The Obituary Thread

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The fact that he was not only able to hide his diagnosis from the public, but continue steadily working while going through something like that is remarkable. That takes a level of heart, dedication and perseverance that most people just don't have.

As for his acting, he was an absolute force of nature. While Black Panther, Get on Up and 42 are going to be the things he's remembered most for, he was such a magnetic presence that even made disposable shit like Gods of Egypt and 21 Bridges better. To echo what six said, he had already done so much impressive work in just 7 years as a prominent actor and seemed to be on a path where multiple awards were in his future. Such a tragic and crushing loss.

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People we lost in August;

8/1 - Wilford Brimley, 85, acted in "Cocoon", "The Thing", and was a spokesman for Quaker Oats
8/6 - Wayne Fontana, 74, singer, "The Game of Love"
8/18 - Ben Cross, 72, actor, "Chariots of Fire", "First Knight", "Star Trek"
8/22 - Allan Rich, 94, actor, "Serpico", "Quiz Show", "Amistad"
8/27 - Lute Olsen, 85, Hall of Fame college basketball coach, coached Arizona to national championship in 1997
8/28 - Chadwick Boseman, 43, actor, "Black Panther", "42", "Get On Up"
8/29 - Clifford Robinson, 53, NBA player, Sixth Man Award winner, Portland Trailblazers and Phoenix Suns
8/30 - John Thompson, 78, Hall of Fame college basketball coach, University of Georgetown

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Tom Seaver has passed away at 75.

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Another baseball-related passing: Lou Brock has died at age 81.

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Seaver faced Brock more than any other player. Brock faced Seaver more than any player.

Every once in a while I'll pull the video where Ricky Henderson breaks his base stealing record. Absolutely a top five Cardinal with Pujols, Ozzie, Gibson, and Musial.

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Two MLB legends in one week. Damn.

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Gale Sayers has passed away at 77.

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Bob Gibson has passed away at 84.

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Celebrities we lost in September:


9/10 - Diana Rigg, actress, 82 - The Avengers (British TV show), Game of Thrones
9/21 - Tommy DeVito, singer, 92 - member of The Four Seasons
9/21 - Michael Lonsdale, actor, 89 - The Day of the Jackal, Moonraker
9/29 - Helen Reddy, singer, 78 - sang "I Am Woman"
9/29 - Mac Davis, singer, 78 - sang "Hard to Be Humble"

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I'm sure you've all heard by now, but we lost two music legends this week:

Eddie Van Halen, guitar virtuoso, founding member of Van Halen

Johnny Nash, R&B singer, voice behind "I Can See Clearly Now"

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Sean Connery has passed away at 90.

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Well, at least he lived to a good age.

In my last job there used to be an accountant, Con, who worked on some big productions, and on a few with Connery. He said Connery was always a gent and once beat up Donald Sutherland on the set of the Great Train Robbery for being rude to the crew. On Zardoz Connery would play pool with the crew for money, and always lose. Then on the last day he played double-or-nothing and beat them all, the shark.

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I had no idea Connery was such a character. The stories that have been going around today about him have been incredible.

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Yikes. This is truly the end of an era. RIP Mr. Connery.

Celebs we lost in October:

10/4 - Clark Middleton, 63 (Sin City, Kill Bill 2)
10/6 - Johnny Nash, 80, singer ("I Can See Clearly Now")
10/6 - Eddie Van Halen, 65, guitarist for Van Halen
10/8 - Whitey Ford, 91 (Hall of Fame MLB player)
10/12 - Conchata Farrell, 77 (Two and a Half Men)
10/14 - Rhonda Fleming, 97 (Gunfight at the O.K. Corral)
10/19 - Spencer Davis, 81, singer (Spencer Davis Group)
10/19 - Tony Lewis, 62, lead singer of The Outfield ("Your Love")
10/23 - Jerry Jeff Walker, 78, singer ("Mr. Bojangles")
10/31 - Sean Connery, 90 (too much great stuff to mention and you all know it anyway)

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Alex Trebek (80) passed away today.