Celebrity Deaths

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:48 am

Jeff Conaway, who played Bobby Wheeler, in the tv show "Taxi" died on May 27. He was 60 years old.

He had been a patient on Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab a couple years ago. When I saw him, I couldn't believe it was him. He had had a back injury and was in a lot of back pain. I think he was in a wheelchair, and his voice was very old and strange sounding. I felt pretty sorry for him.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:31 am

'60 Minutes' commentator Andy Rooney dies at the age of 92 from complications following minor surgery.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-5 ... ead-at-92/

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:05 am

Ohhh ... I really liked him. I'm sorry to hear it.

Thanks for the link, twinsrwe. (BTW, your rose is gorgeous.)

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:13 am

augusta wrote: ... Thanks for the link, twinsrwe....

You're welcome.

augusta wrote: ... (BTW, your rose is gorgeous.)

Thank you!

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:33 pm

Conrad Murray found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death!

http://tinyurl.com/7sngmma
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/07/justice/c ... ray-trial/

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45161548/ ... rtainment/

http://abcnews.go.com/US/michael-jackso ... d=14880567

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:42 pm

Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier died Monday night at the age of 67, from liver cancer.

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/ ... r-14901860

http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/b ... cer-110711

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:42 pm

Dr. Conrad Murray Sentenced to Four Years Behind Bars in Death of Michael Jackson

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... l-jackson/

Constantine · Post by **Constantine** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:44 am

Svetlana Alliluyeva, daughter of Joseph Stalin, died on November 22.

Director Ken Russell died on November 27.

Constantine · Post by **Constantine** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:59 pm

Comedian Alan Sues died yesterday. I was particularly sorry to hear about this because I knew him slightly, as he used to live diagonally across the street from me. Nice guy.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:43 pm

Constantine wrote:Comedian Alan Sues died yesterday. ...

Oh, I remember him, he was on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In TV show. May he rest in peace.

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:14 pm

Sorry to hear of the passing of Alan Seus. I remember him from "Laugh-In". He always broke me up. That's cool that you knew him, Constantine.

MJ's doctor, Murray, is not going to be safe in prison. Four years is an insult for what he did. If someone doesn't get him in prison, they'll get him when he gets out. MJ has too many fans, and odds are that at least one is crazy enough to do something.

I watched a lot of the trial, as much as I possibly could. (I love trials.) I agree with the jury, but not the paltry 4 years.

Constantine · Post by **Constantine** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:30 pm

Actor Harry Morgan, known as Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H, as Pete on December Bride and Pete and Gladys, as detective Bill Gannon on Dragnet, and lots of other things in a long career, died today at the age of 96.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:32 am

augusta wrote:... MJ's doctor, Murray, is not going to be safe in prison. Four years is an insult for what he did. If someone doesn't get him in prison, they'll get him when he gets out. MJ has too many fans, and odds are that at least one is crazy enough to do something. ….

I’m afraid you may be right.

As patients we don’t expect health care professionals to be perfect, but we do expect them to be competent. Murray administered Propofol to Michael, who had already taken four other sedatives! He administered the Propofol in Michael’s private home, without monitoring or emergency resuscitation equipment readily available, and without a professional anesthesiologist on hand. Are these the actions of a competent physician? I think not. Murray had to have known that what he was doing was WRONG.

Here is Michael Jackson’s 2009 autopsy report: http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/image ... utopsy.pdf On page 50 is a summary of the positive toxicological findings. Note the four sedatives listed under heart blood. Lorazepam, Midazolam, Diazepam, and Nordiazepam are all in the Benzodiazepine family of drugs.

Here is an interesting article, which in part states:

Anesthesiologists report that Propofol is a safe drug when properly used, but also warn that the medication does not interact well with drugs from the benzodiazepine family. The combination so dramatically diminishes the ability to breathe, along with increasing the likelihood of heart failure, that one physician compared it to jumping up and down on thin ice. Mr. Jackson reportedly took a large dose of Lorazepam on the day he died.

http://www.everythingaddiction.com/addi ... addiction/

The underlining in above article is mine.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:35 am

Constantine wrote:Actor Harry Morgan, known as Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H, as Pete on December Bride and Pete and Gladys, as detective Bill Gannon on Dragnet, and lots of other things in a long career, died today at the age of 96.

I am sorry to hear about Harry Morgan; he was always a favorite of mine.

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:23 pm

Those look like interesting links, twinsrwe, and thanks for posting them.

There are some celebrities that passed away this year that I don't remember hearing about:
Phoebe Snow,on April 26, in Edison, NJ, from complications of a brain hemorrhage she suffered in January 2010, age 60; Dobie Gray (who sang "Drift Away" in 1973) on Dec. 6 in Nashville from complications of cancer surgery at age 69; Michael Sarrazin, April 17, died at age 70 of cancer in Montreal, Canada. I guess Alan Sues was 85 and died while watching tv. There are a lot more that were less well-known.

(Source: The National Enquirer, January 2, 2012 issue)

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:31 pm

augusta wrote:Those look like interesting links, twinsrwe, and thanks for posting them. ...

You're welcome, augusta.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:53 pm

The TCM channel (Turner Classic Movies) has an annual video of entertainment stars who passed away in 2011. Check it out on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZOlXXwhe0

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:36 am

Thank you, Harry.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:30 pm

'Welcome Back, Kotter' star Robert Hegyes, best known as John Travolta's fellow "Sweathog" Juan Epstein, dies from an apparent heart attack, at the age of 60.

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=698890

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebri ... in_of.html

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:02 pm

Robert Hegyes, who played Epstein in 'Welcome Back Kotter' died I think on Thursday, Jan. 26. He arrived at the hospital in full cardiac arrest. He was 60 years old.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:20 am

Whitney Houston dies at age 48; cause of death unknown.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/11/showbiz/w ... index.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-573 ... ies-at-48/

kssunflower · Post by **kssunflower** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:33 am

This is a shocker. I am of a fan of her and some of Bobby Brown's music.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 11:11 am

Yes, it is a shocker! My favorite song by Whitney is, of course, "I Will Always Love You."

Here is some more information:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/12/showbiz/w ... ?hpt=hp_c1

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:07 pm

Davy Jones of The Monkees died this morning of a heart attack at the age of 66.

kssunflower · Post by **kssunflower** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:31 am

My co-workers and I were just discussing the Monkees the other day. One of them met him and said he was very friendly and down to earth. Sad news indeed.

Constantine · Post by **Constantine** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:56 pm

As I suppose many of you know already, Dick Clark died today.

DJ · Post by DJ » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:23 pm

And let's don't forget Mike Wallace, the week before.

BTW: Game Show Network does Friday night marathons of Dick Clark's "Pyramid"-- great to see Vicki Lawrence, Betty White, and other primo players of the era in action. What celebrity holds the record for fastest run-through of the big board? It's a good trivia question. A: A twentysomething Billy Crystal.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:01 pm

Wow, who didn't watch and love American Bandstand. May Dick rest in peace.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sun May 06, 2012 7:52 pm

George Lindsey, known as TV's Goober Pyle, died this morning after an extended hospitalization, at the age of 83.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/06/showbiz/g ... index.html

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obi ... 54787304/1

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... 248D71.DTL

Constantine · Post by **Constantine** » Tue May 08, 2012 2:08 pm

Maurice Sendak, author of children's books such as Where the Wild Things Are and The Night Kitchen, died today at 83.

Constantine · Post by **Constantine** » Thu May 10, 2012 9:26 pm

British hairstylist Vidal Sassoon died yesterday.

Irish actress Joyce Redman, best known as Mrs. Waters from the movie version of Tom Jones (containing her famous eating scene with Albert Finney), died today at 96.

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Fri May 11, 2012 1:55 pm

Robert Culp died Wednesday morning (May 9) after falling outdoors at his home. He was 79.

I had not heard "Goober" died! That's sad to hear. Such a loveable character I enjoyed since I was a child.

Constantine · Post by **Constantine** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:39 pm

Robert Culp died on March 24th, 2010. He had fallen and hit his head, but it was afterwards determined that he had died of a massive heart attack.

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Wed May 16, 2012 2:17 pm

Thanks, Constantine. How in the heck did I get that he died in May? Well, one of us is mistaken. It was online as "current news". Sometimes, tho, they do run old news stories. They've (xfinity) put up a Titanic story, then when you go to it you realize it ain't new.

Constantine · Post by **Constantine** » Wed May 16, 2012 7:01 pm

If I am mistaken, so are Wikipedia, deadoraliveinfo.com, dpsinfo.com, imdb.com, nndb.com and cinemorgue.com, at least (also my memory). (However, I know that deadoraliveinfo.com still has Ruby Muhammad and Dolores Hope listed as still alive, which they aren't!)

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu May 17, 2012 8:10 pm

Donna Summer ‘The Queen of Disco’ dead at 63.

TMZ reports she died from lung cancer that she allegedly believed came from inhaling toxins from the 9/11 WTC tragedy aftermath.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/17/donna-sum ... adid=hero1

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sun May 20, 2012 9:17 pm

Robin Gibb, one-third of the Bee Gees, died today after a long battle with cancer. He was 62 years of age.

http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=730092

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Tue May 29, 2012 9:57 pm

Folk musician Doc Watson died today at a hospital in Winston-Salem at the age of 89.

http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=732234

http://myfox8.com/2012/05/29/legendary- ... tson-dies/

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:02 pm

'Family Feud' TV host Richard Dawson died on June 2, 2012, at the age of 79, from complications due to esophageal cancer

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2 ... at-79.html

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/03/showbiz/r ... index.html

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:20 am

I was sad to hear Richard Dawson died. I really liked him, especially when he hosted 'Family Feud'.

I didn't know Mike Wallace died! I was just watching the movie "A Face in the Crowd" with Andy Griffith (well, I wasn't WITH Andy Griffith ...

). I love that movie and finally bought a DVD of it. Anyway, Mike Wallace has a cameo appearance in it, and I was thinking gee, he's the only original one from "60 Minutes" still living. I guess it's true - "Life is not a dress rehearsal".

You feel so mortal when celebrities die.

It was awful about Robin Gibb, too. I guess his funeral is on June 8. It hasn't been released where yet. I wonder if it'll be in England. Or wherever Maurice and Andy Gibb are buried. California?

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:12 pm

Andy Gibb is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg ... &GRid=1206

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:13 pm

Don Grady, who played Robbie on 'My Three Sons,' passed away on June 27, 2012, at the age 68, after a long battle with cancer.

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=739426

http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/27/don-grady ... ead-at-68/

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/ ... 5373.story

Constantine · Post by **Constantine** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:48 pm

As I suppose many of you know already, Andy Griffith died today.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:34 pm

Constantine wrote:As I suppose many of you know already, Andy Griffith died today.

Actually, I didn’t know Andy had died until I read your post. Thank you for posting it.

I did find out that, he died of a heart attack and was buried on Roanoke Island, Tuesday morning less than five hours after he died.

May he R.I.P.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:36 pm

Ernest Borgnine died of renal failure, at the age of 95, on Sunday, July 8, 2012.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-574 ... ies-at-95/

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wir ... s-16736740

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=741559

Constantine · Post by **Constantine** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:32 pm

Actress Celeste Holm (All About Eve) died Sunday.

DJ · Post by DJ » Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:29 pm

Thanks, C-- Missed that.

We've forgotten Ann Rutherford, who portrayed Scarlett O'Hara's youngest sister, Careen. The movie role was reduced to a small part, but, if you've read the book ...

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... then you know that Careen played a larger part, that she was secretly in love with one of the Tarleton twins, both of whom die at Gettysburg, and that she never overcomes her grief, to the point of becoming a nun.
A.R. also costarred as Andy Hardy's (Mickey Rooney's) "steady" girlfriend, Polly Benedict, in most of the Hardy pix.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:53 pm

Actually, I didn't know that Ann Rutherford had passed away.

Wow, she was 94 years old and one of the last living actors from the "Gone With The Wind' film along with Olivia de Havilland (Melanie Hamilton Wilkes) and Alicia Rhett (India Wilkes).

Something else I didn't know: Even though Ann quit acting for good in 1976, she was far from forgotten – director James Cameron approached her to come out of retirement to play the role of the elderly Rose in 1997′s Titanic. Rutherford, however, ultimately turned down the role (which then went to fellow 30s star Gloria Stuart).

Thanks for letting us know about Ann, DJ.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:54 pm

Kitty Wells, the "Queen of Country Music" who opened the door to a host of female country music headliners, died on July 16, 2012, at her home in Nashville of complications from a stroke. She was 92.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:25 pm

Sherman Hemsley, known for his starring role of George, on “The Jeffersons”, has died today at the age of 74. He was found dead at his home in El Paso, Texas, by his nurse. The cause of death is unclear at this time.