The AC Celebrity Bucket List-(Deaths, Memorials, and Discussion.)

[BergerKing]

Bernard Hill: Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor dies

His fellow actors from the 1997 Oscar-winning film pay tribute to a star whose career spanned decades.

www.bbc.com

 

[BergerKing]

Bernard Hill, dead at 79

Bernard Hill obituary

Versatile actor whose role as Yosser Hughes in the BBC’s 1982 series Boys from the Blackstuff made him a television star

www.theguardian.com

I added another link, just found out myself. Thanks for the contribution!

 

[BergerKing]

ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy dies at age of 76

Jeff Lynne announces the death of the band member and describes him as a "remarkable musician".

www.bbc.com

 

[Laura Knotek]

Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61

Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61

The Shellac and Big Black frontman, who recorded classic albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and more, died of a heart attack

pitchfork.com

 

[BergerKing]

Dick Rutan, copilot on round-the-world flight that made history, dies

A decorated Vietnam War pilot, Rutan died Friday evening at a hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was 85. His friend Bill Whittle says he died on his own terms, declining a second night of oxygen after suffering a severe lung infection. “He played an airplane like someone plays a grand piano,”...

www.oregonlive.com

 

[gendo667]

Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61

Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61

The Shellac and Big Black frontman, who recorded classic albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and more, died of a heart attack

pitchfork.com

This one hurts.

 

[Laura Knotek]

This one hurts.

Yeah. I'm from that era and am a fan of every band he was in, or he engineered records for.

 

[gendo667]

Yeah. I'm from that era and am a fan of every band he was in, or he engineered records for.

It's just so weird! I was just listening to Rid of Me last week. I saw there's a new Shellac record coming out. I haven't listened to them since I was in highschool.

 

[Laura Knotek]

It's just so weird! I was just listening to Rid of Me last week. I saw there's a new Shellac record coming out. I haven't listened to them since I was in highschool.

I was already out of university at that time.

 

[BergerKing]

https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/james-gregory-1946-2024-funniest-man-in-america-comedian/

Comedian James Gregory dies at 78.

 

[BergerKing]

Ex-MLB IF, Little League star Burroughs dies at 43

Sean Burroughs, a winner of the Little League World Series, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist and a first-round pick in the MLB draft, has died at the age of 43.

www.espn.com

 

[jhilker]

https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/james-gregory-1946-2024-funniest-man-in-america-comedian/

Comedian James Gregory dies at 78.

Really sorry to hear this. He was so funny.

 

[notforhire]

David Sanborn has died

https://www.msn.com/en-US/health/-others/david-sanborn-jazz-saxophonist-who-played-on-david-bowies-young-americans-dead-at-/ar-BB1mjYIJ?ocid=sapphireappshare

 

[BergerKing]

Roger Corman, film pioneer and master of B movies, dies at 98

Roger Corman, the influential director, producer, and distributor behind numerous low-budget horror, science fiction, and crime movies, has died. He was 98.

ew.com

 

[BergerKing]

John Barbata, Drummer for the Turtles and Jefferson Starship, Dead at 79

John Barbata, the drummer who played with the Turtles, Jefferson Starship, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died at the age of 79.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[BergerKing]

Susan Backlinie, the First Victim of the Shark in ‘Jaws,’ Dies at 77

Steven Spielberg said he needed a stuntperson and expert swimmer who "knew how to endure what I imagined was going to be a whole lot of violent shaking."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[BergerKing]

Gloria Stroock, ‘McMillan & Wife’ and ‘Fun With Dick and Jane’ Actress, Dies at 99

A member of a great showbiz family, she was predeceased by her husband, Emmy-winning writer-producer Leonard B. Stern, and her sister, actress Geraldine Brooks.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[BergerKing]

Musician’s ‘shock’ death days before major gig

Devastated friends and fans have remembered the ‘incredible’ guitarist.

7news.com.au

Former Wallflowers guitarist Michael Ward dead at 57.

 

[BergerKing]

Tony McFarr, Chris Pratt’s Stunt Double in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ and ‘Jurassic World’ Movies, Dies at 47

Tony McFarr, who was Chris Pratt's stunt double in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" and the "Jurassic World" movies, died on Monday. He was 47.

variety.com

 

[BerryBubbles]

92 year old Dabney Colman passed.
So sad, he was really an excellent actor.

Dabney Coleman, Actor from '9 to 5' and 'Tootsie,' Dead at 92

Dabney Coleman, the Emmy-winning character actor who appeared in more than 60 projects in his six-decade career, died at age 92. He was best known for playing villain roles, and movies like '9 to 5' and 'Tootsie.'

people.com