In Remembrance--2011

[GrayLinnorm]

Singer-songwriter Andrew Gold died yesterday of a heart attack. He was 59.

Gold was probably best known for "Thank You For Being a Friend", which became the theme song for The Golden Girls. His mother is Marni Nixon, who did the singing for several actresses in Hollywood musicals.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Disney legends Wally Boag and Betty Taylor died within a day of each other, after many years of sharing a stage.

Disney legends die within a day of each other - Yahoo! News

 

[Thunderfoot]

Disney legends Wally Boag and Betty Taylor died within a day of each other, after many years of sharing a stage.

Disney legends die within a day of each other - Yahoo! News

Pecos Bill and Slue Foot Sue couldn't bear to be apart.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Author of 'The Cat Who' series dies at 97 in SC

The author who wrote 29 books in the "The Cat Who ..." mystery series almost quit writing after the third book was published because popular tastes had changed so much, but a casual conversation with her husband convinced her to try again.

In Remembrance

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

R.I.P. Shreck the Sheep

NZ mourns death of Shrek the famously shaggy sheep - Yahoo! News

 

[Truth Seeker]

Jennifer Worth: Call The Midwife author dies at 75

Best-selling author Jennifer Worth, who wrote the popular Call the Midwife trilogy, has died aged 75.

A spokesperson from publishers Weidenfeld & Nicolson said the company was "deeply saddened" to announce the writer's death after a short illness.

In Remembrance

 

[Truth Seeker]

Spanish exile writer and politician Jorge Semprun dies

Jorge Semprun, the Spanish writer and resistance fighter who spent most of his life in exile in France, has died at home in Paris aged 87.

He is remembered for his screenplays in the 1960s-70s, such as The War is Over directed by Alain Resnais and The Confession by Costa Gavras.

In Remembrance

 

[Truth Seeker]

Zippy voice actor Roy Skelton dies aged 79

Actor and singer Roy Skelton, best known for voicing puppets George and Zippy in the popular children's programme Rainbow, has died aged 79.

His daughter Samantha Skelton told the BBC that her father passed away at his Brighton home after suffering a stroke.

In Remembrance

 

[Truth Seeker]

Writer-producer-director Leonard Stern dies at 87

Leonard Stern, a prolific writer-producer-director whose credits include "The Honeymooners," "Get Smart," and "McMillan and Wife," died Tuesday. He was 87.

Stern died of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said his spokesman, Dale Olson.

In Remembrance

 

[Bedrockgames]

CNBC journalist Mark Haines died suddenly yesterday. He was 65.

The last time I saw him on the air, he didn't look too good, and I remember thinking to myself "this guy looks like he could have a stroke or heart attack any minute". He had real personality.