The Rest In Peace & Remembrance Thread #2

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    Margaret Thatcher, Britain's 'Iron Lady' Prime Minister, Dead at 87

    Annette Funicello, Mouseketeer and film star, dies



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    Improv comic Jonathan Winters dead at age 87

    And here's where I admit that I do remember him from Mork & Mindy. :alienblush:




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    Pat Summerall Dead At 82

    DALLAS — Pat Summerall, the deep-voiced NFL player-turned-broadcaster who spent half of his four decades calling sports famously paired with John Madden, died Tuesday. He was 82.

    Susie Wiles, Summerall’s daughter, said her father died in Dallas.

    “He was an extraordinary man and a wonderful father,” Wiles said. “I know he will be greatly missed.”

    Summerall was part of network television broadcasts for 16 Super Bowls. His last championship game was for Fox on Feb. 3, 2002, also his last game with longtime partner Madden. The popular duo worked together for 21 years, moving to Fox in 1994 after years as the lead team for CBS.

    At the end of their final broadcast together, Madden described Summerall as “a treasure” and the “spirit of the National Football League” in a tribute to the partner that complemented the former coach so well.

    “You are what the NFL is all about, what pro football is all about, and more important, what a man is all about and what a gentleman is all about,” Madden said

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    George Beverly Shea Dies, 104


    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — George Beverly Shea, the booming baritone who sang to millions of Christians at evangelist Billy Graham’s crusades, has died after a brief illness. He was 104.

    Spokesman Brent Rinehart of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association says Shea died Tuesday night after a brief illness.

    Shea was well-known as a gospel soloist before he and Graham met in the early 1940s. He joined Graham’s crusade team in 1947 and stayed until Graham’s declining health ended most of the evangelist’s public appearances nearly 60 years later.

    Besides his distinctive voice, Shea was known for his trademark rendition of “How Great Thou Art” and his inspirational “The Wonder of It All.”
     
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    For someone who's seen Star Wars so many times that when I fall asleep watching it I can wake up and recite the next line it is embarassing to say that I had to click on this story to figure out who it was. :alienblush:

    Richard LeParmentier, General Motti from ‘Star Wars,’ Dies At 66




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    USA Today founder Neuharth dies in Florida at 89
    Apr 20, 3:46 AM (ET)
    By MIKE SCHNEIDER

    COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Al Neuharth changed the look of American newspapers when he founded USA Today, filling the newspaper with breezy, easy-to-comprehend articles, attention-grabbing graphics and stories that often didn't require readers to jump to a different page.

    Critics dubbed USA Today "McPaper" when it debuted in 1982, and they accused Neuharth, of dumbing down American journalism with its easy-to-read articles and bright graphics. USA Today became the nation's most-circulated newspaper in the late 1990s.

    The hard-charging founder of USA Today died Friday in Cocoa Beach, Fla. He was 89. The news was announced by USA Today and by the Newseum, which he also founded.

    Jack Marsh, president of the Al Neuharth Media Center and a close friend, confirmed that he passed away Friday afternoon at his home. Marsh said Neuharth fell earlier this week and never quite recovered.

    Sections were denoted by different colors. The entire back page of the news section had a colored-weather map of the entire United States. The news section contained a state-by-state roundup of headlines from across the nation. Its eye-catching logo of white lettering on a blue background made it recognizable from a distance.

    "Our target was college-age people who were non-readers. We thought they were getting enough serious stuff in classes," Neuharth said in 1995. "We hooked them primarily because it was a colorful newspaper that played up the things they were interested in - sports, entertainment and TV."

    USA Today was unlike any newspaper before it when it debuted in 1982. Its style was widely derided but later widely imitated. Many news veterans gave it few chances for survival. Advertisers were at first reluctant to place their money in a newspaper that might compete with local dailies. But circulation grew. In 1999, USA Today edged past the Wall Street Journal in circulation with 1.75 million daily copies, to take the title of the nation's biggest newspaper.

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    Woodstock singer Havens, 72, dies of heart attack
    Apr 22, 5:25 PM (ET)
    By MESFIN FEKADU

    NEW YORK (AP) - Richie Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died of a heart attack Monday, his family said in a statement. He was 72.

    Havens, a folk singer and guitarist, was the first performer at the three-day 1969 Woodstock Festival. He returned to the site during the 40th anniversary in 2009.

    "Everything in my life, and so many others, is attached to that train," he said in a 2009 interview with The Associated Press.

    Havens was born in Brooklyn. He was known for his crafty guitar work and cover songs, including his well-received impersonation of Bob Dylan's "Just Like a Woman."

    The singer's website said he had kidney surgery years ago and that he never recovered enough to perform concerts like he used to.

    Havens performed at Bill Clinton's presidential Inauguration in 1993. He has released more than 25 albums. His last album was 2008's "Nobody Left to Crown."

    "I really sing songs that move me," he said in an interview with The Denver Post. "I'm not in show business; I'm in the communications business. That's what it's about for me."

    A public memorial will be planned for a later date.

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    Award-winning children's author Konigsburg dies
    Apr 21, 11:55 PM (ET)

    FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - E.L. Konigsburg, an author who twice won one of the top honors for children's literature, has died. She was 83.

    Her son Paul Konigsburg says the longtime Florida resident died Friday at a hospital in Falls Church, Va., where she'd been living for the past few years with another son. She had suffered a stroke a week before she died.

    She won the John Newbery Medal in 1997 for her book "The View from Saturday" and in 1968 for "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler." The Newbery is one of the top honors for children's literature. Her family says she wrote 16 children's novels and illustrated 3 picture books.

    Her first book, "Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth" was also a Newbery honor book in 1968, making her the only author to be a winner and runner-up in the same year.

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    In 1997, the Newbery committee called her story of a sixth grade Academic Bowl team and their coach "a unique, jubilant tour de force characterized by good humor, positive relationships, distinctive personalities and brilliant story telling."

    Konigsburg said in an interview with The Associated Press at the time: "The award represents a kind of validation that I find just most gratifying."

    In 2004, she told The Dallas Morning News that she built her characters and plots by imagining situations what-if situations with her children, grandchildren and students.

    "I think most of us are outsiders," she said. "And I think that's good because it makes you question things. I think it makes you see things outside yourself."

    Her stories were also adapted for movies and television. Ingrid Bergman starred as Mrs. Frankweiler in a 1973 film adaptation of Konigsburg's book called "The Hideaways."

    Konigsburg grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in chemistry. She married David Konigsburg in 1952, and the couple lived in several cities before settling in the Jacksonville, Fla., area.

    Konigsburg, who had two sons and a daughter and five grandchildren, started writing and illustrating children's books when her youngest child began kindergarten. Her husband died in 2001.

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    Divinyls Singer Christina Amphlett Dies at Age 53

    By Lyndaey Parker
    Monday, April 22, 2013 - 1:00 am

    Christina "Chrissy" Amphlett--frontwoman for the Australian rock band the Divinyls, whose "I Touch Myself" went to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1991--died Sunday at her home in New York. Amphlett was 53 years old.

    Amphlett's husband of 14 years, former Divinyls drummer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Charley Drayton, confirmed in a statement that the charismatic singer died after battling multiple sclerosis since 2007 and breast cancer since 2010. "Chrissy's light burns so very brightly," Drayton stated. "Hers was a life of passion and creativity; she always lived it to the fullest…With her force of character and vocal strength she paved the way for strong, sexy, outspoken women."

    Drayton also revealed that Amphlett had "expressed hope that her worldwide hit 'I Touch Myself' would remind women to perform annual breast examinations."
     
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    George Jones, country superstar, has died at 81
    Apr 26, 10:18 AM (ET)

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today," has died. He was 81.

    Publicist Kirt Webster says Jones died Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after being hospitalized with fever and irregular blood pressure.

    Known for his clenched, precise baritone, Jones had No. 1 songs in five separate decades, 1950s to 1990s, and was idolized not just by fellow country singers, but by Frank Sinatra, Pete Townshend, Elvis Costello, James Taylor and countless others.

    In a career that lasted more than 50 years, "Possum" recorded more than 150 albums and became the champion and symbol of traditional country music, a well-lined link to his hero, Hank Williams.
     
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    RIP Margaret Groening, the Inspiration for Marge Simpson on 'The Simpsons'



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    Jeanne Cooper, who stared in the Young & the Restless has passed away at the age of 84. Her son, actor Corbin Bernson, posted on Twitter:

    "Mom passed this morning. She was in peace and without fear. U all have been incredible in your love. In her name share it 2 day with others (sic)."

    Young & the Restless star Jeanne Cooper dead at 84
     
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    NOOOOO!!!
    I've been wanting her tv son Brock (played by Beau Kazer) to show up on Y&R, but NOT like this. I bet they'll have her character Katherine Chancellor die now. So sad. :(
    Well, at least they'll be killing off the character because they have to, NOT because they want to. I don't want her character recast. I don't think/believe they could EVER find a perfect recast.
     
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    "THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS" PLANS A CELEBRATION TO HONOR THE LIFE OF THE LATE JEANNE COOPER

    THIS JUST IN...

    ...From CBS Daytime

    Tribute to Air Tuesday, May 28

    Drama to Gather Cast Members to Remember the Beloved Emmy Award Winner

    THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS will air a special tribute episode to the late Jeanne Cooper on Tuesday, May 28, (12:30-1:30 PM, ET; 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Cast members, friends and family of the beloved actress will gather on set next week to shoot a celebration of the life of their late friend who passed away this week at the age of 84. Cooper, the Emmy Award-winning actress who portrayed Katherine Chancellor for more than 39 years, is the show's longest-running cast member.

    As part of the tribute episode, the cast of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS will share their favorite memories of working with Cooper, along with personal recollections of their friendships with her. Additionally, interviews with Cooper from the show’s recent 40th anniversary and classic clips of her years on the daytime drama will be included.

    "Jeanne Cooper was a legend and we want to give her the tribute she deserves," said Angelica McDaniel, Senior Vice President, Daytime CBS. "The cast will honor their longtime friend, family member and co-worker in the greatest way possible, as we celebrate her life and vibrant spirit and share it with the audience who loved her as much as we did."

    THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, recently nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Drama, has been the #1-rated daytime drama for more than 24 years. The show is broadcast weekdays (12:30-1:30 PM, ET; 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, PT) on the CBS Television Network and is produced by Bell Dramatic Serial Company, in association with Sony Pictures Television.

    CBS Daytime Tweet:mad:CBSDaytime
    On the Web: http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_young_and_the_restless/
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheYoungandtheRestless
    Twitter: @YandR_CBS
    CBS Twitter: @CBSTweet
    Photos are available at www.cbspressexpress.com

    http://cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-young-and-the-restless/releases/view?id=35514
     
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    From TV Guide Magazine (double issue, May 20-June 2, 2013, 60 Greatest Comedies of all Time!)


    TRIBUTE
    JEANNE COOPER
    1928-2013

    By Michael Logan

    TAKE A LOOK at her résumé on IMDb.com and your eyes will pop, Jeanne Cooper, who died in her sleep May 8 at age 84, appeared on seemingly every top drama series of the 1950s and '60s--Playhouse 90, The Twilight Zone, The Untouchables, Perry Mason and Bonanza merely scratch the surface--but that was all just prep for the role of a lifetime.

    Katherine Chancellor, the character Cooper played for nearly 40 years on CBS's The Young and the Restless, was a fantastic creation, unlike anything daytime TV had ever seen. Initially a bitter, high-strung socialite prone to excessive boozing, sex with stable boys and the occasional suicide attempt, Katherine became the gravitational center of Genoa City, an infinitely wise, no-baloney beacon of common sense and decency. That could also describe Cooper. It's safe to say no soap star has ever been more respected or adored by her peers.

    "Jeanne was a sublime example of how to behave on planet Earth," says costar Doug Davidson (Paul). Cooper's on-screen foe Jess Walton (Jill) remembers her as "part warrior, part rabble-rouser, part truck driver and part diva, all wrapped in one great lady."

    I interviewed Cooper countless times, treasuring every hilarious, shockingly candid, profanity-filled chat (she could make a rap star blush), but loved even more the many chances I had to see her interact with the public. Escorting her to Las Vegas for the Daytime Emmys two years ago, I watched as she was constantly approached--in the airport, on the plane, in the casinos--by awestruck devotees. She was always gracious, making direct contact with each person, asking questions, sharing laughs and woes, and ending every encounter the way she ended every phone call: with a heartfelt "God bless."

    Cooper felt immense pride in her career, her family and her fans, and she never took any of it for granted. She knew how lucky she was and honored that every day of her life.

    THE COOPER CHRONICLES

    1950
    Wilma Jeanne Cooper hits Hollywood.
    1953 Lands first TV gig, a recurring role on the Western The Adventures of Kit Carson
    1962 Earns first Emmy nomination for medical drama Ben Casey
    1973 Joins Y&R, igniting the new, struggling soap
    1984 Footage of her actual facelift airs on Y&R
    1987 Earns an Emmy nod playing mom to real-life son Corbin Bersen on L.A. Law
    1989 Receives the first of 10 Daytime Emmy nominations
    1993 Becomes the first daytime actor to get a star on Hollywood Boulevard
    2004 Wins Lifetime Achievement Emmy
    2008 Wins Lead Actress Daytime Emmy
    2012 Hits the New York Times best seller list with her riotous tell-all, Not Young, Still Restless


    Follow Michael Logan on Twitter: @TVGMLogan
     
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    Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74
    May 21, 12:35 AM (ET)
    By CHRIS TALBOTT and HILLEL ITALIE

    Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74.

    Manzarek died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald. She said the musician's manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed Manzarek died after being stricken with bile duct cancer.

    Full story at Iwon/AP News.
     
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    'S.W.A.T.' Star Steve Forrest Dies at 87

    (I loved S.W.A.T. - Robert Urich and Mark Shera! ;) )




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