Dead Celebs - 2005

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Ex-'SNL' player Charles Rocket a suicide

Charles Rocket, a comedian and actor who appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and had roles in a variety of movies and television series, committed suicide, the state medical examiner has ruled.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/17/comedian.suicide.ap/index.html

 

[Truth Seeker]

Jazz veteran Shirley Horn dies at 71

Shirley Horn,the Grammy-winning jazz vocalist and pianist known for her intimate, whispery vocals and top-drawer piano playing, died Thursday (October 20) at Gladys Spellman Nursing Home in Cheverly, Md., after an extended battle with diabetes. She was 71.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

'Porky' from 'Our Gang' dead at 71

Gordon Lee, the chubby child actor who played Spanky McFarland's little brother, "Porky," in "Little Rascals" comedies, has died. He was 71.

Lee died Sunday in a Minneapolis nursing home after battling lung and brain cancer, said Janice McClain, his partner of 13 years.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

European dance act singer "Captain Jack" dies at 43

Cuban-born dance music artist Franky Gee, better-known to his European fans as "Captain Jack," has died of a brain hemorrhage while in Spain, German media reported on Saturday. He was 43.

In Remembrance.

 

[kingpaul]

Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks, 92, Dies

http://kevxml2a.verizon.net/_1_2C4I...ews&ran=18156&passqi=&feed=ap&more=&section=1

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

William Hootkins, who played Jek Porkins(Red 6) in Star Wars: A New Hope, died of cancer on Sunday.

http://www.whatsonstage.com/dl/page.php?page=greenroom&story=E8821130151838

 

[Truth Seeker]

At a celebration in her honor that same year, she said:

"I am leaving this legacy to all of you ... to bring peace, justice, equality, love and a fulfillment of what our lives should be. Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die - the dream of freedom and peace." ​

In Remembrance

http://kevxml2a.verizon.net/_1_2C4I...ews&ran=18156&passqi=&feed=ap&more=&section=1

 

[Truth Seeker]

Voice of Jolly Green Giant Dies at 80

Elmer "Len" Dresslar Jr., who extolled generations of TV watchers to eat their vegetables as the booming voice of the Jolly Green Giant, has died. He was 80.

Dresslar died Oct. 16 of cancer, according to daughter Teri Bennett.

In Remembrance

"Ho, Ho, Ho, Green Giant!"​

 

[Truth Seeker]

Producer Adams dies at 52

Movie producer Tony Adams, who worked on many films by Blake Edwards, including 10, six of the Pink Panther movies and Victor/Victoria, has died of a stroke. He was 52.

Adams died at the weekend at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, said Peter Cromarty, a spokesman for the producer.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Wolf Rilla

Wolf Rilla, who has died at the age of 85, accurately defined himself as a writer, filmmaker and television maker. He published six novels, directed 24 movies, notably Village of the Damned (1962), and was active in television from the brave days when the BBC's pioneer service was resuming at Alexandra Palace in 1946, after a wartime closedown of six and a half years.

Wolf Rilla, writer, film and television programme maker and hotelier, born March 16 1920; died October 19 2005.

In Remembrance.