In Remembrance...Celebrities In 2006.

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Swedish-American Soprano Varnay Dies

Astrid Varnay, the Swedish-American soprano who made her Metropolitan Opera debut - virtually without rehearsal - in a nationally broadcast performance and went on to sing for half a century, has died. She was 88.

In Remembrance.

 

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`Voguing' Dancer Willi Ninja Dies at 45

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Dancer Willi Ninja, whose skill in the gender-bending art of "voguing'' influenced Madonna and was immortalized in the documentary film "Paris Is Burning,'' has died, friends and relatives said Tuesday.

Ninja died Saturday of AIDS-related illnesses at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, they said. He was 45.

In Remembrance.

 

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R.I.P Peter Brock

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Australian motor racing great Peter Brock died in an accident during a rally in Western Australia, motor sport officials has said.

Brock, 61, was killed while he was taking part in the Targa West rally, the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) said in a statement.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

RIP Kwan Hoi-Shan, another Hong Kong Legend(Monkey Peaches)

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Hong Kong TV and film actor Kwan Hoi-Shan, commonly known as Uncle Shrimp, passed away this morning *posted on 9/11/2006* in Hong Kong at the age of 81. Kwan began learning Cantonese opera from his father when he was very young and become an actor by age 11. During the 1950s and 1960s, he starred in a large number of movies. In 1976, he joined Hong Kong's TVB and became a regular in many series by the station, while still kept showing up on the big screen.

Some of the movies he starred in include Project A, Project A 2 and Hard Boiled. He retired from acting in 2001 after suffering from a stroke. In the same year, TVB gave him a grand award for his contribution to the station. Last year he returned to the small screen for the final time in a TV special by TVB.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

John Conte, 90, Actor on Stage and TV, Dies

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John Conte, an actor in television, radio, films and on Broadway for decades before he went behind the cameras and founded his own television station, died here on Monday (September 4).

He was 90. His death was confirmed by Lee Fowler, a spokeswoman for Eisenhower Medical Center.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

St. Louis Blues Legend Bennie Smith Dies

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Bennie Smith, a guitarist and St. Louis blues legend who played with stars like Chuck Berry and Ike and Tina Turner, died Sunday following a heart attack. He was 72.

Smith, Kim Massie and the Soulard Blues Band were to perform Sunday night at a club in suburban University City, but when the musicians arrived onstage without Smith, harmonica player Tom "Papa" Ray told the crowd that Smith had died earlier that evening.

He said Smith, lying in bed Saturday after a heart attack, wanted the show to go on without him. And it did.

In Remembrance.

 

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Ex-Texas Gov. Ann Richards Dies

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Former Gov. Ann Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night after a battle with cancer, a family spokeswoman said. She was 73.

She died at home surrounded by her family, the spokeswoman said. Richards was found to have esophageal cancer in March and underwent chemotherapy treatments.

In Remembrance.

 

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I don't know why this one hasn't been mentioned yet, but Pat Corley, who played Phil the bartender on Murphy Brown, died Monday. He was 76.

 

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It can happen, somethings can be missed. But thank you for bringing this to attention.
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In Remembrance.

I don't know why this one hasn't been mentioned yet, but Pat Corley, who played Phil the bartender on Murphy Brown, died Monday. He was 76.

 

[Truth Seeker]

TV presenter Raymond Baxter dies

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Television presenter Raymond Baxter - best known for fronting the BBC's science programme Tomorrow's World - has died at the age of 84.

He was with daughter Jenny Douglas and son Dr Graham Baxter when he died at Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.

In Remembrance.