Gone but not forgotten (RIP Thread)

[AdrianH]

Tributes have poured in for Dame Maggie Smith, star of the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, who has died aged 89

Harry Potter and Downton Abbey star Dame Maggie Smith dies aged 89

She won two Oscars in her decades-long career and more recently starred in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[MarioAna]

Strangely, we’ve been rewatching some of the potter movies lately and were commenting on how many of the cast have passed away.

She was great in them.

 

[AdrianH]

Not a One Direction fan, but I knew his name as he dated Cheryl Cole and they had a kid. Shame, 31 is too young too die.

Liam Payne, former member of One Direction, has died aged 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He was found dead after falling from the third floor of a hotel, according to AFP news agency and local media citing police.

Liam Payne latest: One Direction bandmates 'completely devastated' by Liam Payne's death

A statement signed by Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan said they will miss the singer "terribly".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[s@tanboy]

IRON MAIDEN Issues Statement On PAUL DI'ANNO's Death

"Paul's contribution to Iron Maiden was immense and helped set us on the path we have been travelling as a band for almost five decades."

metalinjection.net

 

[AdrianH]

Not a One Direction fan, but I knew his name as he dated Cheryl Cole and they had a kid. Shame, 31 is too young too die.

Liam Payne, former member of One Direction, has died aged 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He was found dead after falling from the third floor of a hotel, according to AFP news agency and local media citing police.

Liam Payne latest: One Direction bandmates 'completely devastated' by Liam Payne's death

A statement signed by Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan said they will miss the singer "terribly".

www.bbc.co.uk

Wow, that's a lot....

 

[Tribble]

Wow, that's a lot....

That is quite a cocktail

 

[s@tanboy]

Paul Morrissey - filmmaker, Warhol collaborator and Velvet Underground manager - has died aged 86

His films included Chelsea Girls, Trash and Women In Revolt

www.uncut.co.uk

 

[KenMasters]

Also Teri Garr:

Teri Garr Dies: ‘Tootsie’ Oscar Nominee & ‘Young Frankenstein’ Star Was 79

Teri Garr, who scored an Oscar nomination for 'Tootsie', starred in 'Young Frankenstein' and appeared in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, died Oct. 29 at 79.

deadline.com

 

[AdrianH]

Quincy Jones, giant of US music, dies aged 91

Quincy Jones, producer of Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra, dies aged 91

Jones was named as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time magazine.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[s@tanboy]

South African writer and anti-apartheid activist Breyten Breytenbach dies aged 85

The anti-apartheid critic spent seven years in prison for opposing the white minority regime.

www.bbc.com

 

[s@tanboy]

SA cycling great Willie Engelbrecht dies | News24

Commonwealth Games medallist and one of South Africa's all-time great cyclists Willie Engelbrecht has died.

www.news24.com

 

[bokka1]

SA cycling great Willie Engelbrecht dies | News24

Commonwealth Games medallist and one of South Africa's all-time great cyclists Willie Engelbrecht has died.

www.news24.com

Reading that article it seems like he committed suicide?

 

[AdrianH]

Michelle Botes dies at the age of 62 after a battle with cancer

Michelle Botes dies at the age of 62 after a battle with cancer

Botes' ability to depict complicated characters—especially villains—was highly regarded, and it had a big impact on South African television.

www.ewn.co.za

 

[s@tanboy]

Jimmy Carter, Longest-Living U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Humanitarian, Dies at 100

Jimmy Carter, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning 39th president of the United States, died at the age of 100 after more than a year and a half in hospice care. He made a final public appearance in late November to mourn Rosalynn Carter, his wife of 77 years

people.com

 

[s@tanboy]

Afropop singer Winnie Khumalo has died

South African singer Winnie Khumalo has died at the age of 51.

www.enca.com

 

[s@tanboy]

Doc Shebeleza has died! | Daily Sun

His daughter, Segaetsho, confirmed the news.

www.snl24.com

 

[KenMasters]

“Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole. It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.”

 

[s@tanboy]

John Sykes, Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake Guitarist, Dead at 65

John Skyes, a guitarist who played with Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake in the 1980s, has died at 65 after a battle with cancer.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[biometrics]

Marianne Faithfull: Singer and actress dies at 78

She was known for hits such as 1964's As Tears Go By and films including 1968's The Girl On A Motorcycle.

www.bbc.com

 

[s@tanboy]

The Jam drummer Rick Buckler dies aged 69

Tributes pour in, with bandmate Bruce Foxton remembering him as a "good guy and a great drummer".

www.bbc.com