alt obits guy

Edwin Birdsong, an experimental jazz, funk, and disco keyboardist whose song 'Cola Bottle Baby' was sampled by Daft Punk in their tune 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' and later by other artists, has died. He was 77. https://pitchfork.com/news/edwin-birdsong-funk-musician-famously-sampled-by-daft-punk-dead-at-77/?verso=true

Charles Kettles, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for his service, has died. He was 89. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medal-of-honor-recipient-charles-s-kettles-passes-away-at-89-300782433.html

Padraic Fiacc, an acclaimed poet and member of the Irish Arts Academy, has died. He was 94. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/president-pays-tribute-to-poet-padraic-fiacc-who-has-died-aged-94-1.3766688

Thanks, will do. (Edit) Done. The Muppets post has been updated to reflect the death of Kaye Ballard.

Thank you.

I guess Andrew Fairlie becomes my first ever hit in the DDP. A 'rejected' pick in the alt.obituaries one. Also means rejigging my planned Deathlist Cup team. I suspect I'm not the only one.

Harris Wofford, a former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania & civil rights activist who helped John F. Kennedy win the White House, has died. He was 92. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Harris-Wofford-civil-rights-activist-who-helped-13551012.php

Hélène Rowley Hotte, the mother of former Canadian official opposition leader Gilles Duceppe, dies after being locked out of her seniors' residence following an alarm resulting from a major snowstorm. She was 93. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/gilles-duceppe-mother-hypothermia-helene-rowley-hotte-1.4986538

Brandon Truaxe, the founder of Deciem Skin Care Company, has died. He was 40. His death comes after what was described as a drinking problem and a series of troubling Instagram posts. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6616611/Ousted-Deciem-founder-Brandon-Truaxe-dead-40-following-troubling-Instagram-posts.html

Yes, congratulations on a third hit in January for drol and OldLady getting her first.

This could be the closest to an actual obituary that Jeanne Mockford will get.

Admittedly, when I posted the Maureen Murphy bio, I'd not heard of her. (Upon looking at her credits, I vaguely remember her New Hollywood Squares appearance.) However, to have been booked on the Tonight Show multiple times -- particularly during the Johnny Carson era -- was of great importance to an entertainer's career in the U.S. Carson giving you 'the nod' meant you'd made it. Murphy may have been lesser known than other comedic contemporaries, but appears to have had a respectable career doing stand-up in the 80s. Conversely, Elayne Boosler is a name I recognize, having been a stand-up comedian by trade and having appeared on numerous American shows as herself, with a cross-section of credits as an actress. Alison Arngrim played 'Nellie Oleson' for eight years on 'Little House on the Prairie'. The others I don't recognize.

https://thewire.in/religion/siddaganga-seer-shivakumara-swami-obituary

Gary Gutting, a philosopher and emeritus professor of philosophy at Notre Dame, has died. He was 76. http://dailynous.com/2019/01/20/gary-gutting-1942-2019/

Masazo Nonaka, the world's oldest living man, has died. He was 113. https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/01/4ca97adc2634-worlds-oldest-living-man-113-year-old-nonaka-from-japan-dies.html