Another Media "Star" Passed

Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter crash at the tender age of 41.

"Who?" you ask?

He was one of the more famous/more "talented" basketball players in modern sports history, surpassed only recently by LeBron James. He spent his entire twenty-year career with the LA Lakers.

More importantly imho is that he's survived by his wife and three of their daughters, one less than one iirc.

Here's his obituary: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nb...crash-in-calabasas/ar-BBZlI5N?ocid=spartanntp

eta: Gianna Bryant, the eldest daughter, passed away at the tender age of 13. More information about the crash: https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report...-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas-194537553.html

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Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark passed away at the tender age of 92

"Who?" you ask?

Mary Higgins Clark was a rather prolific mystery writer, with stories ranging from Where Are the Children? through to Kiss the Girls And Make Them Cry. Several of her stories were made into movies/miniseries.

Here's her entry from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Higgins_Clark#Fiction

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Kirk Douglas has passed at the ripe old age of 103.

 

Poeti Norac passed away while vacationing in Australia at the tender age of 24.

"Who?" you ask?

She was a French champion surfer, a rising star in the longboard events. Here's her obituary: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/surfing-champion-poeti-norac-dies-182355847.html

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Actor-comedian Orson Bean, 91, hit and killed by car in LA
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/actor-comedian-orson-bean-91-114135652.html

 

Dallas Frederick Burrows passed away from injuries sustained in a traffic accident at the tender age of 91.

"Who?" you ask?

Orson Bean, known for parts in several series he's appeared in between 1959 and relatively recently (including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and Being John Malkovich.) Here're his filmography and obituary: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004730/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/orson-bean-character-actor-known-154623460.html

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Robert Conrad passed away at the tender age of 84.

"Who?" you ask?

He portrayed "Pappy" Boyington in Baa, Baa Black Sheep and was the original portrayer of James West in Wild, Wild West, plus he was in several other projects. Here's his filmography: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001066/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

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Kellye Nakahara passed away from lung cancer at the tender age of 72.

"Who?" you ask?

Anyone who is familiar with the classic series, MASH, might be familiar with the character Nurse Kellye. She was also involved with other projects including Kolchek, the Night Stalker and Doctor Doolittle. Here's her filmography and obituary: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619990/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/m-h-actress-kellye-nakahara-223608964.html

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Ja'net DuBois passed away at the tender age of 74.

"Who?" you ask?

She was Willona Woods, the next-door neighbor in Good Times, plus she cowrote and sang the opening song for The Jeffersons and she was in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as well as other projects. Here's her obituary and filmography: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/good-times-janet-dubois-dead-221141100.html https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238840/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Katherine Morel and Kerry On passed away at the tender ages of 33 and 8 respectively after a tragic accident.

"Who?" you ask?

Ms. Morel was a rising star in the Canadian equestrian community and Kerry On was her horse. Apparently, Kerry On went into a rotational fall, which tends to be fatal for both the horse and rider (for those not familiar with the term, a rotational fall is when the horse goes into a summersault, landing on its back, crushing anything/anyone on there.)

Here's the obit connected to the pair: https://www.yahoo.com/news/katherine-morel-death-canadian-equestrian-163049300.html

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