RIP: To remember those lost to us, whether close or at large

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We've got a copy of "Tall Tales & Legends: the Complete Series" (1985) on DVD at the library. It was one of Shelley Duval's shows for kids.

[AmLitHist]

Wow:  three who were icons for their particular time and place in American pop culture:

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, 96

Richard Simmons, 76

Shannen Doherty, 53 (from 90210 and later Charmed)

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7/18/2024
Bob Newhart
I saw him perform live!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/07/18/bob-newhart-dead-at-94-appreciation/335068002/

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James Earl Jones (93)
From an EW officer on a B52 (in Dr. Strangelove) to an Admiral (in Hunt for Red October) to being a Lion King!

Award winning actor who brought many talents to the big and small screen. 

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James Earl Jones (93)
From an EW officer on a B52 (in Dr. Strangelove) to an Admiral (in Hunt for Red October) to being a Lion King!

Award winning actor who brought many talents to the big and small screen.

Here's an article from WTOP Radio detailing his long career.

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James Earl Jones (93)
From an EW officer on a B52 (in Dr. Strangelove) to an Admiral (in Hunt for Red October) to being a Lion King!

Award winning actor who brought many talents to the big and small screen. 

NYT obit

12 Great Films of James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones: A Life in Pictures

BBC obit

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James Earl Jones (93)
From an EW officer on a B52 (in Dr. Strangelove) to an Admiral (in Hunt for Red October) to being a Lion King!

Award winning actor who brought many talents to the big and small screen. 

NYT obit

12 Great Films of James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones: A Life in Pictures

BBC obit

Look on YouTube for David Letterman's Top 10: Things that sound really cool when said by James Earl Jones.

[dismalist]

A Shakespearean actor early in his career! I'd recognize his voice anywhere, except in Star Wars: I'm probably the only person in the world in that position. I know him best from The Hunt for Red October.

Glad he lived so long.

[Langue_doc]

Maggie Smith, one of my favorite actors.

Maggie Smith, Grande Dame of Stage and Screen, Dies at 89
She earned an extraordinary array of awards, from Oscars to Emmys to a Tony, but she could still go almost everywhere unrecognized. Then came "Downton Abbey."

The BBC obit.

Watch her performance in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, A Room with a View, David Copperfield, The First Wives Club, The Secret Garden, and others listed in the obits.

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Besides "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey," I remember Dame Maggie Smith in both "Sister Act" movies, and she had a small role in "Clash of the Titans" (1981). I remember watching "The Secret Garden" on Kanopy when it was available.

I didn't see these but remember her in "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" movies.

[AmLitHist]

Kris Kristofferson, aged 88.  (Had no idea he was that age.)

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The victims of Hurricane Helene.

(I have just heard today from some colleagues and friends in the NC mountains after days of anxious, fearful wondering. Several reminded me and others that there are those who will never be able to reassure loved ones that they still exist. It's a sobering reminder of mortality and the capriciousness of nature.)

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John Amos, star of the landmark TV series "Good Times" and "Roots" (1977)
Later in his career, Mr. Amos had recurring guest roles in several TV shows.