2010----In Remembrance.

[GrayLinnorm]

Actress Barbara Billingsley, best known for playing June Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver, died today. She was 94.

Billingsley also had a memorable cameo in Airplane and was the voice of Nanny on Jim Henson's Muppet Babies.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot, pioneer of the study of fractals, died Thursday. He was 85.

 

[lrsach01]

Simon MacCorkindale, the star of Manimal, died yesterday of bowel cancer. He was 58.

MacCorkindale also appeared on Falcon Crest and Dynasty among other shows.

For the older geeks on the board, he was probably best known as Prince Mikah from The Sword and the Sorcerer.... which is just a wonderfully crappy movie. God Speed Sir....

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Acclaimed author Belva Plain, best known for Evergreen, died last Tuesday. She was 95.

 

[faith1806]

Helen Keller sets a good example for everyone to learn, and we should put her in mind forever.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Tom Bosley, who played Mr. Cunningham on Happy Days and starred in Father Dowling Mysteries, died today from a staph infection. He was 83.

 

[Fast Learner]

Oof, Mrs. Cleaver and Mr. Cunningham in the same week.

 

[Fast Learner]

Perhaps Johnny Sheffield, "Boy" from the early Tarzan movies, completes the family.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Bob Guccione, creator of Penthouse magazine, died yesterday of cancer. He was 79.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

And as may be more important to those who post here, he also published Omni magazine, which ran innovative sci-fi stories and art.