In Memoriam

[allezfred]

Dick Cheney dies aged 84 as George W Bush remembers the VP

Cheney - the VP under President Bush from 2001 to 2009 - died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease on Monday night.

www.bbc.com

 

[PRlady]

Dick Cheney dies aged 84 as George W Bush remembers the VP

Cheney - the VP under President Bush from 2001 to 2009 - died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease on Monday night.

www.bbc.com

Evil man. But the most powerful VP in history. He made his mark.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Diane Ladd has died.

 

[Cachoo]

Evil man. But the most powerful VP in history. He made his mark.

Would we have entered Iraq without Cheney? I seriously doubt it. That man has his own trail of tears.

 

[SHARPIE]

RIP Pauline Collins, star of “Shirley Valentine”. A film I will always stop and watch when I’m around and it pops up on TV.


Pauline Collins, star of Shirley Valentine, dies at aged 85 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62e0n957y9o

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

RIP Pauline Collins, star of “Shirley Valentine”. A film I will always stop and watch when I’m around and it pops up on TV.


Pauline Collins, star of Shirley Valentine, dies at aged 85 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62e0n957y9o

I believe that she appeared in the film "Paradise Road" along with Glenn Close, Cate Blanchett, Frances McDormand and Julianna Margulies.

 

[Vagabond]

Pauline Collins first came to prominence playing the maid Sarah in Upstairs Downstairs. If ever there were a role and an actress that redefined playing the maid, Sarah was that role, and Pauline Collins was that actress.

 

[allezfred]

RIP Pauline Collins, star of “Shirley Valentine”. A film I will always stop and watch when I’m around and it pops up on TV.


Pauline Collins, star of Shirley Valentine, dies at aged 85 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62e0n957y9o

Same! So many memorable lines and scenes.

On our honeymoon to Mykonos we stayed close to the beach where the scenes in Greece were filmed to pay homage.

RIP

 

[SHARPIE]

Same! So many memorable lines and scenes.

On our honeymoon to Mykonos we stayed close to the beach where the scenes in Greece were filmed to pay homage.

RIP

If I actually liked eggs I’d have had chips and egg tonight in honour, even though it’s Thursday!

 

[MacMadame]

If I actually liked eggs I’d have had chips and egg tonight in honour, even though it’s Thursday!

Ooh, I had eggs and toast for breakfast! (we have company so dh cooked)

 

[SHARPIE]

Ooh, I had eggs and toast for breakfast! (we have company so dh cooked)

Missed the point.

 

[Badams]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/sport/football-nfl-dallas-cowyboys-marshawn-kneeland-dead

So sad.

 

[Vash01]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/sport/football-nfl-dallas-cowyboys-marshawn-kneeland-dead

So sad.

Just read this. So sad! So young!

 

[attyfan]

James Watson (of DNA fame) has died:

James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.

apnews.com

 

[Vash01]

James Watson (of DNA fame) has died:

James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.

apnews.com

I didn’t know he was still alive. Great contribution to science. R.I.P.

 

[Buzz]

James Watson (of DNA fame) has died:

James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.

apnews.com

R.I.P.

The amount of victims who finally got justice because of scientists like himself who helped to discover DNA.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Sally Kirkland, Veteran Actress and Oscar Nominee, Dies at 84

I used to see her at the silver spoon restaurant in West Hollywood when I first move there.

I remember she also played Johnny Galecki‘s mom on the original Roseanne series. She played the mom of David and Mark.

Sally Kirkland, Veteran Actress and Oscar Nominee, Dies at 84 — People

Kirkland had been in hospice care in the days prior to her death

apple.news

 

[Ananas Astra]

The famous German entertainers Alice and Ellen Kessler, known as the "Kessler Twins" passed away yesterday at their home near Munich at the age of 89.

Apparently it was some sort of "assisted suicide" and they had chosen their date of death together beforehand.

They entered the world together and wanted to leave it together.

German entertainment icons the Kessler Twins die in joint assisted suicide at 89

Alice and Ellen Kessler, 89-year-old twin singers and dancers who rose to fame across Europe in the 1950s and became German cultural icons, were found dead in their home near Munich; Reports say the sisters chose to end their lives together

www.ynetnews.com

 

[MacMadame]

Not familiar with Stone Rose but have heard some Primal Scream stuff:

Gary Mounfield, former Stone Roses bassist, has died at 63

Stone Roses and Primal Scream ex-bass player Gary Mounfield has died at age 63. Those groups were two of the most influential British rock bands of the past four decades.

apnews.com

 

[text_skate]

Udo kier is dead. His most recent film is The Secret Agent, Brazil's entry for the 2026 Oscars

Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81

Udo Kier, a German actor who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning. He was 81.

variety.com

R.I.P.

 

[text_skate]

Sad to hear about Jimmy Cliff's death. I liked his music a lot, particularly his iconic songs like You Can Get It If You Really Want or Many Rivers to Cross

Jimmy Cliff, 'The Harder They Come' Reggae Giant, Dead at 81

Jimmy Cliff, the reggae legend who helped spread the genre’s reach from Jamaica to the world with ‘The Harder They Come,’ has died at the age of 81.

www.rollingstone.com

Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81

Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now

www.theguardian.com

 

[Cachoo]

Sad to hear about Jimmy Cliff's death. I liked his music a lot, particularly his iconic songs like You Can Get It If You Really Want or Many Rivers to Cross

Jimmy Cliff, 'The Harder They Come' Reggae Giant, Dead at 81

Jimmy Cliff, the reggae legend who helped spread the genre’s reach from Jamaica to the world with ‘The Harder They Come,’ has died at the age of 81.

www.rollingstone.com

Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81

Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now

www.theguardian.com

One of the greats.

 

[Buzz]

R.I.P.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/us/tulsa-massacre-viola-ford-fletcher-survivor

 

[vgerdes]

R.I.P.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/us/tulsa-massacre-viola-ford-fletcher-survivor

111 years old. Wow. A life well-lived.

 

[peibeck]

Playwright and screen writer Tom Stoppard has left us at aged 88.

Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88

A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter

www.theguardian.com

 

[skateycat]

I'm not sure exactly how old he was, as an obituary has not come out, but one of my favorite people passed away about a month ago. Sonny Tripp was one of those people who really took care of his community. He was a really special coach, and a dedicated education advocate for Native students in the K-12 school system up here.

He came from a family of cultural leaders. He took care of his uncle Brian, a well-known artist, singer, poet, and dance leader, the last 3 years of his life. Actually, it was more like he made it possible for his uncle to have a big victory lap during those three years.

 

[Buzz]

R.I.P. Gramma

Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141

Zoo officials said she came from the Bronx Zoo in either 1928 or 1931 as part of their first group of Galápagos tortoises.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Cachoo]

R.I.P. Gramma

Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141

Zoo officials said she came from the Bronx Zoo in either 1928 or 1931 as part of their first group of Galápagos tortoises.

www.nbcnews.com

RIP Gramma. By the way, Jonathan, born in 1832 still lives.

 

[text_skate]

Frank Gehry dies at 96. R.I.P. Your buildings will stay with us. We will know them, when we see them

Frank Gehry obituary

Canadian–American architect who explored crumpling and fish curves in such buildings as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao

www.theguardian.com

Gallery:

Gallery of Frank Gehry, Visionary Architect of the Bilbao Guggenheim, Dies at 96 - 8

Image 8 of 11 from gallery of Frank Gehry, Visionary Architect of the Bilbao Guggenheim, Dies at 96. Biomuseo / Gehry Partners. © Fernando Alda

www.archdaily.com