Latest Celebrity 'Obit' posts

[sparcboxbuck]

There is now a kickstarter campaign to protect Betty White for the rest of the year.

At some point, this becomes unfunny. I think that we're getting close to that line. What a horrific year.

 

[LostLassie]

Sometimes, on New Year's Eve, we just bid a nostalgic farewell to the past year.

2016, on the other hand, needs to be tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail.

 

[Jagdaddy]

There is now a kickstarter campaign to protect Betty White for the rest of the year.

Personally, I've been expecting William Shatner's demise before we hit New Year's Day.

 

[Dryden]

RIP Mariah Carey's career, the last celebrity death of 2016. #lipsyncbattlegonewrong

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

RIP Father Mulcahy.

William Christopher Dies: Father Mulcahy Actor On ‘M.A.S.H.’ Was 84

William Christopher, the actor best known as Father Mulcahy on the classic sitcom M.A.S.H., died today following a battle with lung cancer. He was 84, and died in his Pasadena home according to his son, John, who made the news public.

Born in Evanston, Illinois in 1932, Christopher got his start as a stage actor in the 1950s before moving into television and film. Christopher held a variety of guest roles on many 1960s shows including The Andy Griffith Show, The Patty Duke Show, and The Men from Shiloh; he would also land recurring roles on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. – as Private Lester Hummel-, That Girl and Hogan’s Heroes.

Christopher landed his most famous role in 1972, replacing the actor who portrayed Father Mulcahy in the M.A.S.H. pilot. He would remain a series mainstay throughout the show’s 11 season run, and would reprise the character on the short-lived M.A.S.H. spinoff AfterMASH.

Christopher also held guest roles on shows such as The Love Boat, Good Times, Murder, She Wrote, and Mad About You among many others.

Christopher, whose son, Ned, is autistic, was an advocate for people with autism, devoting time to the National Autistic Society and recording public service announcements.

 

[LostLassie]

It's a passing of sorts...

Ringling Bros. circus to close after 146 years

The iconic American spectacle was felled by a variety of factors, company executives say. Declining attendance combined with high operating costs, along with changing public tastes and prolonged battles with animal rights groups all contributed to its demise.

"There isn't any one thing," said Kenneth Feld, chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment. "This has been a very difficult decision for me and for the entire family."

The company broke the news to circus employees Saturday night after shows in Orlando and Miami.

Ringling Bros. has two touring circuses this season and will perform 30 shows between now and May. Major stops include Atlanta, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston and Brooklyn. The final shows will be in Providence, Rhode Island, on May 7 and in Uniondale, New York, at the Nassau County Coliseum on May 21.

https://www.apnews.com/020bc7b2f16f...w&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=APSouthRegion

 

[Jaxbuck]

RIP Mariah Carey's career, the last celebrity death of 2016. #lipsyncbattlegonewrong

I didn't know it was still alive to be honest

 

[Jagdaddy]

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka died today at the age of 73: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2687226-wwe-hall-of-famer-jimmy-superfly-snuka-dies-at-age-73

 

[ScriptOhio]

The last man to walk on the moon...

Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan

1934 - 2017

R.I.P.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

 

[BUCKYLE]

The last man to walk on the moon...

Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan

Dude was fucking ripped. Jesus.

 

[Abenaki]

Does it have to be human celebrities?

Colo, the oldest gorilla born in captivity, has died at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. She was 60 years old and died overnight in her sleep.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2017/01/17/colo.html

 

[starBUCKS]

 

[Jaxbuck]

RIP

 

[sparcboxbuck]

Guess she didn't make it after all.




















Too soon?