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R.i.p 2009
No additions yet, but in keeping the semi-macabre tradition dedicated to the recognition of those we'll miss, I give you the official 2009 R.I.P thread.
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John Travoltas son, Jett.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertain...enage-son-dies Hope the family is doing ok. |
very tragic
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wow that sucks. hope Travolta doesn't call it quits because of it.
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ouch. did he deny his son medication?
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Scientology has also been under fire in the past for denying the seriously ill medication. One woman died under the care of the church of Scientology. Autopsy showed all sorts of bruises and cuts on her body and she went there to get better? In my search for a new religion that is better suited to me, I have done a lot of research. |
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An article that I read hinted that he was not taking medication for his seizures. |
Pat Hingle.
http://www.nndb.com/people/090/00002...gle1-sized.jpg CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. - Pat Hingle, a veteran actor whose career included a recurring role as Commissioner Gordon in several Batman movies in the 1990s, has died. He was 84. Family friend Michele Seidman says Hingle died at his home in Carolina Beach shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday. Seidman says he decided to settle in the coastal town after shooting the movie "Maximum Overdrive" in the area in 1986. He lived there for more than 15 years. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28494360/ |
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Studio exec and producer Ned Tanen, who served as president of Universal and Paramount and produced three popular Brat Pack films in the 1980s, died Monday of natural causes in Santa Monica.
He was 77. The versatile producer was remembered as having a dry wit and deep love for movies. Tanen started as an agent, then launched record label Uni Records before becoming a producer and studio topper for Universal and Paramount during the years they turned out influential films from “American Graffiti” to “The Deer Hunter” and “Top Gun.” “He was an inspiration to a whole generation of us,” said former Paramount chair Sherry Lansing, who worked with Tanen on films including “The Accused” and “Fatal Attraction.” “I would always think about what he would do. He could always spot the talent -- his instincts were so good,” she said. Born in Los Angeles, Tanen graduated from UCLA and served with the U.S. Air Force. After starting as an MCA agent in 1954, Tanen founded the MCA-owned Uni Records in 1967. The label helped launch the careers of artists including the Strawberry Alarm Clock, Olivia Newton-John, Neil Diamond and Elton John and merged with Decca Records to form MCA Records. Tanen then moved into film production. He acted as production supervisor on Milos Forman’s “Taking Off,” and in 1975 he started overseeing features for Universal. In 1976 he became president of U’s theatrical motion pictures division. “He had a wicked sense of the absurd parts of the business. He forced us to take risks while he always had our backs and the man had courage,” said producer and former Universal production prexy Sean Daniel. Among the films he developed and greenlit at Universal were “Smokey and the Bandit,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Melvin and Howard” and “Missing,” helping to introduce filmmakers including George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis and Costa-Gavras. “Ned was someone who spawned a generation of young filmmakers. He was the kind of guy who doesn’t exist today -- he was someone of great quality,” said producer Albert S. Ruddy, a longtime friend and associate. During Tanen’s time as an independent producer, his Channel Prods. label produced the Brat Pack trilogy of John Hughes’ “Sixteen Candles” and “The Breakfast Club” plus Joel Schumacher’s “St. Elmo’s Fire.” “He launched so many people’s careers,” said Schumacher, whose first two features as a director, “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” and “DC Cab,” were greenlit by Tanen. Schumacher recalled that no one wanted to make “St. Elmo’s Fire,” but Tanen got Columbia to do it. “He believed in you, and he would put his money where his mouth was,” Schumacher said, describing Tanen’s sense of humor as “wry, dark and ironic.” In 1984 Tanen joined Paramount as president of the motion picture group, where films made under his tenure included “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” and “The Untouchables.” He retired from Par in 1988 to become a consultant with the studio, and in 1992 he signed a producing agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment. His later producing credits include “Mary Reilly,” “Cops and Robbersons” and “Guarding Tess.” Tanen is survived by his partner, Donna Dubrow; two daughters; and three grandchildren. |
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He was in one of my favorite shows when I was a kid DR. Syn: Alias The Scarecrow. R.I.P. Patrick McGoohan, the Emmy award-winning actor who created and starred in 1960s TV show The Prisoner, has died at the age of 80. The actor's son-in-law, film producer Cleve Landsberg, said today that McGoohan had died yesterday in Los Angeles after a short illness. McGoohan was best known as the title character Number Six in surreal drama The Prisoner, which aired on ITV in the UK. He played a former spy who is held captive in a small village and constantly tries to escape. He also won two Emmys for detective drama Columbo, playing different characters, with the first coming in 1974 and the other 16 years later. More recently, McGoohan appeared as King Edward Longshanks in the 1995 Mel Gibson film Braveheart. McGoohan, who was born in New York but raised in England and Ireland, came to screen prominence in ITV's early 1960s drama series Danger Man, in which he played a secret agent. He was also considered for the lead role in the first James Bond movie, Dr No, before Sean Connery was cast. However, it was The Prisoner, which aired originally on ITV between 1967 and 1968, with which he was chiefly associated, writing some of the episodes himself under a different name. His character, Number Six, spent the entire time attempting to escape from a prison – which was disguised as a holiday camp – and trying to find out the identity of his captor, the elusive Number One. He repeatedly declared: "I am not a number - I am a free man!" In 2000, McGoohan reprised his most famous role in an episode of The Simpsons. His last acting job came in 2002, voicing a character in animation Treasure Planet. ITV is currently remaking The Prisoner in conjunction with American cable channel AMC.It is due to air later this year. McGoohan's other film acting credits include Ice Station Zebra, Escape from Alcatraz, Scanners and A Time to Kill. |
the thread of god damn shames.
this guy is worth raising a glass to.. |
Ricardo Montalban dies at age 88.
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That's two pretty big ones...hm...
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DANGER WILL ROBINSON....DANGER WILL ROBINSON
http://nexus404.com/Blog/wp-content/...c-b9-robot.jpg R.I.P. |
Wow, tv scifi continues to get hammered...
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R.i.p. 2009
Well, I guess I'll start this morose thread with:
RIP Ray Dennis Steckler aka Cash Flagg http://www.dreadcentral.com/story/ri...ennis-steckler http://raydennissteckler.com/RDS.jpg The man responsible for those B-movie classics such as The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies, Rat Pfink a Boo Boo, and The Thrill Killers passed away January 7th, 2009 to heart disease at the age of 70. Here's to you and your low-budget pioneering! Rest in peace. |
Ah, that's a shame. Steckler was a fun exploitation director. The Thrill Killers is a real little gem. Sad to see you go, Ray.
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Damn....this band was cursed
Billy Powell, the only keyboardist Lynyrd Skynyrd ever had, died last night at his home near Jacksonville, Florida. He was 56. No cause of death has been announced, and a post on the official Synyrd Website reads, “A Great Loss — Beloved Pianist for the Lynyrd Skynyrd Band, Billy Powell, passed away last night. We will post more info shortly. The family and band request your respect and understanding during this difficult time. Thank you.” The band is canceling upcoming shows and directing fans to its Website for tour updates. http://images.wolfgangsvault.com/ima...Z009345-PP.jpg |
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Lux Interior - dead at 62 Lux Interior, frontman of "psychobilly" pioneers the Cramps, died yesterday in Glendale, Calif. The cause was a pre-existing heart condition, according to a statement released by his publicist. :( :( :( |
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geeze i didnt see that coming... saw the cramps live once - great show. fun band. the thread that keeps taking away |
Surprized he made it this long...
RIP. |
Everyone I love is dying this year :(
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Sad news, indeed.:(
RIP Lux Interior! |
Ah, no way! Awful.
RIP |
I heard from a friend that Robert Quarry, our own Count Yorga from the COUNT YORGA films of the 70's, has passed away. Personally, especially in the first CY movie, I thought he played a damn good, and intelligent, vampire, and for that alone he deserves much praise.
Let's remember and celebrate Robert Quarry, a fine actor. |
Ah, I loved Count Yorga... RIP.
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I didn't see that. RIP. |
Really sad news!:( R.I.P. sir.
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Great character actor who was in a bunch of TV shows as well. |
Sorry to hear about Quarry - loved him as Biederbeck in Dr. Phibes Rises Again.
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Philip Jose Farmer- author of over 75 books, including the Riverworld series & Venus on the Half Shell (as Kilgore Trout), dead at 91. |
Major Author Dies
Philip Jose Farmer has passed away at age 91. Primarily known as a science fiction writer, he did write three horror novels. According to the Clute/Nicholls Encyclopedia of SF, IMAGE OF THE BEAST; BLOWN; and TRAITOR TO THE LIVING comprise the Exorcism trilogy. While not raising any eyebrows today, they were originally published as pornographic horror. Porn publisher Essex House commissioned them and published the first two. Ballantine Books published the third as science fiction. I read all three and think they're great. Recommended.
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His Wode-Newton Universe was a big inspiration on Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Sucks to hear he's gone.
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Thanks Newb- I'm used to being ignored though.
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