Re: The high profile person recently died thread

[MikeInFla]

Bonnie Pointer, one of the founding members of the group The Pointer Sisters, died Monday, according to her sister, Anita Pointer
She was 69.

[oldschooldoom]

UFO Guitarist Paul Chapman Dead at 66
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-ufo-guitarist-paul-chapman-dead-at-66/

[MikeInFla]

LONDON — Ian Holm, an acclaimed British actor whose long career included roles in “Chariots of Fire” and “The Lord of the Rings” has died. He was 88.
Holm died peacefully Friday morning in a hospital, surrounded by his family and carer, his agent, Alex Irwin, said in a statement. His illness was Parkinson’s related.
A star of stage and screen, Holm won a Tony Award for best featured actor as Lenny in Harold Pinter’s play “The Homecoming” in 1967.
An established figure in the Royal Shakespeare Company, he won a Laurence Olivier Award for best actor for his performance in the title role of “King Lear” in 1998.
He won a British Academy Film Award and gained a supporting-actor Oscar nomination for portraying pioneering athletics coach Sam Mussabini in the hit 1982 film “Chariots of Fire.”
He also appeared in “The Fifth Element,” “Alien,’’ “The Sweet Hereafter,’’ “Time Bandits,’’ “The Emperor’s New Clothes’’ and “The Madness of King George.’’ More recently, he portrayed Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogies.

[TZ75]

LONDON — Ian Holm, an acclaimed British actor whose long career included roles in “Chariots of Fire” and “The Lord of the Rings” has died. He was 88.
Holm died peacefully Friday morning in a hospital, surrounded by his family and carer, his agent, Alex Irwin, said in a statement. His illness was Parkinson’s related.
A star of stage and screen, Holm won a Tony Award for best featured actor as Lenny in Harold Pinter’s play “The Homecoming” in 1967.
An established figure in the Royal Shakespeare Company, he won a Laurence Olivier Award for best actor for his performance in the title role of “King Lear” in 1998.
He won a British Academy Film Award and gained a supporting-actor Oscar nomination for portraying pioneering athletics coach Sam Mussabini in the hit 1982 film “Chariots of Fire.”
He also appeared in “The Fifth Element,” “Alien,’’ “The Sweet Hereafter,’’ “Time Bandits,’’ “The Emperor’s New Clothes’’ and “The Madness of King George.’’ More recently, he portrayed Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogies.

He was also in “Greystoke” The Legend of Tarzan. I’m surprised it wasn’t mentioned.

[MikeInFla]

Joel Schumacher, the journeyman director who dressed New York department store windows before shepherding the Brat Pack to the big screen in “St. Elmo's Fire” and steering the Batman franchise into its most baroque territory in “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin,” has died. He was 80.

[oldschooldoom]

This is HUGE

Carl Reiner, Comedy Legend and ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ Creator, Dies at 98


https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/carl-reiner-dead-died-dick-van-dyke-1234694208/

[Staybrite]

Wow I'm a little surprised Carl was still alive.  98 is a long life by pretty much anybody's standards.

[oldschooldoom]

Hugh Downs, former 'Today' show anchor and broadcasting icon, dies at 99

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hugh-downs-former-today-show-anchor-broadcasting-icon-dies-age-n1232808

[TZ75]

Country music legend Charlie Daniels

R.I.P. 

[crucifyd]

Ennio Morricone, Legendary Film Composer Behind Metallica Concert Intro, Dead at 91
https://loudwire.com/metallica-ennio-morricone-death/

[oldschooldoom]

Kelly Preston, actress and wife of John Travolta, has died following a two-year battle with breast cancer

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/13/entertainment/kelly-preston-dead/index.html

[Staybrite]

Kelly was only 57, left behind her husband and two kids (one of them only 9 years old).  Serious bummer.

[oldschooldoom]

Very sad indeed. My heart goes out to the surviving family, my empathy goes out to anyone who fights and does not survive breast cancer.

Kelly and John had a rare high profile "hollywood marriage" that endured. More about that here https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/kelly-preston-and-john-travolta-inside-their-29-year-love-story/ar-BB16FZol?li=BBnb7Kz

[Staybrite]

Grant Imahara (from Myth Busters & White Rabbit fame) has died from a brain aneurysm.  He was only 49.



https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/07/14/mythbusters-white-rabbit-project-host-grant-imahara-dies-49/5433026002/

[Black Rider]

Saw that, really enjoyed him on mythbusters.

[WildWorld]

Naya Rivera of "Glee" dead at 33:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/13/entertainment/naya-rivera-search-body-found/index.html

[crucifyd]

J. I. Packer, influential theologian and author, dies at 93
https://disrn.com/news/j-i-packer-influential-theologian-and-author-has-died-at-93/

[brutalwarfaretx]

Man, what a guy! Light Perpetual. I highly recommend his book "To be a Christian: an Anglican catechism" , he definitely deserves his reward!

[crucifyd]

Regis Philbin, television legend, longtime ‘Live with Regis’ and ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' host, dead at 88
https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2020/07/regis-philbin-television-legend-longtime-live-and-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-host-dead-at-88.html

[oldschooldoom]

^HUGE!

Also today
R.I.P. John Saxon, B-movie stalwart

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/rip-john-saxon-b-movie-stalwart/ar-BB17bPCX?li=BBnbfcL

[oldschooldoom]

and

Peter Green dead at 73 – Mick Fleetwood pays touching tribute to band co-founder after he peacefully dies in his sleep

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/12223552/peter-green-dead-fleetwood-mac/

[oldschooldoom]

Olivia lived during two pandemics

Olivia de Havilland, star of 'Gone With the Wind,' dies at 104

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/26/entertainment/olivia-de-havilland-dies/index.html

[oldschooldoom]

Yet another CoronaVirus death. So sad, he made the most sense before he dropped out of the race 4 years ago.

Herman Cain, Former Presidential Candidate, Dies at 74


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/us/politics/herman-cain-dead.html

[oldschooldoom]

Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ Star and Quaker Oats Pitchman, Is Dead at 85

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/obituaries/wilford-brimley-dead.html

[oldschooldoom]

Steve Holland, Guitarist of Molly Hatchet Dies

https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/08/steve-holland-molly-hatchet-death/

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