeared in the western films Stage to Thunder Rock 1964, Law of the Lawless 1964 and The Glory Guys 1965. She retired from acting in 1971 and pursued a career in home nursing for over 35 years. She is remembered by People MagazineR.I.P. Laurel Goodwin
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Post by teleadm on Mar 8, 2022 7:12:28 GMT
British actress, comedian, and singer Lynda Baron has left us at the age of 82, on March 7th. Perhaps best known for having played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the BBC comedy series Open All Hours 1976–1985 and its sequel, Still Open All Hours 2013–2016, Auntie Mabel in the award-winning children's series Come Outside 1993–1997, and the part of Linda Clarke in EastEnders in 2006 and from 2008 to 2009, with a brief return in 2016. Her film appearances include roles in The Small World of Sammy Lee 1963, Hot Millions 1968, Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter 1968, Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? 1969, Tiffany Jones 1973, and the Hammer film Hands of the Ripper 1971 as an ill-fated prostitute. She also appeared in the Barbra Streisand film Yentl 1983, Carry On Columbus 1992, Colour Me Kubrick 2005 and Scoop 2006 directed by Woody Allen. She is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Lynda Baron
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Post by Stammerhead on Mar 8, 2022 23:22:18 GMT
Talented Ukrainian actor and TV presenter Pasha Lee has been killed in battle as Russian forces bombarded the town of Irpin outside the capital Kyiv. Lee, 33, had signed up for Ukraine's territorial defence force in the first days of the war. A resident of Irpin, he appeared in several films and his voice featured in the Ukrainian versions of The Lion King and The Hobbit. He is one of a number of public figures killed in the Russian invasion. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60659363
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Post by Doghouse6 on Mar 9, 2022 1:08:10 GMT
Talented Ukrainian actor and TV presenter Pasha Lee has been killed in battle as Russian forces bombarded the town of Irpin outside the capital Kyiv. Lee, 33, had signed up for Ukraine's territorial defence force in the first days of the war. A resident of Irpin, he appeared in several films and his voice featured in the Ukrainian versions of The Lion King and The Hobbit. He is one of a number of public figures killed in the Russian invasion. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60659363
What a tragic loss. Words fail to understand or explain. Heartfelt condolences to his family.
R.I.P. Mr. Lee.
Prayers for those who are still in harm's way.
At the risk of being OT or accused of threadjacking, the human race still has a serious amount of evolving to do when it institutes and perpetuates systems allowing one man to cause so much destruction, deprivation, suffering and death. At this point, the opportunity to accomplish that evolution is in question.
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Post by teleadm on Mar 9, 2022 17:50:20 GMT
American actor and jazz trombonist Conrad Janis has left us at the age of 94, on March 1st. Most famously he played the role of Mindy McConnell's father, Frederick, on television's Mork & Mindy 1978 -1982. He made his Broadway debut as early as 1945, then made his film debut later that year as Ronald Stevens in the film Snafu. He then played "Johnikins" in Margie 1946 with Jeanne Crain. He also starred in the film noir The Brasher Doubloon with George Montgomery the following year. He was also featured in The Buddy Holly Story 1978 and the Goldie Hawn / George Segal comedy The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox 1976. He was a longtime advocate of traditional jazz. He assembled a band of aging jazz greats in 1949. During the late 1970's, he formed the "Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band", which appeared multiple times on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and gave eight sold-out performances at Carnegie Hall. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Conrad Janis
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Post by teleadm on Mar 11, 2022 6:38:28 GMT
Mexican American television, film and stage actor, voice artist and singer Emilio Delgado has left us at the age of 81, on March 10th. (multiple myeloma) Perhaps best known for his 48 years in the role of "Luis" on Sesame Street from 1971 - 2016 and 2019 and has the unofficial distinction of having played the same role on U.S. television longer than any other Mexican American actor. His character, Luis, ran "The Fix-It Shop," a repair service on Sesame Street. The character has been described as the "antithesis" of the Mexican and Latino stereotypes that proliferated television at the time, as he was "an honest, upstanding, hard-working, affable person. He expected the role to last one or two season. He also played Rubin Castillo in 19 episodes on TV-series Lou Grant 1979 - 1982. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Emilio Delgado
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