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Post by teleadm on Dec 31, 2021 15:53:58 GMT
The 2021 orbit thread will retire as soon as the New Year's Bells are heard, depending on were in our world someone sadly leaves us, as local time might differ from were we all are.
Please don't bump it.
For 2022, pls post all obituaries here!
It's free for anyone to post orbits.
Respect those who mourn!
The 2021 orbit will still be open for anyone to watch through and comment. though some pics and videos might have disappeared.
Thanks to all contributors during 2021, hoping you will continue contribute during 2022!
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jan 3, 2022 1:30:40 GMT
Max Julien (January 1, 1933 – January 1, 2022) American actor , screenwriter, producer and artist passed away on his 89th birthday. A statement from his team... “During Julien’s decades-long career, he was known for being bold, honest and straightforward. He would live and speak his own truth both professionally and privately. He was thought of as a rare ‘man among men.'” Julien was a classically trained actor and began his career performing in off-Broadway productions around New York City before moving on to acting on the big screen. His largest and possibly best known role was Goldie in “The Mack,” (1973). Julien plays an ambitious pimp who had just served a five-year sentence in prison. A young Richard Pryor plays Goldie’s sidekick, Slim, in one of his early film roles before the comedian became a major Hollywood star. Julien’s performance in the film is embedded in todays hip hop culture, many rappers have sampled Goldie’s lines or scenes from the movie. The actor also wrote and produced iconic film series Cleopatra Jones in the 1970s. Other films Julien appeared in include The Black Klansman (1966), Psych Out (1966) The Savage Seven (1968), Up Tight! (1968) and Getting Straight (1970) and Thomasine & Bushrod (1974) Julien guest starred on TV shows such as The Mod Squad (1968) The Bold Ones... R.I.P ... Max Julien
Goldie
Bushrod
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Post by teleadm on Jan 4, 2022 7:40:23 GMT
Canadian actress Barbara Chilcott has left us at the age of 99, on January 1st.  After the war she studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, making her West End debut in 1949. On her return to Canada in 1950, she soon became one of the country's leading actresses. In 1953, with her brothers Murray and Donald Davis, she founded the Crest Theatre in Toronto, which operated until 1966. She spent several years going back and forth between England and Canada, acting on stage, on television and in film in both countries. She acted on such TV-series as ITV Television Playhouse, ITV Play of the Week and Danger Man. In movies she acted in The Full Treatment 1960, The Trap 1966, Lies My Father Told Me 1975 among others. She is remembered by CP24R.I.P. Barbara Chilcott
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Post by teleadm on Jan 5, 2022 6:47:22 GMT
American actress Joan Copeland (Joan Maxine Miller) has left us at the age of 99, on January 4th.  She was the younger sister of playwright Arthur Miller. She began her career during the mid-1940's, appearing in theatres in New York City, where, shortly thereafter, she would become one of the first members admitted to the newly formed Actors Studio. She moved into television and film during the 1950's while still maintaining an active stage career. She is best known for her performances in the 1977 Broadway revival of Pal Joey and her award-winning performance in the 1981 play The American Clock. She also played a number of prominent roles on various soap operas throughout her career, including Andrea Whiting on Search for Tomorrow and Gwendolyn Lord Abbott on One Life to Live. She made her first film appearance as Alice Marie in The Goddess 1958. Her film career has been sporadic and her appearances have been almost exclusively in prominent secondary roles. Her film credits include Middle of the Night 1959, Roseland 1977, It's My Turn 1980, A Little Sex 1982, Happy New Year 1987, The Laser Man 1988, Her Alibi 1989, Jungle 2 Jungle 1997, The Peacemaker 1997, The Object of My Affection 1998, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole 1998, The Audrey Hepburn Story 2000, The Last Request 2006, and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee 2009. She also voiced Tanana in Disney's Brother Bear 2003. She is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Joan Copeland
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Post by snsurone on Jan 6, 2022 18:15:39 GMT
Famed director Peter Bogdonovich has died at age 82.
He directed such films as THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, PAPER MOON, and WHAT'S UP, DOC?
May he RIP.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jan 6, 2022 19:05:44 GMT
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Post by snsurone on Jan 7, 2022 16:59:11 GMT
The great actor Sidney Poitier has passed away at age 94.
He is particularly noted for being the first man of color to win the Oscar as Best Actor for his performance in LILIES OF THE FIELD.
RIP, Sidney.
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Post by teleadm on Jan 7, 2022 18:48:27 GMT
As has been noted, American director Peter Bogdanovich has left us at the age of 82, on January 6th.  One of the "New Hollywood" directors, he started as a film journalist until he got hired to work on Roger Corman's The Wild Angels 1966. After that film's success, he directed his own film Targets 1968, a critical success. He gained widespread recognition for his acclaimed coming-of-age film The Last Picture Show 1971. The film received eight Academy Award nominations, including for the Best Picture, with him receiving nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman won Oscars for their supporting roles. Following The Last Picture Show, he directed the screwball comedy What's Up, Doc? 1972, a major box office success,and another critical and commercial success, Paper Moon 1973, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Director nomination. He also made the important documentary Directed by John Ford 1971. His later career was sadly lesser, but still interesting He is remembered by  Hollywood Repoter
R.I.P. Peter Bogdanovish
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Post by teleadm on Jan 7, 2022 19:30:27 GMT
As has been noted, legendary actor Sidney Poitier has left us at the age of 94, on January 6th.  Anything from No Way Out 1950 to The Jackal 1997 is worth watching! He is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Sidney Poitier
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Post by teleadm on Jan 8, 2022 18:48:50 GMT
American songwriter, lyricist and composer Marilyn Bergman (Marilyn Katz) has left us at the age of 92 on January 8th. :format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/A-555780-1512920686-3306.jpeg.jpg) Together with her husband Alan Bergman (still alive), they composed and wrote lyrics to several memorable tunes. Winning Oscars for "The Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair 1968, shared with husband Alan and Michel Legrand, "The Way We Were" from The Way We Were 1973, shared with husband Alan and Marvin Hamlisch and for Original Song Score for Yentl 1983 shared with husband Alan and Michel Legrand. Also Oscar nominated for, and usually shared, "What Are You Doing for the Rest of Your Life?" from The Happy Ending 1969, "Pieces of Dreams" from Pieces of Dreams 1970, "All His Children" from Sometimes a Great Notion 1971, "Marmalade, Molasses & Honey" from The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 1972, "The Last Time I Felt Like This" from Same Time, Next Year 1978, "I'll Never Say 'Goodbye" from The Promise 1979, "It Might Be You" from Tootsie 1982, "If We Were In Love" from Yes, Georgio! 1982, "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" from Best Friends 1982, "The Girl Who Used to Be Me" from Shirley Valentine 1989, "Moonlight" from Sabrina 1995, plus two songs from Yentl. Also Emmy Awards for, and usually shared, Queen of the Stardust Ballroom 1975, Sybil 1976, Barbra: The Concert 1995 and AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies 1998 and many other awards internationally. She is remembered by Variety (they got her age wrong) R.I.P. Marilyn Bergman
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Post by teleadm on Jan 8, 2022 19:06:42 GMT
Scottish actor George Rossi has left us at the age of 60, on January 5th. (pancreatic cancer)  Perhaps best known for playing Duncan Lennox in The Bill from 1993 to 2003 in 192 episodes. He is remembered by The Independent UK (they got his age wrong) R.I.P. George Rossi
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Post by teleadm on Jan 10, 2022 7:31:59 GMT
American actor Dwayne Hickman has left us at the age of 87, on January 9th. (complications from Parkinson's disease)  He portrayed Chuck MacDonald, Bob Collins' girl-crazy teenaged nephew, in the 1950's The Bob Cummings Show and the title character in the 1960's sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He was the younger brother of actor Darryl Hickman, with whom he has appeared on screen. Later in life he also worked as a television executive, producer and director, who worked as an executive at CBS and has also briefly recorded as a vocalist. In retirement, he devoted his time to painting. In 1965, he appeared in the comedy film Cat Ballou with Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. He signed a multi-picture deal with American International Pictures. For that studio he starred in Ski Party 1965 opposite Frankie Avalon, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini 1965 with Funicello and Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine 1965 with Avalon and Vincent Price. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Dwayne Hickman |
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Post by teleadm on Jan 10, 2022 7:41:30 GMT
American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host Bob Saget has left us at the age of 65, on January 9th.  His acting roles included Danny Tanner on the sitcom Full House 1987–1995, its sequel Fuller House 2016–2020, and the voice of narrator Ted Mosby on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother 2005–2014. From 1989 to 1997, he was the original host of America's Funniest Home Videos. He was also known for his adult-oriented stand-up comedy, and his 2014 album "That's What I'm Talkin' About" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. He is remembered by People MagazineR.I.P. Bob Saget
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Post by teleadm on Jan 10, 2022 8:02:54 GMT
American bodybuilder and actor Mark Forest (Lou Degni) has left us at the age of 89, on January 7th.  Perhaps best known for playing the lead in a series of peplum movies in the 1960's, including the role of Maciste (usually called either Hercules or Goliath in dubbed English versions) several times. After the phenomenal worldwide success of Hercules 1958 he became the second American actor to be recruited by Italian producers. He was signed to a three-picture contract with La vendetta di Ercole retitled Goliath and the Dragon 1960 for the US market being his first film. His name was changed for the film but he had a strong advantage due to his speaking fluent Italian prior to arriving in Europe. He continued in the peplum genre but left the cinema for a career as a European opera singer. He later began a third career as a California voice coach. R.I.P. Mark Forest
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Post by Stammerhead on Jan 10, 2022 11:19:18 GMT
American bodybuilder and actor Mark Forest (Lou Degni) has left us at the age of 89, on January 7th. Perhaps best known for playing the lead in a series of peplum movies in the 1960's, including the role of Maciste (usually called either Hercules or Goliath in dubbed English versions) several times. After the phenomenal worldwide success of Hercules 1958 he became the second American actor to be recruited by Italian producers. He was signed to a three-picture contract with La vendetta di Ercole retitled Goliath and the Dragon 1960 for the US market being his first film. His name was changed for the film but he had a strong advantage due to his speaking fluent Italian prior to arriving in Europe. He continued in the peplum genre but left the cinema for a career as a European opera singer. He later began a third career as a California voice coach. R.I.P. Mark Forest
(no obituary could be found at the time of this writing) Wouldn’t it have been awesome if he’d starred in a sword and sandal musical?
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Post by teleadm on Jan 11, 2022 6:28:48 GMT
British actor Nicholas Donnelly has left us at the age of 83, on January 10th.  Perhaps best known for appearing in the television drama series Grange Hill as Mr. Craig MacKenzie from 1985 to 1993, and as Sergeant Johnny Wills in police series Dixon of Dock Green from 1960 to 1976. He is remembered by Inderpendent UKR.I.P. Nicholas Donnelly |
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Post by teleadm on Jan 12, 2022 6:41:20 GMT
American television writer and producer Joyce Eliason has left us at the age of 87, on January 10th.  She was one of the writers for the hit television series Love, American Style and wrote her first screenplay Tell Me a Riddle in 1980. She was Emmy nominated 4 times, as producer, for the TV mini-series' The Jacksons: An American Dream 1992, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All 1994, Children of the Dust 1995 and The Last Don 1997. She is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Joyce Eliason
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Post by teleadm on Jan 12, 2022 7:02:22 GMT
American opera singer Maria Ewing has left us at the age of 71, on January 9th.  She was noted as much for her acting as her singing. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1976 in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Many of her performances has been televised, including Cosi fan tutte 1978, La Périchole 1982, Carmen 1985 and 1989 and Salome 1992. She is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Maria Ewing
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Post by teleadm on Jan 12, 2022 7:10:43 GMT
Italian film director and actor Mariano Laurenti has left us at the age of 92, on January 6th.  He directed 50 films between 1966 and 1999, being mainly active in the "commedia sexy all'italiana" genre. He is remembered by il Quotidiano del sudR.I.P. Mariano Laurenti |
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Post by teleadm on Jan 12, 2022 7:24:06 GMT
English actor Gary Waldhorn has left us at the age of 78, on January 10th.  He is particularly remembered for his work in the main casts of several British sitcoms, including Richard Beamish in All at No 20 1986, Lionel Bainbridge in Brush Strokes 1986 - 1989 and Councillor David Horton in The Vicar of Dibley 1994 - 2007. His film credits include the roles of Harlich in Zeppelin 1971, Max in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End 1980, Hauptmann Rainer Mueller in Escape to Victory 1981, and Tornado in The Chain 1984. On stage he was particularly active with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Gary Waldhorn
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