Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for ‘Shakespeare In Love,’ dies at 88

His Work Will be Remembered

#AP #Obituary #TomStoppard #Theater #Film

Another Passing Of Note:

Donna Jean Godchaux, singer with the Grateful Dead (1972-1979)

Her run with the group included the Grateful Dead studio records
Wake of the Flood (1973), From the Mars Hotel (1974), Blues for Allah (1975), Terrapin Station (1977) and Shakedown Street (1978).

Godchaux and her husband Keith Godchaux also made the 1975 album, Keith & Donna, which featured Grateful Dead bandmate Jerry Garcia. The duo also appeared on Garcia's solo albums during this time. (Keith passed away in 1980 after an auto accident).

#Obituary #GratefulDead

Remembering Donna Jean Godchaux: Grateful Dead Singer Has Died

Donna Jean Godchaux, beloved Grateful Dead vocalist, has died after a long illness. Learn about her musical journey and lasting impact.

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Another Passing Of Note

Fawlty Towers and Also Great Canal Journeys

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Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales dies aged 93

Scales played hotel manager Sybil Fawlty, the bossy wife of Basil, in the classic British sitcom.

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NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, died Thursday at the age of 87.

Obituary

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Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall has passed away, age 91

The World is Diminished

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Conservationist Dame Jane Doodall dies aged 91

Dr Goodall was a world-leading expert on chimpanzees and a renowned conservationist.

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MAS*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87

Time Claims Another Person I Admired In The Arts

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M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87

Swit won awards for her role as "Hot Lips" Houlihan, a nurse based at an Army hospital during the Korean War.

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Upstairs Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies age 90

Time Can Be Cruel

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Jean Marsh: Upstairs Downstairs and Doctor Who actress dies at 90

The British star won an Emmy for her role in the Edwardian period TV drama she co-created in the 1970s.

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Hollywood remembers 'wonderful' actor Val Kilmer

BBC
Pneumonia... 10 years after having had and recovered from Throat Cancer; Age 65

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Val Kilmer: Top Gun, Batman and The Doors actor dies aged 65

He starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, also including The Doors and Heat.

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'End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies

The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105.
Mr Hemingway, who was originally from Dublin, joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a teenager before World War Two.
The pilot's squadron shot down 90 enemy aircraft during an 11-day period in May 1940, and provided fighter cover during the Battle of France.
During the war, Gp Capt Hemingway was shot down four times.

John Hemingway : Last Of The Few

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'Special' singer and actor Kris Kristofferson dies

Another Legend Passes

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US country music star Kris Kristofferson dies, aged 88

Friends and co-stars including Barbra Streisand and Dolly Parton pay tribute to Kris Kristofferson.

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Gary Graham Dies: ‘Alien Nation’ & ‘Star Trek’ Actor Was 73

An Actor Who Appeared On a LOT of TV Science Fiction Shows

#Death #AlienNation #StarTrek #Enterprise #Obituary

Gary Graham Dead: 'Alien Nation' & 'Star Trek' Actor Was 73

Gary Graham, an actor who appeared in dozens of TV roles but will be best remembered for his place in the Alien Nation and Star Trek universes, has died. He was 73. His death was announced by his e…

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