Well known personalities who have passed away recently (Renamed)

[Old Koreelah]

Mark Twain responded thus:

Rumours of my death are exaggerated.

[red750]

Dire Straits "other" guitarist, Jack Sonni has died, aged 68. He had been suffering an undisclosed medical problem for a few weeks.

[onetrack]

Jimmy Buffet, the singer and composer of "Margaritaville" and "Come Monday" has passed away at age 76. Geez, all my favourite rockers are dying like flies!

 

Jimmy was an extremely successful businessman as well as a great songwriter and singer. He was a favourite artist of mine, and I still have cassette tapes of his songs.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-02/margaritaville-singer-jimmy-buffett-dies-aged-76/102807820

 

 

 

Edited September 2, 2023 by onetrack

[red750]

Michael Parkinsons death certificate has been released. The cause of death is listed as 'frailty from age'.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Well, it had to come, and I know a lot on here probably won't be a fan, but that venerable Aussie Rules personality, Ron Barassis has sadly passed away at 87 years of age. Although a tough man, and possibly enforcer status of the game, he was quite a personality on and off the field.

 

 

 

[pmccarthy]

I was once at the pointy end of a flight to Perth. He stood up and rehearsed a speech to all of us that he would be giving the following day. Imagine having the self confidence to do that.

[old man emu]

12 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

Ron Barassis has sadly passed away at 87 years of age.

 

So did Ron Barassi. 

 

 

[onetrack]

I can still remember an employee cracking a joke about Ron Barassi in the early 1970's. It went like this ....

 

A couple of blokes were looking at a flooded MCG after a really heavy downpour. The water covered the ground.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the distance, carrying a football, and walking on the water.

 

One bloke says, "Whoa! Is that Jesus Christ that's walking on the water out there?"

And the other bloke replies, "No, it's just Ron Barassi - he just thinks he's Jesus Christ!"

[pmccarthy]

I also heard that told about Alex Jesaulenko, back in the day

[facthunter]

They were all treated like GODS. AFL replaced religion for a lot of people. It also stood for the Anti Football League which I should have joined with my attitude.  It overpowers the TV at the wrong time of the year Nev

Edited September 17, 2023 by facthunter
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[gareth lacey]

Roger Whittaker has passed, 87 years old of heart failure , has had a few medical issues , he put out some great songs over the years 

 

[red750]

Geoffrey Walsh Davies (15 December 1938 – 13 July 2023) was an English actor.

 

He is best known for his role as Dr. Dick Stuart-Clark in the hugely popular British television comedy series Doctor in the House (1969–1970). He is the only member of the original cast to have performed in all the sequels, Doctor at Large, Doctor in Charge, Doctor at Sea, Doctor on the Go, Doctor Down Under - filmed in Australia - and Doctor at the Top.

 

[red750]

Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heart-throb in the hit series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. in the 1960s and played the eccentric medical examiner Ducky in the popular NCIS series 40 years later, has died at the age of 90.

 

McCallum died on Monday of natural causes surrounded by his family at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

 

[Old Koreelah]

I first saw him in Robbery Under Arms, which I consider a memorable movie- the first one I ever saw.

Although criticised for its complex plot and rushed production, it contained some great cinematography and a spectacular final battle scene- with sound effects never surpassed.  
 

[red750]

Comedian Cal Wilson dies aged 53 after short illness. She was a New Zealander who came to Australia and has appeared on many TV shows.

 

 

 

[red750]

She was a semi regular on Channel 10's Have You Been Paying Attention, and was the new host on Foxtel's Great Australian Bake-off.

[Bruce Tuncks]

Was it david McCallum who played the young blonde russian sidekick in some show once?

[red750]

Illya Kuryakin in The Man From Uncle.

[red750]

It has been reported that Cal Wilson had a very aggressive cancer.

[red750]

[onetrack]

The actress Piper Laurie has died peacefully at 91 of old age. She had a long and illustrious acting career on both film and TV.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-15/piper-laurie-three-time-oscar-nominee-and-twin-peaks-actress-die/102978994

[old man emu]

If I was thinking of a career in show business, I'd forget about being a movie director and become a funeral director. There's more work in that.

[pmccarthy]

58 minutes ago, old man emu said:

If I was thinking of a career in show business, I'd forget about being a movie director and become a funeral director. There's more work in that.

You don't get re-runs of your bad efforts either.

[onetrack]

The actress Suzanne Somers has died a day before her 77th birthday, from breast cancer. She had been fighting cancer for a long time.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-16/suzanne-somers-dies-aged-76/102980616

 

Edited October 16, 2023 by onetrack

[old man emu]

1 hour ago, pmccarthy said:

You don't get re-runs of your bad efforts either.

But I could go into worldwide syndication.