A depository for the news of deceased, possible celebrity, names that you may have heard of, or not.
(Please don’t bother calling them names or pointing out how talentless they were – unless you are one of those numpties who ignores requests and speaks ill of the dead.)
US actor Garry Shandling who influenced a generation of comedians with his Emmy-winning TV series It’s Garry Shandling’s Show has died, aged 66.
By: snafu - 3rd May 2016 at 20:47
Ho, hum…
Tupac Shakur’s mother has died – http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/afeni-shakur-mother-tupac-dead-69-article-1.2622887
Sacha Baron Cohen’s father has died – http://www.durhamregion.com/whatson-story/6526417-sacha-baron-cohen-s-father-has-died/
Brookside and Hollyoaks actor Kristian Ealey has died – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/kristian-ealey-hollyoaks-actor-dies-aged-38-a7012036.html
US Pop and Folk Artist Marisol Has Died – http://flavorwire.com/574540/pop-and-folk-artist-marisol-has-died-at-85
No offense to any of them but there will hardly be any wailing in the streets; I’m just filling you in so that you know, you know?
By: snafu - 3rd May 2016 at 00:11
‘You will have a heart attack and die, before meeting lots of people in smart, dark suits with tape measures; today’s colour is black, and today’s fragrance will be formaldehyde…’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36186391
(Bet you thought I’d ask if he could see that in the stars, eh?;o)
By: snafu - 1st May 2016 at 01:00
Remember him well from Drop The Dead Donkey…
Sad to notice that both Bob Hoskins and Keith Harris have died again, on the BBC News website anyway… Guessing someone is having a laugh resurrecting old obits.
By: charliehunt - 29th April 2016 at 13:50
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/18/david-swift-obituary
By: snafu - 29th April 2016 at 13:35
Former Grange Hill actor gets out early…
British actor Mark Farmer has died at the age of 53.
Best known for his roles in Grange Hill and Minder, Farmer had reportedly been battling cancer in his final months.
Grange Hill’s official Twitter account announced the news on Thursday, confirming that the star had passed away.
By: snafu - 29th April 2016 at 09:55
NEW YORK (FOX5NY) – One of the last remaining veterans who survived the USS Arizona attack at Pearl Harbor has died.
Clarendon “Clare” Hetrick passed away. He was 92 years old.
Hetrick was surrounded by family at the time of his passing.
He was one of the last seven still alive who survived the sinking.
By: snafu - 28th April 2016 at 20:15
Barry Howard, star of Hi-de-Hi (he was one half of the dance instructors) and other things, including panto, dies aged 78
Television star best known for playing Barry Stuart-Hargreaves has died of blood cancer
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/28/barry-howard-star-of-hi-de-hi-dies-aged-78
By: snafu - 25th April 2016 at 21:00
American soul singer Billy Paul has died.
He was best known for his 1972 hit Me and Mrs Jones, which won a Grammy award and reached number one in the US
In addition 2016 has become so bad that celebs have started ‘re-dying’:
Terry Nutkins has died…in 2012: Fans react to celebrity year of death as wildlife presenter ‘dies twice’
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/terry-nutkins-died-2012-fans-7828445
It keeps them in the public eye, I suppose…
By: snafu - 24th April 2016 at 12:28
Papa Wemba has died on stage (collapsing rather than getting a poor reception).
The influential Congolese music star Papa Wemba has died after collapsing on stage in Abidjan in Ivory Coast, media reports say…
By: snafu - 22nd April 2016 at 19:34
Nope, not heard of her, unlike this great of yesteryear…
Choppers – the last surviving chimpanzee from the PG Tips adverts – has died aged 48.
Twycross Zoo said the remaining character from the “tea chimps” was put down by staff after she began to display signs of heart and liver failure.
Known for her performances as Ada in the PG Tips commercials, which ran from the 1960s through until 1980, Choppers became the last surviving member of the troop after her cohabitant at the zoo, Louis, died in 2014.
The chimpanzees also appeared in a number of children’s shows, including Tiswas and Blue Peter.
They were often dressed up in clothes and filmed acting out messy tea parties, with lip-syncing voice-overs recorded by the likes of actor Peter Sellers and comedian Bob Monkhouse.
While the commercials proved popular with TV audiences, Twycross Zoo ended its advertising agreement in the 1980s over concerns of animal cruelty.
Animal experts at the zoo later admitted the use of the apes was wrong, but chimpanzees from abroad continued to appear in tea adverts up until 2003.
Choppers was taken in by Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire, after being brought to Britain by a couple who had rescued her from poachers in Liberia.
Although she spent her twilight years in a shared enclosure with other chimps, she was known to prefer solitude, often shunning other apes in favour of human company.
A statement released by Twycross Zoo said staff and visitors had been “saddened” by Choppers’s death, adding that she was a “well-known” and “much-loved chimp”.
“Choppers recently became ill, showing signs of heart and liver failure, and despite the best efforts of the zoo’s veterinary team her health declined and the difficult decision to put her to sleep was made on Wednesday,” it continued.
“She will be sadly missed by all staff at the zoo, as well as her numerous fans.”
Choppers made her final TV performance in January last year, when she featured in a Channel 5 documentary looking back on the “tea chimps” and their lives in commercials.
http://home.bt.com/news/animals/the-last-surviving-pg-tips-chimpanzee-has-died-11364053352965
Oh 2016, why are you depleting our reservoir of fame and genuine talent…?
By: AlanR - 21st April 2016 at 23:07
Doris Roberts also passed away the other day.. (Mrs Miracle)
http://www.inquisitr.com/3012696/doris-roberts-who-played-mrs-miracle-passed-away-at-the-age-of-90/
By: J Boyle - 21st April 2016 at 21:12
That’s bit of a shock, being as young as he was.
RIP.
By: snafu - 21st April 2016 at 20:01
I wonder how many mourning his death, can name any of his songs ?
Well if they couldn’t at lunchtime they will know them all by tomorrow lunchtime – I can no longer get Planet Rock on my DAB but I suspect even they will have dusted off one or two by then. That said, I suspect that Radio 3 and Classic FM would have a little difficulty giving him context to their remit…
By: Denis - 21st April 2016 at 19:25
He was a weird bloke but a damn good guitarist, 2016 ‘the year of the dead celeb’ ??
By: AlanR - 21st April 2016 at 18:21
prince has passed away now-
I wonder how many mourning his death, can name any of his songs ?
By: Dr Strangelove - 21st April 2016 at 18:16
prince has passed away now-
By: snafu - 21st April 2016 at 14:37
Another name that some of a certain age (and interest) may have heard of…
(CNN)Joan Laurer, the groundbreaking female wrestler known as Chyna, has died.
Police in Redondo Beach, California, confirm that Laurer, 45, was found dead in her apartment on Wednesday. Police say they were notified by a friend who went to check on her and found Laurer unresponsive. The cause of death is under investigation, but police say there are no signs of foul play.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/21/entertainment/chyna-wrestler-dead/
By: snafu - 21st April 2016 at 14:20
So will James Bond fans…
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/21/james-bond-director-guy-hamilton-dies-aged-93
By: Dave Homewood - 21st April 2016 at 12:39
Battle of Britain (1969) fans will be said to hear that Guy Hamilton has died, aged 93.
By: AlanR - 21st April 2016 at 08:12
I wasn’t one of her greatest fans, but she was ok.
I remember first seeing her when she made the occasional appearance on Bill Grundy’s 6pm
programme on ITV. Usually singing a satirical song at the piano.
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