Celebrity Deaths

[PB the Deplorable]

Yep, Me-TV will probably due one of their tribute marathons of Gilligan's Island for the Professor in the near future.

If Noory did it he'd have his staff splice together a bunch of random 10 minute clips of Gilligan's Island to play and head out early to Denny's.

[UnscreenedCaller]

A fine actor passed away. Roger Lloyd-Pack. Better known as Trigger in Only fools and horses.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25762006

Owen Newit! How sad. I never saw him act as Trigger, but reading that he was the inspiration for Father Ted's Dougal is enough for me.

[Morgus]

If Noory did it he'd have his staff splice together a bunch of random 10 minute clips of Gilligan's Island to play and head out early to Denny's.

Expect Noory to report on the Professor's death during his news  segment tonite probably.
I see Me-TV already is planning a short tribute at 8PM tonight on that TV channel for the Professor.
They air Gilligan's Island weeknights from 8-9PM

[Morgus]

Me-TV has an excellent webpage on Russell Johnson (The Professor):
http://metvnetwork.com/monitor/russell-the-professor-johnson-1924-2014



There’s sad news to report today, as we have learned of the death of Russell Johnson at age 89. The actor was of course known for his role as The Professor (real name Roy Hinkley) in the television classic Gilligan’s Island, as well as the various reunions and TV movies that followed. Johnson died of natural causes at his home in Washington this morning.

Johnson was born in the small town of Ashley, Pennsylvania and was a highly decorated second lieutenant in the Air Force who flew 44 combat missions in WWII. He was awarded with a Purple Heart when B-25 was shot down in the Philippines in 1945 and was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant later that year.

The GI Bill helped Johnson to enroll in acting school and by the early ‘50s he was working steadily in TV and films, often as a heavy. He starred alongside The Big Valley’s Peter Breck in a short-lived (1959-1960) western, Black Saddle, as Marshal Gib Scott. He logged a pair of Twilight Zone appearances, including one in which he played a professor.

t was 1964’s Gilligan’s Island that brought him into millions of households and gave him the role for which he’d be remembered and loved a half a century later. It came as quite a surprise to Johnson (and the rest) to discover that the show was an immediate smash.

[ItsOver]

We salute you, Professor.

[eddie dean]

 The Professor was the Richard C Hoagland of the island. (sorry Mr. Johnson)
The coconut battery experiment  blew RCH's mind!
too soon?

[HorrorReporter]

I grew up watching reruns of Gilligan's Island as a child, especially when I was home from school sick. I knew these people. I will miss him.

[Morgus]

Noory just reported on the death of "the professor"

[Camazotz Automat]

"Danny, if you'd like to go to the beach with me, I'll let you swim in the riptide."
   - Reuben Kincaid to Danny Partridge.

[Unquenchable Angst]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Seeger

[b_dubb]

Pete Seeger Goodnight Irene

[b_dubb]

The Weavers - All The 1951 videos

[maureen]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Seeger

Thank you, Pete Seeger! It was a delight having you in my life!

[UnscreenedCaller]

Godspeed, Pete Seeger.


Little Boxes by Pete Seeger

[someguy]

RIP Pete Seeger! I thought I was the only person on this forum who gave a shit about Pete Seeger and posted him around various threads, but I guess not. Pete Seeger was awesome. This is a million times worse than Art going off the air again. Pete Seeger was punk before punk even existed.


'Justice Isn't Cheap': Pete Seeger Sticks It to Congress


Pete Seeger- " My Rainbow Race" 1971


bring out your vinyls

[Unquenchable Angst]

Maxillian Schell

[maureen]

Maxillian Schell

a fine actor! thanks, Maximilian!

[FallenSeraph]

Bah 

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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/animation-legend-arthur-rankin-jr-676275

Animation Legend Arthur Rankin Jr. Dies at 89

Arthur Rankin Jr., the animator, producer and director behind the whimsical holiday stop-motion TV specials Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, has died. He was 89.

[bateman]

Wow.

http://nypost.com/2014/02/02/philip-seymour-hoffman-found-dead-in-his-apartment/

[HorrorRetro]

Bah 

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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/animation-legend-arthur-rankin-jr-676275

Animation Legend Arthur Rankin Jr. Dies at 89

Arthur Rankin Jr., the animator, producer and director behind the whimsical holiday stop-motion TV specials Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, has died. He was 89.

Oh, no.  Those are my favorites.  I still can't watch them without blubbering like a baby.

[HorrorRetro]

Wow.

http://nypost.com/2014/02/02/philip-seymour-hoffman-found-dead-in-his-apartment/

What a waste.

[analog kid]

Damn. Drug overdose, supposedly.

[bateman]

Damn. Drug overdose, supposedly.

Yep. Found with a needle still in his arm.

[FightTheFuture]

Not another one!

Damn damn! Drugs!

I just can't believe it.

[FallenSeraph]

The Phillip Seymour Hoffman thing is shocking.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/movies/philip-seymour-hoffman-actor-dies-at-46.html?_r=0

"The official said Mr. Hoffman, 46, was found in his West Village apartment around 11:30 a.m. by a friend who had become concerned at not being able to reach Mr. Hoffman.

Investigators found a syringe in his arm and an envelope containing what is believed to be heroin, the official said.

“It’s pretty apparent that it was an overdose,” the official said. “The syringe was in his arm.”

This part of the article is the worst:

. . . according to a law enforcement official who requested anonymity because he was not certain the actor’s family had been informed of the death.

That's classy, New York Times. But congrats, at least you broke the story.

[bateman]

He leaves a partner, costume designer Mimi O’Donnell,  and their three children.

Ugh.

[UnscreenedCaller]

Brilliant actor. What a waste. Damned drugs.

[MV/Liberace!]

What a waste.

^^^^^^^^^

[Heather Wade]

The Phillip Seymour Hoffman thing is shocking.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/movies/philip-seymour-hoffman-actor-dies-at-46.html?_r=0

"The official said Mr. Hoffman, 46, was found in his West Village apartment around 11:30 a.m. by a friend who had become concerned at not being able to reach Mr. Hoffman.

Investigators found a syringe in his arm and an envelope containing what is believed to be heroin, the official said.

“It’s pretty apparent that it was an overdose,” the official said. “The syringe was in his arm.”

This part of the article is the worst:

. . . according to a law enforcement official who requested anonymity because he was not certain the actor’s family had been informed of the death.

That's classy, New York Times. But congrats, at least you broke the story.

He was a talented actor, always has been one of my favorites.  Never knew he had a heroin problem.     Sad that it is more important to break the story than to inform the family first.  What the hell do I know.   

[MV/Liberace!]

Sad that it is more important to break the story than to inform the family first.  What the hell do I know.   

that's why i love it when bad things happen to people who work in the broadcast or print news business.