Obituaries (R.I.P. -- Celebrity Death Announcements)

[phantomdriver]

Echo Valley killed in auto accident recently...

 

[jessicajoanne]

April Margera is reporting that Jackass star Ryan Dunn was killed in a fatal car crash this morning...

Out of all the Jackass guys.. I didn't see him going first

 

[jessicajoanne]

Sherwood Schwartz, the television genius who created "The Brady Bunch" and "Gilligan's Island" -- and wrote the theme songs for BOTH shows -- has died. Schwartz is a TV legend -- back in 1961, he won an Emmy for his work as a writer on "The Red Skelton Show." Schwartz also served as a script supervisor on "My Favorite Martian" ... and a writer and producer of "Harper Valley PTA." Sherwood worked in radio before transitioning over to television -- serving as a writer for Bob Hope's radio show. He also worked on the radio version of "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet." Schwartz died of natural causes in his sleep, surrounded by his family.

 

[luddite]

Amy Winehouse Found Dead In Her London Home

• Amy Winehouse sighted outside Cityburlesque, where her father was playing a gig, …

Amy Winehouse, 27, has died, according to several outlets, including the Associated Press and the UK's Daily Mail.
The "Rehab" singer was reportedly found dead at her home in London on Saturday, according to TheMailhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2018020/Amy-Winehouse-dead--Found-dead-London-flat.html, which was first to report the news.


The cause of her death has not been revealed.
Scotland Yard has stated there were "no signs of foul play," according toTMZ
Additionally, an autopsy is scheduled to take place tomorrow, the site reported.
A press release from the Metropolitan Police doesn't specifically name Winehouse, but reports that "police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05hrs today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased.
"On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene," the report continued. "Enquiries continue into the circumstances of the death. At this early stage it is being treated as unexplained."


The singer, whose "Back to Black" album earned five Grammy Awards in 2008, canceled the rest of her summer tour in late June after delivering an erratic performance in Serbia.

 

[cel7]

Andy Whitfield

Andy Whitfield, who played the title role in the hit cable series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, died in Sydney on Sunday morning of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8297587

 

[EvolutionSelene]

Bubba Smith, the American football star who found fame on screen playing Hightower in the Police Academy movies, has died at the age of 66.

Damn! I liked him!

 

[Momesso]

Veteran actor Charles Napier passed away at age 75 Oct 5th.

 

[Momesso]

Three people to mention: 60 minutes commentator Andy Rooney passed away at age 92 seemingly instantly after retiring, former heavyweight boxer Smokin' Joe Frazier at age 67 to liver cancer and today Heavy D at age 44.

 

[BongMasteR]

Wiki it

rather than searching, copying and pasting, I'm just going to post this little gem-link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2012

 

[marquis]

rather than searching, copying and pasting, I'm just going to post this little gem-link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2012

One interesting entry was this one; what changes he must have seen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederica_Sagor_Maas

 

[longhitter]

Mike Hossack

Doobie Brothers Longtime Drummer Mike Hossack Passes Away After Battle With Cancer 13 March, 2012

 

[jayrat]

R.I.P Dick Clark. American bandstand host, host of several game shows like the 25,000$ pyramid and new years eve host.

 

[wizardglick]

Sad to realize that we've lost the hosts of "Soul Train" and "American Bandstand" in the same year. My childhood is fading right before my eyes. RIP Don and Dick.

 

[wizardglick]

Very sad to hear of the passing of Levon Helm, drummer and singer with The Band. Like it says in their song "The Unfaithful Servant" - "The memories will linger on, but the good old days, they're all gone". RIP Levon.

 

[wizardglick]

Johnathan Frid has passed away. He was 87. He played Barnabas Collins on the TV show "Dark Shadows".

 

[moonshadow]

Poor Donna, 63 is far too young to go.
(Farrah Fawcett died about that age to ( 3 years ago ))

 

[yakovitch]

63 is far too young to go

I can't help but hope that you live into your 100's. :razz:

 

[wizardglick]

Don Cornelius, Dick Clark, Whitney Houston, Davy Jones, Ronnie Montrose, Levon Helm, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Adam Yauch, Donna Summer and now Robin Gibb. Jeez, the year isn't even half over. Rock and Roll Heaven is getting mighty crowded.

 

[sexycelebs42]

Andy Griffith, America's favorite sheriff, dies at 86

 

[Momesso]

3 passings of note. Sherman Hemsley known for his role as George Jefferson on the Jeffersons passed away at the age of 74. Chad Everett who starred in Medical Center died at the age of 75 and today author, politician and commentator Gore Vidal died at the age of 86.