RIP Celebrity Thread - Part 4

[blueharvest]

OJ Simpson to be cremated, brain won’t be donated for CTE research, lawyer says

On Friday, LaVergne “signed off on the paperwork to cremate [Simpson], and the siblings are all going to have to do it as well. I want consensus.”

nypost.com

 

[squeekness]

OJ Simpson to be cremated, brain won’t be donated for CTE research, lawyer says

On Friday, LaVergne “signed off on the paperwork to cremate [Simpson], and the siblings are all going to have to do it as well. I want consensus.”

nypost.com

It's a shame they won't let OJs brain be studied. I wouldn't be surprised if he had a significant case of CTE.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

Dickey Betts, Southern rock pioneer and cofounder of the Allman Brothers, dies at 80

Dickey Betts, the guitarist who cofounded the Allman Brothers, has died at age 80.

ew.com

Well that sucks.

 

[blueharvest]

RIP, Dickey Betts.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Sawyer]

RIP

 

[C. Lee]

RIP

Extremely sad to hear this. I am a giant fan of Warwick, I wish the best for him and their family in this sad time.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

RIP Samantha Davis. Thoughts and wishes to Warwick and their family.

 

[blueharvest]

RIP, Samantha Davis.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Babillygunn]

She had a powerful voice. Beautiful singer.

 

[blueharvest]

Terry Carter, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and ‘McCloud’ Actor, Dies at 95

Terry Carter, an actor who starred in "McCloud" and "Battlestar Galactica," died Tuesday at home in New York. He was 95.

variety.com

 

[C. Lee]

Terry Carter, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and ‘McCloud’ Actor, Dies at 95

Terry Carter, an actor who starred in "McCloud" and "Battlestar Galactica," died Tuesday at home in New York. He was 95.

variety.com

Sad to hear, but 95 years is a damn good run. I was a fan of both BATTLESTAR and McCLOUD....but a neat bit of trivia about Terry is that in the 5 year run of the classic WWII based TV series COMBAT, he was the only African American actor to guest star in an episode.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

This hurts. I've been a Moody Blues fan since high school. My music heroes are aging out.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Loved the Moody Blues since my teens. RIP Mike Pinder.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Pennywise]

 

[blueharvest]

RIP, Zack Norman.

 

[C. Lee]

Something about Norman that most people don't know -

(1) COLUMBIA PICTURES studio refused to release the anti-war documentary HEARTS AND MINDS (about the Vietnam War), and then demanded the film makers pay them a million dollars to get the film back. Zach Norman, using the name Howard Zucker, bought the documentary from Columbia Pictures, negotiated a deal with Warner Brothers to get them to put it into theaters....and it won the ACADEMY AWARD for best documentary

 

[squeekness]

Brian McCardie, 'Rob Roy' actor dies at 59

Brian McCardie, the Scottish actor who starred in 'Rob Roy' and 'Line of Duty,' has died at 59.

ew.com

Well that sucks.

 

[InCali]

Something about Norman that most people don't know -

(1) COLUMBIA PICTURES studio refused to release the anti-war documentary HEARTS AND MINDS (about the Vietnam War), and then demanded the film makers pay them a million dollars to get the film back. Zach Norman, using the name Howard Zucker, bought the documentary from Columbia Pictures, negotiated a deal with Warner Brothers to get them to put it into theaters....and it won the ACADEMY AWARD for best documentary

Man.....I'll never forget walking out of the theater after watching that......I was completely and utterly blown away.....

 

[squeekness]

Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 86

A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso, he influenced a generation of musicians. One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock’s first guitar god.

www.nytimes.com

 

[blueharvest]

RIP, Duane Eddy.