Another Media "Star" Passed

Alex Trebek has passed away at the tender age of 80, succumbing to pancreatic cancer.

No, I'm not doing the "Who?" game here because he was well-known (from what I understand.)

Here're his filmography and obituary: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871618/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 https://www.yahoo.com/news/jeopardy-host-alex-trebek-death-180155112.html

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Fought the good fight, that one.

 

Charles Kenneth Spears passed away from complications of Lewy body dementia at the tender age of 82.

"Who?" you ask?

Ken Spears who was involved in either producing and/or writing such shows as The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, Space Ghost, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, and an "unknown" series Scooby Doo, Where Are You? as well as a plethora of other shows. Here's his filmography: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0817366/?ref_=tt_ov_wr

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Ben Watkins passed away at the tender age of 14 after dealing with a rare form of cancer.

"Who?" you ask?

He appeared on the sixth season of Masterchef Junior plus he survived his parents (a murder-suicide.) He was survived by his grandmother and his uncle who took over raising him after he lost his parents. Here's his obituary: https://news.yahoo.com/masterchef-junior-ben-watkins-dead-rare-cancer-001251631.html

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Tracey Hillevy Davis passed away at the tender age of 59.

"Who?" you ask?

Tracey Davis was the daughter of the late Sammy Davis Jr. (who she wrote two books with/about her relationship with her father during her formative years and as an adult [there are talks about turning them into movies from what I understand].) She is survived by her ex-husband, her children her mother and her half-/siblings.

Here're her obituary and her filmography: https://www.yahoo.com/news/author-tracey-davis-daughter-sammy-212632414.html https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2807670/?ref_=nmbio_trv_11

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David Maas passed away at the tender age of 57, succumbing to COVID-19.

"Who?" you ask?

He was half of a magic act that called itself Quick Change., leaving behind his wife. Here's his obituary: https://www.legacy.com/news/celebri...963-2020-performer-in-quick-change-magic-act/

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David and Dania Maas

 

Anthony Hsieh passed away at the tender age of 46.

"Who?" you ask?

Tony Hsieh was the head of Zappos as well as other startup companies (he later sold Zappos to Amazon.) Here's his obituary: https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/tony-hsieh-iconic-las-vegas-083417275.html

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David Prowse passed away at the tender age of 85.

"Who?" you ask?

You might be vaguely familiar with one of his characters: Darth Vader (he was the one to don the Vader costume in Star Wars: Episode IV-A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi) as well as a few other of his little-known projects including The Benny Hill Show and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Here's his filmography and obituary: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001190/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t9 https://www.yahoo.com/news/david-prowse-ddarth-vader-star-wars-085934877.html

Tidbit of trivia: he tried out for both Darth Vader and Chewbacca during the casting call, but chose Darth Vader. The rest is history.

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Warren Berlinger passed away at the tender age of 83.

"Who?" you ask?

He was a rather prolific actor both on stage and on both the big screen and television, with 115 screen credits from 1955 through 2016 (not counting soundtrack credits.) Here are his filmography and his obituary: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0075671/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/warren-berlinger-dies-happy-days-194746424.html

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David Lander, 'Squiggy' from ‘Laverne & Shirley’ passed. He was 73.

 

Charley Pride passed away at the tender age of 82/86 from complications of the coronavirus.

"Who?" you ask?

He was first known in the Negro League, later as the first African-American country music star. Here are his filmography and obituary: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0697251/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 https://www.latimes.com/entertainme...ey-pride-dies-country-music-baseball-covid-19

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Man, I just watched him on an old episode of Hee Haw....

 

David John Moore Cornwell passed away from pneumonia at the tender age of 89.

"Who?" you ask?

John le Carré, best known for writing in the "espionage" genre, including the book/series, Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy, Smiley's People, The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, and The Little Drummer Girl as well as a long list of others. Here's his filmography: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494170/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_11

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Eswatini's prime minister, who tested positive for COVID-19, dies (yahoo.com)

Ambrose Diamini was only 52 when he passed away.

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Ann Reinking passed away in her sleep at the tender age of 71.

"Who?" you ask?

She was better known on stage than on screen, plus she was lesser known than several of the people she performed with. Here are her obituary and her filmography/stage repertoire: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ann-reinking-dies-original-broadway-004443258.html https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718237/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Some of the people she performed with: Irene Ryan, Ben Vereen, Mandy Patinkin, Patti LuPone, John Travolta and Treat Williams. She was also the original "Roxie" (I believe) in Chicago (she performed with Bebe Neuwirth and Joel Grey then.)

I apologize for the namedropping here.

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Actually, Gwen Vernon originated the role in the original Broadway production. Ms. Reining played the role in the Broadway revival production.

 

Catherine Simone Avnet Lazarus succumbed to cancer at the tender age of 44.

"Who?" you ask?

Catie Lazarus was a comedian, actress, writer and producer, performing live mostly in New York. Here're her obituary and filmography: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/catie-lazarus-dies-employee-month-200720207.html https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2480995/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Sam Jayne passed away at the tender age of 46 from undisclosed causes.

"Who?" you ask?

He was the frontman for the indie band Love As Laughter as well as performing with other indie bands. Here's his obituary: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sam-jayne-frontman-love-laughter-055024522.html

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John Fletcher passed away at the tender age of 56.

"Who?" you ask?

Close but no cigar. John "Ecstasy" Fletcher was one of the members of Whodini, a hip hop group that was contemporary to Run-DMC, Grandmaster Flash, The Fat Boys, LL Cool-J, Ice Cube, Thomas Dolby (he of She Blinded Me With Science fame) and the dance crew UTFO. Fletcher's "trademark" was the black leather "gaucho" hat that he always wore when performing.

Here's his obituary and filmography: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...iphop-group-whodini-dead-at-56-021109869.html https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2807066/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_4

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