Celebrity death thread 2026

Thomas produced 41 movies including Eureka, Mad Dog Morgan, Blood & Wine, Everybody Wins and Fast Food Nation and served as executive producer of 22 films including Victory, Rough Magic, The Brave and Triumph Of Love.

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Jeremy Thomas, Producer of Oscar-Winning ‘The Last Emperor,’ Dies at 77

The British film producer also worked on recent titles such as 'Bucking Fastard,' which premiered at the Venice Film Festival this year and 'Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo,' set to premiere next week.
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Among the many celebrities for whom Bob Mackie has designed gowns, costumes and fashions are Cher, P!nk, Zendaya, RuPaul, Diana Ross, Elton John, Carol Burnett, Marilyn Monroe, Mitzi Gaynor, Dolly Parton, Tina Turner, Barbra Streisand, Miley Cyrus, Sharon Stone, Bette Midler, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter.....and Barbie dolls.

Emmy-winning fashion designer Bob Mackie dies at 87

 
In the 1939 movie Gone With The Wind, Scarlett O'Hara makes a dress out of green velvet curtains. In the 1976 Carol Burnett Show parody Went With The Wind!, Carol Burnett was supposed to wear a similar dress – but Bob Mackie thought it would be funnier if Carol's dress included the curtain rod. Carol loved it – and so did the audience. That scene elicited the most laughter of anything she ever did. (Much of it was edited out of the telecast.)

 
Ronnie Dove died today, September 15, 2026. He was 91. His wife Marty shared the news on his Facebook page. Dove had 11 top-40 hits, 1964-67, including a remake of Johnnie Ray's Cry, a remake of Wanda Jackson's Right Or Wrong, Kiss Away, Let's Start All Over Again, When Liking Turns To Loving and One Kiss For Old Times' Sake. Dove had six country hits in the 1970s-80s including a remake of Bobby Darin's Things.

 
Rosalind Ashford, Annette Beard and Gloria Williams formed the Del-Phis in 1957 in Detroit. After Martha Reeves joined the group in 1962, they became Martha & The Vandellas (combining the names of Van Dyke Street and singer Della Reese). Among their 1960s-70s hits are Heat Wave, Quicksand, Come & Get These Memories, Dancing In The Street, Wild One, Nowhere To Run, Jimmy Mack, Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone, Honey Chile, I'm Ready For Love and In & Out Of My Life.

Rosalind Ashford, founding member of Hall of Fame Motown group the Vandellas, dies at 83

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Rosalind Ashford, founding member of Hall of Fame Motown group the Vandellas, dies

(September 16, 2026) Legendary Motown singer Martha Reeves posted the sad news of the passing of Rosalind Ashford of Reeve’s Hall of Fame group, The Vandellas, at age 83: “I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Rosalind Ashford. Rosalind played an important part in the early days of...
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The story has an apostrophe in the wrong place: "Reeve's Hall of Fame group." Sloppy.
 
Second, Yes, one-hit wonders derserve to be seconded.

In 1989-90 while attending Brown University, Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell sang in a folk-rock duo cleverly named Liz & Lisa. They released one album, also named Liz & Lisa. Duncan Sheik played electric guitar in their band. Loeb would have a number-one hit in 1994 with Stay (I Missed You). Sheik would release 13 singles. Only two charted. Barely Breathing peaked at #16 on the May 10 1997 Billboard Hot 100 and Wishful Thinking reached #103 on the Bubbling Under chart in January 1998.

 
Cole played Dr. Beatrice Mason in 30 episodes of Tenko (1981-85), Delphine Featherstone in 10 episodes of Open All Hours (1982-85) and 41 episodes of Still Open All Hours (2013-19), Betty Sillitoe in 13 episodes of A Bit Of A Do (1989), Diana Trent in 47 episodes of Waiting For God (1990-94), Peggy Beare in 16 episodes of Keeping Mum (1997-98), Joan Norton in 27 episodes of Doc Martin (2005-09), Sylvia Goodwin in 161 episodes of Coronation Street (2011-13) and Aunt Nesta in 18 episodes of Man Down (2014-17) and appeared in 12 movies and TV movies including Back Home, International Velvet and The Lady Vanishes.

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Stephanie Cole Dead: 'Open All Hours' & 'Doc Martin' Star Was 84

Stephanie Cole is dead, the 'Open All Hours', 'Doc Martin' and 'Tenko' star was 84.
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