Dead Celebs - 2003

[Dimwhit]

Add Art Carney to the list. He played Ed Norton on The Honeymooners.

 

[Mark]

TV, Movie Actor Jonathan Brandis Dies at 27

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,103726,00.html

 

[Napftor]

I also saw that Michael Kamen had died. He was the composer for such favorite films as Mr. Holland's Opus, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Highlander.

My apologies for not having a link available.

Edit: Here it is. Scroll to the bottom.
http://www.einsiders.com/features/columns/nov03obituaries.php

 

[The Serge]

He also composed the score for X-Men.

 

[LightPhoenix]

TV, Movie Actor Jonathan Brandis Dies at 27

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,103726,00.html

Ahhh, SeaQuest...

A friend of mine is really freaking out because no one seems to be reporting this, and he was fairly big back in the day. Well, for a time anyway.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

I also saw that Michael Kamen had died. He was the composer for such favorite films as Mr. Holland's Opus, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Highlander.

My apologies for not having a link available.

Edit: Here it is. Scroll to the bottom.
http://www.einsiders.com/features/columns/nov03obituaries.php

Crud. I'll have to go home and watch Polyester - he did songs for that movie, too.

Another one, from the same site:

GENE ANTHONY RAY Died Nov. 14, 2003

What a terrible month for young actors. Gene Ray Anthony is the third young actor to die in as many days. In a radio interview this weekend, actress Debbie Allen stated that actor/dancer Gene Anthony Ray had died. According to the website FameForever.com, Mr. Ray died on November 15 at age 41. "Fame" actor Lee Curreri informed FameForever.com that Mr. Anthony died from the onset of a stroke. Mr. Ray shone in his performance as Leroy in the movie "Fame." His audition scene is one of the great scenes in modern film musicals. I never saw the TV series myself, but Mr. Ray’s popularity carried over from the big screen to the small. He played Friday to Michael York’s Robinson Crusoe in the Made for TV film "Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday." Other credits include "Out of Sync" and "Eddie." Mr. Ray was also the associate choreographer on "Eddie." Prayers of comfort for his family and friends.

Of course, they don't mention his role in Carrie, the Broadway musical based on the Stephen King book / Brian DePalma movie--which is considered the biggest flop in Broadway history.

 

[Darrin Drader]

At first I thought you were talking about Gene Ray, the quack who thought up timecube. I gues my face is triangle. I am educated stupid!

 

[Mark]

Former Illinois Senator Paul Simon (75)

http://www.nbc5.com/politics/2693711/detail.html

 

[Aeolius]

Keiko died of pneumonia Friday, at the age of 27.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/12/obit.keiko.ap/index.html

 

[Mark]

Worked on that first post so that we'd have a solid list for our reference archives in years to come.