In Memoriam

[PRlady]

Canadian writer Alice Munro, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature, has died at the age of 92.

She was a great great writer. I got to meet her very briefly ten years ago and oh boy she was a feisty lady. RIP

 

[Finnice]

She was a great great writer. I got to meet her very briefly ten years ago and oh boy she was a feisty lady. RIP

She was a great writer, I do have many of her books.

 

[Sylvia]

The great character actor Dabney Coleman reportedly has died at the age of 92... this is the only "report" that I've found so far:

Report: Actor Dabney Coleman passes away at age 92

He won an Emmy in 1987 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his role 'Sworn to Silence.'

www.local12.com

As well as this ("Alison Martino host of So Cal Scene and creator of Vintage Los Angeles appears to be a family friend of Dabney Coleman and posted this"): https://x.com/Holidill/status/1791408365865668781

ETA - confirmed now:

Dabney Coleman, Actor from '9 to 5' and 'Tootsie,' Dead at 92

https://people.com/actor-dabney-coleman-dead-92-8613264 Dabney Coleman has died at the age of 92, PEOPLE confirms. The actor died Thursday, May 16, at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., his daughter Quincy Coleman told PEOPLE in a statement. "My father crafted his time here on Earth with a...

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[Cachoo]

The great character actor Dabney Coleman reportedly has died at the age of 92... this is the only "report" that I've found so far:

Report: Actor Dabney Coleman passes away at age 92

He won an Emmy in 1987 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his role 'Sworn to Silence.'

www.local12.com

As well as this ("Alison Martino host of So Cal Scene and creator of Vintage Los Angeles appears to be a family friend of Dabney Coleman and posted this"): https://x.com/Holidill/status/1791408365865668781

ETA - confirmed now:

Dabney Coleman, Actor from '9 to 5' and 'Tootsie,' Dead at 92

https://people.com/actor-dabney-coleman-dead-92-8613264 Dabney Coleman has died at the age of 92, PEOPLE confirms. The actor died Thursday, May 16, at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., his daughter Quincy Coleman told PEOPLE in a statement. "My father crafted his time here on Earth with a...

www.fsuniverse.net

I remember him most from "You've Got Mail"---Tom Hank's father who wasn't very good at marriage. RIP

 

[Vash01]

The president of Iran was killed in a helicopter crash.

Iran's president killed in helicopter crash, election set for next month

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced that Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, would serve as the country’s acting president until elections are held.

apnews.com

ETA- just saw this being discussed in the PI thread.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock has passed away. His most well known work was Super Size Me (2004).

 

[MacMadame]

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock has passed away. His most well known work was Super Size Me (2004).

Not to be mean to the dead, but do people realize his Super Size Me documentary was kind of fake? No one has been able to reproduce his results and it seems that his liver issues were from drinking too much.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Not to be mean to the dead, but do people realize his Super Size Me documentary was kind of fake? No one has been able to reproduce his results and it seems that his liver issues were from drinking too much.

I agree and was aware of the problems with Super Size Me, but it was insane how popular that documentary was. I know it was nominated for an Oscar but I don’t think it won.

Also, Spurlock did have a lot of personal problems - his alcoholism, relationships, and some pretty serious #MeToo allegations. In fact, when I first saw the “Morgan Spurlock, 1970-2024” headline, I thought “Oh, dear”, because I thought it was something more tragic than cancer.

 

[Spikefan]

I liked Spurlock’s “30 days” series. I never saw Super Size me.

 

[Cachoo]

I liked Spurlock’s “30 days” series. I never saw Super Size me.

Oh yeah—I forgot about that show. I specifically remember an episode about outsourcing that I found interesting. RIP

 

[attyfan]

Richard Sherman -- one of the songwriters on "Mary Poppins" -- dead at 95:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/25/entertainment/richard-m-sherman-death/index.html

RIP

 

[kalamalka]

She was a great great writer. I got to meet her very briefly ten years ago and oh boy she was a feisty lady. RIP

I never met her, but was a classmate of her daughter in elementary school, before her first book was published. I was SO jealous of Sheila, whose parents owned a bookstore (which was at that time new and almost across the street from the library). Had no idea her mom was a writer. Sheila later wrote a biography/memoir of her mother, Lives of Mothers and Daughters. Munro's books (Jim Munro died a few years ago and passed it on to a couple of long-time employees) is still an excellent bookstore in Victoria, although Alice moved back to Ontario approximately when her first marriage ended (but she was in Victoria when the Nobel prize was announced, I think with Sheila and her family).

 

[Frau Muller]

Richard Sherman -- one of the songwriters on "Mary Poppins" -- dead at 95:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/25/entertainment/richard-m-sherman-death/index.html

RIP

Indeed. RIP. Coach Frau Muller loved his music! Let’s not forget his Chitty-chitty-bang-bang …

My favorite, the FS by Sonja Morgenstern:

Sonja Morgenstern 1971 European Figure Skating Championships LP

Here is a young Sonja Morgenstern landing a very early and very clean triple salchow at the 1971 Europeans in Zurich. By the end of the 1970's all the top w...

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More recently, a free dance by Olivia & Nile:

Week 3: Nile and Olivia skate to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Dancing on Ice 2023

They didn't just skate to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, they became Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! Nile Wilson and Olivia Smart are cartwheeling off the ice with that p...

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[vgerdes]

Richard Sherman -- one of the songwriters on "Mary Poppins" -- dead at 95:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/25/entertainment/richard-m-sherman-death/index.html

RIP

I adored Mary Poppins. The music was amazing. After seeing this movie, I had such a crush on Dick Van Dyke. And I wanted to be Julie Andrews. She really was practically perfect in every way.

 

[Aceon6]

Hall of Fame basketball player Bill Walton has died from cancer at age 71. He was truly one of the good guys. Intelligent, personable, and a loyal friend to those in his circle. RIP Big Red.

 

[SkateSand]

Hall of Fame basketball player Bill Walton has died from cancer at age 71. He was truly one of the good guys. Intelligent, personable, and a loyal friend to those in his circle. RIP Big Red.

My tiny claim to fame re Bill Walton: he bought and lived in the house in San Diego our family owned before my mother and stepfather divorced.

 

[Cachoo]

I was always happy when he was tapped to broadcast the Maui Invitational when KU was invited. He might talk about the game or maybe surfing or The Grateful Dead or Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance or……you get the idea. He had a contagious, joyous spirit.

 

[Amy L]

This reminds me of Denis Ten.

'General Hospital' Actor Johnny Wactor Dead at 37: 'A Spectacular Human Being'

Actor Johnny Wactor has died at the age of 37, PEOPLE can confirm. According to TMZ, which was first to report the news, Wactor — who was best known for his 'General Hospital' role as Brando Corbin — was killed on May 25 after being shot during an alleged theft attempt in Los Angeles.

people.com

His mother told TMZ that Johnny and a colleague saw three men trying to steal a catalytic converter from his vehicle, and although Johnny did not attempt to stop them, he was shot and subsequently rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead early Saturday morning.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

Collegiate and NBA star and media analyst Bill Walton has died after a long battle with cancer.

Jay Bilas: Man, was Bill Walton fun

Jay Bilas grew up idolizing Bill Walton, who was larger than life on and off the court and he was about finding the joy in others.

www.espn.com

 

[Buzz]

So sad and senseless. To kill someone over a catalytic converter. R.I.P.

‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor shot, killed during attempted robbery - National | Globalnews.ca

Johnny Wactor appeared in nearly 200 episodes of 'General Hospital' as Brando Corbin.

globalnews.ca

 

[Cachoo]

Collegiate and NBA star and media analyst Bill Walton has died after a long battle with cancer.

Jay Bilas: Man, was Bill Walton fun

Jay Bilas grew up idolizing Bill Walton, who was larger than life on and off the court and he was about finding the joy in others.

www.espn.com

So good. Here is another Bill Walton story that illustrates why he was so loved (it was much more than basketball)

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[Ananas Astra]

Russian actress Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, known for her title role in the Russian version of the popular sitcom "The Nanny" (in which she played a Ukrainian woman and became immensely popular in Ukraine for it) and for being Peter Tchernyshev's wife, has passed away after a 5-year-long fight against glioblastoma.
She was 53.

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35K likes, 2,153 comments - a_zavorotnyuk on May 29, 2024: "Дорогие друзья! Невозможно осознать и очень сложно подобрать нужные слова...".

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