Celebrity Death Thread 2021

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McLeod co-wrote Diana Ross' Love Hangover, Jermaine Jackson's Let Me Tickle Your Fancy, Anita Baker's Same Ole Love, Jr. Walker's Walk In The Night, G.C. Cameron's Include Me In Your Life, High Inergy's You Can't Turn Me Off and other hits. She released a disco single, I Got Love On My Mind, in 1979 and an album, I Believe In Me, in 2010.

Motown hitmaker Marilyn McLeod dies at 82

Legendary Motown hitmaker Marilyn McLeod passes away at 82. Stay updated with the latest music news on SoulTracks.

www.soultracks.com

 

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How many soap opera stars have died this year? I've lost count. Brown worked as an acting coach for more than 1,400 episodes of Guiding Light, 1967-2009, and played Nola Reardon on 92 episodes, 1980-98, and two episodes in 2009. She played Iva Snyder on 143 episodes of As The World Turns, 1985-94, and one episode in 2006.

Lisa Brown, Soap Actress in ‘Guiding Light’ and ‘As the World Turns,’ Dies at 67

The Emmy-nominated actress — also known for her theater work — starred in "42nd Street" on Broadway

www.yahoo.com

 

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NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer Curley Culp dies aged 75

Former Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers legend Curley Culp died Saturday, according to a statement from his family. Culp was 75 years old.

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Frank Williams, Williams F1 team founder, dies at 79

Frank Williams, the founder of the Williams Formula 1 team and the longest-serving team principal the sport has ever seen, has died at 79.

www.cnn.com

 

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Elder, first Black golfer to play in Masters, dies

Lee Elder, the first Black player to compete in the Masters and a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, has died at age 87.

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[Aaron]

Elder, first Black golfer to play in Masters, dies

Lee Elder, the first Black player to compete in the Masters and a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, has died at age 87.

www.espn.com

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Dahl appeared in 31 movies including Ambush, Reign Of Terror, My Wild Irish Rose, Jamaica Run, Bengal Brigade, The Diamond Queen, The Pleasure Pit and She Played With Fire and in multiple episodes of Renegade, Burke's Law, The Love Boat and One Life To Live.

Arlene Dahl, 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' star and mother of Lorenzo Lamas, dies at 96

Arlene Dahl, the 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' star who had a fascinating second act as an author, beauty magnate, and astrologist, has died at 96.

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Lane appeared in 11 movies including Shamus, Sweat, Eureka, Blue Skies Again, The Pilot, Island Claws (eight-foot-long mutant crabs!) and Cotton Comes To Harlem.

Tommy Lane, Actor and Stuntman in ‘Live and Let Die,’ ‘Shaft,’ Dies at 83

Stuntman and actor Tommy Lane, who appeared in films including "Live and Let Die" and "Shaft," died Monday in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

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Dahl appeared in 31 movies including Ambush, Reign Of Terror, My Wild Irish Rose, Jamaica Run, Bengal Brigade, The Diamond Queen, The Pleasure Pit and She Played With Fire and in multiple episodes of Renegade, Burke's Law, The Love Boat and One Life To Live.

Arlene Dahl, 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' star and mother of Lorenzo Lamas, dies at 96

Arlene Dahl, the 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' star who had a fascinating second act as an author, beauty magnate, and astrologist, has died at 96.

ew.com

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Eddie Mekka, Carmine on 'Laverne & Shirley,' dead at 69

Eddie Mekka, who found fame playing Carmine "The Big Ragoo" Ragusa, on the hit series "Laverne & Shirley," died Saturday at his home in Newhall, California, according to his official Facebook account.

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No! He was always bursting into song – and always singing Tony Bennett's Rags To Riches. Mekka, born Edward Mekjian, also played Joey DeLuca in 13 episodes of Blansky's Beauties, 1977, and appeared in several movies including Beaches, Dreamgirls and A League Of Their Own.

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Stonewall Jackson, a descendant of Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, had 44 country hits between 1958 and 1973. His biggest hit, Waterloo, went to number one on the country chart and #4 on the Hot 100 in 1959. He had nine other top-ten hits including Life To Go, Don't Be Angry, Stamp Out Loneliness, A Wound Time Can't Erase and Why I'm Walkin'. Jackson had been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since November 3, 1956.

Country music legend Stonewall Jackson dead at 89

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Country music legend Stonewall Jackson has died after a long battle with vascular dementia. He was 89. A press release says Jackson died early Saturday. Some of his big hi…

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Bob Dole, giant of the Senate and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, dies | CNN Politics

Bob Dole, a Republican Party stalwart and presidential hopeful who espoused a brand of plain-spoken conservatism as one of Washington’s most recognizable political figures throughout the latter half of the 20th century, died Sunday.

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Was he still referring to himself in the third person right up to the end?

 

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Bob Dole, giant of the Senate and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, dies | CNN Politics

Bob Dole, a Republican Party stalwart and presidential hopeful who espoused a brand of plain-spoken conservatism as one of Washington’s most recognizable political figures throughout the latter half of the 20th century, died Sunday.

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I guess it's fitting that Bob Dole and Norm Macdonald died only a few months apart.

 

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Miles, a guitarist and keyboardist, released ten studio albums and two live albums. His biggest hits were Music, which reached #3 in the UK and #88 in the US in 1976, and Slowdown, which reached #10 in the UK and #34 in the US in 1977. Miles toured with Tina Turner for many years and sang on several of her albums. He also was a guest vocalist on five Alan Parsons Project albums.

MSN

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Barry's mother, a church pianist, began teaching him to play piano when he was four. She asked him if he wanted to play gospel music or jazz. He chose jazz. He released 20 studio albums and five live albums and recorded with Donald Byrd, Charlie Byrd, Dexter Gordon, Yusef Lateef, Sonny Stitt, Hank Mobley, Coleman Hawkins, Cannonball Adderley, Charles McPherson and many others.

Barry Harris, beloved jazz pianist devoted to bebop, dies at 91

Barry Harris, one of the leading musicians to emerge from Detroit's modern jazz explosion in the 1940s and '50s, died Wednesday.

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Sly & Robbie released 46 albums in Jamaica. None of them charted in the United States. Sly & Robbie produced albums by Bob Dylan, Bunny Wailer, Black Uhuru, Grace Jones, Ini Kamoze, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, No Doubt, the Mighty Diamonds and many others.

Robbie Shakespeare, 'Wickedest Bass' in Reggae, Dead at 68

Robbie Shakespeare, half of legendary reggae rhythm section the Riddim Twins, has died at age 68.

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