In Remembrance--2011

[GrayLinnorm]

David Ngoombujarra, one of the best known indigenous Australian actors, died Sunday. He was 44.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Ed Flesh, who created the wheel used on Wheel of Fortune, died last Friday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 79.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Lucien Freud, the grandson of Sigmund Freud and considered one of the greatest realist painters, died yesterday. He was 88.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Azumi Actor Yoshio Harada Passes Away at 71

The actor Yoshio Harada passed away from pneumonia on Tuesday, July 19 in Tokyo. He was 71. In the 2003 live-action film of Azumi, he played the character of Gessai. He also had roles in the live-action manga adaptations of Say Hello to Black Jack, Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance, Oishinbo, and Dororo.

In Remembrance

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Elliot Handler, co-founder of Mattell, died yesterday. He was 95.

It was Elliot who came up with the name Barbie, designed by his wife Ruth, for one of Mattell's most popular offerings.

 

[Darkness]

Amy Winehouse, British singer and songwriter, was found dead today. She was 27.

BBC News - Amy Winehouse found dead, aged 27

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Amy Winehouse, British singer and songwriter, was found dead today. She was 27.

BBC News - Amy Winehouse found dead, aged 27

Not exactly surprising, but still tragic.

 

[Fast Learner]

Definitely tragic. Regardless of whether one liked her attitude or her public persona, she was a hell of a singer.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

John Shalikashvili, the first foreign born chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died today from complications of a stroke. He was 75.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Frank Potenza, Jimmy Kimmel's uncle, who made frequent appearances on his nephew's show, died today. He was 77.