Deaths of Minor Celebrities

[SeanE]

Summary of 2021...

The Creative and Inspiring People We Lost in 2021

As the year comes to a close, we’re looking back on a few of the notable actors, directors, artists, writers, and sci-fi icons we lost this year, in tribute to their influence on some of our most beloved stories.

gizmodo.com

 

[Meglos]

Betty White

 

[Isee]

Betty White

I am gutted. Boo to 2022 already. 3 weeks before her 100th birthday.

 

[Isee]

 

[SeanE]

Sydney Poitier

Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died.

apnews.com

 

[SeanE]

Bob Saget, 65.

'Full House' dad Bob Saget, 65, found dead in a Florida hotel room

The actor-comedian's cause of death wasn't immediately known.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Isee]

Andre Leon Talley, 73, editor at Vogue, judge on America next top Model

André Leon Talley, the Pioneering Vogue Editor, Has Died at 73

André Leon Talley wore many hats at Vogue—fashion news director, creative director, and editor-at-large—during a career that spanned more than two decades

www.vogue.com

 

[Isee]

Meatloaf, Singer, 74

Rock superstar Meat Loaf dies aged 74

Meat Loaf, the rock superstar loved by millions for his Bat Out of Hell album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as Paradise by the Dashboard Light and Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, has died aged 74.

www.abc.net.au

 

[oddjob]

Thich Nhat Hanh, 95, Buddhist author

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen Master, Dies at 95

The beloved teacher and civil rights activist was a pioneer of engaged Buddhism who popularized mindfulness around the world.

tricycle.org

 

[kxk]

Sydney Poitier

Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died.

apnews.com

Big sigh,hhhhh
Such a divinely beautiful human.
Every movie he made was exceptional
Thinking back I must have been a kid watching the biggies, ie In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and To Sir With Love......and they shaped my ideals, parents did right letting me watch
He was so elegant, loved his voice, I must have had a kiddy crush, or just he is a hero

Meatloaf, Singer, 74

Rock superstar Meat Loaf dies aged 74

Meat Loaf, the rock superstar loved by millions for his Bat Out of Hell album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as Paradise by the Dashboard Light and Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, has died aged 74.

www.abc.net.au

Oh how I hated his dire songs and every ghastly pop opera thing he did, histrionic awful howling.....

 

[Isee]

Howard Hessman, Head of the Class, WKRP in Cincinnati actor, 81, complications from colon surgery.

Howard Hesseman, star of 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' dies at 81

Howard Hesseman, who played the radio disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on the sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati” and the actor-turned-history teacher Charlie Moore on “Head of the Class,” has died

abcnews.go.com

 

[SeanE]

Glen Wheatley aged 74

Australian music titan Glenn Wheatley dies aged 74

Under Glenn Wheatley’s guidance, John Farnham achieved massive levels of success, powered by the release of classic albums like Whispering Jack and Age of Reason.

www.perthnow.com.au

 

[SeanE]

Ivan Reitman, aged 75

RIP Ivan Reitman, the Architect Behind Ghostbusters

Ivan Reitman, the legendary director/producer who helped helm the Ghostbusters franchise's past and present, as well as helping shepherd films like Stripes, Meatballs, Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Dave, and Junior, has passed away in his sleep at the age of 75.

gizmodo.com

 

[oddjob]

Neil Balnaves, 77, Southern Star founder, BBAU producer

Aussie entertainment giant dies in accident

Neil Balnaves — whose companies brought shows like Big Brother and Bananas in Pyjamas to TV screens — has died at the age of 77, after a boating accident in Tahiti.

www.news.com.au

 

[SeanE]

Sally Kellerman. Hotlips Houlihan in MASH.

Sally Kellerman, original Hot Lips from ‘M*A*S*H,’ dead at 84

The raspy-voiced beauty famously appeared in M*A*S*H as well as the 1986 comedy “Back to School,” opposite Rodney Dangerfield.

nypost.com

 

[Meglos]

Bloody hell, Shane Warne?
So soon after Rod Marsh too.

From ridicule to respect – how Rod Marsh turned a tough Test start into an iconic career

Rod Marsh's inauspicious start to life as a Test cricketer earned him the nickname "Iron Gloves". But by the end of his career he was revered as an icon and one of the best to ever keep wicket for Australia.

www.abc.net.au

‘Come on, Shane’: Paramedic reveals chaotic scenes inside Warnie’s hotel room

‘Come on, Shane’: Paramedic reveals chaotic scenes inside Warnie’s hotel room

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[February]

Bloody hell, Shane Warne?
So soon after Rod Marsh too.

From ridicule to respect – how Rod Marsh turned a tough Test start into an iconic career

Rod Marsh's inauspicious start to life as a Test cricketer earned him the nickname "Iron Gloves". But by the end of his career he was revered as an icon and one of the best to ever keep wicket for Australia.

www.abc.net.au

‘Come on, Shane’: Paramedic reveals chaotic scenes inside Warnie’s hotel room

‘Come on, Shane’: Paramedic reveals chaotic scenes inside Warnie’s hotel room

www.foxsports.com.au

That was a major shock, Shane Warne!

 

[timmy]

Yeah that was completely unexpected. Wow. And he was my age.

 

[Sephrenia]

Like so many other people I didn't believe it when I first heard it...and now the reality is slowly sinking in.

I've watched and read tributes all day because again, like so many people, he was my hero too...and it's true what they all say about him being an ordinary knock about guy who was interested in all young kids playing cricket and would do anything to help them.

One of my kids had a school assignment (he was an emerging cricketer) that involved interviewing a sports person and fortunately we knew someone who worked with Keith Warne. An "interview" was set up via a Q&A form and Shane responded to all questions (some answers were laughable haha!) in his own handwriting!

We also have a personalized signed shirt from him from an Ashes tour...I'd have to check which tour it was but we have it and it will be in pride of place when our games room is finished.

 

[Meglos]

I watched my recording of Gogglebox tonight, and it was interesting and sad to see them talking about Shane, still alive to them.
Anthony Callea became close to him on IACGMOOH, and has paid tribute on facebook today.