IN REMEMBRANCE--2023 AD

[Eyes of Nine]

Bert I. Gordon, who directed cheesy sci-fi films like Village of the Giants, and Empire of the Ants, died today. He was 100.

I loved Amazing Colossal Man. I guess it became his signature, Forrest Ackerman called him B.I.G because not only where they his initials; but his career was all about things that were big

 

[billd91]

Actor Chaim Topol has died at 87.

Chaim Topol, 'Fiddler on the Roof' actor, dies age 87 | CNN

Chaim Topol, the actor best known for playing Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof," has died in Israel following "a long illness," his representative confirmed to CNN Thursday. He was 87.

www.cnn.com

 

[Hriston]

Kevin Alexander Gray, civil rights activist and South Carolina campaign manager for Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign, has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 65 years old.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Actor and murder suspect Robert Blake died today. He was 89.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Jerry Samuels, better known as Napoleon XIV, who had a hit with "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha -Haaa!", died today. He was 84.

 

[Mad_Jack]

Actor Chaim Topol has died at 87.

Chaim Topol, 'Fiddler on the Roof' actor, dies age 87 | CNN

Chaim Topol, the actor best known for playing Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof," has died in Israel following "a long illness," his representative confirmed to CNN Thursday. He was 87.

www.cnn.com

Ah, dammit - I liked him... I'll have to watch Flash Gordon again this weekend.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Keith Johnstone author of Impro and foundational to modern improvisational theatre (and therefore to some extent some aspects of RPGs), dead at age 90

Link to reddit post, which in turn links to his front page with the news

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Joe Pepitone has died.

Joe Pepitone, flamboyant Yankees All-Star, dead at 82

Joe Pepitone, an All-Star and Gold Glove first baseman on the 1960s New York Yank ees who gained renown for his flamboyant personality, hairpieces and penchant for nightlife, has died at age 82. Pepitone was living with his daughter Cara Pepitone at her house in Kansas City, Missouri, and was...

www.yahoo.com

 

[billd91]

Dick Fosbury, whose "Fosbury Flop" revolutionized high jumping, has died.

Dick Fosbury, Olympic champion who changed high jump forever, dies aged 76

Oregon athlete who invented the Fosbury Flop won historic gold medal at Mexico City games in 1968

www.theguardian.com

 

[Hriston]

Kenzaburo Oe, the Nobel Prize-winning Japanese novelist and peace activist, has died at the age of 88.