Quote from: Hinkles on April 06, 2024, 01:52:36 PMThat sucks about Joe. Use to watch him SCTV reruns as a kid. Not everyone's cup of tea so to speak wise but I found him funny and so helluva great timing at his comedy. May he rest in Peace

He had so many great characters on SCTV. That show is still funny today.

O.J. Simpson, whose immense fame on the football field was eclipsed by his infamy off it, died Wednesday according to his family. He was 76.

Simpson had been battling cancer and had been in hospice.

Quote from: DKG on April 11, 2024, 11:06:00 AMO.J. Simpson, whose immense fame on the football field was eclipsed by his infamy off it, died Wednesday according to his family. He was 76.

Simpson had been battling cancer and had been in hospice.

ABSOLUTELY 100 PERCENT GUILTY AS HELL

... and that's probably where he's headed.

Quote from: DKG on April 11, 2024, 11:06:00 AMO.J. Simpson, whose immense fame on the football field was eclipsed by his infamy off it, died Wednesday according to his family. He was 76.

Simpson had been battling cancer and had been in hospice.

I never read anything about him suffering from cancer.

Robert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS 'NewsHour,' dies at 93



Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast "The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour" in the 1970s and co-anchored the show with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday. He was 93.

MacNeil died of natural causes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, according to his daughter, Alison MacNeil.

MacNeil first gained prominence for his coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings for the public broadcasting service and began his half-hour "Robert MacNeil Report" on PBS in 1975 with his friend Jim Lehrer as Washington correspondent.

The broadcast became the "MacNeil-Lehrer Report" and then, in 1983, was expanded to an hour and renamed the "MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour." The nation's first one-hour evening news broadcast, and recipient of several Emmy and Peabody awards, it remains on the air today with Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz as anchors.

It was MacNeil's and Lehrer's disenchantment with the style and content of rival news programs on ABC, CBS and NBC that led to the program's creation.

https://www.abc15.com/robert-macneil-creator-and-first-anchor-of-pbs-newshour-dies-at-93

Dickey Betts, the singer-guitarist who co-founded the genre-defining Southern rock group the Allman Brothers Band and wrote several of the group's most enduring compositions, including "Ramblin' Man," died April 18 at his home in Osprey, Fla. He was 80.

Bernard Hill, the actor known for playing King Théodon in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and Captain Edward Smith in "Titanic," has died. He was 79.

Quote from: Herman on May 05, 2024, 08:46:03 PMBernard Hill, the actor known for playing King Théodon in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and Captain Edward Smith in "Titanic," has died. He was 79.

Its all good. He died in the movie already.

Rex Murphy, the loquacious and voluble National Post columnist, radio host and podcaster, has died of cancer. He was seventy seven.

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98



Roger Corman, the "King of the Bs" who helped turn out such low-budget classics as "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Attack of the Crab Monsters" and gave many of Hollywood's most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98.

Corman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, California, according to a statement released Saturday by his wife and daughters.

"He was generous, open-hearted and kind to all those who knew him," the statement said. "When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, 'I was a filmmaker, just that.'"

Starting in 1955, Corman helped create hundreds of B-movies as a producer and director, among them "Black Scorpion," "Bucket of Blood" and "Bloody Mama." A remarkable judge of talent, he hired such aspiring filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese. In 2009, Corman received an honorary Academy Award.

"There are many constraints connected with working on a low budget, but at the same time there are certain opportunities," Corman said in a 2007 documentary about Val Lewton, the 1940s director of "Cat People" and other underground classics.

"You can gamble a little bit more. You can experiment. You have to find a more creative way to solve a problem or to present a concept," he said.

The roots of Hollywood's golden age in the 1970s can be found in Corman's films.

https://ktla.com/entertainment/ap-roger-corman-hollywood-mentor-and-king-of-the-bs-dies-at-98/

Alice Stewart, a veteran GOP adviser and CNN political commentator, has died. She was 58.

Stewart's body was found outdoors in the northern Virginia neighborhood of Bellevue on Saturday morning, according to law enforcement officials.

Police said no foul play was suspected in her death and that Stewart likely suffered a medical emergency.

Jabbed, multiple times...

Quote from: DKG on May 19, 2024, 10:38:14 AMAlice Stewart, a veteran GOP adviser and CNN political commentator, has died. She was 58.

Stewart's body was found outdoors in the northern Virginia neighborhood of Bellevue on Saturday morning, according to law enforcement officials.

Police said no foul play was suspected in her death and that Stewart likely suffered a medical emergency.

I don't know who she was. I don't watch CNN.

NBA legend Jerry West dead at 86


West Virginia native, WVU legend, and NBA great Jerry West passed away this morning at the age of 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced.

West played at WVU from 1958-60 and led the Mountaineers to their one and only national championship appearance. During his three years in Morgantown, West averaged 24.8 points per game.

He was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers with the second overall pick in the 1960 NBA Draft and went on to play 14 years in the league, all with the Lakers. West is one of the NBA's most decorated players having been selected to 14 All-Star Games, named to the All-NBA team twelve times, a five-time member of the All-Defense team, and the scoring champion of the 1972 season - the year he guided the Lakers to a championship.

Shortly after his playing career, West was named the head coach of the Lakers and went 145-101 in three years on the job. He would later become arguably the greatest front office executive the game has ever seen, putting together a dynasty in L.A. with Kobe Bryant, rebuilding the Memphis Grizzlies, helping the Golden State Warriors become who they are today, and recently rebuilding the Clippers.

Earlier this spring, West became the first-ever person to be elected into the basketball Hall of Fame three times. He was previously inducted as a player in 1979 and then as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team in 2010. His next induction will be as a contributor to the game.

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/basketball/wvu-legend-jerry-west-passes-away-at-86

I never heard of Jerry West. I don't watch nog ball.