RIP — 2022 Edition

[Bact PhD]

Vin Scully, broadcaster best known for calling Dodgers games since before their move to LA, 94:

www.npr.org/2022/08/02/994343270/vin-scully-dodgers-broadcaster-died

[goldenvalley]

Aug 1, 2022 13:57:57 GMT LFC said:

Jul 31, 2022 20:13:02 GMT indy said:

And, just WTF is it with this family?

 Complete lack of a sense of decency...everything is about gaining an edge in financial things and looking wealthy while doing it.  

[AnBr]

Judith Durham, 79.

[Bact PhD]

Damn, this one stings.

Olivia Newton-John, 73:

people.com/music/olivia-newton-john-dead-age-73-breast-cancer/

Singer-songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John — a four-time Grammy winner and star of beloved movie musical Grease — has died. She was 73.

"Dame Olivia Newton-John passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends. We ask that everyone please respect the family's privacy during this very difficult time," her husband, John Easterling, announced Monday on Newton-John's social media channels.

[snip]

In May 2017, Newton-John announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer which had metastasized to the sacrum. Her team said that Newton-John would be completing photon radiation therapy, in addition to natural wellness therapies after consulting with her medical team at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

[goldenvalley]

David McCullough. So many fascinating biographies and general history...The Path Between the Seas...

[AnBr]

One third of Holland–Dozier–Holland is gone.

Lamont Dozier, 81

[goldenvalley]

Mikhail Gorbachev. I kind of thought he was already dead.

[jackd]

I think his legacy is: he tried! Better than most.

[indy]

Barbara Ehrenreich

[andydp]

HRH Queen Elizabeth II

[goldenvalley]

Sept 8, 2022 17:40:22 GMT andydp said:

HRH Queen Elizabeth II

She took a look at the next prime minister and then said "I'm outta here"?  

[pnwguy]

Sept 8, 2022 20:26:34 GMT goldenvalley said:

Sept 8, 2022 17:40:22 GMT andydp said:

HRH Queen Elizabeth II

She took a look at the next prime minister and then said "I'm outta here"?  

Unfortunately for her, she had the same reaction about her royal successor but could do little about Charles at this point.

[AnBr]

Ken Starr

[LFC]

Sept 13, 2022 22:40:51 GMT AnBr said:

Ken Starr

May he burn in hell.

[AnBr]

Louise Fletcher, 88

[andydp]

Loretta Lynn age 90

[goldenvalley]

Oct 4, 2022 15:04:54 GMT andydp said:

Loretta Lynn age 90

Wow it’s kind of like the Queen of England dying. Read some her lyrics. She was kind of angry sometimes. Her life of being married at an extremely young age shaped some of it.

[Bact PhD]

Angela Lansbury, whose film credits include Gaslight, The Manchurian Candidate, and Beauty and the Beast, 96:

www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/10/11/angela-lansbury-actress-dead/

Angela Lansbury, the English-born actress who excelled as the world’s most evil mother in “The Manchurian Candidate,” became a luminary of Broadway musical theater, and starred for 12 years as a warmhearted crime writer and sleuth in the TV series “Murder, She Wrote,” died Oct. 11 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 96.

Her death was confirmed by her lawyer, Bob Myman, who said she had been in declining health but did not give a specific cause.

[Bact PhD]

Jerry Lee Lewis, 87:

www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/10/28/jerry-lee-lewis-dead-great-balls-of-fire/

Jerry Lee Lewis, the influential singer and pianist whose unbridled performances and scandalous life defined the personal rebellion at the heart of rock-and-roll music, died Oct. 28 at his home in Southaven, Miss. He was 87.

His death was announced by his publicist Zach Farnum, who did not give a cause.

Mr. Lewis, a Louisiana tenant farmer’s son and the cousin of televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, performed with a riveting, maniacal quality. On storming 1950s hits such as “Great Balls of Fire,” “Breathless” and “High School Confidential,” he slashed up and down the keys with his right hand, deliberately sped up tempos in mid-song and often finished songs onstage by standing on the piano.

[andydp]

Oct 28, 2022 17:16:34 GMT Bact PhD said:

Jerry Lee Lewis, 87:

www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/10/28/jerry-lee-lewis-dead-great-balls-of-fire/

Jerry Lee Lewis, the influential singer and pianist whose unbridled performances and scandalous life defined the personal rebellion at the heart of rock-and-roll music, died Oct. 28 at his home in Southaven, Miss. He was 87.

His death was announced by his publicist Zach Farnum, who did not give a cause.

Mr. Lewis, a Louisiana tenant farmer’s son and the cousin of televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, performed with a riveting, maniacal quality. On storming 1950s hits such as “Great Balls of Fire,” “Breathless” and “High School Confidential,” he slashed up and down the keys with his right hand, deliberately sped up tempos in mid-song and often finished songs onstage by standing on the piano. **

** Unless he set fire to it.

[goldenvalley]

When my dad went on a those young rock and roll freaks rant, I would point out Jerry Lee Lewis who was in my dad's generation.  Dad would say well I never liked him.  I was smart enough not to say "so what, he's still as freaky as KISS, just not dressed in costume."

[AnBr]

Oct 28, 2022 19:42:20 GMT goldenvalley said:

When my dad went on a those young rock and roll freaks rant, I would point out Jerry Lee Lewis who was in my dad's generation.  Dad would say well I never liked him.  I was smart enough not to say "so what, he's still as freaky as KISS, just not dressed in costume."

Well...

Attachments:

[LFC]

Gallagher, age 76. His bits on the absurdities of the English language were awesome.

Comedian Leo Gallagher has died aged 76, his family announced on Friday. Gallagher became a hit comic after his appearances on the Johnny Carson show in the 1970s. He was best known for his explosive antic on stage, smashing foods (most famously watermelons) with giant hammers. Gallagher was a prolific comedy special star, and ran a whimsical bid for California governor in 2003, pledging to clear traffic with helicopters, if elected. He died in his California home after a spate of health concerns, his family said.

I'm sure this is a repeat but hey, the guy died.

[LFC]

Interesting. I had no idea the main character from "The Terminal" was based on an actual person.

The Iranian man who lived in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport for 18 years whose story inspired Steven Speilberg’s The Terminal died on November 12th at the airport, according to the Associated Press.

Authorities say Mehran Karimi Nasseri died due to a heart attack in the French airport’s Terminal 2F. He was treated by police and a medical team, but could not be saved. He was 77 years old.

After years of waiting, Naseri finally received his refugee papers, but elected to not leave the airport anyway. He remained in the terminal until he was hospitalized in 2006. After that he resided in a shelter in Paris.

However, AP reports that in the weeks before his death he ventured back to Charles de Gaulle and began living there once again. From what is reported, it seemed like the place he was most comfortable, so there is some solace to take in that.

[goldenvalley]

Michael Gerson speech writer for Bush the Younger and columnist for Washington Post.  He was an excellent writer...a pleasure to read his work even when I didn't agree with him.