Deaths of Minor Celebrities

[SeanE]

Richard Moll, aged 80

Richard Moll, of Night Court sitcom fame, dies at 80

Richard Moll, a character actor who found lasting fame as an eccentric but gentle giant bailiff on the...

www.canberratimes.com.au

 

[SeanE]

Matthew Perry, aged 54

Tributes pour in after Friends star Matthew Perry dies from possible drowning

Perry’s last post on Instagram five days before his death included a photograph of him sitting in a pool or jacuzzi at night.

amp.smh.com.au

 

[Isee]

Matthew Perry, aged 54

Tributes pour in after Friends star Matthew Perry dies from possible drowning

Perry’s last post on Instagram five days before his death included a photograph of him sitting in a pool or jacuzzi at night.

amp.smh.com.au

this one hurts

 

[February]

Such a shock when I saw that on the news today.

 

[SeanE]

Ken Mattingly: Apollo 16 astronaut

Astronaut Ken Mattingly, who flew in Apollo 16 and played a key role in Apollo 13, dies

Former NASA Astronaut Ken “TK” Mattingly, who flew in Apollo 16 and commanded two space shuttle missions has passed away at the age of 67.

thehill.com

He was also meant to be on Apollo 13, but had to stay behind. He was play by Gary Sinese in the movie.

 

[rj90]

Johnny Ruffo, 35

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/australian-singer-and-actor-johnny-ruffo-dead-aged-35/news-story/d90f23566fd9bc36af8d13faf35da792

 

[SeanE]

Frank Borman Apollo 8 and 13, aged 95

Frank Borman, Astronaut Who Led First Orbit of the Moon, Dies at 95

He commanded the 1968 Apollo 8 mission that carried three astronauts farther from Earth than anyone had ever traveled. He later led Eastern Airlines.

www.nytimes.com

 

[SeanE]

Evan Ellison,, aged 35 (CSI: Miami actor)

Evan Ellingson Dies: ‘CSI: Miami’ & ’24’ Actor Was 35

He also appeared in 'Bones,' 'General Hospital,' 'My Sister's Keeper' and more.

kdhnews.com

 

[Isee]

Rosalynn Carter, first Lady during the Jimmy Carter Administration

Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dead at 96

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96.

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[timmy]

Henry Kissinger, dead at 100. Hope he rots in hell for what he did to Cambodia.

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state to Richard Nixon, dies at 100

The towering diplomat and Nobel prize winner shaped decades of US foreign policy but was seen by critics as a war criminal

www.theguardian.com

 

[February]

Shane MacGowan, hard-drinking frontman of The Pogues, dies at age 65

MacGowan, the London-Irish singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, who penned some of the 1980s most haunting ballads before sinking into alcohol and drug addiction, dies.

www.abc.net.au

Shane Macgowan of The Pogues

 

[SeanE]

The 2023 celebrity death list (so far...)

 

[Isee]

Ryan O'Neal, actor, age 82 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67667166

 

[SeanE]

Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine Nine) aged 61

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor, dies aged 61

The actor who played the deadpan Captain Raymond Holt and starred in Homicide: Life on the Street, has died after a brief illness

www.theguardian.com

 

[oddjob]

Franco Cozzo, 88, Melbourne furniture retailer

Melbourne icon Franco Cozzo dies aged 88

The Italian-Australian furniture salesman is best known for his unique television adverts in the 80s.

www.abc.net.au

 

[SeanE]

Tom Smothers, of the Smothers Brothers, aged 86

Comedian Tom Smothers of the Smothers Brothers dies

Tom Smothers, co-host of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, dies aged 86.

www.abc.net.au

 

[SeanE]

Honoring Inspiring Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Luminaries Lost in 2023

io9 pays tribute to the creatives who passed this year who have left a mark on genre entertainment.

gizmodo.com

 

[timmy]

John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 84.

John Pilger, Australia-born journalist and filmmaker known for covering Cambodia, dies at 84 - Khmer Times

John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 84.

www.khmertimeskh.com

 

[up_all_night]

Was just in the process of posting that when it popped up that you had made a post. A loss for good journalism.

 

[timmy]

Was just in the process of posting that when it popped up that you had made a post. A loss for good journalism.

The Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia doco is available on torrents (and also a low res copy on Youtube) if you're interested. I've downloaded but yet to watch.