DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

[DanielJones]

One thing I just found out looking through some stuff online for Jimmy Ray Dean. I never knew that Rowlf the Dog predated the Muppet Show. It's interesting what little nuggets you unearth when you take the time to look.

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Jimmy_Dean_Show

The man will be missed but his legacy will be with us for a long time to come.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[St.Ignatz]

I've mentioned this in a different thread. Mr. Dean being in the first wave of national shows with a southern bent once said in one of his folksy monologues "Just because we talk slow doesn't mean we think slow". A frontal assault on national prejudice said with his usual kind and gentle demeanor. A real gentleman.
Tom D.

 

[Katzenjammer]

Legendary comic artist Al Williamson, one of a handful of guys who deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Frank Frazetta and Alex Raymond.

 

[MisterCairo]

Opera singer Maureen Forrester died at age 79. She started signing professionally in 1955:

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/theatre/story/2010/06/16/maureen-forrester.html

 

[Undertow]

One thing I just found out looking through some stuff online for Jimmy Ray Dean. I never knew that Rowlf the Dog predated the Muppet Show. It's interesting what little nuggets you unearth when you take the time to look.

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Jimmy_Dean_Show

The man will be missed but his legacy will be with us for a long time to come.

Cheers!

Dan

Well will you look at that!

 

[Hondo]

Jimmy Dean will be sorely missed, I like the southern accent, or just folksy, Mr Dean was good on Danial Boone TV show, that southern drawl much like the late Arthur Hunnicutt (or is it Kentucky accent?) another actor I admire. The song Big Bad John and a few others will remain with us, RIP Jimmy Dean.

I've mentioned this in a different thread. Mr. Dean being in the first wave of national shows with a southern bent once said in one of his folksy monologues "Just because we talk slow doesn't mean we think slow". A frontal assault on national prejudice said with his usual kind and gentle demeanor. A real gentleman.
Tom D.

 

[Undertow]

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Director Ronald Neame dies aged 99

Poseidon Adventure director Ronald "Ronnie" Neame has died in hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 99. The British film-maker, who died on Wednesday, never recovered after suffering from a fall, said family friend and BBC correspondent Peter Bowes.
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[lolly_loisides]

Teresa Jungman, the last of the "Bright Young People" died 11th June 2010. She was 102.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7149914.ece

 

[WH1]

Manute Bol (1962-2010) NBA basketball player and humanitarian activist.
While never a great basketball player he was good enough to play 10 years in the NBA. 7 foot 7 inches tall what an amazing wingspread. He was always very gracious and polite when speaking a true gentle giant.

 

[skyvue]

Bol also devoted his wealth and his energies to bettering the lives of his country's people.

A true hero.

 

[St.Ignatz]

So sorry to hear of the passing of Mr. Bol. No diamond studs for the gentle man just a true devotion to his countrymen. A gentleman of rare personal responsibility to share the rewards of his success with those in need. "Ask not for whom..."
Tom D.

 

[Undertow]

Manute Bol (1962-2010) NBA basketball player and humanitarian activist.
While never a great basketball player he was good enough to play 10 years in the NBA. 7 foot 7 inches tall what an amazing wingspread. He was always very gracious and polite when speaking a true gentle giant.

Yes, quite a loss. A rare gem.

 

[Tomasso]

Sorry to hear about Bol.


Kinda hard to mention Sebastian Horsley after Manute......

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

yes indeed, RIP Horsley, without whom London will be a less colourful and smaller-hatted place; and also Frank Sidebottom, legendary British comedian.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3023346/Funny-Frank-found-dead.html

 

[Story]

Wolf Guts, 86, the last surviving Oglala Lakota code talker, died Wednesday afternoon at the South Dakota State Veterans Home in Hot Springs.

A Native American code talker from World War II, Wolf Guts helped defeat Axis forces by transmitting strategic military messages in his native language, which the Japanese and Germans couldn't translate.

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_9668c6fe-7a8a-11df-ab6b-001cc4c002e0.html

 

[Chas]

Awwwww. Edith Shane. The Kissing Nurse in this famous shot:

 

[carouselvic]

Sen. Robert Byrd

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100628/ap_on_go_co/us_obit_byrd

 

[dhermann1]

"Buzz Gunderson" from "Rebel Without a Cause"

Corey Allen, who played gang leader Buzz Gunderson in "Rebel Without a Cause", has died at the age of 75.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_ALLEN?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

 

[Nik Taylor]

Benny Powell, Who Played Trombone With Count Basie, Is Dead at 80

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/arts/music/04powell.html?ref=obituaries

 

[dhermann1]

Tuli

There were a couple of notable passings today, the one I'll mention is Tuli Kupferburg. Among many other things, Tuli was a founding member of the Fugs. Who/what are/were the Fugs yoiu may ask? Well you might. They were a totally gonzo folk/rock/acid stoner "band" that flourished for a short time in Greenwich Village at the height of the 60's. "Kiil For Peace", "Group Grope" and "Boobs a Lot", were among their biggest (?) hits. Saw them in the Village in 1966. Yes, I'm an unreconstructed hippy at heart. Lettin' my freak flag fly for a day at least.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/tuli-kupferberg-poet-and-singer-dies-at-86/