Celeb (and Celeb SO's) Obit Thread

[Spinal]

Manute Bol! :sad:

[Kurosawa Fan]

R.I.P. Manute.

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[Kurosawa Fan]

Bob Probert

Watching him beat the crap out of other men on ice skates was an integral part of my youth. He'll forever be missed. The NHL has always been a bit softer without him.

[number8]

Harvey Pekar. Fuck.

[Dillard]

Here's the NY Times article on Harvey.

[ledfloyd]

Harvey Pekar. Fuck.

this is the hardest i've been hit by a celebrity death in a long time. i guess just the candid nature of his work makes me feel like i knew him really well.

[Benny Profane]

RIP George Steinbrenner.

[Kurosawa Fan]

RIP George Steinbrenner.

I saw on ESPN this morning that he had been hospitalized. Well, R.I.P., I suppose.

[Benny Profane]

Lou, the manager from Major League, has died at age 70. Ever since I saw that movie at age 10, he was what I pictured a major league manager should be.

[Raiders]

Nobody mentions poor Maury Chaykin? Always a colorful presence. Only 61, and died on his birthday too.

[bac0n]

Nobody mentions poor Maury Chaykin? Always a colorful presence. Only 61, and died on his birthday too.

Oh man, that sucks. Loved him in Nero Wolfe.

[Morris Schæffer]

Satoshi Kon, aged 47.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/46259

[dreamdead]

Wow, Kon. That's unexpected. I'll mourn this one a lot. Time to dwell with the proper music. Melancholy and introspective despite the main bounce of Hirasawa Susumu's music.

[Winston*]

How come no one posted about Bruno S.'s death a few weeks ago? I expect you to keep me up to date with these things, Match Cut.

[soitgoes...]

Apparently Claude Chabrol died. I haven't been able to find an article to confirm it, but his Wikipedia page has him dying today, and I saw people post it on another message board.

Sucks. RIP.

[MacGuffin]

:cry: R.I.P.

[Morris Schæffer]

RIP Kevin McCarthy:

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituari...,7898882.story

[Mara]

Eddie Fisher: http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/09/2...ex.html?hpt=T2

I don't have a strong connection to Eddie Fisher, singer; or Eddie Fisher, tabloid staple. However, last year I saw Carrie Fisher's one-woman play Wishful Drinking, which was awesome, and then later bought the book version.

Carrie is immensely personable in her show and talks openly about her relationship with her father, and I find myself feeling a little sad because by the end of the evening, I sort of felt like I knew him: like he was that crazy uncle that always gets drunk at family outings and hits on the waitresses, but charmingly.

And it was very obvious that Carrie loved the crazy old coot.

So I find myself surprisingly moved.

[NickGlass]

I like how Carrie refers to Eddie's slutty autobiography "Been There, Done That" as "Been There, Done Them."

[Mara]

I like how Carrie refers to Eddie's slutty autobiography "Been There, Done That" as "Been There, Done Them."

"My father immediately flew to Liz's side to comfort her, and he eventually worked his way around to the front so he could comfort her with his penis."

I want Carrie to be my bestie.

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I want Carrie to be my bestie.

I suspect it would turn out similar to her stint on 30Rock.

[Morris Schæffer]

RIP Titanic revelation Gloria Stuart

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=29038

[kuehnepips]

How come no one posted about Bruno S.'s death a few weeks ago? I expect you to keep me up to date with these things, Match Cut.

Christoph Schlingensief also died in August. He was 50.

[angrycinephile]

Editor Sally Menke has been found dead.

She edited every Quentin Tarantino-film since Reservoir Dogs. He must be devastated right now :sad:



R.I.P.

[number8]

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