Celebrity death thread 2026

Davis was president of CBS Records (Columbia, Epic, Date, Okeh) from 1967 to 1973. He founded the Arista label in 1974 and the J label in 2000 and became president anbd CEO of RCA Music Group in 2002..

Clive Davis, music executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, dead at 84

 
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Blood Sweat & Tears formed in 1967 in New York City. Clayton-Thomas replaced Al Kooper as lead singer in 1969. Among their hits are Hi-De-Ho, Spinning Wheel, And When I Die, Lisa Listen To Me, Go Down Gamblin', You've Made Me So Very Happy and a remake of the Beatles' Got To Get You Into My Life.

 
Blyth appeared in 40 feature films between 1944 and 1957 including Slander, Kismet, Killer McCoy, Rose Marie, Brute Force, All The Brothers Were Valiant, One Minute To Zero, The Golden Horde, The Student Prince, The Buster Keaton Story and The Helen Morgan Story.

Oscar-nominated actor Ann Blyth, star of Mildred Pierce, dies at 98

https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/hollywood/oscar-nominated-actor-ann-blyth-star-of-mildred-pierce-dies-at-9820260626110411/

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Ligon played Lucas Prentiss in 22 episodes of The Young & The Restless (1978-82), William Addison in six episodes of Santa Barbara (1987) and Alvin Yood in 12 episodes of Oz (2001-03) and appeared in 16 movies and TV movies including Joyride, Cutting Class, Paint Your Wagon, Front Cover, Lost Revolution, The Last American Hero and The Execution Of Private Slovik.

 
Byrne appeared in 66 movies and TV movies including Braveheart, Battlefield Earth, Nostradamus, Gangs Of New York, Tomorrow Never Dies, Proof Of Life, Apt Pupil, A Bridge Too Far, Saint Joan, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, The Medusa Touch and The Eagle Has Landed.

Indiana Jones
star Michael Byrne dead at 82

I remember him as the evil Nazi (is there any other kind?) in Raiders. Second.
 
The Village People formed in 1977 in Greenwich Village. They reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1979 with Y.M.C.A. and got to #3 in May 1979 with In The Navy. Among their other hits are Macho Man, Go West, Manhattan Woman, Can't Stop The Music and Ready For The '80s.

 
The Village People formed in 1977 in Greenwich Village. They reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1979 with Y.M.C.A. and got to #3 in May 1979 with In The Navy. Among their other hits are Macho Man, Go West, Manhattan Woman, Can't Stop The Music and Ready For The '80s.

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Baker played Los Angeles disc jockey Dave Lewis in Good Morning World (1967-68) and appeared in 21 movies and TV movies including Avalanche, Gidget, Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Gidget Goes To Rome, Girl Happy, Blackbeard's Ghost, Key Witness, The Last Angry Man and The Wackiest Ship In The Army.

 
Hunter had 15 top-40 country hits in Canada, 1967-89. His remake of Al Martino's Mary In The Morning was number one for two weeks in December 1967. Among his other hits are Born To Be A Gypsy, Cup Of Disgrace, Wait For Sunday, Half A World Away and The Battle Of The Little Bighorn. His weekly country music series The Tommy Hunter Show aired on CBC from 1965 to 1992.

Tommy Hunter, 'Canada's Country Gentleman,' dead at 89

 
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