RIP Thread

[Francis E. Dec Esc.]

RIP Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll, Pioneering Actress on 'Julia' and 'Dynasty,' Dies at 84

She also landed a historic Tony Award, plus an Oscar nomination for her performance in 'Claudine.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[sasazuka]

Julia was a TV series before my time and I was too young to watch Dynasty when it was on (it's not really my kind of show anyway) but I do know Diahann Carroll as being the singer from the "Mind Evaporator" virtual reality device that Art Carney gave to Chewbacca's father Itchy as a "Life Day" present on the Star Wars Holiday Special.

Spoiler: Full Diahann Carroll SWHS scene in fuzzy VHS quality.

Spoiler: De-noised version of just Diahann Carroll singing 'This Minute' with enhanced color.

[/SPOILE]

 

[Gordon Cole]

RIP Ginger Baker

 

[Gordon Cole]

RIP Rip Taylor

 

[Jason Wynn]

RIP Rip Taylor
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ebiT8mlCvZY

My dad loved this guy. He just texted me about it. I think I made him go into a "God damn millennials!" rant when I told him I only knew him from the DuckTales movie.

 

[sasazuka]

RIP Rip Taylor
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ebiT8mlCvZY

Damn, both celebrity Rip T.'s died in the same year, Torn and Taylor.

 

[Marissa Moira]

Damn, both celebrity Rip T.'s died in the same year, Torn and Taylor.

I guess Rip Rip and Rip

 

[Quijibo69]

I thought he was already dead:

 

[Commander X]

 

[Guardian G.I.]

Alexei Leonov, the Soviet cosmonaut that conducted the world's first spacewalk on March 18, 1965, died today. He was 85 years old.

Leonov also took part in the historic Apollo-Soyuz Test Project docking in July 1975. He was a big space exploration enthusiast, even after retiring from active duty. He was also known for his paintings dedicated to space exploration.

A hero of a bygone age has left us. Rest in peace.

 

[TiggerNits]

My dad loved this guy. He just texted me about it. I think I made him go into a "God damn millennials!" rant when I told him I only knew him from the DuckTales movie.

He was fun in the Jackass movies

 

[Gordon Cole]

RIP Robert Forster

 

[AnOminous]

RIP Robert Forster
https://youtube.com/watch?v=tgw-G8IFAwo

I was literally just watching him minutes ago in El Camino. Which I guess is his last role now.

 

[BScCollateral]

A hero of a bygone age has left us. Rest in peace.

And weirdly enough, he apparently died while they were doing a spacewalk on the ISS.

I have a bubble-gum card of Leonov I was going to have him sign if I ever met him. Didn't happen.

Also, his film is awesome.

 

[Jason Wynn]

RIP Harold Bloom.

 

[AnOminous]

RIP Harold Bloom.

Cue the usual barbaric shit-apes grave dancing because they hate civilization itself.

 

[Someone in a Tree]

Cue the usual barbaric shit-apes grave dancing because they hate civilization itself.

“He hated Harry Potter! REEEEEEE!”

 

[Marissa Moira]

RIP Harold Bloom.

I have fond memories of how he made Elder Scrolls Oblivion just light up.

 

[Dysnomia]

RIP Bill Macy. Best known for his role as Maude's husband Walter on the television series Maude. He was 97.

God's finally gonna get you for that Walter.

 

[Dolphin Lundgren]

Scotty Bowers aka the "Male Madame to the Stars" aka that guy who wrote a book claiming he had sex with (and set up secret liasons) multiple famous actors and actresses from Old Hollywood, died on the 13th apparently.