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 https://news.yahoo.com/lata-mangeshk...hssrp_catchall Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's most venerated singers who sang tens of thousands of songs in her lifetime, has died at the age of 92. She had been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai city in January after testing positive for Covid-19. The doctor who treated her said she died of multi-organ failure. Mangeshkar had an extraordinary career spanning over half a century, singing more than 30,000 songs across 36 languages. But it was her work in Bollywood, India's Hindi film industry, that made her a national icon. |
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02-08-2022, 03:08 AM#6154 Mister.Weirdo
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/obitu...mead-nun-dies/
Sister Janet Mead, a Catholic nun who devoted her life to the homeless, the Aborigines and other disadvantaged people in her native Australia and became a global sensation as a chart-topping pop star in 1974 with a rocked-up version of the Lord’s Prayer died Jan. 26 in Adelaide. She was reported to be 83 or 84.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide confirmed the death without giving a cause but friends said she had been suffering from cancer.
The Lord’s Prayer single sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. The single shot up the charts in more than 30 countries and reached No. 4 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at Easter 1974. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for best inspirational performance (nonclassical) but lost out to Elvis Presley in 1975 for his rendition of “How Great Thou Art.”Comment
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02-08-2022, 07:41 PM#6155 Mister.Weirdo
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https://variety.com/2022/film/news/d...ts-1235174814/
Visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, one of the masterminds behind the visual effects on some of the most visually audacious science fiction films of all time, including “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Blade Runner,” died Monday from complications from mesothelioma. He was 79.
His daughter Amy wrote on Facebook. that he had cancer, a brain tumor and a stroke.
“My sister Andromeda and I got to see him on Saturday and tell him that he love him and we got to tell him to enjoy and embrace his journey into the Great Beyond,” she wrote.
He shared Oscar nominations for best visual effects for “Close Encounters,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner.”Comment
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02-08-2022, 08:23 PM#6156 Space Cop
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Quote:He also directed the underrated 1972 sci-fi flick Silent Running.Originally Posted by Mister.Weirdo 
Visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, one of the masterminds behind the visual effects on some of the most visually audacious science fiction films of all time, including “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Blade Runner,” died Monday from complications from mesothelioma. He was 79.Comment
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02-08-2022, 08:55 PM#6157 Trey Strain
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By my math, he'd have been only 24 or 25 when he worked on 2001.
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02-08-2022, 09:17 PM#6158 Mister.Weirdo
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Robert Blalack, the Industrial Light & Magic co-founder who shared an Oscar for his contribution to the groundbreaking visual effects employed on the original Star Wars, has died. He was 73.
Blalack died Wednesday of cancer at his home in Paris, his wife, writer Caroline Charron-Blalack, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Blalack also shared an Emmy for his VFX work on The Day After, the 1983 ABC telefilm about a nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union that drew 100 million viewers and was the highest-rated TV movie in history at the time.Comment
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02-08-2022, 09:19 PM#6159 Mister.Weirdo
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Quote:I actually heard an interview with him a year ago regarding the other film he directed Brainstorm. Really interesting stuff. One of the all-time greats too. RIP!!!Originally Posted by Space Cop
He also directed the underrated 1972 sci-fi flick Silent Running.Comment
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02-09-2022, 08:51 PM#6160 Mister.Weirdo
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Betty Davis, the trailblazing raw funk pioneer of the 1970s who spent decades after a blistering music career out of the spotlight, has died at the age of 77.
The vocalist and ex-wife of jazz legend Miles Davis died of natural causes, according to her close friend, Danielle Maggio, an ethnomusicologist focused on Davis’s work, and the Allegheny county communications director, Amie Downs, Rolling Stone reported.
Known for her overtly sexual lyrics and raw, wild voice, Davis was an influential musician and significant figure in New York’s late-60s music scene. Nearly all her catalog was recorded between 1964 and 1975. She cut three albums in the 1970s – 1973’s Betty Davis, 1974’s They Say I’m Different and 1975’s Nasty Gal – which gained her a reputation as a cult hero for explicitness and sensuous carnality years ahead of her time.Comment
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02-10-2022, 02:30 AM#6161 Mister.Weirdo
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Very sad.
https://nypost.com/2022/02/09/jeremy...er-dead-at-47/
Jeremy Giambi, the younger brother of former Yankees star Jason Giambi who played parts of six seasons in MLB, died Wednesday at his parents’ home in Southern California, agent Joel Wolfe told reporters. He was 47.
The Giambi brothers were teammates on the Oakland Athletics for two seasons from 2000-01. Jeremy Giambi also played for the Royals, Phillies and Red Sox.Comment
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02-12-2022, 02:17 AM#6162 Mister.Weirdo
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Ian McDonald, a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his co-founding roles in both King Crimson and Foreigner, died Wednesday at the age of 75. A rep for McDonald confirmed the musician’s death, adding that McDonald “passed away peacefully on February 9, 2022 in his home in New York City, surrounded by his family.” His son reported on Facebook that the cause was cancer.
McDonald was known as one of the key architects of progressive rock, playing both saxophone and keyboards in King Crimson and co-writing its iconic 1969 debut, In the Court of the Crimson King. The record’s opening track, “21st Century Schizoid Man,” featured McDonald’s wild double-tracked alto-sax solo, which he performed the same year at a famous concert in London’s Hyde Park. He left King Crimson before the year was over, moving on to a duo project with Crimson drummer Michael Giles. He would also appear as a session musician on King Crimson’s 1975 classic, Red.Comment
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02-14-2022, 03:42 AM#6163 Mister.Weirdo
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Big loss. One of the most successful comedy directors of the 1980s and 1990s.
https://wtop.com/national/2022/02/iv...or-dies-at-75/
Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75.
Reitman passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press.
“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” children Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman and Caroline Reitman said in a joint statement. “We take comfort that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless others around the world. While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always.”Comment
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02-14-2022, 04:12 AM#6164 Space Cop
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Quote:Indeed. R.I.P.Originally Posted by Mister.Weirdo
Big loss. One of the most successful comedy directors of the 1980s and 1990s.
Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75 . . .Comment
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02-14-2022, 05:07 PM#6165 TazzMission
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Quote:Oh man this is a gut punch to me.._._._..Originally Posted by Mister.Weirdo
Big loss. One of the most successful comedy directors of the 1980s and 1990s.
https://wtop.com/national/2022/02/iv...or-dies-at-75/
Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75.
Reitman passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press.
“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” children Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman and Caroline Reitman said in a joint statement. “We take comfort that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless others around the world. While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always.”Comment
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02-14-2022, 05:31 PM#6166 robojac
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Quote:This is crazy that this happened almost three months after the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife(which I still haven't gotten around to seeing yet). At least he was alive to see the film's release and pass the franchise's legacy to his son. He's produced and directed a lot of good movies and showed that Arnold Schwarzenegger had good comedic timing. May he rest in peace and my thoughts and prayers go out to his son, family and friends. Hopefully he's reunited and laughing with Harold Ramis.Originally Posted by Mister.Weirdo
Big loss. One of the most successful comedy directors of the 1980s and 1990s.
https://wtop.com/national/2022/02/iv...or-dies-at-75/
Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75.
Reitman passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press.
“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” children Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman and Caroline Reitman said in a joint statement. “We take comfort that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless others around the world. While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always.”Comment
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02-14-2022, 05:43 PM#6167 TazzMission
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Quote:Oh i loved afterlife. I teared up. I really suggest you watch itOriginally Posted by robojac
This is crazy that this happened almost three months after the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife(which I still haven't gotten around to seeing yet). .Comment
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