Obituaries

#721 Posted 03 August 2022 - 06:08 AM

Aleks, on 01 August 2022 - 02:27 PM, said:

RIP Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role as Lt. Uhura in the original Star Trek and as the groundbreaking first black woman to kiss a white guy on TV.

Only 3 left now. Just the gold shirts, no less.

Also, love that scene. Nothing in recent Trek history even comes close to that level of enlightenment in this day and age.

This post has been edited by MusicallyInspired: 03 August 2022 - 06:09 AM

#722 Posted 03 August 2022 - 12:52 PM

" first black woman to kiss a white guy on TV"

Was it this guy?

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#723 Posted 08 August 2022 - 02:25 PM

Olivia Newton-John dead at 73.
https://www.hollywoo...ase-1235194880/

#724 Posted 30 August 2022 - 04:37 PM

Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62732447

#725 Posted 08 September 2022 - 01:03 PM

Queen Elizabeth II

#726 Posted 12 September 2022 - 11:23 PM

Don't know about other Commonwealth nations, but Australia will be having a one-off public holiday of mourning on Thursday 22nd for Queen Elizabeth II.

#727 Posted 13 September 2022 - 04:03 AM

Malgon, on 12 September 2022 - 11:23 PM, said:

Don't know about other Commonwealth nations, but Australia will be having a one-off public holiday of mourning on Thursday 22nd for Queen Elizabeth II.

We in the UK are (for obvious reasons) but it will be on the day of the funeral (19 September).

This post has been edited by Martin Howe: 13 September 2022 - 04:03 AM

#728 Posted 13 September 2022 - 09:24 AM

Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard is dead at 91.
https://www-liberati...&_x_tr_pto=wapp

#729 Posted 08 November 2022 - 09:45 AM

Nazareth's frontman Dan McCafferty died at 76:
https://blabbermouth...erty-dead-at-76

#730 Posted 11 November 2022 - 02:13 PM

Kevin Conroy, voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne for decades in Batman The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, the Arkham trilogy, Injustice 1 & 2, and countless other shows and games dies of cancer at age 66.

RIP Kevin Conroy
1955-2022

https://thedirect.co...vin-conroy-dies

This post has been edited by MusicallyInspired: 11 November 2022 - 02:43 PM

Malgon

#731 Posted 11 November 2022 - 03:28 PM

Damn, was not expecting that at all. I know when I read any of the comics it was his voice I heard as Batman. RIP Kevin Conroy, you will be missed.

Ninety-Six

#732 Posted 11 November 2022 - 06:58 PM

That came out of nowhere...

That one hurts.

Dr.Panico

#733 Posted 12 December 2022 - 03:18 PM

Composer Angelo Badalamenti, best known for his work with filmmaker David Lynch, died at 85 from natural causes.
https://www.hollywoo...vet-1235280660/

Ninety-Six

#734 Posted 13 December 2022 - 01:28 AM

Dr.Panico, on 12 December 2022 - 03:18 PM, said:

died at 85 from natural causes.

After the last string of deaths I'm sad to say that I consider this good news. There's been too many cancer and accidental deaths this year, so it's weirdly relieving to hear that someone died at a ripe old age from simply being old. And by the sounds of it, he went peacefully. Really can't ask for better than that.

This post has been edited by Ninety-Six: 13 December 2022 - 01:29 AM

MusicallyInspired

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#735 Posted 13 December 2022 - 06:33 AM

No one's posted it but also RIP Kirstie Alley at 71 last week.

Dr.Panico

#736 Posted 29 December 2022 - 02:44 AM

Filmmaker Ruggero Deodato, best known for Cannibal Holocaust, has died.
https://cinemaseriet...&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Malgon

#737 Posted 29 December 2022 - 03:10 PM

Can't believe I never commented on Angelo Badalamenti. His work on Twin Peaks is a big part of what made it memorable. RIP, you will be missed.

William Beavis

#738 Posted 29 December 2022 - 03:47 PM

RIP Pelé

1940-2022

MusicallyInspired

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#739 Posted 06 January 2023 - 12:30 PM

R.I.P. the Ghost/Zombie/Demon Pirate LeChuck himself, Earl Boen. Also the psychologist from Terminators 1-3. Died at 81.
1941 - 2023

May nary a drop of voodoo root beer vaporize your spectre, nor a voodoo doll in your likeness be abused, mutiliated, or pricked by pins and needles.

https://variety.com/...ies-1235480866/

It's a shame he never got to reprise his role one last time for the recently released Return to Monkey Island, having been retired. But at least he gave his blessing to recast the role.

This post has been edited by MusicallyInspired: 06 January 2023 - 12:32 PM

Dr.Panico

#740 Posted 11 January 2023 - 03:03 PM

Jeff Beck is dead.
https://www.theguard...ck-dies-aged-78

Dr.Panico

#741 Posted 28 January 2023 - 02:08 PM

Tom Verlaine, from the band Television, has died.
https://www.nytimes....dies-at-73.html

Jeff

#742 Posted 30 January 2023 - 03:17 PM

Annie Wersching (1977-2023)

Annie Wersching dies at 45

I knew her as Special Agent Renee Walker on 24.

Aleks

#743 Posted 31 January 2023 - 11:54 AM

Jeff, on 30 January 2023 - 03:17 PM, said:

Annie Wersching (1977-2023)

Annie Wersching dies at 45

I knew her as Special Agent Renee Walker on 24.

Heard about her passing and this sucks, such a young age. She did a great job as the Borg Queen in Picard season 2, so vile yet vulnerable at the same time, brilliant acting (also gotta respect how she'd put up with a make-up that took hours to create, all the while during her illness).

Malgon

#744 Posted 18 March 2023 - 08:49 PM

https://www.shacknew...ick-dies-age-60

Awesome work from when I first saw him in The Wire, and then after in Quantum Break, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and of course the John Wick series. RIP.