R.I.P. THREAD

[Fenrir]

"woof woof woof woof- that's my other dog impression"

[Calilasseia]

James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa in The Lion King, along with a host of other roles in a prolific acting CV, has died at the age of 93.

His filmography includes Dr Strangelove, By Dawn's Early Light and The Hunt for Red October.

[The_Piper]

He was in a cheesy Eddie Murphy comedy as well, Coming To America. The 80's movie was the first time I was aware of Samuel L Jackson, in that semi-famous star-studded scene. RIP Darth.
I don't see the youtube video embedded in this post so here is the url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m61eBU61Y1c

[DougC]

Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond
31 December 1954 – 12 October 2024
Scottish politician, economist and television host, who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. A prominent figure in the Scottish nationalist movement, he served as Leader of the Alba Party from 2021 to 2024. Salmond was leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), on two occasions, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014. He served as the party's depute leader from 1987 to 1990. Salmond hosted The Alex Salmond Show (2017–2022) on RT UK. He hosted Scotland Speaks with Alex Salmond (2023–2024).

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[DougC]

General Sir Michael David Jackson, GCB, CBE, DSO, DL
(21 March 1944 – 15 October 2024)
British Army officer and one of its most high-profile generals since the Second World War. Originally commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in 1963, he transferred to the Parachute Regiment in 1970, with which he served two of his three tours of duty in Northern Ireland. On his first, he was present as an adjutant at the events of the Ballymurphy massacre (1971), where eleven unarmed civilians were shot dead by British troops, and then at Bloody Sunday in 1972, when British soldiers opened fire on unarmed protesters, killing fourteen. On his second, he was a company commander in the aftermath of the Warrenpoint ambush (1979), when the IRA killed 18 soldiers with two roadside bombs, the British Army's heaviest single loss of life during the Troubles. He was assigned to a staff post at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in 1982 before assuming command of the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in 1984. Jackson was posted to Northern Ireland for the third time, as a brigade commander, in the early 1990s.

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[The_Piper]

Terri Garr

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/teri ... =115269147

I first saw her in MR. Mom. I was somewhere between 5 and 8 and I thought she was pretty. (Which she was, of course!)

[DougC]

Timothy Lancaster West, CBE
(20 October 1934 – 12 November 2024)
English actor and presenter. He appeared frequently on stage and television, including stints in both Coronation Street (as Eric Babbage) and EastEnders (as Stan Carter), and Not Going Out, as the original Geoffrey Adams. He was married to the actress Prunella Scales. From 2014 to 2019, they travelled together on UK and overseas canals in the Channel 4 series Great Canal Journeys.

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[BWE]

David Johnson - some dude

[Calilasseia]

Bugger.

I've just learned that Jennifer Clack, one of Per Ahlberg's colleagues in the field of tetrapod evolution, died back in 2020. Here Wikipedia page covers her accomplishments in more detail here. From that page, we learn:

Over the course of her lengthy career, Clack published in some of the most notable scientific journals, including Nature, Science, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and is one of the most published vertebrate paleontologists in Nature, arguably the leading scientific journal in the world, with over 15 papers in that journal alone.

Endometrial cancer was a nasty way for her to go as well.

She was one of those people who become thought of as irreplaceable during their lifetime.

[DougC]

James Earl Carter Jr.
(October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024)
American politician and humanitarian who served as 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was a member of the Democratic Party, the longest-lived president in U.S. history, and the first to live to 100 years of age.

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[Calilasseia]

I knew I was going to be beaten to this one here, the moment the BBC breaking news appeared in my Farcebook feed. This one will be possibly THE biggest obituary news item for some time to come.

Whatever anyone might have to say about his Presidential term, he showed his true worth afterwards. I for one developed immense respect for him once I learned of his participation on the campaign to eradicate Guinea Worm, and his efforts on the polio eradication front.

[DougC]

I try my best.

[DougC]

Tony Declan James Slattery
(9 November 1959 – 14 January 2025)d
British actor and comedian. He appeared on British television regularly from the mid-1980s, including as a regular on the Channel 4 improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. His serious and comedic film work included roles in The Crying Game, Peter's Friends and How to Get Ahead in Advertising.

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[DougC]

B.B.C. David Keith Lynch
(January 20, 1946 – January 15, 2025)
American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. He received acclaim for his films, which are often distinguished by their surrealist, dreamlike qualities. In a career spanning more than fifty years, he was awarded numerous accolades, including the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival in 2006 and an Honorary Academy Award in 2019.[3] Described as a "visionary", Lynch was considered one of the most important filmmakers of his era.

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Dame Joan Ann Plowright, Baroness Olivier
(28 October 1929 – 16 January 2025)
English actress whose career spanned over six decades. She received several accolades including two Golden Globe Awards, a Olivier Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. She was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.]

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[DougC]

Eugene Allen Hackman
(January 30, 1930 – c. February 26, 2025)
American actor. In a career that spanned six decades, he received two Academy Awards, two British Academy Films Awards and four Golden Globes.

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[DougC]

Edmund Patrick Jordan
30 March 1948 – 20 March 2025)
An Irish businessman, television personality and motorsport team owner. Born in Dublin, Jordan worked first at the Bank of Ireland. He won the Irish Kart Championship in 1971 and moved to Formula Ford in 1974. He was the founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, a Formula One constructor which operated from 1991 to 2005. He was the chief analyst for Formula One coverage on the BBC from 2009 to 2015 before joining Channel 4 after BBC pulled out in 2016. He was the co-owner of London Irish rugby club.

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[The Serpent]

Vale Val Kilmer 1959 -- 2025.

[DougC]

As above.

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[DougC]

Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio [b/]
17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025)
The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until his death. He was the first pope from the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order), the first from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.

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[BlackBart]

Appropriate weekend for the Pope to drop off the twig.