Deaths of Minor Celebrities

SeanE · Apr 29, 2021

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

February · Apr 29, 2021

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

SeanE · Apr 30, 2021

Johnny Crawford, aged 75

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

Johnny Crawford, the original Mouseketeer who starred as the young son of the Civil War veteran portrayed by Chuck Connors on the 1958-63 ABC series 'The Rifleman,' has died. He was 75.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

SeanE · May 2, 2021

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 · May 10, 2021

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 · May 12, 2021

Russell Goodrick, Channel 9 newsreader Perth for many many years

Veteran broadcaster Russell Goodrick dies after private health battle

www.9news.com.au

SeanE · May 13, 2021

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 · May 15, 2021

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

gizmodo.com

SeanE · May 23, 2021

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 · May 23, 2021

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

rj90 · May 24, 2021

SeanE said:
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 · May 27, 2021

https://twitter.com/x/status/1397686293954506759

Isee · May 30, 2021

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 · Jun 10, 2021

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 · Jun 11, 2021

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