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Bob Hope and George Burns both lived to be one hundred. I reccon others can too.
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Jerry Stiller dies at 92.

I was never a Seinfeld person, but he had a long career way before this and King of Queens.

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Had a big long life and a great and long marriage. Didn't stick around too long after she was gone. Cant ask for much more. RIP.
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Poor Jerry Stiller can’t get his own thread. Hopefully he’s found serenity now.
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For me, he'll always be the face of Festivus.

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Double rainbow aficionado Paul Vasquez has passed over the "single" rainbow bridge. Seriously though, 57 is way too young, especially for a seemingly good guy like this.
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Suitably Ironic Moniker wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 3:41 pm Double rainbow aficionado Paul Vasquez has passed over the "single" rainbow bridge. Seriously though, 57 is way too young, especially for a seemingly good guy like this.
The dude looked pretty massive in the picture I saw. I didn't see a cause of death listed.
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Ralph-Wiggum wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 9:01 am Poor Jerry Stiller can’t get his own thread. Hopefully he’s found serenity now.
I see what you did there.
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Jeff V wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 3:43 pm
Suitably Ironic Moniker wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 3:41 pm Double rainbow aficionado Paul Vasquez has passed over the "single" rainbow bridge. Seriously though, 57 is way too young, especially for a seemingly good guy like this.
The dude looked pretty massive in the picture I saw. I didn't see a cause of death listed.
Signs point to diabetes: "he said nerve damage in his legs made it increasingly difficult for him to walk. "
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From that video he seemed like a very nice and kind guy. He didn't look that big to me. Dont have to be huge for diabetes to take your legs and your life. Our neighbor many years ago was a skinny old guy and it took his legs then his life. I love how he says "I wasn't on drugs THAT day" LOL! He sure seemed like it. Guess he was just having a wonderful moment. Call me names but I think it worse and sadder when someone like him dies than so prick asshole croaks. Not all life is equal. Now Im a bit sadder than i was before even.
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Eddie Haskell has left it to Beaver

Ken Osmond, actor best known as Eddie Haskell on 'Leave It To Beaver,' dies at 76. I was just watching stuff on LITB the other week and he was interviewed in it.
Osmond also had a career outside of the entertainment business. A victim of typecasting, Osmond worked as a Los Angeles police officer from 1970 until 1988 when he retired from the force.Osmond is survived by Sandra, his wife, and Eric and Christian, his two sons.
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So Phyllis George didn't make the cut?
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Daehawk wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 7:07 pm Eddie Haskell has left it to Beaver

Ken Osmond, actor best known as Eddie Haskell on 'Leave It To Beaver,' dies at 76. I was just watching stuff on LITB the other week and he was interviewed in it.
Osmond also had a career outside of the entertainment business. A victim of typecasting, Osmond worked as a Los Angeles police officer from 1970 until 1988 when he retired from the force.Osmond is survived by Sandra, his wife, and Eric and Christian, his two sons.
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Jaymann wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 7:23 pm So Phyllis George didn't make the cut?
I don't think we instituted any rule against you posting about it.
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ImLawBoy wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 12:10 am
Jaymann wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 7:23 pm So Phyllis George didn't make the cut?
I don't think we instituted any rule against you posting about it.
He just did.
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Annie Glenn has died

Wife of the late astronaut John Glenn has passed away at age 100 from COVID-19.
Annie Glenn, a lifelong advocate for those with speech impediments and wife of the late astronaut John Glenn, died of complications from Covid-19. She was 100.
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Jerry Sloan, longtime Utah Jazz coach and all-around badass, has passed at 78.
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The last man alive to attempt to assassinate Hitler has passed away
Tributes have been paid to Holocaust survivor Henry Wermuth who has died aged 97.

The German-born Shoah educator and writer was a prisoner in numerous camps, including Auschwitz, Krakow-Plaszow and Mauthhausen.

In 1995, he was awarded the Johanna Kirchner Medal by the City of Frankfurt for his attempt to assassinate Hitler in 1942. After hearing rumours that Hitler was due to pass on a train, he piled stones and thick lengths of wood on the track in a bid to derail it and kill the dictator.
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American held captive by the Nazi's for seven years and manages to escape during the bombing of Berlin. Hides out in Berlin and is rescued by the British at the end of the war. Damn Limeys turn him over to the Soviets and they hold him captive from 1946 to his death this week at the age of 84. God speed to the great swamp in the sky Saturn!
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Richard Herd

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Veteran character actor Richard Herd has died at the age of 87 due to complications from cancer.

Herd has a long and varied film and TV career with his most notable roles including Watergate burglar James McCord in Alan J. Pakula’s “All the President’s Men,” inept New York Yankees exec Mr. Wilhelm in “Seinfeld,” Supreme Commander John in the original “V” mini-series and its sequel, Admiral Owen Paris (Tom Paris’ father) in “Star Trek: Voyager” and Secretary General Noyce in “seaQuest DSV”.
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R.I.P. Anthony James
“In The Heat of the Night” and “Unforgiven” actor Anthony James has died. James passed away from cancer on May 26th in Massachusetts. He was 77.

James was often cast in villainous roles in films such as ” Vanishing Point,” “High Plains Drifter,” “Burnt Offerings,” “Return from Witch Mountain,” “Blue Thunder,” “The Culpepper Cattle Co.” and “The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear”.

He was also in shows like “Hawaii Five-0,” “The A-Team,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “S.W.A.T.” and “Married… with Children”.

James ultimately retired from acting following his role as brothel owner Skinny Dubois in “Unforgiven” and began to focus more on writing and art. He published a memoir in 2014.
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The news comes by way of RPG Codex and a Facebook group for former MicroProse employees. Former MicroProse artist Matt Scibilia informed the group that Hendrick passed away on Monday May 25th, after an apparent battle with terminal cancer.
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The great football coach from Tennessee, Johnny Majors, has died.

Forever my coach: Ryan McGee on how Johnny Majors changed his life

Watched him and the Vols each weekend with my dad from the late 70s through the mid 80s.

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Daehawk wrote: Fri May 29, 2020 10:07 pmThanks Gamasutra
Darklands creator Arnold Hendrick
Gamasutra has learned that Arnold Hendrick, creator of MicroProse's 1992 RPG Darklands, has passed away at the age of 69.

The news comes by way of RPG Codex and a Facebook group for former MicroProse employees. Former MicroProse artist Matt Scibilia informed the group that Hendrick passed away on Monday May 25th, after an apparent battle with terminal cancer.
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R.I.P. Sweet bassist Steve Priest Dead at 72

Everyone must know the band for songs like Fox on the Run, Love Is Like Oxygen, Little Willy, and Ballroom Blitz. Ill post a less known live song below that features Steve more. Of the original 4 members only Andy Scott the guitarist is left.
Steve Priest, founding bassist and singer for “Ballroom Blitz” glam rock band Sweet, died Thursday at the age of 72. Priest’s family confirmed his death on social media Thursday. No cause of death was revealed, but guitarist Andy Scott — the last surviving member of the band’s classic lineup — said “his health was failing” recently.
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Batman Comic Book Writer Denny O’Neil Dies at 81
O’Neil wrote “Batman,” “Detective Comics” and “Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight” in addition to serving as an editor for DC’s Batman-related comic books from 1986 until 2000. Along with editor Julius Schwartz and artist Neal Adams, O’Neil helped to bring Batman back to his original, more ominous persona after the 1960s “Batman” TV series had a campier take on the superhero.

DC Comics publisher Jim Lee remembered him on Twitter as his “favorite Green Lantern writer to date.”
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Hank William Jr's 27 year old daughter Katherine Williams-Dunning dies in car wreck
Katherine Williams-Dunning, 27, the daughter of Country Music legend Hank Williams, Jr., was driving a 2007 Chevy Tahoe southbound on U.S. Highway 79, towing a boat when it crossed the dividing median of the highway and began a rollover sequence.
THP said her husband, Tyler Dunning, was injured in the crash. Paramedics flew Dunning to a nearby hospital for treatment. His condition has not yet been released.
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Vera Lynn, a young 103.
Pink Floyd wrote:Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
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I had no idea she was still alive.

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Jeff V wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:40 am Vera Lynn, a young 103.
Pink Floyd wrote:Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
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Vera, Vera
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We were just talking about her not two month ago.
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RIP. Those Kennedys that didn't get shot lived pretty long lives. Im sure my wife could tell me all about her as she was a huge Kennedy fan.
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Oh, I just saw that about Ian Holm. :(

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Damn it. You know these are coming, but it still really sucks. :(

RIP

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Ian was in a lot of my favorite movies. Alien, LOTR, and 5th Element all rank up there in my top 10.
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David Perlman, former science reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, has died at 101. Here's what I wrote when he retired -- three years ago.
AWS260 wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:30 am Science reporter David Perlman is retiring from the San Francisco Chronicle later this year. At age 98.

It's amazing to think about the discoveries and milestones he's covered in his career -- moon landings, the eradication of smallpox, the discovery of Lucy and other human ancestors, the HIV epidemic in San Francisco...

I've had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Perlman a couple of times (the last was maybe 15 years ago), and he's pretty much your ideal science journalist -- smart, dogged and curious.
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https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/30/carl-rei ... dyke-show/
Carl Reiner, one of the most prolific entertainers in the history of show business has died ... TMZ has learned.
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