In Remembrance--2011

[GrayLinnorm]

Leonard Stone, best known for playing Violet's father in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, died Wednesday of cancer. He was 87.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Wyatt Knight, who played bad boy Tommy Turner in the Porky's movies, committed suicide October 25. He was 56.

 

[billd91]

Leonard Stone, best known for playing Violet's father in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, died Wednesday of cancer. He was 87.

"I've got a blueberry for a daughter." Still one of my favorite movie lines.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Lead guitarist for GWAR, Cory Smoot (a.k.a. "Flattus Maximus") was found dead on the band's tour bus yesterday.

GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot found dead on tour bus - Yahoo! News

 

[Thunderfoot]

BoB Forsch - Former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and number 3 on their all time wins list died in his sleep at his home from an apparent chest aneurism. Bob threw out the first pitch in game 7 of the World Series only a few days ago. He was 61.

 

[tuxgeo]

Andy Rooney, commentator on "60 Minutes" on CBS. He was 92. He quit the show only last month.

 

[Shag]

I've never heard it as Arabic and wikipedia only discusses it's potential Chinese origins and somewhat debunks them: May you live in interesting times - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It is probably actually an English proverb.

I believe Ernest Bramah came up with that one, and used it in his Kai Lung stories.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Boxing legend Joe Frazier, boxing legend, has died of his recently diagnosed liver cancer.

Boxing legend Joe Frazier dies at 67 ? USATODAY.com

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Emmy award winning comedy writer Hal Kanter, who created Julia, died Sunday. He was 92.

 

[Mark CMG]

Early report that Heavy D has passed -

Breaking news: RIP Heavy D - RAPstation.com: