In Remembrance...2008

[GrayLinnorm]

Character actor Allan Melvin, best known for playing Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, died Thursday. He was 84.

Melvin also did voice work, most notably as Magilla Gorilla.

 

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Singer-songwriter John Stewart, a former member of the Kingston Trio, died today of a stroke. He was 68.

Stewart wrote "Daydream Believer", a #1 hit for the Monkees, and had a top 10 hit, "Gold", in 1979.

 

[Knightfall]

Broadcaster Don Wittman passes away

Don Wittman, whose smooth baritone voice called some of Canada's most significant sports, has died of cancer. He was 71.

http://www.tsn.ca/headlines/news_story/?ID=227698

 

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Suzanne Pleshette, best known for playing Bob Newhart's wife Emily on The Bob Newhart Show, died yesterday of respiratory failure. She was 70.

Pleshette also had roles in movies (The Birds, Blackbeard's Ghost) and stage (The Miracle Worker). Her death comes only a year after that of her husband, Tom Poston.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Singer-songwriter John Stewart, a former member of the Kingston Trio, died today of a stroke. He was 68.

Stewart wrote "Daydream Believer", a #1 hit for the Monkees, and had a top 10 hit, "Gold", in 1979.

Daydream Believer is my favorite Monkees song. Rest In Piece John.

 

[RigaMortus2]

Apparently Heath Ledger was just found dead. No details yet.

http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=57608

 

[Mistwell]

Apparently Heath Ledger was just found dead. No details yet.

Edit: If my friend is just messing w/ me, I will remove this (just wanted to be first to post it )

Your friend is messing with you.
[Edit - Or not, and the news hit the wires mere moments after I posted]

 

[Mouseferatu]

Your friend is messing with you.

Not according to CNN...

 

[Mistwell]

Not according to CNN...

Indeed...moments after, it hit the wires...he was just REALLY QUICK in getting that news. Right now, it looks like suicide by pills.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Actress Lois Nettleton died last Thursday. She was 80.

Nettleton had been married to Jean Shepherd.