The RIP Famous Person Thread

[dirk diggler]

WTF.

RIP Elvis, taken far too soon.

Thoughts and condolences to all the family.



We are last to hear about everything down here in Songkhla. Nobody tells us anything.

[david44]

Brilliant John Bird of TW3 , Footlights and lattery with John Fortune in Rory Bremner's tv shows in UK, a master of satire, timing and originality.
They were the inspiration for great Ozzie double act Clarke and Dawe and many others

Thanks for all the laughs

In these mock interviews John Bird plays George Parr a drab Minister

[david44]

[dirk diggler]

They were the inspiration for great Ozzie double act Clarke and Dawe and many others

Who stole the show with "The Front Fell Off"

[david44]

[david44]

"The Front Fell Off"

[david44]

[Joe 90]

Pele had died aged 82, RIP.

[Joe 90]

Another one..

Vivien Westwood from Glossop, RIP.

[harrybarracuda]

Trailblazing US news anchor Barbara Walters dies



Pioneering TV news journalist Barbara Walters has died aged 93, according to ABC News.
Walters made headlines in 1976 as the first female network news anchor, with an unprecedented-at-the-time $1m annual salary.

During more than three decades at ABC, and before that at NBC, she became known for securing exclusive interviews with the famous and powerful.

Walters was the first female co-host of Today, the hugely successful US daily news and magazine show, the first evening news anchorwoman in broadcast history and a co-creator and co-host of topical chat show The View.

She died on Friday evening at her home in New York, ABC News announced.

Trailblazing US news anchor Barbara Walters dies | US News | Sky News

[harrybarracuda]

I watched a documentary about this a few weeks back. Quite the story and very fucking bizarre. Not a movie I ever fancy watching.
He was charged with murder because they believed what was filmed was actually real, the first cinematic snuff movie - but was later cleared.

Cannibal Holocaust - Wikipedia

Ruggero Deodato, the director of the 1980 found footage horror movie Cannibal Holocaust, has died at the age of 83. The Italian director is famous for creating one of the first major found footage horror films, with the graphic nature of Cannibal Holocaust convincing many viewers that the movie was a real-world event. Deodato's infamous film was marred in controversy due to snuff film allegations that were coupled with genuine animal executions seen within the movie. Despite the level of controversy surrounding it, none of that stopped Cannibal Holocaust from garnering a cult following over the decades.

Despite Deodato's passing, his legacy thanks to Cannibal Holocaust will live on for horror fans with a love for found footage movies in the genre. Prior to Cannibal Holocaust, no found footage films had ever been released, marking it as the first time the public had ever seen a movie that claimed to be newly discovered footage of a horrifying situation. The premise of an American film crew disappearing in the Amazon rainforest being presented as real was so new for the time that Deodato was arrested and charged with murder due to the believability of Cannibal Holocaust. Since then, Cannibal Holocaust has cemented itself as a classic for horror aficionados who enjoy the terrifying ride the found footage film displays.

Ruggero Deodato, Director Of Cannibal Holocaust, Dies At 83

[harrybarracuda]

The old pope died.

No loss really.

[harrybarracuda]

NEW YORK, Jan 1 — Anita Pointer, one of the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters whose string of pop, country and R&B hits in the 1970s and ‘80s included I’m So Excited, Jump (For My Love) and Fire, died of cancer on Saturday at age 74, her publicist said.

Pointer was surrounded by family at her Beverly Hills home when she died, publicist Roger Neal said.

Anita was the second oldest of four sisters who started performing as the duo of June and Bonnie in 1969 and soon became a trio when Anita quit her job as a secretary to join the group, according to an official biography.

The Pointer Sisters later became a quartet for a while with Ruth, the only one of the original singing sisters still alive, though Bonnie left the group in the late 1970s and they became a trio once again. The Pointer sisters also have two surviving brothers, Fritz and Aaron.

Anita was preceded in death by her daughter Jada, who died in 2003, when Anita took over raising her granddaughter, Roxie McKain Pointer.

“While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing she is now with her daughter Jada and her sisters June & Bonnie and at peace. She was the one that kept all of us close and together for so long. Her love of our family will live on in each of us,” the family said in a statement.

The sisters grew up singing in the church of their father, a preacher in Oakland, California.

Their debut album in 1973 produced their first hit single Yes We Can Can.

Among their bigger hits were Fire in 1978, He’s So Shy in 1980, Slow Hand in 1981, and Neutron Dance, Automatic and Jump in 1983. I’m So Excited from 1982 remains a standard.

In recent years, the group continued performing with Ruth singing along with her daughter Issa and granddaughter Sadako. — Reuters

Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters dies aged 74 | Malay Mail

[dirk diggler]

It turned out that Pele was a shareholder in Aberdeen Football Club. The information was only released because of his death.

Top Lad.

Maradonna was better.

[Norton]

They are dropping like flies last few days. Must be sometning in the water.

[david44]

Maradonna was better.

Athlete possibly, maybe second or third best Argentinian after Di Stefano. Kempes, Ardiles

CHEAT certainly who stained his career, not a true sport an arrogant obese coke fiend in later years no example to kids unlike Pele.

I bet you don't welcome cheats in real life

[harrybarracuda]

I suspect dirk only likes him because he cheated against England.

If it had been Scotland, it would be a different story.

However, since the only way Scots can qualify for a world cup these days is by being Australian, there's little chance of that ever happening.

[helge]

no example to kids unlike Pele.

He wouldn't even recognize his own.

Nice example


Do you welcome that in real life ?

[Iceman123]

The old pope died.

No loss really.

Sheer ignorance from a complete bigoted bellend

[david44]

Fred's Dead, if you danced in the 70s -80s you will remember these Disco classics

Earth Wind and Fire and now Heaven

Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dies aged 67
Fred White, former drummer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, has died aged 67. A child drumming prodigy,



Soul





Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dies aged 67


White, who joined the soul-funk group in 1974, playing on hits including September and Shining Star



Fred White joined Earth, Wind and Fire in 1974, and played on hits for the band including September and Shining Star. Photograph: Rob Verhorst/Redferns




Jane Clinton
Mon 2 Jan 2023 19.45 GMTThe Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White has died at the age of 67.




The news was shared by his brother and bandmate Verdine White on Sunday in an Instagram post. He paid tribute to the “amazing and talented” musician, “now drumming with the angels!”

Verdine White wrote: “Dearest family, friends and fans … Our family is saddened today with the loss of an amazing and talented family member, our beloved brother Frederick Eugene ‘Freddie’ White.


Good time: the greatest moments of Maurice White and Earth, Wind & Fire


“He joins our brothers Maurice, Monte and Ronald in heaven and is now drumming with the angels! Child protege, member of the EWF ORIGINAL 9, with gold records at the young age of 16 years old! He was brother number 4 in the family lineup.
“But more than that at home and beyond he was the wonderful bro that was always entertaining and delightfully mischievous! And we could always count on him to make a seemingly bad situation more lighthearted!”
He added: “He will live in our hearts for ever, rest in power beloved Freddie!! We thank you all for your love, blessings and support at this time. Soar high baby bro, we love you to the shining [stars] and back!”

FILE FEBRUARY 04, 2016: Maurice White, co-founder of Earth, Wind and Fire died on February 3, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. White was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease in 1992 . NEW YORK: Maurice White from Earth, Wind & Fire performs live on stage in New York in 1979 (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)">
Maurice White: five deep cuts from the Earth, Wind & Fire co-founder



Born Frederick Eugene Adams in Chicago in 1955, Fred White toured with Donny Hathaway and played the drums on Hathaway’s Live album, released in 1972.
He joined Verdine and their brother Maurice in Earth, Wind & Fire in 1974, playing on hits including September and Shining Star.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Lenny Kravitz was among those who paid tribute. Under Verdine White’s post he wrote: “Sending my love and deepest condolences to you and the family. I was blessed to have been in his presence and blessed to have been influenced by him. A true king. Rest in power.”

[Barty]

Pro Rally Driver and Hoonigan Founder Ken Block Killed in Snowmobile Accident

Ken Block Killed in Snowmobile Accident

Not sure how many here on TD are familiar with Ken Block, he was probably most well known for his Hoonigan YouTube videos.

[VocalNeal]

he was probably most well known for his Hoonigan YouTube videos.

...and getting beaten at XGames by Sebastian Loeb

RIP. Has Schumacher overtones?

[dirk diggler]

Ken Block was an absolute legend. I play his videos quite often in the bar. I’d give my left nut for that 4x4 Mustang.

[cyrille]

Has Schumacher overtones?

Well, it happened on snow. That's about it.

[Backspin]

Block deserves his own thread. Ken Block dying in an accident at 55 years old isn't the same as some celebrity from the 50's that died at 95 from old age.