Dead Celebs - 2004

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

Former president Reagan.

It seems a little trite to relegate Reagan to a dead celeb thread. Could we start a topic in OT on this? I think it could be done without getting too political. I mean, he WAS one of the most important people of the twentieth century, regardless of whether you agreed with his politics.

 

[Mercule]

It seems a little trite to relegate Reagan to a dead celeb thread.

True, but considering that he was a reasonably big name in his acting days, it seems odd to not mention him here, at the least.

 

[KenM]

Well, I did not want to start a another post on His passing, people here at ENworld might see it as being political. He was well known, so it make him a celeberity.

 

[Silver Moon]

True, but considering that he was a reasonably big name in his acting days, it seems odd to not mention him here, at the least.

I agree. I checked the Internet Movie Database. He was in a total of 59 films between 1937 and 1964 and also hosted several tv shows, so certainly deserves mention here (regardless of any political issues).

 

[Mark]

Ronald Reagan has been added to the first post. I'll have to update through this month sometime later this week.

 

[WayneLigon]

Kate Worley, creator and writer of the acclaimed comic 'Omaha the Cat Dancer', after a langthy battle with cancer, June 06, 2004. Neil Gaiman also has a reproduction of the intro he wrote to one of her collections on his blog.

From Newsarama:

Worley wrote Omaha while Reed Waller illustrated. Worley was married to Jim (Kings in Disguise) Vance, and together, the couple have two children. She had justt recently began work on Omaha again, finishing the story for Les Humanoids.

Omaha was, in the eyes of many, one of the early prioneering independant books aimed squarely for an adult audience due to both its mature subject matter as well as frank and open sexual storylines and imagery.

 

[Mark]

Thanks, WL. I would have missed that news.

I did a quick google search to try and find a more detailed link (with some bio info) and came up with these-

http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2004_06_07.html

(link removed)

I'd appreciate your input on what you think would be the most appropriate link to use (one of the three we have now, or another) for the top post in this thread when I do my next update.

 

[Jamdin]

Goodnight, Kate Worley

Omaha the Cat Dancer is one of the few comic titles that I am only missing one or two issues of. The characters were rich and very interesting. She will be missed...

 

[WayneLigon]

http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2004_06_07.html

That one, I think.

 

[Uzumaki]

Ray Charles

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/10/obit.ray.charles.ap/index.html

Damn, man, just... damn.