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DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

Giftmacher

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Götz George, main character from series "Tatort", actor in Treasure of Silver Lake and others, dead at 77.
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LizzieMaine

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Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Weisel has died at the age of 87.

"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God himself. Never."
 

Doctor Strange

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Fifties Adventures of Superman star Noel Neill, the show's second Lois Lane:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/05/a...ne-to-george-reevess-superman-dies-at-95.html

Personally, I prefer the tougher, more abrasive Lois of Phyllis Coates to Neill's sweeter, almost matronly approach, but there's no denying that hers is a widely beloved version of the character.

Not widely known: Noel Neill was actually the first live-action Lois Lane actress - before Phyllis Coates - back in the two Superman serials starring Kirk Alyn in the late forties.
 

LizzieMaine

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I met her once, and stood in a hotel corridor talking to her for about ten minutes about how she was one of my childhood inspirations to become a reporter. She probably heard that a million times from different women over the years, but nevertheless she lit right up when I told her. A very kind, pleasant person, and also a an astonishingly tiny one -- she couldn't have stood more than 4 foot 10, but she seemed larger-than-life on television.
 

Stearmen

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I just found this on Scotty Moore. Just shows what an inspiration he was for the great rock guitar players that followed him!
 

LizzieMaine

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You might not know his name but if you're over 40 you know his work. Cartoonist Jack Davis has died at the age of 91. A veteran of the EC Comics staff of the early 1950s, Davis went on to become one of the most prolific caricaturists in the business, with a long run at Mad magazine and decades of drawing distinctive, humorous covers for TV Guide and Time, among many other publications.

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You could always recognize his work by the spindly legs and the ridiculous knobbly feet.
 

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