Celebrity death thread 2026

With Berry Gordy, Bradford co-wrote Barrett Strong's 1960 hit Money. Among the many other songs she co-wrote are I Am Me (Diana Ross), Contract On Love (Stevie Wonder), Your Old Standby (Mary Wells), Plant A Seed (Oak Ridge Boys), We Should Be Closer Together (Supremes), All The Love I've Got (Marvelettes) and Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (Temptations, Marvin Gaye).

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Early Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs dies in Los Angeles after illness at age 87

Early Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs has died, at the age of 87. She helped pen hits including “Money (That’s What I Want)” and “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby.”
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Alex Ward, who since 2014 had hosted the Saturday night music-and-interview program Pink & Black Days on SiriusXM's 1950s channel, died August 20. He was 79. Narvel Felts' 1992 recording Pink & Black Days was his theme song.

Ward began in radio in 1967 at top-40 WHBQ in Memphis. He later worked at WMC-FM, WMC, WMQM and WREC in Memphis, KTRQ in Arkansas and KVPI in Louisiana.

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Wright played Elias Taylor in 15 episodes of V (1983-85) and Omar White in 22 episodes of Oz (2001-03) and appeared in 34 movies and TV movies including Rage, Coalition, Money Talks, Sugar Hill, Bedtime Eyes, Point Blank, Private Times, Diminished Capacity, The Principal, The Cottonwood, The Interpreter and Confessions Of A Hitman.

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Actor Michael Wright, star of ‘The Five Heartbeats,’ dies at 70

Actor Michael Wright, known for his role in the movie “The Five Heartbeats,” has died, according to reports. He was 70.
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Latimore, born Benjamin William Latimore, had 15 R&B hits, 1973-91. Let's Straighten It Out, which he wrote, was number one for two weeks in November 1974 and reached #31 on the Hot 100. Among his other hits are Stormy Monday, Somethin' 'Bout 'Cha, Dig A Little Deeper, Keep The Home Fire Burnin' and Let Me Live The Life I Love.

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"Let's Straighten It Out" singer Latimore dies at 86

(August 22, 2026) He was blues royalty, but he had a #1 R&B smash in 1974 that is still in heavy rotation today. We mourn the passing of Benjamin William Lattimore, better known as singer Latimore, at age 86. bad news came tonight from our friends at The Boogie Report. Born in Charleston...
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Levine appeared in 29 movies and TV movies including Taxman, Sacramento, La La Land, Cadillac Man, Defending Santa, Play The Game, In My Sleep, Off The Record, The Cure and The Invisible Raptor.

Bunny Levine, librarian turned actress in Gilmore Girls, Thelma and You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, dies at 97

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Bunny Levine, Librarian Turned Actress in ‘Gilmore Girls,’ Thelma’ and ‘You Don’t Mess With the Zohan,’ Dies at 97

She built an extensive résumé of television appearances, including roles on 'Law & Order,' 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' 'Southland,' 'New Girl' and 'Shameless.'
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Channel98 said:
Wright played Elias Taylor in 15 episodes of V (1983-85) and Omar White in 22 episodes of Oz (2001-03) and appeared in 34 movies and TV movies including Rage, Coalition, Money Talks, Sugar Hill, Bedtime Eyes, Point Blank, Private Times, Diminished Capacity, The Principal, The Cottonwood, The Interpreter and Confessions Of A Hitman.

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Actor Michael Wright, star of ‘The Five Heartbeats,’ dies at 70

Actor Michael Wright, known for his role in the movie “The Five Heartbeats,” has died, according to reports. He was 70.
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I will second. For his acting in "The Principal"
 
Fabares played Mary Stone on The Donna Reed Show (1958-65) and Christine Armstrong on Coach (1989-97), appeared in 35 movies and TV movies including Clambake, Spinout, Girl Happy, Brian's Song, Gridlock, Summer Love and A Time To Sing and, backed by the Blossoms, had a number-one hit in April 1962 with Johnny Angel.

Shelley Fabares, star of Coach and The Donna Reed Show, dies at 82

 
Channel98 said:
Fabares played Mary Stone on The Donna Reed Show (1958-65) and Christine Armstrong on Coach (1989-97), appeared in 35 movies and TV movies including Clambake, Spinout, Girl Happy, Brian's Song, Gridlock, Summer Love and A Time To Sing and, backed by the Blossoms, had a number-one hit in April 1962 with Johnny Angel.

Shelley Fabares, star of Coach and The Donna Reed Show, dies at 82

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I will Third.
I will occasionally watch "The Donna Reed Show" on Summer weekdays around 5pm, transitioning between activities. I just saw the episode last week where Mary came home from college and was catching up with all her friends, she did not have time for the family. It was a tearjerker and now she has passed
 
Parrish appeared in multiple episodes of Batman, Mannix and Perry Mason and in 27 movies and TV movies including Crash!, Man On Fire, For Love Or Money, Three On A Couch, Sex & The Single Girl, Brother Cry For Me, The Devil's 8 and The Giant Spider Invasion.

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Leslie Parrish, Actress in ‘Li’l Abner’ and ‘The Manchurian Candidate,’ Dies at 90

She also appeared in 'Three on a Couch,' 'For Love or Money' and 'Batman' before becoming a passionate antiwar activist and conservationist.
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Channel98 said:
Fabares played Mary Stone on The Donna Reed Show (1958-65) and Christine Armstrong on Coach (1989-97), appeared in 35 movies and TV movies including Clambake, Spinout, Girl Happy, Brian's Song, Gridlock, Summer Love and A Time To Sing and, backed by the Blossoms, had a number-one hit in April 1962 with Johnny Angel.

Shelley Fabares, star of Coach and The Donna Reed Show, dies at 82

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Lew appeared as an actor or stuntman in more than 200 movies, TV movies, shorts, videos and television episodes including three Rush Hour films, Sin, Guns, Clean Sweep, Inception, Breakout, Bad Company, Night Of The Warrior, Traffic, The Perfect Party and The Hitman Chronicles.

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James Lew, 'Luke Cage' and 'Star Trek' stuntman, dies at 73

Hollywood stuntman James Lew – known for his roles in "Big Trouble in Little China," "Inception," "Luke Cage" and more – died at the age of 73.
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Random: probably the biggest celebrity death day was March 27, 2002:
Billy Wilder (brilliant movie director)
Milton Berle
Dudley Moore

Another one: October 10, 1985 - Orson Welles and Yul Brenner
 
On May 16, 1990, Sammy Davis Jr., my all-time favorite entertainer, died of throat cancer at age 64 and Muppet creator (and voice of Kermit, Rowlf, Ernie, Waldorf, Dr. Teeth and the Swedish Chef) Jim Henson died of organ failure resulting from streptococcal toxic shock syndrome at age 53.
 
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