Another Media "Star" Passed

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Claude Lanzmann passed away at the tender age of 92.

"Who?" you ask?

He directed/wrote several movies, including Shoah and The Last of the Unjust.

Here's his obituary and filmography: https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Clau...tary-maker-on-the-holocaust-dies-at-92-561719 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487351/?ref_=nv_sr_1

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Clifford Rozier passed away at the tender age of 45 after suffering a heart attack.

"Who?" you ask?

He was a college basketball all-star at Louisville and a first-round pick for the Golden State Warriors, yet his professional basketball career fizzled out before he ended up either in jail or out on the streets. Here's more information about him: https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-louisville-star-first-round-pick-clifford-rozier-dead-45-215911438.html

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Steve Ditko passed away at the tender age of 90.

"Who?" you ask?

He was the artist behind such comic book/graphic novel characters such as The Amazing Spider-Man, The Hawk, and Doctor Strange. Here's more about him: http://start.att.net/news/read/cate...ed_comic_book_artist_steve_ditko_dies-rnypost https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ditko https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0228492/?ref=m_nv_sr_1

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Tyler Honeycutt passed away at the tender age of 27 after a shootout with Los Angeles police.

"Who?" you ask?

He was a star basketball player for both UCLA and the Kings, transferring overseas to play before getting in trouble with the law. More about him here: https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...tt-found-dead-following-shootout-with-police/

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Arthur Kelm passed away at the tender age of 86, just three days shy of 87.

"Who?" you ask?

Tab Hunter, one of the heartthrobs of the 1950s, known for several of his roles (including Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees.) Here's both his filmography and obituary: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002147/?ref_=nv_sr_1 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tab-hunter-dies-damn-yankees-134127712.html

 

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Billy Knight passed away at the tender age of 39 from a successful suicide.

"Who?" you ask?

He played basketball for UCLA and the Bruins. He committed suicide after posting a cryptic video on YouTube: https://sports.yahoo.com/former-ucl...-posting-cryptic-youtube-video-213922939.html

Several of his friends and former colleagues attempted to contact him after they saw the video, but he was gone.

I think that I'll go cuddle up with some s.

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Nancy Barbato passed away at the tender age of 101.

"Who?" you ask?

You might be more familiar with her late ex-husband and her two eldest children (the son also passed away a while ago) - Frank Sinatra, Sr., Frank Sinatra, Jr., and Nancy Sinatra, Jr. Yes, Nancy Sinatra, Sr. passed away last week, both of her daughters by her side. I'm going to try locating an obituary for the lady when I have the time.

eta: Here's her filmography/obituary: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2701590/?ref_=fn_al_nm_3

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George Jenson passed away a couple days ago at the tender age of 87.

"Who?" you ask?

He was involved with several movies and television shows in the art department, including an unknown film titled Star Wars Return of the Jedi. Here's his filmography and obituary https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0421453/?ref=m_nv_sr_1 https://start.att.net/news/read/cat...production_illustrator_on_return_of-rpenskemc

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Ray Emery passed away from a possible drowning at the tender age of 35.

"Who?" you ask?

He was a former goalie for several professional hockey teams, respected and/or beloved by pretty much everyone he encountered on the ice. Here's more about him: http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/new...-senators-nhl-news/1gawjmss3j68o1hinzol4hsgpv

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Gabe Rivera passed away at the tender age of 57.

"Who?" you ask?

He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers as defensive lineman back in 1983 (roughly seven years after my family moved to Milwaukee from Pittsburgh) but had a very short career due to an automobile "incident" that left him paralyzed from the waist down (rain + alcohol + no seatbelt = tragedy.)

Here's his obituary, including a photograph: https://www.yahoo.com/sports/former-steelers-first-round-pick-gabe-rivera-dies-145002322.html

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Stan Dagoti passed away at the tender age of 85.

"Who?" you ask?

He was a writer/director known for Mr. Mom, The Man With One Red Shoe, She's Out of Control, Love at First Bite and a handful of others.

Here're his filmography and obituary: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0236769/?ref=m_nv_sr_1 https://start.att.net/news/read/cat...rector_of_mr_mom_love_at_first_bite-rpenskemc

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Denis Ten passed away after being stabbed multiple times. He was 25.

"Who?" you ask?

He was a rather accomplished figure skater, winning his last Olympic medal in Sochi. The last thing he did before he was stabbed was confront some males who were stealing the mirrors off his automobile, losing roughly three liters of blood in the process. Here's more about Ten: https://sports.yahoo.com/figure-skater-denis-ten-dies-knife-attack-kazakhstan-143110207.html

The offenders went from vandalism/theft all the way to murder. *shakes head*

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Johnathan Gold passed away from pancreatic cancer at the tender age of 57 (just a week shy of his 58th birthay.)

"Who?" you ask?

He was a Pulitzer Prize restaurant critic in the Los Angeles area. Here's his filmography and obituary: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0325013/?ref_=fn_al_nm_5 https://start.att.net/news/read/cat...ulitzer_prizewinning_restaurant_cri-rpenskemc

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Tony Sparano passed away at the tender age of 56.

"Who?" you ask?

He was the offensive line coach for the Vikings, plus coached several other teams. Here's his obituary: https://start.att.net/news/read/art...coach_tony_sparano_dies_at-ap/category/sports

eta: Elmarie Wendel passed away at the tender age of 78 (or 89, depending on your source.)

"Who?" you ask?

She was in 3rd Rock From the Sun, The Lorax, Fallout 4, plus several other shows/movies. Here's her filmography: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0920800/?ref_=m_tt_cl_i7

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Yale Udoff passed away at the tender age of 83.

"Who?" you ask?

He was a screenwriter for several television shows and movies, mostly "campy" stuff, but several rather intense scripts. Here's his filmography: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0879864/?ref=m_nv_sr_2

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Ellie Soutter passed away at the tender age of 18 (she just turned 18, in fact.)

"Who?" you ask?

She was a rising star in competitive snowboarding firm Great Britain, winning a bronze medal at the Junior Olympics at 17, and looked forward to competing in 2022's Olympic Games. Here's more about her from her obituary: https://start.att.net/news/read/art...es_suddenly_on_18th_bir-rtime/category/sports

I'll be with the delegation.

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A three-for:
Josip Nikolai Perusović passed away Sunday at the tender age of 70.
"Who?" you ask?
Nikolai Volkoff was associated with WWF/WWE Wrestling. Here's his filmography: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0675769/?ref=m_nv_sr_1

Fredrick Seawright passed away from cancer at the tender age of 57.
"Who?" you ask?
Brickyard Brown also wrestled for WWE Wrestling.

Brian Christopher Lawler passed away from a successful suicide while incarcerated at the tender age of 46.
"Who?" you ask?
Brian Christopher was Grandmaster Sexay, half of the wrestling tag team Too Cool, wrestling for WWE, following in his father's "footsteps".

Here's more about all three: https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-wwe-wrestler-brian-christopher-dies-suicide-attempt-222236562.html

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A mover and shaker from the 60s, a much maligned group, forced into a spot by the vocal white majority...much like they are trying to do to the BLM folks today...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/...founder-of-the-black-panthers-dies-at-80.html

 

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Barry Patton Elliott passed away at the tender age of 73.

"Who?" you ask?

Barry Chuckle, half of the comedy duo The Chuckle Brothers, from the United Kingdom. Here's his filmography and obituary: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1028657/?ref=m_nv_sr_1 https://start.att.net/news/read/cat...uckle_of_uk_comedy_duo_chuckle_brothers_di-ap

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Never been a fan of Frank Loyd Wright... But Silman, the man who had to go behind him.and fix his screwups from when he wouldnt listen to engineers... https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13589-obituary-robert-silman-1935-2018