Dead Celebs - 2005

[Truth Seeker]

Emmy-Winning 'Muppets' Writer Dies

Jerry Juhl, an Emmy-winning writer for "The Muppet Show" died on Sept. 27 at the age of 67.

The Jim Henson employee, collaborator and friend passed away at a hospital in San Francisco after a battle with cancer.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

DS9's Ferengi Leck Passes Away

"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and "Star Trek: Voyager" will be without Ferengi Leck and Vrelk, the Malon after actor, singer and songwriter Hamilton Camp suffered a heart attack on Sunday, October 2, according to Trek Today.

Camp was 71.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Veteran Comic Louis Nye Dies at 92

Comedian Louis Nye, who created a national catchphrase belting out "Hi, ho, Steverino!" as one of the players on Steve Allen's groundbreaking 1950s TV show, has died. He was 92.

Nye died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles after a long battle with lung cancer, his son, Peter Nye, told The Associated Press on Monday.

In Remembrance.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

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.

Wow- I am truly, truly sorry to hear this, and even sorrier that I almost missed it. Nipsy was a great and woefully underrealized talent (IMO). He will be missed.

 

[devilish]

"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and "Star Trek: Voyager" will be without Ferengi Leck and Vrelk, the Malon after actor, singer and songwriter Hamilton Camp suffered a heart attack on Sunday, October 2, according to Trek Today.

Camp was 71.

In Remembrance.

In addition, Hamilton Camp did some voices for Baldur's Gate. He voiced
2 monks at Candlekeep (Cadderly and Tethoril, who rescued you from the dungeon)
and Aldeth Sashenstar, who was the rich merchant fighting with the druids.
You were able to either help the druids or the hunters and change the plot a bit.

-D

 

[Truth Seeker]

Italian Director Sergio Citti Dies

Sergio Citti, an Italian director and writer best known for his work with the late Pier Paolo Pasolini, died in a hospital near Rome on Tuesday, health officials said. He was 72.

Citti died of cardiac problems in the Grassi hospital in Ostia, a coastal town a few kilometers (miles) from Rome where he lived, the local health authority said in a statement. He had been hospitalized last week following a heart attack.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Hollywood Writer Devery Freeman Dies at 92

Devery Freeman, a screen writer who helped create the Writers Guild of America and also wrote for such TV series as "The Thin Man,'' has died. He was 92.

Freeman, who had been ill since having open heart surgery in March, died Friday evening in Los Angeles, according to a statement on the guild's Web site.

In Remembrance.

 

[Warrior Poet]

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Playwright August Wilson

I hadn't checked this thread in a while, and just now saw these.

I didn't realize they were gone. Rest well, and thanks for all the hard work, the art.

Warrior Poet

 

[Truth Seeker]

Songwriter Baker Knight Dies at 72

Prolific songwriter Baker Knight, whose hits were recorded by stars ranging from Elvis Presley to Ricky Nelson, Paul McCartney, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, has died at age 72.

From the 1950s to the 1970s, Knight wrote almost 1,000 songs. More than 40 singers recorded his tunes, which include the 1970 Presley hit "The Wonder of You" and Martin's "Somewhere There's a Someone" and "That Old Time Feelin'." Nelson and McCartney sang the same Knight hit, "Lonesome Town," decades apart.

Perry Como, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr. and Mickey Gilley also recorded some of Knight's songs.

Born Thomas Baker Knight Jr., he died Wednesday of natural causes at his home in Birmingham, according to his daughter, Tuesday Knight.

In Remembrance.

 

[Particle_Man]

last of the winged monkeys flies back to oz...

Sig Frolich, last surviving actor to play a winged monkey in The Wizard of Oz, has died at the age of 97. Last of the 13 actors to play the monkeys. He was the one that snatched Toto. Was also in This Time for Keeps (1942). Saved Mickey Rooney's life once. Died Sept. 30, but I don't think it is up here yet.

I wonder if any of the munchkins are left?