In Remembrance...2008

[GrayLinnorm]

Special effects artist Stan Winston died yesterday. He was 62.

Winston won four Oscars in his lifetime.

 

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Actress and dancer Cyd Charisse, who appeared in Singin' in the Rain and Brigadoon, among other films, died yesterday. She was 86.

 

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Children's book illustrator Tasha Tudor, whose whimsical drawings of country life echoed her own picturesque lifestyle, died Wednesday. She was 92.

 

[Jamdin]

Legendary comedian George Carlin has passed on at the age of 71 on Sunday, June 22, 2008.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Holy crap- I just heard about George Carlin. That is a damn shame, way before his time.

It's weird- growing up, I used to wonder why people thought this guy was funny; I just didn't get his humor. It's only in the last 5 to 10 years that I've come to appreciate him for the comedic genius that he was.

A combination of a growing awareness of the way the world works coupled with an equally growing jadedness, I guess.

In any event, he will be missed.

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

Far and away my favorite comedian. I'll miss him, and plan to listen to his CDs as a personal tribute over the next few weeks.

 

[Knightfall]

Goodnight, Mr. Carlin. You will be missed.

 

[Jamdin]

Dody Goodman, character actress and comedian, died Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the age of 93. She is best known for her roles as Martha Shumway on tv's Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Blanche in Grease and Grease 2.

 

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Wilbur Hardee, founder of Hardee's restaurant, died last Friday. He was 89.
Hardee also established several lesser known restaurants throughout North Carolina, such as Biscuit Town, Hot Dog City, and Beef and Shake.

 

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Kermit Love, a costume designer who also helped design several of the Muppets, including Big Bird and Snuffleupagus, died last Saturday. He was 91.

Love also played Willie the vendor on Sesame Street. It should be worth noting that Kermit the Frog is not named after Love, but after Kermit Scott, a childhood friend of Jim Henson, who oddly enough, also died this year.