Dead Celebs - 2005

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Death on the Nile producer dies

Lord Brabourne, producer of such films as Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile and A Passage to India, has died at the age of 80.

He passed away peacefully at his Kent home with his wife Countess Mountbatten of Burma and their six children at his side, according to a spokeswoman.

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'Little Rascals' Actor Thomas Bond Dies

Thomas Ross Bond, who played Butch the bully in the "Our Gang" and "The Little Rascals" serials of the 1930s, has died. He was 79.

Bond died Saturday of complications from heart disease at Northridge Hospital, said his manager, Frank Marks.

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[Henry]

Would you believe... 82 years of age?

Don Adams, who played Maxwell Smart in NBC's TV series, "Get Smart", passed away of a lung infection. He was 82.

Adams (born Donald James Yarmy) passed away late Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his friend Bruce Tufeld said Monday.

 

[Del]

Don Adams, who played Maxwell Smart in NBC's TV series, "Get Smart", passed away of a lung infection. He was 82.

Adams (born Donald James Yarmy) passed away late Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his friend Bruce Tufeld said Monday.

I might add that he was the voice of Inspector Gadget, a show I loved as a kid.

 

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Author Helen Cresswell dies at 71

Award-winning author Helen Cresswell has died at the age of 71.

The writer died at her home in Eakring, in Nottinghamshire, on Monday night. She had been suffering from cancer for some time.

Ms Cresswell was best-known for her children's book Lizzie Dripping, about a girl and her witch friend, which was later made into a BBC TV series.

In Remembrance.

 

[lrsach01]

I might add that he was the voice of Inspector Gadget, a show I loved as a kid.

Even better for an old kid like me, he was the voice of Tennessee Tuxedo. A masterful penguin who was always trying to escape the zoo. Looks like he finally got out...God Speed, Don

 

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Federal Judge Constance Baker Motley Dies

Federal Judge Constance Baker Motley, who as a young lawyer represented Martin Luther King Jr. and played a pivotal role in the nation's civil rights struggle, has died. She was 84.

Motley died of congestive heart failure at NYU Downtown Hospital on Wednesday morning, according to her son, Joel Motley III.

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[Truth Seeker]

Playwright August Wilson Dies of Cancer

Playwright August Wilson, whose epic 10-play cycle chronicling the black experience in 20th-century America included such landmark dramas as "Fences" and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," died Sunday of liver cancer, a family spokeswoman said. He was 60.

Wilson died at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, surrounded by his family, said Dena Levitin, Wilson's personal assistant. The playwright had disclosed in late August that his illness was inoperable and he had only a few months to live.

"We've lost a great writer, I think the greatest writer that our generation has seen and I've lost a dear, dear friend and collaborator," said Kenny Leon, who directed the Broadway production of "Gem of the Ocean" as well as Wilson's most recent play, "Radio Golf," which just concluded a run in Los Angeles.

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'The Wiz' Actor Nipsey Russell Dies at 80

Nipsey Russell, who played the Tin Man alongside Diana Ross and Michael Jackson in "The Wiz" as part of a decades-long career in stage, television and film, has died. He was 80.

The actor, who had been suffering from cancer, died Sunday afternoon at Lenox Hill Hospital, said his longtime manager Joseph Rapp.

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Comedy legend Ronnie Barker dies

British TV comedy actor Ronnie Barker, who starred in Porridge and The Two Ronnies, has died aged 76.

One of the most loved and respected comedy performers of his generation, he was best known as one half of a double act with Ronnie Corbett.

In Remembrance.