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Post by teleadm on Apr 21, 2021 8:06:25 GMT
American composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright Jim Steinman has left us at the age of 73, on April 19th. (kidney failure)  His work included albums such as Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell (which is one of the best selling albums of all time and Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and producing albums for Bonnie Tyler. His most successful chart singles include Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart", Air Supply's "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", the Sisters of Mercy's "This Corrosion" and "More", Barry Manilow's "Read 'Em and Weep", Celine Dion's cover of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (originally released by Steinman's project Pandora's Box) and Boyzone's "No Matter What" (the group's first and only single to be popular and chart in the US). His music appears on many soundtracks. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Jim Steinman |
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Post by teleadm on Apr 22, 2021 5:50:38 GMT
German film, television and dubbing actor Thomas Fritsch has left us at the age of 77, on April 21st.  He was the son of pre-war Ufa Film matinee idol Willy Fritsch and the actress and dancer Dinah Grace. He became a successful actor in his own right, and an idol in German films in the 1960's, acting opposite screen icons like Lilli Palmer in Adorable Julia 1962 and Das große Liebesspie 1963, Daliah Lavi in Das schwarz-weiß-rote Himmelbett 1962 and Senta Berger in ...e la donna creò l'uomo 1964, he became one of the most popular juvenile leads of the decade. He gained further cinematic exposure through co-starring in European westerns The Last Ride to Santa Cruz 1964, Legend of a Gunfighter 1964 and in international co-productions as Uncle Tom's Cabin 1965. Military service and changes in public taste made his star wane for awhile.  Following several years in the wilderness, he made a comeback on stage as the star of light satirical comedies. By the mid-70's, he had also reinvented himself as a TV character player, often alternating sympathetically roguish with comical roles. He is remembered by ZDFR.I.P. Thomas Fritsch
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Post by teleadm on Apr 22, 2021 6:09:02 GMT
American burlesque star Tempest Storm (Annie Blanche Banks) has left us at the age of 93, on April 20th.  Once dubbed as "The Queen Of Exotic Dancers", she was one of the best-known burlesque performers of the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's. Storm was a regular performer for many years at El Rey, a burlesque theater in Oakland, California, as well as at clubs around the United States, including in Las Vegas. She was featured in numerous men's magazines and burlesque "documentary" movies, including French Peep Show 1950, Paris After Midnight 1951, Striptease Girl 1952, Teaserama and Shock-O-Rama 1955, and Buxom Beautease 1956. She is remembered by People MagazineR.I.P. Tempest Storm
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Post by jeffersoncody on Apr 22, 2021 13:07:49 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Apr 23, 2021 5:20:00 GMT
American director Lyndon Chubbuck has left us at the age of 67, on April 13th.  Known for such film as 2001’s War Bride and 2000’s The Right Temptation. He worked steadily as a director in TV from the late 1980's through the late 1990's. His credits include episodes of such series as Baywatch, Wiseguy, Stingray, Friday the 13th: The Series, Alien Nation, Cobra, Renegade, Pacific Blue, Werewolf, Thunder in Paradise and Due South. In 1983 he directed the short film A Rose for Emily, based on the William Faulkner short story. The short, which starred Anjelica Huston and John Carradine, is now part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Lyndon Chubbock
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Post by teleadm on Apr 24, 2021 17:42:30 GMT
Swiss-born French actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor Yves Rénier has left us at the age of 78, on April 23.  For many who speaks French he is dearly remembered for the 25 years he played Commissaire Moulin on French TF1 between 1976 and 2006. He is remembered by 24 heuresR.I.P. Yves Rénier |
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Post by teleadm on Apr 24, 2021 18:03:05 GMT
American editor Diane Adler has left us at the age of 97, on April 22nd.  She was responsible for TV detectives series to not stall storywise, like Kojak and The Rockford Files. About James Garner she said:"They just don’t make actors like James Garner anymore, he was a wonderful human being and an aw-shucks kind of guy. What you saw on the screen was what he gave you in life". She is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P Diane Adler
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Post by teleadm on Apr 24, 2021 18:25:51 GMT
American film producer, television producer, and executive producer Charles Fries has left us at the age of 92, on April 21st.  In 1974, he formed Charles Fries Productions, which later became Fries Entertainment. By one estimate, he and his company produced and/or supervised more than 275 hours of telefilms, miniseries and series. After many years of Ziv and Columbia Screen Gems. He had his greatest impact during the period he described in his autobiography as "the golden days of the television movie" — the 25-year period from 1968-93. For the big screen, he produced Cat People 1982, directed by Paul Schrader and starring Natassja Kinski, Out of Bounds 1986, starring Anthony Michael Hall, and Screamers 1995 starring Peter Weller. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Charles W. Fries
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Post by teleadm on Apr 24, 2021 18:59:01 GMT
I want to take a little moment here and thank all of you who contributed here when I wasn't well and depressed!
I also wan't to urge you to continue to contribute since what you do is valuable or invaluable, I do it my way and you do it your ways.
I might miss a few departures, and thanks for filling out those gaps.
As the OP of this post, nearly 5000 views, and we all keep in mind that this is place/post for remembrance and memories, and thanks to all of you it works!
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Post by divtal on Apr 24, 2021 19:58:39 GMT
How beautiful are the memories of my visit my visit to Tivoli, and Villa D'Este.
Equally beautiful are the memories, and tributes, that you have paid to those with whom posters to this board share an interest.
My thanks is to you. Often, I have been unfamiliar with a film contributor, in his/her background. I learn a great deal from this thread.
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Post by timshelboy on Apr 24, 2021 20:07:59 GMT
I want to take a little moment here and thank all of you who contributed here when I wasn't well and depressed! I also wan't to urge you to continue to contribute since what you do is valuable or invaluable, I do it my way and you do it your ways. I might miss a few departures, and thanks for filling out those gaps. As the OP of this post, nearly 5000 views, and we all keep in mind that this is place/post for remembrance and memories, and thanks to all of you it works! And thank you for running the thread tele. It is one thread I turn to regularly - with apprehension each time I open it up admittedly - and I couldn't honestly say I enjoy reading it - but it is an important aspect of the board and film buff life that our idols move on to a better place - and that we have a dedicated space and process to acknowledge that - and you do it with tact and sensitivity and in an even handed way so thanks "Tim"
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Apr 25, 2021 21:06:33 GMT
I want to take a little moment here and thank all of you who contributed here when I wasn't well and depressed! I also wan't to urge you to continue to contribute since what you do is valuable or invaluable, I do it my way and you do it your ways. I might miss a few departures, and thanks for filling out those gaps. As the OP of this post, nearly 5000 views, and we all keep in mind that this is place/post for remembrance and memories, and thanks to all of you it works! Sorry to hear you weren't feeling well teleadm, you are such a superstar on this thread. 
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Post by teleadm on Apr 26, 2021 5:49:34 GMT
German dramatic mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig has left us at the age of 93, on April 24th.  Her performing career spanned almost half a century, from the late 1940's until the early 1990's. She appeared at the Vienna State Opera from 1955 to 1994, and at the Metropolitan Opera in many roles, among international opera houses and festivals. Many of her performances has also been televised. She is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Christa Ludwig
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Post by teleadm on Apr 26, 2021 6:03:43 GMT
Italian singer, stage and film actress, and television personality Milva (Milva Ilva Biolcati) has left us at the age of 81 on April 23rd.  Popular in Italy and abroad, she performed on musical and theatrical stages the world over, and received popular acclaim in her native Italy, and particularly in Germany, where she often participated in musical events and televised musical programmes. She also released numerous albums in France, Japan, Korea, Greece, Spain and South America. She collaborated with European composers and musicians such as Ennio Morricone in 1965, Francis Lai in 1973, Mikis Theodorakis in 1978 (Was ich denke became a best selling album in Germany), Enzo Jannacci in 1980, Vangelis in 1981 and 1986, Franco Battiato in 1982 and 1986. She also acted in movies, usually playing a singer, in both Germany and Italy. Her music appears on soundtracks. She is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Milva
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Post by teleadm on Apr 27, 2021 5:34:08 GMT
American screenwriter Bernie Kahn has left us at the age of 90, on April 21st.  He was best known for his work on sitcoms, writing over 100 episodes for shows including Get Smart, Maude, The Addams Family, The Love Boat, Tabitha, Three’s Company, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, The Lucy Show, Make Room for Grandaddy, Love American Style, The Partridge Family, James at Sixteen and Bewitched, for which he wrote 15 episodes. In 1971, he co-wrote the Disney movie The Barefoot Executive, and in 1985, he wrote the screenplay for the sex comedy film Basic Training. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Bernie Kahn
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 27, 2021 22:46:16 GMT
Popular Georgian actor Kakhi Kavsadze, who was well-known in the former Soviet Union, has died at the age of 85 of complications caused by COVID-19. Media reports cited Kavsadze's friends as saying that the beloved actor died on April 27 at the First University Hospital in Tbilisi. Kavsadze was a leading actor at Tbilisi's Shota Rustaveli Theater. He had played roles in many theater performances and more than 80 films since 1957. He gained prominence across the Soviet Union after he played the role of Black Abdulla the Basmachi Bandit leader with no respect for human life, in the extremely popular movie White Sun Of The Desert in 1970. All crew members boarding Russian space flights are committed to watch the inspiring Soviet Classic before the launch and the names of Abdullah's wives are assigned to several craters on Venus... R.I.P Kakhi Kavsadze,   |
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Post by snsurone on Apr 28, 2021 18:10:32 GMT
Astronaut Michael Collins, one of the Apollo 11 men who landed on the moon in 1969, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was 90.
That makes Buzz Aldrin the lone surviver of that fateful trip.
RIP, Michael--and may your spirit continue to explore new worlds.
I hope you're feeling better, tele.
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Post by teleadm on Apr 29, 2021 5:31:30 GMT
Japanese composer Shunsuke Kikuchi has left us at the age of 89, on April 24th.  He specialized in incidental music for media such as television and film. Active since the early 1960's, he was one of Japan's most highly demanded film and TV composers, working principally on tokusatsu and anime productions for children, as well as violent action films, jidaigeki and television dramas. he was inactive since 2017, when he stated that he was taking a break to be treated for an illness. His music can also be heard on the soundtracks of the two Kill Bill movies 2003 and 2004. He is remembered by Anime News NetworkR.I.P. Shunsuke Kikushi |
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Post by teleadm on Apr 30, 2021 5:50:28 GMT
German-born American philanthropist, producer, and occasional actress Anne Douglas (Anne Buydens, born Hannelore Marx) has left us at the age of 102, on April 29th.  She was the widow of actor Kirk Douglas, to whom she had been married for 65 years until his death in 2020. One of her first forays into philanthropy came on the heels of recovering from breast cancer: With six fellow survivors, she established "Research for Women's Cancers", which raised millions of dollars to help finance a research facility at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Both Kirk Douglas and she were behind the establishment of "Harry's Haven", an Alzheimer's disease unit at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Home in Woodland Hills, which is named after Kirk Douglas's father. The couple was known for their efforts to rebuild playgrounds in the Los Angeles Unified School District. She is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Anne Douglas
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Post by snsurone on Apr 30, 2021 7:16:34 GMT
Former child actor Johnny Crawford passed away at age 75 after a bout with Alzheimer's disease.
He was best known as Mark McCain, the son of Lucas McCain (played by Chuck Connors) on the TV western THE RIFLEMAN.
RIP, as you and your "Pa" ride off into the sunset.
Also: RIP to former child actor Lee Aaker, who passed away on April 1 at age 77.
He was famous playing "Cpl. Rusty" on the TV series THE ADVENTURES OF RIN-TIN-TIN, and was the last surviving cast member.
I hope MeTV will memorialize these two young stars with marathons of their shows.
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