Stars We're Losing in 2016

[doglover52]

A great character actor,George Kennedy died couple weeks ago age 91. He won best Supp actor Oscar in the classic movie'67 movie,"Cool Hand Luke".

[ASTRAEA]

A friend just posted on Facebook, that Celine Dion just lost an older brother to cancer; he was only 58! This has been a terrible week for her & her family!

[nctarheel]

We need to drop discussing this subject; they're dropping like flies.

It is like when my dad had a poker game with eight guys in it. Within one 3 year period, four of them dropped dead of various causes. At the fourth funeral, the remaining four made a pact to never play poker together again.... and they never did.

It is not that I am superstitious; however,..............................

[jm91338897]

Dan Haggerty, star of The Adventures of Grizzly Adams has passed away of cancer too.
He was 74.
Too much cancer.
My sympathies and prayers to and for all these well know people's loved ones.
I loved Alan Rickman in Sense and Sensibility.

[ASTRAEA]

@doglover52 - I remember him from the 1967 TV series "Coronet Blue", where Bedford co-starred with Frank Converse.

[ASTRAEA]

I guess we should also mention that Celine Dion's husband & manager, Rene Angelil, died of cancer at 73 yesterday. They'd been married for 21 years & have 3 children, but had met 14 years earlier when he discovered her at age 12.

Angelil had his first battle with throat cancer in 1998, but had more surgery for it again in 2013. They were told his condition was terminal last September.

[doglover52]

Another well known British theatre actor,Brian Bedford has died of cancer age 80.

He was well known as a Shakespearean actor at Canada's  Stratford Shakespearen Festival,spent 30 yrs there.

He is best known for his 2011 portrayal of "Lady Bracknell" in Broadway revival of "The Importance of Being Earnest". He attended the Royal Academy of Dramactic Arts in London '52-'54.His classmates included,Albert Finney,Peter O'Toole&Alan Bates.

R.I.P. Brian,you'll be missed Sue

[ASTRAEA]

@nctarheel - Ironic that both Bowie & Rickman were 69 .. which today is considered young. Pat Harrington was mentioned in "TV Talk"; I think he was in his 80s.

[nctarheel]

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@ASTRAEA wrote:

This year doesn't seem to be getting off to a good start, with David Bowie dying on 1/10.

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You can say that again!

Not to mention the deaths of:

Robert Stigwood- Manager of The Cream and The BeeGees (the BeeGees must have been jinxed)

David Marguiles- Ghostbusters and Sopranos fame

Richard Libertini- Fletch and All of Me fame

Pat Harrington- One Day At A Time fame

As they say, we ain't gettin' any younger!

[ASTRAEA]

This year doesn't seem to be getting off to a good start, with David Bowie dying on 1/10.

And now Alan Rickman, "Giant of British Films & Theater" also 69, and dying of cancer too! MSN - Alan Rickman He had such a distinctive voice and good looks!

He still as a movie coming out; "Eye in the Sky", and a voiceover as the caterpillar in "Alice Through the Looking Glass", to be released later this year.