In Remembrance--2011

Truth Seeker

Adventurer

• Jan 1, 2011

• #1

But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave behind them something more real and warmly personal than bodily presence, an ineffable and eternal thing. It is everlasting life touching us as something more than a vague, recondite concept. The sound of a great name dies like an echo; the splendor of fame fades into nothing; but the grace of a fine spirit pervades the places through which it has passed, like the haunting loveliness of mignonette.

-James Thurber
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Truth Seeker

Adventurer

• Jan 2, 2011

• #2

Swedish actor Per Oscarsson feared killed in fire

A house fire appears to have killed actor Per Oscarsson, a giant of Swedish cinema who won a best actor award at Cannes in 1966 and appeared in films based on Stieg Larsson's "Millennium" trilogy, and his wife, police said Sunday.

Police spokesman Jan Strommegard said the remains of one person were found Sunday in the ashes of the house and are probably those of the 83-year-old actor or his wife, 67-year-old Kia Ostling. Both were reported missing by their relatives who say the couple apparently was home when the fire destroyed the house early Friday.

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GrayLinnorm

Explorer

• Jan 3, 2011

• #3

Oscar nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite died yesterday of cancer. He was 64.

 

Mark CMG

Creative Mountain Games

• Jan 4, 2011

• #4

GrayLinnorm said:

Oscar nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite died yesterday of cancer. He was 64.

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This is particularly sad, IMO. I've enjoyed a great deal of his work.

Pete Postlethwaite - IMDb

 

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Truth Seeker

Adventurer

• Jan 4, 2011

• #5

'Forbidden Planet' star Anne Francis dies at 80

Actress Anne Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later was sexy private eye in "Honey West" on TV, has died at age 80.

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Mark CMG

Creative Mountain Games

• Jan 5, 2011

• #6

'Baker Street' Singer Gerry Rafferty Dead at 63

 

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Truth Seeker

Adventurer

• Jan 5, 2011

• #7

Old man 'Seinfeld' actor Bill Erwin dies at 96

Character actor Bill Erwin, whose nearly seven-decade Hollywood career included his memorable role as the grumpy old man on television's "Seinfeld," has died. He was 96.

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Truth Seeker

Adventurer

• Jan 5, 2011

• #8

Mick Karn, bassist for Japan, dies of cancer

Mick Karn, a musician who made his stamp on '80s New Wave music, has died. He was 52.

"It's with profound sadness that we have to inform you that Mick finally lost his battle with cancer and passed away peacefully at 4.30pm today, 4th January 2011 at home in Chelsea, London. He was surrounded by his family and friends and will be deeply missed by all," reads a statement on his official website.

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Truth Seeker

Adventurer

• Jan 6, 2011

• #9

'Babe' creator Dick King-Smith dies at 88

Dick King-Smith, the British author of the popular children's books which spawned the hit film "Babe", has died at the age of 88, his publishers said on Wednesday.

The prolific writer, whose 1983 book "The Sheep-Pig" was made into the 1995 film, died in his sleep on Tuesday at his home near Bath in southwest England, said a spokeswoman for Random House.

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Dannyalcatraz

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Staff member

Supporter

• Jan 7, 2011

• #10

On Dec 31, the body of former US gov't official John P. Wheeler III was found being dumped from a garbage truck in a landfill. It is being investigated as a homicide.

Police Trying to Unravel Timeline of John Wheeler Homicide