Deaths of Minor Celebrities

[lynn-ann]

Okay...this really got to me. Mr Spock was my first real teenage crush and although I didn't know the man, I am actually crying over this news. Only ever heard great things and anecdotes about Leonard Nimoy.

Rest in Peace, dear man.

 

[marsha brady]

nimoy is more than a minor celebrity. hes a fucking icon.

 

[Consuela]

Clive Palmer's dinosaur Jeff has died in a fire.

Did you know him well @Trala?

#RIPJeff

 

[SeanE]

Clive Palmer's dinosaur Jeff has died in a fire.

Did you know him well @Trala?

#RIPJeff

good...

 

[Witty Banter]

Guests have been ruled out as suspects.

 

[Consuela]

good...

Ok Albo!

 

[SeanE]

MOre Star Trek deaths...

Harve Bennett producer of Star Trek wrath of khan, search for Spock and then TNG

http://io9.com/rip-harve-bennett-who-resurrected-star-trek-on-the-big-1689802949

 

[hooleydooley]

Stuart Wagstaff - RIP

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-10/stuart-wagstaff-dies-aged-90/6297960

 

[SeanE]

Sir Terry Pratchett

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31858156

 

[Fiona]

Stuart Wagstaff - RIP

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-10/stuart-wagstaff-dies-aged-90/6297960

I had a crush on him back in the late 70s early 80s.

 

[SeanE]

Former Prime Minister: Malcolm Fraser, aged 84

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/26736302/former-pm-malcolm-fraser-dies/

 

[pecan]

Songwriter Jackie Trent:

http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...ackie-trent-dies/story-e6frfmyi-1227273939818

 

[SeanE]

Oops, wrong thread....

 

[Mr Stickyfingers]

...R.I.P Leonard Nimoy... I was so gutted when I heard this sad news... the end of a legend... so sad indeed... cheers.

 

[pecan]

The world's oldest woman, Misao Okawa:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-01/worlds-oldest-person-dies-aged-117-japan-misao-okawa/6365262

 

[Mr Stickyfingers]

The world's oldest woman, Misao Okawa:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-01/worlds-oldest-person-dies-aged-117-japan-misao-okawa/6365262

...wow... that is awesome... 117... what a great life span that she had... rest in peace Misao Okawa... cheers.

 

[Alias]

Cynthia Lennon

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-32153908

 

[tickytoc]

James Best, a prolific character actor known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane in TV show The Dukes of Hazzard, has died aged 88.
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/08/james-best-dukes-of-hazzard-actor-dies-aged-88

 

[Mr Stickyfingers]

James Best, a prolific character actor known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane in TV show The Dukes of Hazzard, has died aged 88.
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/08/james-best-dukes-of-hazzard-actor-dies-aged-88

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...oh wow!... I didn't think he was that old... but when you remember how long ago 'The Dukes of Hazzard' was made then you realise that he would be... R.I.P James Best... cheers.

 

[SeanE]

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James Best, a prolific character actor known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane in TV show The Dukes of Hazzard, has died aged 88.
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/08/james-best-dukes-of-hazzard-actor-dies-aged-88

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You really can't say "Rosco *P* Coltrane" without doing it in the voice can you..?