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DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

Lean'n'mean

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Apollo 8 astronaute, Maj. Gen. William Anders, was killed in a plane crash,(he was piloting) he was 90 years old.
Probably best known for having taken the most iconic photo of the Earth ('Earthrise') whilst orbiting the Moon.

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RIP to the late, great Willie Mays, a favorite growing up and one of the most exciting players I've ever seen. Ninety-three is some pretty good innings.

The very first Big League game I ever saw was at Crosley Field on September 29, 1968 - Giants vs. Reds. Below I've posted the box score. I still can't believe I saw that many Hall of Famers at my first game!

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The Lost Cowboy

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...rdinary-people-hunger-games-actor-1235928023/

M*A*S*H, Animal House, Klute, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Dirty Dozen, and on and on.

I hope you enjoy eternity drinking wine, eating cheese, and catching some rays.

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"The Eagle has Landed" was my introduction to Sutherland when I was only small. My siblings and I always exclaimed, "That's the Irish guy!" whenever he showed up in other movies (as he did often). I think by the third or fourth viewing of "The Dirty Dozen" I finally learned his name.

RIP Mr. Devlin.
 

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Donald Sutherland was a fine actor, but for all his flashier performances, it's his more quiet, introverted roles that I find even more interesting: Ordinary People, Pride & Prejudice...

I'm not sure if it's available to view anywhere now, but I recall him being excellent in a 1980s TV movie adaptation of Steinbeck's The Winter of Our Discontent.
 
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Sad to see you go, Kinky. I still need to read your books.
Jim, I haven't read them all but the four or five I have I enjoyed.

Ran across some quotes of his.

1) "If elected, the first thing I'll do is demand a recount."
2) "A fool and his money are soon elected."
3) "There's a fine line between fiction and non-fiction, and I believe I snorted it in 1976."
4) "I believe musicians can run this state a lot better than politicians. We just won't get much done in the morning."
5) "Remember: Y'all is singular. All y'all is plural. All y'all's is plural possessive."
6) “Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.”
7) "Friedman's just another word for nothing left to lose."
 
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Jim, I haven't read them all but the four or five I have I enjoyed.

Ran across some quotes of his.

1) "If elected, the first thing I'll do is demand a recount."
2) "A fool and his money are soon elected."
3) "There's a fine line between fiction and non-fiction, and I believe I snorted it in 1976."
4) "I believe musicians can run this state a lot better than politicians. We just won't get much done in the morning."
5) "Remember: Y'all is singular. All y'all is plural. All y'all's is plural possessive."
6) “Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.”
7) "Friedman's just another word for nothing left to lose."

I'm almost ready to hit the bookstore, so he'll be on my list.
 

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Shelley Duvall was an American actress. Known for her collaborations with Robert Altman and for playing eccentric characters, she was the recipient of several accolades including nominations for a British Academy Film Award and two Primetime Emmys. Born: 7 July 1949. Died: 11 July 2024 (age 75 years)

Famous for her role in The Shining, a film that I never did see, too violent. Did you know Kubrick's dedication to perfection led him to shoot 148 takes of a scene in The Shining, setting a world record for most retakes for a dialogue scene?

While Duvall was in London shooting The Shining, Robert Altman cast her to portray Olive Oyl in his big-screen adaptation of Popeye, opposite Robin Williams.The film was a commercial success despite negative critical reviews, while Duvall was praised for her performance.
 
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Shelley Duvall was an American actress. Known for her collaborations with Robert Altman and for playing eccentric characters, she was the recipient of several accolades including nominations for a British Academy Film Award and two Primetime Emmys. Born: 7 July 1949. Died: 11 July 2024 (age 75 years)

Famous for her role in The Shining, a film that I never did see, too violent. Did you know Kubrick's dedication to perfection led him to shoot 148 takes of a scene in The Shining, setting a world record for most retakes for a dialogue scene?

While Duvall was in London shooting The Shining, Robert Altman cast her to portray Olive Oyl in his big-screen adaptation of Popeye, opposite Robin Williams.The film was a commercial success despite negative critical reviews, while Duvall was praised for her performance.

I first saw Shelley Duvall in Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976), an adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald story of the same name. They would show it in English lit class which is where I saw it! That and The Shining greatly influenced my love for the 1920s and ‘30s eras.

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Shelley Duvall with Veronica Cartwright and Bud Cort

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GHT

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Tina told me that Shannen Doherty had passed away. She was an American actress, known for her many roles in television and film, including as Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie; Maggie Malene in Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Shannen died from breast cancer.
Born: 12 April 1971,
Died: 13 July 2024 (aged 53)
 
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Tina told me that Shannen Doherty had passed away. She was an American actress, known for her many roles in television and film, including as Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie; Maggie Malene in Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Shannen died from breast cancer.
Born: 12 April 1971,
Died: 13 July 2024 (aged 53)

I never saw anything with her, but she was indeed enormous popular in the 90s and surely early 2000s, here in Europe.
 

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