R.i.p 2009

[fuglystick]

John Hughes, the Lansing-born film director known for a string of hit teen comedies in the ‘80s, has died today from a heart attack, TMZ.com is reporting.

Hughes directed such classics as “Sixteen Candles,”“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” and “Home Alone.”

Since the mid-‘90s, Hughes has lived out of the public eye in Wisconsin, according to Variety.

According to TMZ, Hughes suffered the heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to New York City to visit family.

He was 59.

[zwoti]

harry alan towers

[The_Return]

Budd Schulberg - screenwriter behind masterpieces like A Face in the Crowd and On the Waterfront - passed away yesterday from natural causes. He was 95.

RIP

Also, very sad to hear about John Hughes...I was in a stage production of Breakfast Club last year. He really was a great writer, and some of his stuff (Ferris Bueller's Day Off especially) will go down in history as some of the greatest teen movies of all time. Even though he didn't really do anything noteworth in ages, he will be missed.

[cheebacheeba]

As a child of the 80's, the Hughes thing kind've stings...R.I.P
Watching the breakfast club will be a little cold from now on...:(

[Elvis_Christ]

As a child of the 80's, the Hughes thing kind've stings...R.I.P
Watching the breakfast club will be a little cold from now on...:(

Same with me. Damn that really sucks :( I loved his movies and The Breakfast Club is one of my all time favorite films.

R.I.P mate you'll be missed.

[_____V_____]

R.I.P. John.

[AUSTIN316426808]

R.I.P Mr. Hughes.

[hammerfan]

harry alan towers

Who's he??

[nightmare_of _death]

RIP John Hughes

[Ferox13]

Who's he??



A producer. He did the Fu Manchu films and a pile of Franco stuff.

[hammerfan]

A producer. He did the Fu Manchu films and a pile of Franco stuff.

Oh, OK. Thanks.

[zwoti]

A producer. He did the Fu Manchu films and a pile of Franco stuff.

and a writer

he also did a number of 60's british horror

[Paul the Monk]

R.I.P Mr. Hughes!:( There goes a part of my childhood!!

[The_Return]

R.I.P. Les Paul (1915-2009)

http://www.fromthevaultradio.org/home/wp-content/images/FTV133_Les%20Paul/les%20paul.jpg

[cheebacheeba]

I just heard about that today...he like invented the electric guitar, something along those lines? That's pretty huge, eh?
Ah well, R.I.P fella.
Ripe old age there, he did alright.

[_____V_____]

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[fuglystick]

I'm not a total dick--it sucks that someone dies that young.

At the same time, I'm not really torn up that there is one less "celebrity DJ" in the world.

[Freak]

It's sad that he died but the dude is only famous for banging Nichole Richie.

[cheebacheeba]

I dunno, I used to like crazytown back in the day...

[MovieLover12]

Gennaro Angiulo, 90 - legendary Mafia figure in New England.

http://http://ts3.images.live.com/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1219573390402&id=cc380f913587a4f47e5ea44434b48757&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.geocities.com%2forganizedcrim esyndicates%2fangiulo1a.jpg

[Kleptron]

On August 26 2009, Crazy Town performed at Les Deux, in Hollywood, California, on stage together for the first time in five years.The event was to promote their upcoming album and celebrate the late August birthdays of lead singers Mazur and Binzer.

On August 28 2009, former member Adam Goldstein was found dead in his apartment.




I thought that was a bit strange.

[_____V_____]

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[Elvis_Christ]

R.I.P Jim Carroll

:(

Real bummed about this he was one of my heroes

lBbuPnfG0Vo

[fuglystick]

Jim Carroll was one of those guys who seemed to be living on borrowed time.

[newb]

R.I.P Jim Carroll

:(

Real bummed about this he was one of my heroes

lBbuPnfG0Vo

R.i.p.

looks like a new verse could be added to that song.

[bloody_ribcut]

RIP MR Patrick Swayze
http://i0006.photobucket.com/albums/0006/findstuff22/patrickswayze2.jpg

[fuglystick]

http://videodetective.com/photos/065/002745_16.jpg
Last call, Dalton

[nightmare_of _death]

RIP Patrick Swayze

[Elvis_Christ]

Just heard about that then. I loved Roadhouse and Steel Dawn but I bet the screens will be filled with Dirty Dancing and not his cooler flicks.

[MovieLover12]

Rest in Peace, Patrick. Everyone will miss you. :(

[cheebacheeba]

Yeah, just heard about Swayze.
I kind've knew it was going to be some time this year, he was looking pretty much like he was wasting away...
Aside from just a couple, I pretty much liked everything he did.
Another 80's icon gone in the '09.
R.I.P

[The_Return]

Sad news, but he fought pretty damn hard. He's been looking pretty rough for awhile now, but held in there.

RIP

[_____V_____]

RIP indeed, Patrick.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

RIP

you had great hair.

[scouse mac]

RIP The Swayze


More versatile than he got credit for and refused to be typecast.

[MovieLover12]

Henry Gibson, 73, Cancer.

He played the evil doctor in The Burbs who tries to inject Tom Hanks at the end as the roll out of the ambulance.

He also played a doctor in Innerspace, who with a female colleague, were made miniture. They are the two in the battle inside the car near the end.

Rest in Peace.

[Doc Faustus]

He was hilarious on Boston Legal.

[neverending]

He was also wonderful on the groundbreaking comedy show of the 70s, Laugh-In. A really versitile actor. Bye Henry...

[Dante'sInferno]

I wish Death would take a day off. :(

[fuglystick]

I wish Death would take a day off. :(

We all know how THAT turned out...

http://tvmedia.ign.com/tv/image/article/892/892547/familyguy-deathisabitch_1217532992.jpg

[Doc Faustus]

He was also wonderful on the groundbreaking comedy show of the 70s, Laugh-In. A really versitile actor. Bye Henry...

I'd been trying to remember for ages where I'd seen him when he was younger.

[newb]

He was also wonderful on the groundbreaking comedy show of the 70s, Laugh-In. A really versitile actor. Bye Henry...

yup


R.I.P.

[urgeok2]

i remember him best as the head nazi in the blues brothers ..

[Ferox13]

RIP Dalton/Bohdi/Jed

You taught me how to fight with Zen, Surf and be very proud to be an American..

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[newb]

Their dropping on a daily basis now.

only a few here will know who this is

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BOSTON — Mary Travers, one-third of the popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary who were perhaps best known for their hit “Puff (The Magic Dragon),” died in a Connecticut hospital after battling leukemia for several years. She was 72.

[cheebacheeba]

Well, I remember that song...found it kind've depressing. But hey, if music moves you any which way I can't say it's bad.
It's been a pretty bad week on the R.I.P thread...

[neverending]

No more PP&M reunions.... sad news.

[MovieLover12]

Robert Ginty, 60. Director of The Exterminator.

[newb]

Robert Ginty, 60. Director of The Exterminator.

Starred in that as well.....along with many other low budget action movies.

R.I.P.

[urgeok2]

i just heard that Jim Carroll died as well .. also 60 :(

[_____V_____]

Loved that movie.

RIP

[Elvis_Christ]

i just heard that Jim Carroll died as well .. also 60 :(

Yeh that was a fuckin' shame I was bummed big time when I heard about that.

Robert Ginty, 60. Director of The Exterminator.

FUCK

:(:(:(

[MovieLover12]

Vyacheslav Ivankov, 69, Russian Mafiya boss in the United States. Shot a month ago in Moscow. Died of gunshot wounds.

Stephen Gately, 33, member of pop band Boyzone. Died suddenly in Majorca.

[MovieLover12]

Al Martino, 82, played Johnny Fontaine on The Godfather and had the first ever number one in the charts in 1952.

[newb]

Wrestling figure Captain Lou Albano, perhaps best known for his association with pop singer Cyndi Lauper, died Wednesday, according to World Wrestling Entertainment.
Captain Lou Albano reached a new level of fame in the '80s with his association with Cyndi Lauper.

Captain Lou Albano reached a new level of fame in the '80s with his association with Cyndi Lauper.

Albano, 76, was "one of the company's most popular and charismatic legends," the company said in a statement.

The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.

"Albano began his storied career with Vincent J. McMahon in the 1960s as one half of 'The Sicilians' tag team with his partner Tony Altimore," the WWE said. "He will be greatly missed by the WWE and his fans."

Albano, who was with the WWE from 1983 to 1996, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996.

He started as a tag team wrestler in the 1950s but became a successful manager of champion wrestlers in the 1970s, according to a biography on the WWE Web site.

Albano was recognizable by his penchant for unbuttoned Hawaiian shirts and a trademark beard, which was usually bound by a rubber band.

His persona earned him the distinction of "one of the most hated men" in wrestling for 15 years, the WWE biography said.

Albano's image evolved in the 1980s, when he teamed with Lauper on several music videos, such as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," and wrestling appearances.

As his celebrity status grew, Albano landed acting jobs, including a role on several episodes of the "Miami Vice" TV series, the biography said.

Albano became a cartoon in 1989, when he was the voice of Mario "Jumpman" Mario for 17 episodes of "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" according to the Internet Movie Database.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/11/26/albano.jpg

[Despare]

Wrestling figure Captain Lou Albano, perhaps best known for his association with pop singer Cyndi Lauper, died Wednesday, according to World Wrestling Entertainment.
Captain Lou Albano reached a new level of fame in the '80s with his association with Cyndi Lauper.

Captain Lou Albano reached a new level of fame in the '80s with his association with Cyndi Lauper.

Albano, 76, was "one of the company's most popular and charismatic legends," the company said in a statement.

The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.

"Albano began his storied career with Vincent J. McMahon in the 1960s as one half of 'The Sicilians' tag team with his partner Tony Altimore," the WWE said. "He will be greatly missed by the WWE and his fans."

Albano, who was with the WWE from 1983 to 1996, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996.

He started as a tag team wrestler in the 1950s but became a successful manager of champion wrestlers in the 1970s, according to a biography on the WWE Web site.

Albano was recognizable by his penchant for unbuttoned Hawaiian shirts and a trademark beard, which was usually bound by a rubber band.

His persona earned him the distinction of "one of the most hated men" in wrestling for 15 years, the WWE biography said.

Albano's image evolved in the 1980s, when he teamed with Lauper on several music videos, such as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," and wrestling appearances.

As his celebrity status grew, Albano landed acting jobs, including a role on several episodes of the "Miami Vice" TV series, the biography said.

Albano became a cartoon in 1989, when he was the voice of Mario "Jumpman" Mario for 17 episodes of "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" according to the Internet Movie Database.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/11/26/albano.jpg

He played the live action Mario in that show too. Bummer man, he was cool.

http://www.spacejunk.org/updates/2005/update_supermarioshow.jpg

[MovieLover12]

Joseph Wiseman, 91, played Dr No in the James Bond series, had been ill for quite some time.

[_____V_____]

Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, died tonight at 83.


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A longtime friend said Sales died at a hospice in New York, which he entered last week as he battled a variety of health issues.


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Sales began his TV career in Detroit, where he drew a large audience on WXYZ-TV. He moved to Los Angeles in 1961.The comic's pie-throwing schtick became his trademark, and celebrities like Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis and Shirley MacLaine queued up to take one on the chin.

[newb]

R I P Soupy.....another show I watched as a kid. :(

[neverending]

No no no no!!

Soupy was an amazing talent who brought absurdist humor to kids across the globe. One of my all time favorite performers.

My heart goes out to his two sons who performed with David Bowie as Tin Machine.

:mad::mad::mad::(:(

[crabapple]

Oh, man, yeah, very sorry to hear about Soupy Sales. He was on TV all the time in the 70's and was very funny. Here's one for Soupy!

[nightmare_of _death]

RIP Soupy Sales

[neverending]

Just heard about this. Oct. 17- Vic Mizzy- RIP.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-vic-mizzy20-2009oct20,0,1713293.story

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Vic Mizzy wrote two of the most memorable TV theme songs ever composed: The Addams Family and Green Acres.
He also had a long career composing popular songs and movie scores, which included The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and The Night Walker.
A few years ago when Mr. Mizzy, at the age of 70 something, released his first album, I had the great pleasure to spend over an hour interviewing him for NeverEndingWonder Radio. He was hilarious and gracious.

A great loss.

[newb]

Just heard about this. Oct. 17- Vic Mizzy- RIP.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-vic-mizzy20-2009oct20,0,1713293.story

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/390672.jpg

Vic Mizzy wrote two of the most memorable TV theme songs ever composed: The Addams Family and Green Acres.
He also had a long career composing popular songs and movie scores, which included The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and The Night Walker.
A few years ago when Mr. Mizzy, at the age of 70 something, released his first album, I had the great pleasure to spend over an hour interviewing him for NeverEndingWonder Radio. He was hilarious and gracious.

A great loss.

BUMMER....R.I.P. :(

S3P_RXfOG_o

[_____V_____]

Lou Jacobi - 95.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z58/mjdonovan02/Rifiuti/f3f2.jpg

[_____V_____]

He aint dead yet...


Legendary actor Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer - just weeks after he was hospitalised for "severe flu-like symptoms".

The Easy Rider star was admitted to a medical facility in New York at the end of September after complaining of stomach cramps while on promotional duties for his latest TV show, Crash.

Hopper's spokesperson brushed off reports the actor was seriously ill, insisting the star was back on his feet and "feeling much better" the day after he was hospitalised.

However, Hopper's manager Sam Maydew has confirmed his client is battling prostate cancer, and has cancelled all upcoming travel commitments in order to fully fight the disease.

Maydew says, "We're hoping for the best."

[The Mothman]

He aint dead yet...


Legendary actor Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer - just weeks after he was hospitalised for "severe flu-like symptoms".

The Easy Rider star was admitted to a medical facility in New York at the end of September after complaining of stomach cramps while on promotional duties for his latest TV show, Crash.

Hopper's spokesperson brushed off reports the actor was seriously ill, insisting the star was back on his feet and "feeling much better" the day after he was hospitalised.

However, Hopper's manager Sam Maydew has confirmed his client is battling prostate cancer, and has cancelled all upcoming travel commitments in order to fully fight the disease.

Maydew says, "We're hoping for the best."

Fuck, that really, really sucks.
He was coming to do a Q & A at my school this year, too.

[_____V_____]

RIP The Amazing Ballantine.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g12/ravenavi/BallantinewBallantine.jpg


Actor Carl Ballantine, whose career spanned vaudeville, television, Vegas and Broadway, died Tuesday at his Hollywood home of natural causes.

He was 92.

Born Meyer Kessler, he started performing magic tricks as a kid, learning them at age 9 from his barber. By 13, he was a successful enough performer to support his family.

One night a magic trick went haywire and he threw out some funny lines to cover it. Thus the Amazing Ballantine was born.

Ballantine caught the tail end of vaudeville, playing the Palace in New York City and the Hippodrome in Baltimore, among other major venues.

Ballantine was the first magician to play Las Vegas, appearing on a bill with Harry James, Betty Grable and Sammy Davis Jr.

He made his biggest impact as a comically inept magician, billed variously as "The Amazing Ballantine," "The Great Ballantine" and "Ballantine: The World's Greatest Magician."

Steve Martin presented Ballantine with the Lifetime Achievement Fellowship from the Magic Castle in Hollywood in 2007.

"Carl Ballantine influenced not only myself but a generation of magicians and comedians," Martin said Wednesday in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. "His was also the most copied act by a host of amateurs and professionals."

Ballantine appeared on the television shows of Gary Moore, Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Dinah Shore, Andy Williams, Dean Martin and Ed Sullivan.

He had numerous other television credits, the best known being "McHale's Navy," on which he played Lester Gruber.

He also appeared in feature films including "The Shakiest Gun in the West," "The World’s Greatest Lover," "Mr. Saturday Night" and "Speedway." The latter film starred Elvis Presley, who offered Ballantine a Cadillac. His wife, comedian Ceil Cabot, wouldn’t allow him to accept it.

However, she did approve of him going to Broadway in the 1971 revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" with Phil Silvers.

Ballantine is survived by his sister, Esther Robinson; and daughters Saratoga, an actress, and Molly, an advertising sales executive.

[neverending]

The Amazing Ballantine is no more. Very sad.

(Picture says account innactive, BTW)

[newb]

Another "blast from the past" ....92....good run there.

R .I. P.

[MovieLover12]

Italian mob boss, Antonio Pelle has passed at 77 years of age. His death will be a big affair in criminal circles.

[newb]

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LONDON (AP) — Edward Woodward, the star of films including Breaker Morant and The Wicker Man, died Monday. He was 79.

Woodward, who starred at The Equalizer on television, died in a hospital in Cornwall after an illness, said Janet Glass of the Eric Glass Ltd. agency in London.

He won an Emmy Award in 1990 for Remembering World War II and a Golden Globe in 1987 for The Equalizer, which ran for 88 episodes from 1985 to 1989 on the U.S. network CBS.

In a career that began in 1946 in a regional production of A Kiss for Cinderella, Woodward played roles in productions ranging from the popular British soap opera Eastenders to productions of Shakespeare, and at least 40 films for theater or television.

His last film appearances were in Hot Fuzz in 2007 and Congregation of Ghosts, now in post-production.

[urgeok2]

shit - another great actor gone

[scouse mac]

I heard earlier it was pneumonia.


Despite my love for the Wicker Man, I will always remember him for The Equalizer. Fucking loved that show, Edward Woodward and his Jag kicked arse.

[illdojo]

Ken Ober from 80's MTV show Remote Control. I loved that show as a kid.
http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/not-a-hoax-ken-ober-mtvs-remote-control-host-dies-at-52--798

[Elvis_Christ]

Despite my love for the Wicker Man, I will always remember him for The Equalizer. Fucking loved that show, Edward Woodward and his Jag kicked arse.

Me too. That was a great show.

[MovieLover12]

TV presenter, Paul O'Grady's dog, Buster put down aged 14 due to cancer. Buster won a award recently for best dog on TV.

[bwind22]

Is MovieLover12 someone's joke account or something?

A mob boss and a TV Presenter's dog? Wtf? A mob boss has nothing to do with the entertainment industry and who gives a crap about some noname's dog?

[ferretchucker]

I think he just doesn't get the point of it. And as much as I hate the man, Paul O'Grady is a pretty big tv presenter here in Britain.

EDIT: and the dogs a pretty big part of the show. Still...who cares?

[_____V_____]

RIP Paul Naschy aka Jacinto Molina. (1934 - 2009)

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo33/Richard_Bastard/heroes/Paul_Naschy.jpg

[neverending]

Ah, that's a shame. He gave the world a lot of enjoyment. A prolific and original filmmaker.

[_____V_____]

RIP Paul Naschy aka Jacinto Molina. (1934 - 2009)

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For those of you who don't know who he was, he played Count Waldemar Daninsky in several Wolf-Man films of the early 70s, most of them in Spanish. He was one of the most hard-working filmmakers of our genre, often contributing a ton to his limited budget works. A true contributor to the popularity of horror back in the 70s.

Cancer took him. 75 years old. Died in Madrid.

[Ferox13]

Rip Paul Naschy:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/lcp/el-buho-todo-ve/myfiles/la-furia-del-hombre-lobo-80m-ter-4-.jpg

[Doc Faustus]

So much bad news today. Goodbye, Paul.

[crabapple]

Very very sorry to hear about Paul Naschy's passing. He leaves a great legacy.

[MovieLover12]

Maggie Jones who played Blanche in Coronation Street. Aged 75, she died in her sleep early on early Wednesday morning after a short illness.

[MovieLover12]

Richard Todd, 90, starred in The Dambusters. :(

[_____V_____]

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Gene Barry, who starred in three hit TV series, Bat Masterson, Burke's Law and The Name of Game, died Wednesday in Los Angeles at age 90, his son, Fredric James Barry, said Thursday.

The cause of death was not disclosed.

In films, Barry had starred in the 1953 production of the War of the Worlds and appeared opposite Clark Gable in Soldier of Fortune in 1955. On stage, he received a Tony nomination in 1984 for his role as a gay night club owner in La Cage aux Folles.

[neverending]

Aw, that sucks. Bat Masterson was one of my faves as a kid, and I liked Burke's Law too. RIP Gene.

[MovieLover12]

Rest in Peace, Gene.

[MovieLover12]

Jennifer Jones, 90, actress who starred in Love is a Many Splendored Thing and The Song of Bernadette.

[The_Return]

Jennifer Jones, 90, actress who starred in Love is a Many Splendored Thing and The Song of Bernadette.

RIP - loved her in Song of Bernadette.

[The_Return]

Dan O'Bannon 1946-2009

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From Empire Online:

Dan O'Bannon, the sci-fi and horror screenwriter behind some of the genres' most recognisable titles, has died in Los Angeles following a short illness. He was 63.

A USC graduate in the same year as John Carpenter, O'Bannon was instrumental in Carpenter's cracking (and crackpot) first feature Dark Star, serving as co-writer, FX supervisor, production designer and editor, and playing Sgt Pinback (who turns out not to be Sgt Pinback at all). O'Bannon is the one who chases the beachball alien all over the spaceship; an idea that would sort of resurface later...

O'Bannon did some FX work on Star Wars in 1977, but is best known for kickstarting a different franchise. While authorship of Alien as we know it today is down to a number of people, there's no question that O'Bannon's Star Beast screenplay set the ball rolling, and he brought many of his colleagues from Alejandro Jodorowsky's aborted Dune to the project. The rest is movie history.

He wrote Blue Thunder and Life Force, and had two cracks at Philip K Dick, adapting We Can Remember It For You Wholesale and Second Variety into Total Recall and Screamers. Some say his Moebius-illustrated Heavy Metal comic The Long Tomorrow was a big visual influence on Blade Runner.

His Soft Landing and B-17 segments of the 1981 Heavy Metal movie were well-received, And he directed twice, fronting the fondly-remembered George Romero knock-off/parody Return of the Living Dead in 1985, and The Resurrected in 1992: an adaptation of HP Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.

His screenplays were often reworked, much to his chagrin (particularly Blue Thunder, which lost most of its politics) but his legacy is without doubt. Just like Pinback, he had something of value to contribute to this mission.
Owen Williams

RIP to the man who brought us some of our genre's most memorable moments. You will be missed.

[crabapple]

Definitely, Dan O'Bannon did some great and wonderful things, and approached his work with a passion. I am surprised to read about his passing. RIP Dan O'Bannon.

And Roy Disney, Jr. has also passed on. He was the clearest genetic link to the founders of the Disney company; his father, Roy Disney, Sr., was Walt Disney's main partner in the enterprise. RIP Roy Disney, Jr.

[_____V_____]

R.I.P. indeed. Dan leaves behind a legacy.

[Elvis_Christ]

Thats really awful news I was a big fan of the man's work. RIP

[newb]

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Movie star Brittany Murphy is dead of a heart attack at 32.

She went into full cardiac arrest early Sunday and could not be revived, the Website TMZ reported.

The Los Angeles City Fire Department got a call from the home of Murphy's husband Simon Monjack about 8 a.m., fire officials told TMZ.

She was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on arrival

Murphy starred in "8 Mile," and "Don't Say a Word."

The starlet became a household name among teens in 1995 as the sidekick in "Clueless," who went from awkward wall flower to snotty hottie.

A few years ago, she released the single "Faster Kill Pussycat," which became a dance club hit.

Her last big movie was "Sin City" in 2005.

[_____V_____]

Just heard about this and was gonna post it...

Jesus, she was young! What a shame...RIP Brittany.

[missmacabre]

Britney Murphey, known for her roles in Girl Interrupted and Sin City was declared dead this morning from a full cardiac arrest at age 32. Blows my mind how young people die. :(

[massacre man]

No, not Luanne! :(

[nightmare_of _death]

Wow! RIP Brittany Murphy.....she was so young too.

[_____V_____]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g12/ravenavi/Brittany_Murphy.jpg

Such a beautiful girl. Gone forever.

These are sad moments right now...

[Wicked Lady]

This is so sad. My coworker just told me a few minutes ago. I can hardly believe it...

[bloody_ribcut]

just saw ths on yahoos front page, r.i.p.

[MovieLover12]

I didn't want to believe that such a beautiful actress could go so soon. Rest in Peace. :(

[Elvis_Christ]

Damn, thats a shock. 32 is way to young to go. RIP

[cheebacheeba]

That's too bad...while I wasn't a particular fan of her work, she was nice to look at and yeah...32...that's my favourite number incidentally, and rather young to die...though I have to say what I'm sure many are thinking, that some kind of drugs are *most likely* involved, husband attempting to stop an autopsy and all.
It was either that or the proper behaviour/procedures for her diabetes were'nt observed and followed.
Just can't think this would be natural causes...

[fortunato]

Yeah, fatal heart attack at 32? Something's not right.

[neverending]

I've heard before she had self-image problems, and did a lot of dieting, etc. That stuff can be hard on your heart.

[fuglystick]

She seemed like a genuinely nice person.

[illdojo]

Sad news...what a fine actress. She was stellar in Girl Interrupted. I hope it wasn't cocaine take took her. :(

[roshiq]

It's really sad to know that such an young talented actress just passed away. Recently saw her in Deadline (2009). Rest In Piece.

[Angra]

Sad news.

See what happens when you do drugs, people? STOP IT!!! :mad:

[MovieLover12]

Kim Peek, 58, from Cardiac arrest. Peek was the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman's character in Rain Man.

[missmacabre]

Sad news.

See what happens when you do drugs, people? STOP IT!!! :mad:

Well apparently her tox. report came back with no use of illegal substances, so that's good news I guess. I was so upset when the second anyone heard they were spreading rumours of drug use. I don't blame people for thinking that, when every celeb death is from cancer or drug related now days. Sometimes people die naturally, who knew?

[Angra]

Well apparently her tox. report came back with no use of illegal substances, so that's good news I guess. I was so upset when the second anyone heard they were spreading rumours of drug use. I don't blame people for thinking that, when every celeb death is from cancer or drug related now days. Sometimes people die naturally, who knew?

I don't believe for one second she died of natural causes.

It was either drugs or an overmedication.

[The Mothman]

Kim Peek, 58, from Cardiac arrest. Peek was the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman's character in Rain Man.
That's a shame, I watched a couple video's on him he's pretty inspiring. I guess we'll never be able to figure out how his brain worked now.

[_____V_____]

Well apparently her tox. report came back with no use of illegal substances, so that's good news I guess. I was so upset when the second anyone heard they were spreading rumours of drug use. I don't blame people for thinking that, when every celeb death is from cancer or drug related now days. Sometimes people die naturally, who knew?

The Los Angeles Coroner's office has launched an investigation to determine who is responsible for leaking confidential documents regarding the death of actress Brittany Murphy.

The 32-year-old star died after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Hollywood Hills home on Sunday.

A confidential report obtained and released online by TMZ.com detailed notes written by the Coroner's office.

The documents, allegedly written by an official named as Investigator Blacklock, reveal Murphy "had been complaining of shortness of breath and severe abdominal pain" for seven to 10 days prior to her death.

The documents also claim investigators found large amounts of prescription pills, including anti-seizure medication Topamax, Fluoxetine, which is used to treat depression, anti-anxiety medication Ativan, pain-reliever Vicoprofen and Propranolol, used to treat hypertension.

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter admits he is "furious" over the leak, adding, "We don't normally release partial information. If partial information goes out, it of course makes us look bad. Everybody ought to get it at the same time."

Bosses at TMZ.com have declined to comment on how the report was obtained.

The cause of Murphy's death has been "deferred" pending toxicological results, although an autopsy on her body was completed on Monday. Officials previously stated they believe the star died from natural causes.

[_____V_____]

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Arnold Stang, the actor who was blessed with the features of a classic nerd and the voice to go along with it -- attributes that brought him roles in hundreds of films, radio and TV shows, cartoons and commercials -- died Sunday in Newton, MA of pneumonia at age 91, his son David disclosed Monday.

Standing 5 foot 3 and weighing about 100 pounds, he once described himself as looking "like a frightened chipmunk who's been out in the rain too long." And indeed he often provided the voice of chipmunks and assorted runty creatures in cartoons and commercials. (He was the original Buzz Bee in the Honey Nut Cheerios commercials.)

In an interview with today's (Tuesday) New York Times, JoAnne Stang, his wife of 60 years, said: "He loved the cartoons, and he liked doing commercials, too. ... But most of all, he loved radio. It offered him such a span of roles."

[missmacabre]

The Los Angeles Coroner's office has launched an investigation to determine who is responsible for leaking confidential documents regarding the death of actress Brittany Murphy.

The 32-year-old star died after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Hollywood Hills home on Sunday.

A confidential report obtained and released online by TMZ.com detailed notes written by the Coroner's office.

The documents, allegedly written by an official named as Investigator Blacklock, reveal Murphy "had been complaining of shortness of breath and severe abdominal pain" for seven to 10 days prior to her death.

The documents also claim investigators found large amounts of prescription pills, including anti-seizure medication Topamax, Fluoxetine, which is used to treat depression, anti-anxiety medication Ativan, pain-reliever Vicoprofen and Propranolol, used to treat hypertension.

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter admits he is "furious" over the leak, adding, "We don't normally release partial information. If partial information goes out, it of course makes us look bad. Everybody ought to get it at the same time."

Bosses at TMZ.com have declined to comment on how the report was obtained.

The cause of Murphy's death has been "deferred" pending toxicological results, although an autopsy on her body was completed on Monday. Officials previously stated they believe the star died from natural causes.

Now, I don't understand much about the US and health care; but I'm assuming that the only reason celebs receive all these prescriptions is because they are the few people who can afford them all. It's a shame doctors get paid by the drug companies to give out so many drugs, otherwise I don't think this would happen nearly as often.
However, there's no way of knowing yet if that's what killed her. A lot of people (including a friend of mine) take a combination of those drugs for depression and anxiety, and they're not dead. It just seems to me that those are pretty run of the mill drugs. If she was on drugs for hypertension, that pretty much explains where the real issue was. Anyone with high blood pressure has a shortened life expectancy, and she might have very well died sooner if she wasn't on even one of these drugs.


On another note: wtf is with Harvey Levin (TMZ's creator)? He was a lawyer, and quit his job because he saw other lawyers being corrupt and immoral. Now he runs a business to slander celebrities, and obtains information illegally? I'll admit I watch the show, and even visit the website at times (Eli Roth playing "Jew, not a jew" and giving anecdotes about his life was hilarious btw) but great morals right there.

[Doc Faustus]

I've seen TMZ take a bite out of some people that really deserved it and I've seen them being really petty, but if it were to retain its core values, TMZ would be a wonderful thing. It would be a massive understatement of me to say that he doesn't always do that.

[Despare]

Now, I don't understand much about the US and health care; but I'm assuming that the only reason celebs receive all these prescriptions is because they are the few people who can afford them all.

That's not true, the most I pay for any prescription is $15.

[missmacabre]

That's not true, the most I pay for any prescription is $15.

I mean that a celebrity is more likely to just accept a prescription because they can afford to be taking a dozen different things at once, while your average person might question what a drug is for, if it's absolutely necessary etc because their income isn't as disposable. So, in turn, doctors are more likely to give out drugs that aren't needed and get a nice bonus from the drug companies. Just a presumption though, cause I question everything I'm prescribed and want to know every detail of it, and give a list of anything else I'm taking to the doctor and to the pharmacist just in case... and I've never paid anything for prescription drugs in my life.

[_____V_____]

R.I.P. Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan (1981-2009)


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Tuesday, December 29 2009 |12:51 AM

Confirming reports that spread quickly through social networks last night, AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan has died. The surviving members of A7X have issued the following statement regarding his passing...


"It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. Jimmy was not only one of the world's best drummers, but more importantly he was our best friend and brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jimmy's family and we hope that you will respect their privacy during this difficult time.

Jimmy you are forever in our hearts.
We love you.

M Shadows, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance and Johnny Christ"


The 28-year-old drummer/vocalist was found dead in his home yesterday afternoon. According to the Orange County Register, Sullivan appears to have died from "natural causes", though a death investigation has been launched.

[nightmare_of _death]

Natural causes...yea right!

What is it with all these people dying,and so young too.

RIP, Jimmy Sullivan aka The Rev

[The_Return]

Really too bad...A7X was never one of my favourite bands - not really my style - but it's had to deny that this guy was one Hell of a talented musician.

R.I.P. Rev.

[illdojo]

Suckage! Not really a fan of the band...but Jimmy "The Rev" had some serious chops. One of the fastest double bass players in the biz gone way too soon. :mad:

[fortunato]

http://www.theflatresponse.com/images/vic1.jpg

Vic Chesnutt, singer/song-writer, passed away on Christmas Day due to an overdose on muscle relaxants at the age of 45.

[_____V_____]

This just in...

According to RadarOnline, 76-year-old Zelda Rubinstein has only a short time left to live after being taken off life support at Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles.

It seems she has been in the hospital for over a month, and has now been taken off life support after the failure of two major organs. Their source, said to be a friend of the actress, says: "Her lungs and kidneys have failed and she's in and out of consciousness. It's only a matter of time now -- she doesn't have long to live."

While she's had a number of roles over the years -- Dr. Katarina Kuntzler in Southland Tales, the Organist in Sixteen Candles -- Rubinstein is best known for her role as psychic medium Tangina Barrons in Poltergeist and its subsequent sequels. Standing only four-feet tall [the result of a pituitary deficiency], Rubinstein most often played the psychic, eclectic older woman. When the Freeling's house spirits continue to torment them, they bring in Tangina, who sorts out the other-worldly inhabitants of the house and helps coax them away.

h_nLiys-TqY

[neverending]

Aw, poor Zelda. I hope her passing is painless. She's wonderful.

[cheebacheeba]

I'm hoping she just...makes it to next year...honestly, 2009 has been pretty terrible for deaths, a lot of very significant names...Anyone wanna do a round-up?

I'm hoping for no new entrants this year.

[_____V_____]

honestly, 2009 has been pretty terrible for deaths, a lot of very significant names...Anyone wanna do a round-up?

IN MEMORIAM

Karl Malden (1912-2009)

Lou Jacobi (1913-2009)

Budd Schulberg (1914-2009)

Jack Cardiff (1914-2009)

Les Paul (1915-2009)

Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

Horton Foote (1916-2009)

Vic Mizzy (1916-2009)

Arnold Stang (1918-2009)

Joseph Wiseman (1918-2009)

Philip Jose Farmer (1918-2009)

Paul Harvey (1918-2009)

Gene Barry (1919-2009)

Jane Randolph (1919-2009)

Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)

Richard Todd (1919-2009)

Harry Alan Towers (1920-2009)

Ricardo Montalban (1920-2009)

James Whitmore (1921-2009)

Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (1922-2009)

Carl "The Amazing" Ballantine (1922-2009)

Ed McMahon (1923-2009)

Pat Hingle (1924-2009)

Maurice Jarre (1924-2009)

Robert "Count Yorga" Quarry (1925-2009)

Soupy Sales (1926-2009)

Al Martino (1927-2009)

Patrick McGoohan (1928-2009)

Larry Gelbart (1928-2009)

Edward Woodward (1930-2009)

Frank McCourt (1930-2009)

J.G. Ballard (1930-2009)

Ned Tanen (1931-2009)

John Updike (1932-2009)

Dom DeLuise (1933-2009)

Captain Lou Albano (1933-2009)

Maggie Jones (1934-2009)

Paul Naschy aka Jacinto Molina (1934-2009)

Henry Gibson (1935-2009)

David Carradine (1936-2009)

Mary Travers (1936-2009)

Harry Kalas (1936-2009)

Sky Saxon (1937-2009)

Ray Dennis Steckler aka Cash Flagg (1938-2009)

Bob May (1939-2009)

Lou Perryman (1941-2009)

Dan O'Bannon (1946-2009)

Drake Levin (1946-2009)

Ron Silver (1946-2009)

Lux Interior (1946 - 2009)

Dave Arneson (1947-2009)

Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009)

Robert Ginty (1948-2009)

Jim Carroll (1950-2009)

John Hughes (1950-2009)

Kim Peek (1951-2009)

Billy Powell (1952-2009)

Patrick Swayze (1952-2009)

Marilyn Chambers (1952-2009)

Ken Ober (1957-2009)

Billy Mays (1958-2009)

Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

Natasha Richardson (1963-2009)

Vic Chesnutt (1964-2009)

Adam Michael "DJ AM" Goldstein (1973-2009)

Andy Hallett (1975-2009)

Stephen Gately (1976-2009)

Brittany Murphy (1977-2009)

Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan (1981-2009)

Jett Travolta (1992-2009)



Still surviving -

Zelda Rubinstein (off life support after failure of two major organs a couple days ago)

Dennis Hopper (diagnosed with prostrate cancer in late October 2009)

Ronnie James Dio (diagnosed with stomach cancer)

[neverending]

Robert Mulligan
Larry Gelbart
Sam Bottoms
Horton Foote
Eartha Kitt
Maurice Jarre
James Whitmore

[The Mothman]

Still surviving -

Zelda Rubinstein (off life support after failure of two major organs a couple days ago)

Dennis Hopper (diagnosed with prostrate cancer in late October 2009)

Don't forget Ronnie James Dio (diagnosed with stomach cancer.)

[_____V_____]

Robert Mulligan

Sam Bottoms

Eartha Kitt

Those 3 are listed in December 2008.

Thanks for the rest, NE and Moth.

[Despare]

I missed some of those. :(

[Disease]

Rowland .S. Howard died yesterday of liver cancer. I'm pretty cut up about it, he was my faveorite guitarist. He influenced me to get an electric guitar in the first place.

He played a show just 2 weeks ago but I didn't know about it till the next day, I can't believe I missed it, though I did manage to catch him back in October.

R.I.P


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/influential-melbourne-guitarist-rowland-s-howard-dies/story-e6frf96f-1225814790391

[Elvis_Christ]

Rowland .S. Howard died yesterday of liver cancer. I'm pretty cut up about it, he was my faveorite guitarist. He influenced me to get an electric guitar in the first place.

He played a show just 2 weeks ago but I didn't know about it till the next day, I can't believe I missed it, though I did manage to catch him back in October.

R.I.P


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/influential-melbourne-guitarist-rowland-s-howard-dies/story-e6frf96f-1225814790391

No way! That really sucks :(

[Elvis_Christ]

Just found out Chas Balun lost his battle with cancer. The man's writing on the genre was a big influence on me and he was a great artist. A true champion of all things horror. R.I.P friend.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk2/Hexenkult/apic13-2.jpg

:(

[Angra]

And Monalisa of course..

[ferretchucker]

And Monalisa of course..

Still gets me a bit whenever I see one of her posts.

[Disease]

And Monalisa of course..

Did I miss something here?

[friday13thfan]

Unfortunitly are beloved member monolisa died a few weeks back. I dont know to many details though so hopefully someone else can fill you in more.

[Elvis_Christ]

Did I miss something here?

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53253

[_____V_____]

'King of Pop' Michael Jackson's death certificate has been revealed which claims that his death was a 'murder' after all.

British newspaper News of the World has obtained a copy of the original document and an amendment to it.

In the original certificate dated July 7, deputy coroner Cheryl MacWillie does not cite the cause of death. But the certificate was later amended on August 31 by medical examiner Christopher Rogers, who gives the cause as "homicide".

He concludes that the 50-year-old pop icon died from "acute Propofol intoxication" due to an "intra-venous injection by another".

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Police department has finished its investigation into the circumstances, which led to the death of the 'Thriller' hitmaker on June 25 last year.

His personal physician Dr Conrad Murray, who is reportedly being considered responsible for the death, has hired a lawyer in case he is charged.

Murray already has a Houston law firm building his defence. Police affidavits say he admitted loading up Jackson with Propofol and other drugs in the hours before his death.

"We are all keeping our faith with the police. We want them to do this case properly and put away the man, who we feel is responsible for Michael's death," said a Jackson family source.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

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[Disease]

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I thought these guys died in the 80's....

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

I thought these guys died in the 80's....

just went to see them. :p

[Elvis_Christ]

Mick Mars must be million years old now. Have you read The Dirt? Fuck that story cracks me up when he thinks he's a ghost :D