DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

[Sharpsburg]

Amazed this has not been posted. The last veteran of the Abe Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War has died at 100. This was the prelude in a way to WWII, certainly in the heart of the golden era.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics...berg-abraham-lincoln-brigade-obituary/472167/

 

[LizzieMaine]

Not just a war veteran, but a man who fought without compromise over his entire long life for what he believed in. Now that's a man.

 

[Zombie_61]

Music producer and "fifth Beatle" Sir George Martin has died at the age of 90.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Yep.

 

[GHT]

Music producer and "fifth Beatle" Sir George Martin has died at the age of 90.

Just watched a ninety minute tribute on the BBC, I don't know if the BBC I-Player service is available outside of our country. Try putting into Google:
"BBC George Martin, A Tribute."

 

[Doctor Strange]

Ken Adam, the brilliant production designer of the early James Bond films:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Adam

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/12/m...p-the-lairs-of-movie-villains-dies-at-95.html

 

[HudsonHawk]

This is getting to be a common occurrence these days, but another rock legend gone...

Keith Emerson, most notably from progressive rock pioneers Emerson, Lake and Palmer has died at age 71.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35787187

 

[Edward]

Michael "Chalky" White, theatre producer, died this week. Most famous for producing the Rocky Horror Show in 1973, he was also instrumental in pushing the conditions which led to the passage of the Theatres Act 1968, finally bringing to an end centuries of government censorship of the British theatre.

 

[Frunobulax]

I was a huge ELP fan back in High School. Got to see them a couple of times, once with a full orchestra. Amazing musicians.

Mr. Emerson was apparently suffering from a degenerative nerve disorder which was affecting his ability to play. According to latest reports, he was suffering from depression and committed suicide. Sad, sad.

 

[MisterCairo]

Music producer and "fifth Beatle" Sir George Martin has died at the age of 90.

I was away on temporary duty this week when I got the news from my wife.

A truly class act, a great life lived, and a legacy that will last for centuries.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/george-martin-obit-1.3482871

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Frank Sinatra Jr. dies at age 72
http://wishtv.com/2016/03/16/frank-sinatra-jr-dies-at-72/

 

[Trenchfriend]

Joe Santos, age 84.

 

[MisterCairo]

Former Toronto mayor and current councillor Rob Ford died today from cancer. He was only 46.

A colourful character to say the least, and one of the few (the only?) Toronto mayors to be known not only nationally in Canada, but internationally as well, if perhaps for reasons he'd foreseen.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-1.3489457

 

[MisterCairo]

Actor Rita Gam has died:

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainm...e-88/ar-BBqNH93?li=AAggSpD&ocid=mailsignoutmd

 

[LizzieMaine]

Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died at the age of 90. Following a mediocre playing career as a catcher with the Cardinals, Cubs, Giants, and Pirates, Garagiola joined Harry Caray in the Cardinals radio booth in 1955, and quickly gained a following for his quirkily-humorous approach to broadcasting. With the publication of his first book "Baseball Is A Funny Game" in 1960 he became a national figure, and soon turned up as a network broadcaster with NBC. He replaced Mel Allen on the New York Yankees broadcasting crew in 1965, but in 1969 returned to NBC full time, and remained there thru the 1988 season.

Garagiola was a fixture on NBC-TV's baseball broadcasts thruout the 70s and 80s, working with such partners as Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek, and Vin Scully, and found his niche as an oustanding color commentator and analyst. While his early booth career was marked by controversy -- several of his contemporaries considered him an ambitious microphone-stealer -- he matured into one of the better broadcasters of his generation.

He was also a popular game-show host and general media personality, acting a co-host for the Today show for several years, and moderating the panel game "To Tell The Truth" after the retirement of Garry Moore.

Garagiola continued to work in broadcasting after he left NBC, doing local broadcasts for the Angels and the Arizona Diamondbacks until his retirement following the 2012 season. He also became a militant crusader against the use of chewing tobacco in professional baseball, and co-founded the Baseball Assistance Team, a charitable group providing help for indigent, alcoholic, or drug-addicted former ballplayers.

Garagiola was predeceased by his close childhood friend Yogi Berra, who played ball with him on the streets of 1930s St. Louis, and who was the focus of many of his most popular comic anecdotes.

 

[Zombie_61]

Ken Howard, actor and head of the SAG-AFTRA actors' union, has died at the age of 71. The cause of death was not announced.

 

[MisterCairo]

It has been announced that Garry Shandling has died aged 66.

 

[Frunobulax]

It has been announced that Garry Shandling has died aged 66.

Wow. That's a bit of a shocker.

 

[belfastboy]

Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died at the age of 90. Following a mediocre playing career as a catcher with the Cardinals, Cubs, Giants, and Pirates, Garagiola joined Harry Caray in the Cardinals radio booth in 1955, and quickly gained a following for his quirkily-humorous approach to broadcasting. With the publication of his first book "Baseball Is A Funny Game" in 1960 he became a national figure, and soon turned up as a network broadcaster with NBC. He replaced Mel Allen on the New York Yankees broadcasting crew in 1965, but in 1969 returned to NBC full time, and remained there thru the 1988 season.

Garagiola was a fixture on NBC-TV's baseball broadcasts thruout the 70s and 80s, working with such partners as Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek, and Vin Scully, and found his niche as an oustanding color commentator and analyst. While his early booth career was marked by controversy -- several of his contemporaries considered him an ambitious microphone-stealer -- he matured into one of the better broadcasters of his generation.

He was also a popular game-show host and general media personality, acting a co-host for the Today show for several years, and moderating the panel game "To Tell The Truth" after the retirement of Garry Moore.

Garagiola continued to work in broadcasting after he left NBC, doing local broadcasts for the Angels and the Arizona Diamondbacks until his retirement following the 2012 season. He also became a militant crusader against the use of chewing tobacco in professional baseball, and co-founded the Baseball Assistance Team, a charitable group providing help for indigent, alcoholic, or drug-addicted former ballplayers.

Garagiola was predeceased by his close childhood friend Yogi Berra, who played ball with him on the streets of 1930s St. Louis, and who was the focus of many of his most popular comic anecdotes.

The voice of my youth, I loved the humour he brought to the game.

 

[Zombie_61]

It has been announced that Garry Shandling has died aged 66.

Earlier reports stated that no cause of death was announced, only that he had called 911 because of a "medical emergency". Updates are now saying he suffered a heart attack and died after he arrived at the hospital.