In Remembrance---2009


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GrayLinnorm

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Academy Award nominated actor Richard Todd died yesterday. He was 90.

Todd participated in D-Day and was one of the first paratroopers to meet Major John Howard's glider force. He would play Howard in The Longest Day.

Todd was also Ian Fleming's first pick to play James Bond.
 

GrayLinnorm

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Aaron Schroeder, who wrote over 2,000 songs, died Tuesday of Alzheimer's disease. He was 84.

Schroeder wrote several songs for Elvis, including "Stuck On You", "A Big Hunk O' Love" and "It's Now or Never", and the theme from Scooby Doo, Where Are You!
 

GrayLinnorm

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Character actor Jan Leighton died November 16 from complications of a stroke. He was 87.

Leighton holds the record for the most roles played by an actor (2,407), including many historical figures such as George Washington and William Shakespeare.
 

Villano

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Spanish horror icon Paul Naschy (Jacinto Molina) died on December 1st in Madrid from pancreatic cancer at the age of 75. Naschy was an actor, writer and director and was often nicknamed the "Lon Chaney" or "Boris Karloff" of Spain. He is credited as being one of the key figures in introducing the horror genre to Spanish filmmaking.

This is sad news. He was also one of my favorites. I grew up watching his films. :.-(
 

RichCsigs

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Eddie "Umanga" Fatu

WWE and CNN have announced that Eddie "Umanga" Fatu passed away yesterday from what a family friend said was a heart attack.
 


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