Deaths of Minor Celebrities

[SeanE]

Michael Collins - Apollo 11 Astronaut, aged 90

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited alone while Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon, dies

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic first steps on the lunar surface, has died aged 90.

www.abc.net.au

 

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Les McKeown, best known as the singer for Scotland's Bay City Rollers, died April 20 of unspecified causes. He was 65.

 

[SeanE]

Johnny Crawford, aged 75

Johnny Crawford, Young Star of ‘The Rifleman,’ Dies at 75

He also appeared on the first season of ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’ and had hit songs on the Billboard Hot 100.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[SeanE]

Olympia Dukakis

Saturday Night Social: Remembering Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis, the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning star of Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias, has died. She was 89.

jezebel.com

 

[oddjob]

This one nearly slipped by.

Billie Hayes, 96, Witchiepoo in H.R. Pufnstuf

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9566861/billie-hayes-obit/

 

[SeanE]

Russell Goodrick, Channel 9 newsreader Perth for many many years

Veteran broadcaster Russell Goodrick dies after private health battle

www.9news.com.au

 

[SeanE]

Neil Connery, brother of Sean

Sean Connery's younger actor brother Neil has died at 82

Younger sibling and fellow actor Neil (r) who appeared in spoofs alongside his world-famous brother, passed away aged 82, following a long illness.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[SeanE]

SpencerSilver - inventor of the post it note aged 80

The Inventor of the Post-it Note—The Worst Thing to Happen to Password Security—Has Passed Away

Despite creating security headaches for IT departments around the world as the password manager of choice for boomers, the Post-it Note is one of the most clever and ubiquitous office accessories ever created, and this past weekend the world, unfortunately, said goodbye—to their creator, Spencer...

gizmodo.com

 

[SeanE]

Lorrae Desmond, 91

Gold Logie winner and A Country Practice star Lorrae Desmond dead aged 91

Australian singer and actress Lorrae Desmond has died aged 91.

www.news.com.au

 

[SeanE]

Bob Fulton, 73. NRL star

Devastating moment Greg Alexander learns of Bob Fulton’s death on live TV

Rugby league icon Bob Fulton has died aged 74 after a long battle with cancer.

www.news.com.au

 

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Bob Fulton, 73. NRL star

Devastating moment Greg Alexander learns of Bob Fulton’s death on live TV

Rugby league icon Bob Fulton has died aged 74 after a long battle with cancer.

www.news.com.au

As a Manly Fan, very sad news

 

[oddjob]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1397686293954506759

 

[Isee]

Gavin Mcleod, Captain Stubing from the Love boat, als on the Mary Tylor Moore Show, aged 90

‘The Love Boat’ captain Gavin MacLeod dead at 90

Television veteran Gavin MacLeod, who starred as Captain Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat after successful runs on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and McHale’s Navy, died Saturday at age 90.

www.news.com.au

(i have to admit I already thought he was dead)

 

[oddjob]

Edward de Bono, 88, thinker

Father of lateral thinking, Edward de Bono, has died

World-renowned academic and father of lateral thinking techniques, Edward de Bono, has died at the age of 88

www.maltatoday.com.mt

 

[SeanE]

Geoffrey Edelsten, aged 78

Controversial businessman and former Sydney Swans owner Geoffrey Edelsten dies

The former owner of the Sydney Swans football club and a number of 24-hour GP superclinics, Geoffrey Edelsten was a high-profile figure who was known for his flamboyant lifestyle.

www.abc.net.au

 

[SeanE]

Howard Sattler, aged 76. Perth radio talkback icon

Controversial radio host Howard Sattler dies, aged 76

Veteran radiohost Howard Sattler has died at the age of 76, after a long battle with a rare neurological di...

www.9news.com.au

 

[SeanE]

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty, Acclaimed Character Actor in ‘Deliverance,’ ‘Network’ and ‘Homicide: Life on the Street,’ Dies at 83

The Oscar-nominated Kentucky native was also memorable in 'Nashville,' 'All the President's Men' and two Superman films.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

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Jackie Lane, 79, actress who played 1st Doctor companion Dodo

Jackie Lane dead: Doctor Who actress dies aged 79

Doctor Who actress Jackie Lane dies aged 79 after starring with William Hartnell in classic series.

metro.co.uk

 

[SeanE]

Donald Rumsfeld, aged 88

Donald Rumsfeld obituary

Defence secretary who took the US military into the Iraq war with a business approach to planning that had disastrous consequences

www.theguardian.com

 

[SeanE]

Richard Donner - director of Goonies, Superman (1978), Scrooged and many more

Richard Donner, the Legend That Brought Superman to Cinematic Life, Has Died

The director behind The Omen, Lethal Weapon, The Goonies, and Producer behind the X-Men's cinematic debut, was 91.

gizmodo.com