Deaths of Minor Celebrities

[SeanE]

Gil Gerad, 82

Gil Gerard, Star of ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,’ Dies at 82

He battled a weight problem for decades and talked about it on the reality series 'Action Hero Makeover.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[SeanE]

Chris Rea, 74

British singer-songwriter Chris Rea dies aged 74

The man best known for his festive hit Driving Home for Christmas died surrounded by his family.

www.abc.net.au

 

[SeanE]

Pat Finn, 60

Seinfeld, Friends actor dies after cancer battle

Pat Finn, a veteran television actor best known for starring in The Middle, Friends and Seinfeld, has died after a prolonged cancer battle.

thenightly.com.au

 

[SeanE]

James Moylan, 80

The Inventor Of The Little Arrow That Tells You What Side The Fuel Filler Is On Has Died - Jalopnik

The idea came to Moylan on a rainy day in April 1986 when he hopped in one of Ford's employee fleet cars to drive to a meeting at another building.

www.jalopnik.com

 

[SeanE]

Brigitte Bardot, 91

Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91

Emmanuel Macron leads tributes to actor who became an international sex symbol and later embraced animal rights and far-right politics

www.theguardian.com

 

[timmy]

Brigitte Bardot, 91

Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91

Emmanuel Macron leads tributes to actor who became an international sex symbol and later embraced animal rights and far-right politics

www.theguardian.com

Ugh

 

[Isee]

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I was reading her wiki page last night and she sound bad on there - When her wiki page can't even make her sound good its not a good sign. She was awful to her child - called him a cancerous tumor and would rather have had a dog.

 

[timmy]

I was reading her wiki page last night and she sound bad on there - When her wiki page can't even make her sound good its not a good sign. She was awful to her child - called him a cancerous tumor and would rather have had a dog.

Yeah. This article is paywalled but you can see more than enough to tell the story.

Brigitte Bardot's 30 years of sympathy for the far right

Convicted five times for racist remarks, the actress – whose foundation announced her death on Sunday, December 28 – remained one of the only French celebrities to openly embrace far-right views.

www.lemonde.fr

 

[SeanE]

Tatiana Schlossberg

Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, has died

Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, has died following a battle with acute myeloid leukemia.

abcnews.go.com

 

[SeanE]

Isiah Whitlock jr, 71

Isiah Whitlock Jr., ‘The Wire’ and ‘Veep’ Actor, Dies at 71

Isiah Whitlock Jr., a character actor best known for his roles in 'The Wire,' 'Veep' and several Spike Lee movies, has died. He was 71.

variety.com

 

[oddjob]

Cecilia Giménez, 94, Amateur Art Restorer

Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration dies

Cecilia Giménez's effort to restore the painting Ecce Homo earned the artwork the nickname "Monkey Christ".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[timmy]

Cecilia Giménez, 94, Amateur Art Restorer

Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration dies

Cecilia Giménez's effort to restore the painting Ecce Homo earned the artwork the nickname "Monkey Christ".

www.bbc.co.uk

Of all the things to become (in)famous for.

 

[SeanE]

Tim Robertson, 81

Vale: Tim Robertson | TV Tonight

Prolific actor / director / writer, best known for Chances, Power without Glory, Prisoner, and Stingers, has died.

tvtonight.com.au

 

[SeanE]

Eva Schloss, 96

Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Auschwitz Survivor, Dies at 96: 'Tireless in Her Work for Understanding and Peace'

Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank and an Auschwitz survivor, died at age 96 on Jan. 3 in London. 'The horrors that she endured as a young woman are impossible to comprehend,' King Charles said of Schloss in a statement.

people.com

 

[Isee]

Tim Shadbolt, One of NZ's best known mayors, Age 78

Student radical, TV star and NZ's longest-serving mayor: Sir Tim Shadbolt dies at 78

Arrested 33 times as a student, he went on to have distinguished career in local politics.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[timmy]

Tim Shadbolt, One of NZ's best known mayors, Age 78

Student radical, TV star and NZ's longest-serving mayor: Sir Tim Shadbolt dies at 78

Arrested 33 times as a student, he went on to have distinguished career in local politics.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Always such a character.

 

[DOTTI]

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/w...ss-writer-spawned-alien-archaeology-129100696

I just found out about this today.

Erich Von Däniken is the reason I became obsessed with the whole ufo/ancient aliens theories after reading "Chariots of the Gods?".

 

[timmy]

Erich Von Däniken is the reason I became obsessed with the whole ufo/ancient aliens theories after reading "Chariots of the Gods?"

I had that book as well as I was fascinated by the film. Half of it is quite credible, while the other half ...let's say not so much

The idea that Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt from a nuclear explosion is interesting although my poor fellow sodomites didn't deserve that fate at all.