Dead Celebrities Thread

[NigelJK]

Now try removing him ...

[SimonMac]

Ex-US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57674117

[GJABS]

Ex-US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57674117

While the appearances of politicians can be deceptive, I think Rumsfeld was probably one of the better ones.

Soon after the airliner hit the building, Secretary Donald Rumsfeld left his office, went out a 1st Floor emergency exit, and hurried to the affected area. There he joined a stretcher party and helped carry injured persons to a medical treatment area. Once satisfied that enough help was on hand, the Secretary returned to the building, where during the course of the morning he spoke by telephone with the President and the Vice President

https://pentagonmemorial.org/sites/a...meline/45.html

[vetran]

He's a gonner

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...on-movies.html

Richard Donner dies at 91: Superman, The Goonies and Lethal Weapon director passes away... as Steven Spielberg, Danny Glover and Sean Astin lead tributes

• Donner was one of the top directors in the Seventies and Eighties
• In 1975 he had his first hit film with The Omen starring Gregory Peck
• That was followed up by Superman starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder
• The medieval story Ladyhawke with Michelle Pfeiffer was a critical success
• Then came the dynamo The Goonies in 1985 based on a story by Spielberg
• In 1987 he collaborated with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover on Lethal Weapon
• It was such a massive success, it spawned three sequels, all by Donner
• All four films were shoot within 11 years and brought in almost $1B
• In 1988 he rocked the box office with Scrooged starring SNL vet Bill Murray
• Donner's last project as director was 2006's 16 Blocks
• Last December, Richard confirmed he was to reteam with Gibson and Glover on a fifth Lethal Weapon movie
• Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover and The Goonies' Sean Astin paid tribute to the filmmaker and his work
• Filmmaker Steven Spielberg said: 'He is the greatest Goonie of all'

made some great movies.

[Dark Black]

Ex-F1 racer Carlos Reutemann dies aged 79

RIP Carlos - one of the proper old-school racing drivers.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ex...ge-79/6627349/

[NickFitz]

Comedian Tom O'Connor dies aged 81

[vetran]

XXXtop

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...as-age-72.html

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, 72, dies at his Houston home just days after dropping out of shows due to a hip injury

• Dusty Hill, 72, a bassist and vocalist for 1970s rock group ZZ Top, died in his sleep
• He was at home in Houston when he passed, according to his band mates
• The news was shared Wednesday by band mates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard
• Concert scheduled for Wednesday in Simpsonville, South Carolina is canceled
• ZZ Top show scheduled for Friday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama has yet to be canceled
• This comes after the musician had to drop out of recent ZZ Top shows
• ZZ Top's chart-topping hits include Legs and Gimme All Your Lovin'
• Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014

a great fun band, sorry ladies!

[Dark Black]

XXXtop

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...as-age-72.html

a great fun band, sorry ladies!

Sad to hear

Wasn't so long ago we were watching their rockumentary - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9015306/

Liked their 80s + later stuff, but the earlier songs were just pure blues-rock at its best.

[Hugh Jardon]

Sad to hear

Wasn't so long ago we were watching their rockumentary - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9015306/

Liked their 80s + later stuff, but the earlier songs were just pure blues-rock at its best.

Saw them at Wembley Arena in 1986, on the Afterburner tour.
Enjoyable evening! Remember that Dusty's white furry guitar span around once, but refused the second time towards the end of playing 'Legs'. Didn't seem to phase him one bit.

RIP Dusty.......

[vetran]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...e-decades.html

Airwolf actor Alex Cord has died at 88 at his home in Texas ... as actor had prolific career spanning five decades

• He played the role of Michael Coldsmith-Briggs III/Archangel on the show
• As a child, he overcame a battle with polio, going on to be a horseback rider
• He built a prolific resume of credits over five decades in show business