Celebrity Death Thread 2021

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Cecil played bass with the BBC Orchestra in the late 1950s and became an original member of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated in 1961. Cecil played on seven Gil Scott-Heron albums and four Isley Brothers albums, produced five Stevie Wonder albums and co-designed and built TONTO, the world's largest analog synthesizer.

Malcolm Cecil, Synth Pioneer and Stevie Wonder Producer, Dies at 84

He built the world’s largest analog synthesizer and collaborated with Wonder on his revered 1970s run

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[HecticArt]

Second.

 

[Jon]

G. Gordon Liddy, undercover operative convicted in Watergate scandal, dies at 90 — The Washington Post

His can-do ruthlessness, loyalty to Nixon and ends-justify-the-means philosophy made him a natural fit in a White House determined to get even with its political enemies.

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[scotchandcigar]

G. Gordon Liddy, undercover operative convicted in Watergate scandal, dies at 90 — The Washington Post

His can-do ruthlessness, loyalty to Nixon and ends-justify-the-means philosophy made him a natural fit in a White House determined to get even with its political enemies.

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Wasn't he last week's WAI?

 

[kingchuck69]

Wasn't he last week's WAI?

Ironically, yes!

Somebody pointed out that I occasionally get my WAI? ideas from the news. I must be way ahead of schedule!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Ironically, yes!

Somebody pointed out that I occasionally get my WAI? ideas from the news. I must be way ahead of schedule!

Don't ever make me a clue on WAI.

 

[HecticArt]

Um.... Second!

Ironically, yes!

Somebody pointed out that I occasionally get my WAI? ideas from the news. I must be way ahead of schedule!

Ironic. Right.

So where were you this morning?????

 

[Jon]

KingChuck. Grim reaper of DRC.

 

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Johnston played Vinnie Barbarino's girlfriend in two episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter and co-starred in the 1979 12-episode mini-series Brothers & Sisters.

Amy Johnston, Actress in 'The Buddy Holly Story,' Dies at 66

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Kopit's first play, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You In The Closet & I'm Feelin' So Sad (1962), was turned into a 1967 movie starring Robert Morse and Rosalind Russell. Barbara Harris appeared in both the play and the movie.

Arthur Kopit, Playwright Known for 'Indians' and 'Nine,' Dies at 83

A number of Kopit's works were adapted for the screen, including 'Indians,' which became a film by Robert Altman.

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Henry played Alice Mitchell in 146 episodes of Dennis The Menace and appeared in multiple episodes of Dallas, My Little Margie, Mr. & Mrs. North and The Files Of Jeffrey Jones. Among her movie appearances: Air Hostess, The Strawberry Roan, Riders In The Sky, Miss Grant Takes Richmond and Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back.

Gloria Henry, Mom on 'Dennis the Menace,' Dies at 98

Gloria Henry, best known as the harried homemaker on the classic sitcom "Dennis the Menace," died Saturday, her family announced — just one day after celebrating her 98th birthday.

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Quindon released his debut album in 1996. The first single, It's You That's On My Mind, reached #35 on the R&B chart in July. That same year he played a choir boy in the movie Romeo + Juliet and two of his songs appeared on the sound track.

Singer Quindon Tarver Reportedly Passes Away • Hollywood Unlocked

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[kingchuck69]

Longtime Mad Writer Frank Jacobs Passes Away At 92

Frank Jacobs, one of the most prolific writers in the history of Mad Magazine, passed away at the age of 92

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[HecticArt]

Longtime Mad Writer Frank Jacobs Passes Away At 92

Frank Jacobs, one of the most prolific writers in the history of Mad Magazine, passed away at the age of 92

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Second

 

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War's 1970s hits include Spill The Wine (with Eric Burdon), Low Rider, Summer, Slippin' Into Darkness, Me & Baby Brother, The Cisco Kid, The World Is A Ghetto and Why Can't We Be Friends.

B.B. Dickerson, bassist and co-founder of Southern California band War, dies at 71

As bassist for Long Beach's War, Dickerson played on Latin funk-rock classics including 'Low Rider,' 'Why Can't We Be Friends' and 'Cisco Kid.'

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Charles was also a contributor to The Wendy Williams Show and a guest host of the Express Yourself program on WBLS-New York and SiriusXM.

Midwin Charles, CNN and MSNBC Legal Analyst, Dies at 47

"I'm just stunned, and have been since I learned of this today.," MSNBC host Joy Reid says

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Owens and Parton wrote several songs together including The Company You Keep, a 1966 top-ten country hit for Bill Phillips; Fuel To The Flame, a 1967 country hit for Skeeter Davis; and Put It Off Until Tomorrow, a top-ten country hit for Bill Phillips in 1966 (with Dolly singing harmony) and for the Kendalls in 1980.

Country songwriter Bill Owens, uncle and musical mentor to Dolly Parton, dies at 85

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country songwriter Bill Owens, who was a mentor and early songwriting partner to his niece Dolly Parton and helped start her career in country music, has died. He was 85. Pa…

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Schuckett recorded with Todd Rundgren, Carole King, James Taylor, Kate Taylor, Richie Havens, Bette Midler, Yvonne Elliman, Nona Hendryx, Cher, Patty Smyth, Rodney Crowell, Hall & Oates, the Monkees, the Manhattans, the Four Tops and many others.

Former Utopia keyboardist, Carole King collaborator Ralph Schuckett dead at 73

Credit: Danny O’Connor Veteran keyboardist Ralph Schuckett, who played with Todd Rundgren’s Utopia and also contributed to several Carole King albums, died Sunday, April 4, Variety reports. He was 73. While no cause of death has been

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[sadchild]

I have mixed emotions. Part of me is thinking 'Schucks'. The other part is thinking 'Fuckett'.

 

[kingchuck69]

Anne Beatts Dies: Pioneering ‘Saturday Night Live’ Writer, ‘Square Pegs’ Creator Was 74

Anne Beatts, an original Saturday Night Live writer who created some of the show’s earliest breakthrough characters, most notably the nerdy high schoolers Todd and Lisa, died yesterday. Her d…

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