The RIP Famous Person Thread

[Bobcock]

Have you heard ELP????? Fuck! if that was my legacy I'd have done it....

[misskit]

Girlfriend of Emerson, Lake and Palmer keyboardist says health conditions affecting his live performances had ‘made him depressed, nervous and anxious’


Prog rock musician Keith Emerson's death was suicide, rules coroner | Music | The Guardian

[Cujo]

Have you heard ELP????? Fuck! if that was my legacy I'd have done it....

One of the first albums I bought.
I didn't love them but nothing to commit suicide over.
I suppose he thought that was his life and if he couldn't do it anymore what's the point.
Pretty stupid IMO. Everyone must get to that point sooner or later.

[Looper]

Keith Emerson and Mari Kawaguchi pictured in 2014

Very cute girl.
He looks pretty good for 71, wonder why he did it?

And she is 56 years old, will be 57 next month. I wonder what that pair have been putting in their cornflakes.

[harrybarracuda]

Cliff Michelmore: BBC radio and TV broadcaster dies aged 96

BBC radio and TV broadcaster Cliff Michelmore has died in hospital aged 96, it has been reported.

By HELEN KELLY
PUBLISHED: 06:25, Thu, Mar 17, 2016 | UPDATED: 06:48, Thu, Mar 17, 2016



Cliff anchored coverage of events including the Apollo moon landings and two general elections during his career spanning 60 years.

He was best known for fronting the BBC's groundbreaking current affairs programme Tonight, which included the first television appearance of David Bowie, aged 17, in 1954.

Born on the Isle of Wight in 1919, he served in the RAF during the second world war before beginning his career in broadcasting.

His son Guy told the BBC his father died at Petersfield Hospital on Hampshire after being admitted last week.

Antony Jay, who was a trainee when Tonight was first broadcast in 1957, wrote in the Guardian in 2009 that Cliff was the first Tv celebrity who came across as "one of us".

He added: "He rapidly became a national figure, but he was much more than a television celebrity.

"There was no pretence, no feeling of “performance” about him, in spite of the consummate professional and technical skill he brought to the programme.

"He was just Cliff, take him or leave him. And of course the audience took him, in their millions.

Paying tribute, BBC director general Tony Hall said he was an "outstanding broadcaster".

He said: "It's impossible to overestimate just how important a national figure he was at a time when there were just two channels.

"I still remember as a boy watching Cliff Michelmore presenting Tonight live five times a week in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

"He was natural, warm, engaging - he was utterly himself and showed he was one of us. His personal approach recast the role of the TV presenter at the BBC and he was loved by audiences for it."

Cliff Michelmore - BBC radio and TV broadcaster dies aged 96 | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Daily Express

[Davis Knowlton]

Not sure if he qualifies, but singer Frank Sinatra, Jr. croaked - heart attack at 72 while on tour.

[harrybarracuda]

17 March 2016 at 8:49am
Paul Daniels dies aged 77 after being diagnosed with brain tumour



Television magician Paul Daniels died today aged 77 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, his publicist has said.

Last updated Thu 17 Mar 2016

http://www.itv.com/news/2016-03-17/p...brain-tumour/?


Television magician Paul Daniels died today aged 77 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, his publicist has said.

The entertainer's family announced he had been diagnosed with a serious brain tumour in late February.
They reported at the time that they did not know how long Paul had to live.
The 77-year-old is understood to have spent his last few days surrounded by his family.
Daniels (77), discovered magic at the age of 11 and went on to perform at working men's clubs and seaside shows.
He made his television debut on the talent series Opportunity Knocks, coming second. From 1979 to 1994, he hosted The Paul Daniels Magic Show on BBC television.
He said he came up with his catchphrase "You'll like this . . . not a lot, but you'll like it" at a club in Bradford as a way to deal with a heckler.
Daniels married his first wife, Jacqueline, in 1960 and they had three sons.
After 18 years as a divorcee, during which he claimed, in his 2000 memoir Under No Illusion he slept with 300 women, he married his on-stage assistant Debbie McGee.
In later years, the couple, who live in Berkshire, participated in TV shows including Channel 4's Celebrity Wife Swap, in which he tried living with Vanessa Feltz. In 2010, he took part in Strictly Come Dancing.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainm...34548036.html?

[Looper]

^That's magic...... I mean tragic.



RIP PD

[billy the kid]

Not sure if he qualifies,

never heard of him.

[BaitongBoy]

Dawg?...

[KEVIN2008]

Not sure if he qualifies, but singer Frank Sinatra, Jr. croaked - heart attack at 72 while on tour.

Frank Sinatra Jr, who has died aged 72, did not make things easy for himself when he decided to forge a career as a singer, performing in the style of the most famous entertainer of the 20th century, who happened to be his father. Although the name opened many doors, the comparison could never be in his favour.

Frank Sinatra Jr obituary | Music | The Guardian

[billy the kid]

knew he had a son by mia farrow, never knew of another.

[Conche]

Sad day combover Cliff and Paul Daniels away with the fairies

R I P to these classic Englishmen

[Latindancer]

Here are some of Paul Daniels' best clips. Worth watching.


Paul Daniels' best clips, from the Iron Maiden to disappearing elephants | Media | The Guardian

[harrybarracuda]

Sad day combover Cliff and Paul Daniels away with the fairies

R I P to these classic Englishmen

Combover?

Daniels, like Wogan, was an unabashed wearer of some truly appalling rugs.

[harrybarracuda]

18 March 2016 at 4:48am
LA Law actor Larry Drake dies aged 66



“Larry Drake, the actor best known for his award-winning role on ‘L.A. Law,’ died Thursday in his Los Angeles home, according to his manager Steven Siebert,” reports Entertainment Weekly.

Drake, who won two Emmys for playing Benny Stulwicz on the legal drama, was 66. No cause of death has been released. His death was first reported by TMZ.

“’He was a great person,’ screenwriter and friend Charles Pogue tells EW, ‘genuine sweet, smart, gentle man. A very loyal, good friend.’”

The EW story continues, “He began his professional acting career in 1971, playing bit parts in movies and TV. Drake landed a role on the former NBC drama ‘L.A. Law’ as Benny Stulwicz, the developmentally disabled office messenger. Benny evolved as a recurring character in season 2 to a series regular through the rest of the show’s eight-season run. His performance garnered back-to-back Emmys for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1988 and 1989.”

Writes USA Today, “In addition, he also starred in movies including ‘Bean’ (with Rowan Atkinson), ‘The Journey of August King’ (with Jason Patric), ‘Darkman’ (with Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand), and ‘Darkman II: The Return of Durant.’

“Whitney Smith, who worked in Drake’s management office, said that the actor had struggled with weight issues. Drake used to joke about how it affected his lack of roles.

“‘(Larry) was aware that overweight people are under-represented in Hollywood,’ said Smith. ‘He would say that people in casting calls acted as if they might catch the fat from him.’”

He Was, Arguably, the Most Beloved Supporting Player on a Drama in the Late 1980s?Early 1990s. Two-Time Emmy Winner Larry Drake ? Benny on ?L.A. Law? ? Dies at 66 | TVWeek

[Sumbitch]

Cujo, I've never heard of The Thunderbirds as referred to in this post https://teakdoor.com/famous-threads/2...ml#post3229809

[harrybarracuda]

'Rockford Files' regular Joe Santos dies at 84
Associated Press



Joe Santos, who played Lt. Dennis Becker on "The Rockford Files," has died at 84.

Santos died Friday in Santa Monica after a heart attack earlier in the week, according to his agent, Alicia Beekman.

Santos' career spanned more than four decades, from a guest shot on "Naked City" in the early 1960s through a recurring role on "The Sopranos."

But he was best known as Dennis Becker, the pal and grudging helpmate of Los Angeles private eye Jim Rockford (James Garner) on NBC's "The Rockford Files," which aired from 1974 to 1980 and scored him an Emmy nomination.

The New York-born actor also had guest roles on such series as "Magnum, P.I.," ''Miami Vice" and "Hardcastle & McCormick."

Santos most recently was seen in the 2015 film "Chronic."

'Rockford Files' regular Joe Santos dies at 84 - LA Times

[VocalNeal]

Cujo, I've never heard of The Thunderbirds as referred to in this post https://teakdoor.com/famous-threads/2...ml#post3229809

Have you been living under a rock?





Maybe you have also not heard of U.F.O. ? IMDb gives that a 8.1 rating!

[Dragonfly94]

God whatever next the tea lady at the BBC dead?

[Sumbitch]

Have you been living under a rock?

No. I live for rock.

[harrybarracuda]

Author of story behind classic film Kes has died aged 76





Author Barry Hines, whose novel A Kestrel For A Knave was adapted for the classic film Kes, has died, it was reported.

The 76-year-old is believed to have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease almost a decade ago.

Poet and radio presenter Ian McMillan tweeted on Sunday: "Very sad news: the great writer Barry Hines, creator of Barnsley's defining myth A Kestrel For A Knave, has died. Rest in peace."

Hines was born in a small mining village outside Barnsley, and his work put the South Yorkshire town on the cultural map.

He wrote nine novels over a career that spanned almost 50 years, but it was his second book about a young boy who escapes his troubled school life by training a kestrel that brought him to public prominence.

Written in 1968, it was adapted for the highly-acclaimed Ken Loach film Kes, which was ranked seventh in the British Film Institute's top 10 British films.

Fans of Hines's work and fellow authors paid tribute to the writer, with actress Kathy Burke calling him "our generation's JK (Rowling)".

Joanne Harris, who wrote the novel Chocolat, said: "RIP, Barry Hines: I hated and loved him at the same time - for writing the world I saw every day, and for giving me hope to escape it ..."

Actor David Morrissey said: "Sad news bout Barry Hines. Loved his writing growing up, Kes, a huge influence on me, but also The Blinder, Looks and Smiles and Price of Coal. RIP."

Author of story behind classic film Kes has died aged 76 (From )

[palexxxx]

^ What do they mean by 'classic film'? Does it mean one which no-one has ever heard of before?

[kmart]

^Was indeed a "classic film" in the UK.

[harrybarracuda]

Intel mastermind Andy Grove dies at 79
By Reuters Staff on Mar 22, 2016 4:54 PM (42 minutes ago)



Andy Grove, the Silicon Valley elder statesman who made Intel into the world's top chipmaker and helped usher in the personal computer age, died on Tuesday at age 79, Intel said.

The company did not describe the circumstances of his death but Grove, who endured the Nazi occupation of Hungary during World War Two, living under a fake name, and came to the United States to escape the chaos of Soviet rule, had suffered from Parkinson's Disease.

Grove was Intel’s first hire after it was founded in 1968 and became the practical-minded member of a triumvirate that eventually led “Intel Inside” processors to be used in more than 80 percent of the world’s personal computers.

With his motto "only the paranoid survive", which became the title of his best-selling management book, Grove championed an innovative environment within Intel that became a blueprint for successful California startups.

Grove, who was named man of the year by Time magazine in 1997, encouraged disagreement and insisted employees be vigilant of disruptions in industry and technology that could be major dangers - or opportunities - for Intel.

In doing so, he could be mercurial and demanding with employees who he thought were not doing enough and in 1981 required the staff to work two extra hours a day with no extra pay.

Grove's overhaul of Intel’s business - switching from digital memory to processors - was an early example of his obsession with detecting major shifts in business and technology and staying flexible enough to move quickly and make the most of them.

"It's not that you shouldn't plan but you should not regard your plans to be anything more than a baseline model of what might happen,” Grove said.

While Intel founders Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore proposed much of the chip technology that helped created the semiconductor industry, Grove was the stickler for detail who turned their ideas into actual products. He was responsible for driving growth in Intel’s profits and stock price through the 1980s and 1990s.

Nazis, Communists

Grove, who was Jewish, was born Andras Grof in Budapest in 1936. Nazi Germany occupied Hungary in his youth, and after the Soviets followed, Grove sneaked into Austria in 1956 and then emigrated to the United States, where he learned English and earned a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

Grove went to work in 1963 at Fairchild Semiconductor, where he researched technology that would eventually be used to make microchips. At Fairchild, he also met chip visionaries Noyce and Moore, who left to found Intel in 1968. Grove quickly joined them, running research and manufacturing.

He became Intel’s president in 1979, CEO in 1987 and chairman and CEO in 1997. He gave up his CEO title in 1998 and stayed on as chairman until 2004.

In its early years, Intel focused on making DRAM memory chips. When Japanese competition soared, Grove made the fateful decision to reinvent Intel as a manufacturer of microprocessors – the brains at the centre of personal computers and other electronic devices.

As the personal computer industry took off in the 1980s, Intel supplied its processors to IBM and then to Compaq and other manufacturers making "IBM clone" PCs.

Intel's chips, along with Microsoft’s Windows operating system, quickly became an industry standard in the exploding PC industry, with Grove funneling profits into research and development to create faster and faster processors. Under his stewardship, the Pentium brand and “Intel Inside” logo became widely recognised by consumers.

Intel remains one of the world's leading semiconductor companies but the PC chipmaker is wrestling to adapt to trends toward smaller gadgets like smartphones and tablets.

Grove also was a champion of keeping manufacturing within the United States, arguing outsourcing the manufacturing of electronics products - like batteries or televisions - meant US companies missed out on gaining experience necessary to make technology breakthroughs.

Intel still makes most of its chips in US plants.

During his time at Intel in the 1990s Grove was treated for prostate cancer and later wrote an influential cover story in Fortune magazine, criticising the medical establishment's treatment of the disease as inefficient compared to scientific standards applied in semiconductor research.

In later life, Grove donated tens of millions of dollars for research on Parkinson's disease, a condition he suffered from. He also regularly criticised government and medical researchers for making slow and inefficient progress beating that disease compared to accomplishments made in the chip industry.

Grove and his wife, Eva, who married a year after meeting while working at a resort in New Hampshire in 1957, had two daughters.

(Reporting By Noel Randewich; Editing by Bill Trott, Peter Henderson and Bernard Orr)

Intel mastermind Andy Grove dies at 79 - Hardware - News - CRN Australia