IN REMEMBRANCE--2020 AD

[GrayLinnorm]

Sy Sperling, president of the Hair Club for Men, died today. He was 78.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

RIP to José Mojica Marins, the Brazilian filmmaker responsible for Coffin Joe. The first movie, At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul, is a strange and striking film. They get weirder and weirder from there on out.

[R.I.P.] Brazilian Master of Horror José Mojica Marins Has Passed Away

Best known for creating and playing the popular character Coffin Joe, Brazil’s first horror icon, filmmaker/actor José Mojica Marins has sadly passed away at the age of 83. The Brazilian master of horror introduced Coffin Joe (Zé do Caixão) in 1964’s At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul, an...

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[Celebrim]

Bit surprised that I'm not seeing this, but:

Daniel Scott Palter, founder of WEG, is reported to have passed away.

Daniel Scott Palter, founder of West End Games, has passed - Fantha Tracks

Daniel Scott Palter, founder of West End Games, has passed away.

www.fanthatracks.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

“Mad Mike” Hughes has died.

Daredevil 'Mad Mike' Hughes dies while attempting to launch a homemade rocket | CNN

Daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes died during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket Saturday.

www.cnn.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Lindsey Renee Lagestee has died.

Country singer Lindsey Renee Lagestee of Dixie Crush dies at 25 | CNN

Lindsey Renee Lagestee, the 25-year-old lead female vocalist of the country music band Dixie Crush, died days after being hit by a car on her way to a Valentine's Day performance in Chicago, the band said on Facebook.

www.cnn.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

B. Smith has died.

Lifestyle guru B. Smith has died at 70 from early-onset Alzheimer's disease

The restaurant owner, cookbook author, TV personality, design expert and model was hailed as a pioneer for women of color.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Jeanne Evert Dubin has died.

Jeanne Evert, former tennis pro and sister of Chris, dies

Jeanne Evert Dubin, a former world-ranked tennis player and a younger sister of 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert, has died. Evert Dubin died Thursday after a 2 1/2-year struggle with ovarian cancer, according to an online obituary posted by Lorne & Sons Funeral Home in Delray Beach...

news.yahoo.com

 

[billd91]

Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician celebrated in the film Hidden Figures, has died at 101.

Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101

Johnson "was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter.

www.nbcnews.com

Katherine Johnson Biography - NASA

Biography by Margot Lee Shetterly

www.nasa.gov

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Hosni Mubarak, the former president of Egypt, died today. He was 91.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Diana Serra Cary has died.

Diana Serra Cary, ‘Baby Peggy’ of Silent Films, Dies at 101 (Published 2020)

Ms. Cary, who endured poverty and heartbreak after her parents squandered her fortune, went on to become an author and film historian as an adult.

www.nytimes.com