Gone but not forgotten, RIP celebrity thread

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Lynn Redgrave passed away today.

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RIP Georgy Girl

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Lena Horne passed away at 92 

RIP

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I saw that.  Major drag...

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I'm sorry to say that I don't think I'd even heard of her.

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Google her.  She was one of the good ones...

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I don't know if you'd call him a celebrity, but Frank Frazetta passed away yesterday. 

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Ronnie James Dio dead at 67, RIP Holy Diver

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This is really sad.  I met him a long time ago (mid 80's) at a party in LA.  Here's this Heavy Metal legend, who's fronted Rainbow, Black Sabbath & now his own group, Dio, being approached by a common fan.  He could have been dismissive to me (as some Rock Stars are when approached), but he was the nicest guy & spoke with me at length about his music & our common interest in Heavy Metal.  Heavy Metal, and society in general, has lost a true gentleman.  Sadness, pure sadness...

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Yet another metal great - the number of relatively young metal musicians dropping dead for no readily apparent reason is making me both suspicious and sad.

Paul Gray of Slipknot was found dead this morning at the age of 38

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10151406.stm

Also, RIP Dio

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Not a slipknot fan, but it sucks when young musicians die.  RIP.

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I'm a fan and I is sad

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Big fan of Slipknot, big fan of Paul. This really saddens me. RIP, man 

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Saw the press conference where they talked (without makeup or masks) about his death.  First time for most to see what they really look like...

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also sad to hear of Art Linkletter's passing, but 97's a good run, RIP

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Gary Coleman died of a brain hemorrhage, age 42. Seems like all the kids on Diff'rent Strokes just totally got fucked up after that show.

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The only one who's still around is Willis (Todd Bridges), and he has survived drug addiction, a stint in jail and being arrested & prosecuted for murder in a crack house.  If any TV show is jinxed, it's that one...

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Gary Coleman died of a brain hemorrhage, age 42. Seems like all the kids on Diff'rent Strokes just totally got fucked up after that show.

Whatcha' talkin' about, Willis?  Seriously though, it's sad to hear that news.

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sad to hear of his passing, RIP Gary

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Oh I am so sad.

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Somehow it never seemed to occur to me that he must be younger than me.

   

R.I.P.

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I guess there's a security guard job opening now at the local mall...

Edit:  Dennis Hopper just died.  I don't think I can take another "summer of death" like last year's...

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Although he's been very sck fo quite som time, this still bums me out, RIP

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 … and the hits just keep on coming!   

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The way things are going, we should have a pole of who WON'T die this upcoming summer...

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Rue McClanahan died today.  

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RIP John Wooden
The greatest college basketball coach ever

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I just realized that Dan O'Bannon passed away back in Dec, that is sad.  I just finished watching the first Alien movie, which he wrote.  He also directed The Return of the Living Dead, another classic.

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RIP John Wooden
The greatest college basketball coach ever

I met the man when I was at college at UCLA; a real sweetheart.  I had a pic taken of him & myself, and he autographed it; I had it framed & it's hanging on my wall.

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Adriana Xenides passed away yesterday morning.

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Sausage king & bit player actor Jimmy Dean just died.  He played the part of Willard Whyte in the James Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever".

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Strange, that movie was on TV just a few nights ago...

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Director of The Poseidon Adventure, Ronald Neame, has passed away.

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Manute Bol, 7 foot 6 ex-professional basketball player, died today.

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RIP Frank Sidebottom

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbo_obit_steinbrenner

RIP, Big Stein

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Definitely the end of an era with George dying.  It's going to be interesting to see how the Yankees work without him.

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RIP Glenn Shadix

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100908/ap_on_en_mo/us_obit_glenn_shadix_6

He was well known for being in a number of Tim Burton films, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice and Planet of the Apes.

I recognize his voice from shows like The Batman and Justice League.

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kind of sad that one of his earliest roleswas what he was most remembered for, and it looks asthough his last few years wer pretty depressing, RIP

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No! He was great! Aww now I'm gonna have to watch Beetlejuice in his honor.