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Everything posted by alt obits guy
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Ada Lynn, who appeared uncredited in three productions in the 1930s, including 'Our Gang Follies of 1938', as herself in a few shows in the 1950s, in three more productions in the 80s & 90s including an uncredited role in 'JFK' before last appearing as a contestant on 'America's Got Talent' in 2007, has died. She was 89. http://obits.dallasnews.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=ada-lynn&pid=190050067
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Renowned Mountaineers, Feeling Peaky?
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Jeff Lowe and Tom Frost, ages 67 & 81, died on the same day. Lowe climbed Eiger, in the Swiss Alps, Frost was a known figure at Yosemite National Park. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeff-lowe-tom-frost-death-climbers-us-latest-a8508496.html -
Dead http://www.ktvu.com/news/voice-of-bay-area-roller-derby-pro-wrestling-dead-at-97
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I saw it about a month ago. If she was in it, she wasn't explicitly acknowledged and wasn't among those interviewed. She also doesn't have a credit in the IMDB for it.
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Steve Musulin, best known under the moniker Steve Travis and who wrestled close to 1,000 matches from 1977 to 1984, including appearing in both the WWWF and WWF, has died. He was 67. http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/08/21/22783369.html
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Henry McNamara, a former New Jersey state senator for more than two decades, has died. He was 83. https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2018/08/27/henry-mcnamara-former-state-senator-wyckoff-dies-83/1115383002/
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Barbara Russell, an actress active mostly from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s who worked with Fred Rogers on both his early effort 'MisteRogers' and on 'Mr. Rogers ' Neighborhood, has died. She was 85. On the latter, where she also played opposite my Deathlist icon picture, she portrayed & voiced various characters, including Mrs. Hilda Dingleborder. https://kdkaradio.radio.com/articles/pittsburgh-comedian-and-actress-barbara-russell-has-died-85
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Guess I'm an hour late with this. Looked up 'Swire' beforehand, but nothing came up. No matter.
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Adrian Swire, a knighted billionaire British businessman and the former chairman of John Swire & Sons Ltd., has died. He was 86. http://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2018/08/sir-adrian-swire-1932-2018.html
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Ruth Finley, long associated with New York Fashion Week's pink-sheeted calendar, has died. She was 98. https://www.vogue.com/article/ruth-finley-obituary
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Momoko Sakura, a Manga writer & illustrator most noted for the Chibi Maruko-chan series, died August 15th. She was 53. Her death is only now being reported (August 27th). https://kotaku.com/momoko-sakura-one-of-japans-most-famous-manga-creators-1828622590
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Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life
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Rosa Bouglione, matriarch of the Bouglione circus family, long associated with Cirque d'Hiver, has died. She was 107. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://www.dansermag.com/2018/08/26/madame-rosa-bouglione/&prev=search More about Cirque d'Hiver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirque_d'hiver -
Not a newspaper obituary, mind you, but at least something. https://cypriotfederation.org.uk/news/obituary-tom-cox/
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Thomas J. O'Brien, a former Bishop of Phoenix who stepped down following a sexual-abuse scandal involving suspected pedophile priests , has died. He was 82. https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/retired-phoenix-bishop-thomas-obrien-dies-at-82
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The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous
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William Patrick Foley III, a winemaker and the son of the owner of the Vegas Golden Knights NHL franchise Bill Foley, died August 12th. He was 31. https://news3lv.com/news/local/william-foley-iii-son-of-golden-knights-owner-has-died -
Carlos Denogean, who drummed with the band Weedeater the last two years, though was not an official member, has died. http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/weedeater-drummer-carlos-denogean-passes-away
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Authors Last A Long Time, But....
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Jesse Lemisch, an American Revolution historian and author of several books on the subject, as well as a professor emeritus of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at City University of New York, has died. He was 81. https://s-usih.org/2018/08/jesse-lemisch-1936-2018/ -
Dieudonné Bogmis, The Bishop of the Eseka Diocese in Cameroon, has died. He was 63. (I guess it was his destiny to be a man of the cloth since his first name translated means 'God-given'.) https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://www.camer.be/69825/11:1/cameroon-cameroun-deces-de-mgr-dieudonne-bogmis-encore-un-eveque-mort-mysterieusement.html&prev=search
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Looks like nobody chose him this year or possibly ever.
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Lindsay Kemp dead http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/25/british-dancer-lindsay-kemp-dies
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Lindsay Kemp, a British dancer, mime & choreographer, has died. He was 80. http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/25/british-dancer-lindsay-kemp-dies
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John Carter, a noted Hollywood editor who worked on films including 'Heartbreak Kid', 'Friday' and 'Lean on Me', has died. He was 95. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-carter-dead-pioneering-african-american-film-editor-was-95-1137275
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Chuck Brinkman, a noted 1960s Pittsburgh Top 40 deejay, has died. He was 83. http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2018/08/24/Obituary-Chuck-Brinkman-KQV-Top-40-DJ/stories/201808240176
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Allan (The Weasel) Ross, a noted Montreal gangster serving a life sentence in the U.S., has died. He was 74. https://montrealgazette.com/news/the-notorious-west-end-gang-leader-allan-the-weasel-ross-has-died
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Vaughn Beals, a former Chairman and CEO of Harley-Davidson and one of 13 Harley-Davidson Inc. executives who negotiated the buyback from AMF Corp., has died. He was 90. https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2018/08/23/vaughn-beals-who-lead-turnaround-harley-davidson-dies-90/1072862002/