In Remembrance--2011

[Truth Seeker]

Russian director of "Seventeen Moments of Spring" dies

Russian film and TV director Tatyana Lioznova, best known for her series "Seventeen Moments of Spring," died on Thursday in Moscow, state TV reported. She was 87.

In Remembrance

 

[Truth Seeker]

Australian actress Diane Cilento dies aged 78

Oscar-nominated Australian actress Diane Cilento, who was once married to Sean Connery, has died aged 78.

The star, who passed away at the Cairns Base Hospital, close by her Queensland home, rose to fame in the early 1960s opposite stars such as Charlton Heston.

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[Dannyalcatraz]

Oakland Raiders' owner, Al Davis, has died.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/sports/football/al-davis-owner-of-raiders-dies-at-82.html

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Piano player Roger Williams, best known for "Autumn Leaves", died today of pancreatic cancer. He was 87.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

David Hess, who played a serial killer in The Last House On the Left, died today. He was 69.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Mikey Welsh, a former bass player for Weezer, was found dead in a hotel room yesterday. He was 40.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Manga Creator Kei Aoyama Passes Away at 32

The television station TBS is reporting that manga creator Kei Aoyama was found dead, hung from his neck, in the bathroom of his Tokyo apartment on October 9. He was 32.

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[jmucchiello]

Dennis Ritchie co-creator of the original Unix operating system and co-creator of the programming language C died at the age of 70 on October 8 or 9 (report is not conclusive).
As reported by Rob Pike.

 

[Fast Learner]

K&R was truly enlightening, opening me up to C and a whole new world of programming. And Unix... Unix is genius. Thanks Dennis, so much.

Rough couple of weeks for programmers.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Longtime gay rights activist Frank Kameny died Tuesday. He was 86.