Deaths of Minor Celebrities

SeanE · Oct 5, 2020

Thomas Byrd - actor, shot dead aged 70

Thomas Jefferson Byrd, noted 'everyman' actor, is shot to death in Atlanta

Byrd, who often appeared in Spike Lee's movies, was found dead early Saturday.

www.nbcnews.com

SeanE · Oct 7, 2020

Eddie van Halen, 65, cancer

Eddie Van Halen dead: Legendary musician dies at 65

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Johnny Nash, singer

Johnny Nash, iconic singer of I Can See Clearly Now, dies aged 80

Johnny Nash died at his home aged 80, his son has confirmed to US media - he was best known for the 1972 hit I Can See Clearly Now

www.mirror.co.uk

SeanE · Oct 8, 2020

Clark Middleton, actor age 63

Clark Middleton, Actor in ‘The Blacklist’ and ‘Snowpiercer,’ Dies at 63

Actor Clark Middleton, who appeared in such films as 'Birdman' and 'Snowpiercer' and had a recurring role on 'The Blacklist,' died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of West Nile virus, his wife said. He was 63.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

SeanE · Oct 12, 2020

Margaret Nolan, Bond girl

Margaret Nolan, Model in ‘Goldfinger,’ Dies at 76

She also appeared in the Beatles film 'A Hard Day's Night.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

SeanE · Oct 19, 2020

Rhonda Fleming, actress 97

Rhonda Fleming, Technicolor Star, Dies at Age 97

The redheaded beauty appeared in classic thrillers and Westerns opposite Hollywood legends.

www.vanityfair.com

SeanE · Oct 22, 2020

Spencer Davis - aged 81, rock star

Gimme Some Lovin' rock star Spencer Davis dead at 81

Spencer Davis, a British guitarist and band leader whose eponymous rock group had 1960s hits including Gimme Some Lovin’ and I’m a Man, has died. He was 81.

www.smh.com.au

oddjob · Oct 22, 2020

James Randi, 92, magician, skeptic

James Randi, Famed Magician and Paranormal Skeptic, Dead at 92

James Randi, the famed magician and paranormal skeptic who cofounded Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, has died at age 92.

www.rollingstone.com

oddjob · Oct 22, 2020

Paul Murphy, 77, journalist

'Master of the political interview' Paul Murphy dies aged 77

Hailed by colleagues as a role model and consummate professional, Paul Murphy was in the host chair of PM when Nelson Mandela walked free and protestors occupied Tiananmen Square.

www.abc.net.au

SeanE · Oct 26, 2020

Viola Smith, aged 107

Viola Smith, pioneering swing and big band drummer, dies aged 107

Smith, who died in California on Wednesday, has been credited with blazing a path for women in what had been a male preserve

www.theguardian.com

Meglos · Oct 28, 2020

oddjob said:
James Randi, 92, magician, skeptic

James Randi, Famed Magician and Paranormal Skeptic, Dead at 92

James Randi, the famed magician and paranormal skeptic who cofounded Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, has died at age 92.

www.rollingstone.com

I remember his infamous clash with Don Lane.

SeanE · Oct 31, 2020

Sean Connery, aged 90

James Bond actor Sir Sean Connery dies aged 90

Sir Sean Connery has died aged 90.

www.heraldscotland.com

oddjob · Oct 31, 2020

Meglos said:
I remember his infamous clash with Don Lane.

Don was such a sucker for Doris Stokes.

oddjob · Nov 6, 2020

Don Talbot, 87, swimming coach

Australian swimming coach Don Talbot dies

Tributes are flowing for Don Talbot, who led Australia's swimming team for successful stints in the late 60s and 70s and again in the 90s and early 2000s. The highlight of those stints, was Australia's performance at the 2000 Olympics.

www.abc.net.au

oddjob · Nov 6, 2020

Joy Westmore, 88, ‘Prisoner’ actress

Prisoner actress Joy Westmore dies aged 88 following dementia battle

Joy was best known for playing bespectacled officer Joyce Pringle in the TV show Prisoner - known in Britain and America as Prisoner: Cell Block H - from 1979 to 1986

www.dailymail.co.uk