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http://www.abevigoda.com/ There it is!

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/abe-vigoda-barney-miller-godfather-star-dead-article-1.2510170?utm_content=buffer74376&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer First death this year, right?

Yes, a HUGE shock, as big a surprise as David Bowie. He was the BEST actor in the Harry Potter films. Of course he did have the best part! Very sad to see this- http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/15/obituaries/alan-rickman-dies-at-69.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Sian Blake has died- she was in EastEnders in the '90's- 43 years old- murdered and buried in the garden along with her two sons http://www.whosay.com/articles/13280-sian-blake-dead Sorry about that- Over here in America we sometimes hear things later than you- I'll have to start checking out the BBC news

Ian Murdock, the founder of Debian Linux has died at age 42- it was a suicide- but it happened on December 30th- he just missed 2016: not sure if you all have heard of him- http://fossbytes.com/rip-debian-linux-founder-ian-murdock-dies-probable-suicide-twitter/

Kurt Masur died today- one of the world's greatest conductors, and a great humanitarian as well: http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/kurt-masur-east-german-dissident-who-led-new-york-philharmonic-n483256

Just heard that Keith Michell has died- what a great actor, he was fantastic as Henry VIII- not sure if this news is floating around somewhere else on the site- http://www.chichester.co.uk/what-s-on/entertainment/former-chichester-festival-theatre-boss-keith-michell-dies-1-7077459

Here's an article about Warren Mitchell, just saw it: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/nov/14/warren-mitchell-dies-aged-89-alf-garnett

She was so incredible in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and still just a teenager

Yogi Bear was not in the Flintstones as far as i know- Yogi Bear had his own cartoon show- it was an afternoon show for kids, starting I would guess in the early 60's- his name must have been a play on Yogi Berra though!

Yogi Berra, one of the Greats of Baseball, known for his funny witticisms, has died at 90: http://m.mlb.com/news/article/151137752/hall-of-famer-yogi-berra-passes-away-at-90

Oh, I get it! Yes, I had a feeling for quite awhile that he might be a candidate- and he made it to 95! They say that conductors live for a long time because all of that arm waving is good aerobic exercise!

YoungWillz must be really pissed off this week. I agree ha ha, especially as I specifically name-checked chiesa52 in my post in minimalists! You DID???? LOL

Sir David Willcocks, famous British Choral Conductor, has died- he directed the Bach Choir and was head of the Royal College of music, and did the music for Charles and Di's wedding- a very old guy, born in 1919- http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34281143

Jimmy Carter has Melanoma that has metastesized to his brain he said today- article says that if the radiation and chemo don't do the trick, people survive for an average of 11 months before it kills them- so it might be smart to put him on the list for 2016! http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/20/former-president-jimmy-carter-says-cancer-has-spread-to-his-brain/?tid=sm_fb

It says the cancer has metastisized to other parts of his body- the question now is, how fast is the doubling time of this cancer? He may live until next year, but I think he definitely needs to be on next year's list if he survives... the one best treatment for cancer is physical removal, if chemo leaves only a few resistant cells, they will grow into tumors that are resistant to that form of chemo- and then they try others that don't work as well, and so on - it's eventually a losing battle most of the time- sorry to hear it he's a good guy

Here's the latest on Valerie Harper: a statement put out by the Ogonquin Playhouse, where she has been working: it clears up a lot of nonsense! Makes Entertainment Tonight look kind of stupid! http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/2015-press/valerie-harper

Entertainment Tonight has a source that says it is "Not Good" Being found unconscious certainly is a bad sign! https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-valerie-harper-rushed-hospital-151600647.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=fb&fb_ref=Default

I'm sure he had a thread of his own. We should start a thread for the main protaganists in Columbo because Theodor Bikel is the latest of many to die this year along with Leonard Nimoy and Louis Jourdan I looked for a thread for him but couldn't find any! I was surprised!!!! The articles say he was very healthy up to the end though, so maybe he slipped through the cracks!

Theodore Bikel has Died: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/07/21/actor-theodore-bikel-dies-in-la-at-1/ at the age of 91

Way back in the fifties, he starred in "Androcles and the Lion"- very entertaining film if you can get it-

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33151261 John Hurt with pancreatic cancer- that can kill somebody off pretty fast- maybe next year? Too bad, he's an excellent actor

what an insane day this is, all of these people dying- must be something in the air!

You should watch it again too, RadGuy! Seriously, a very sad loss for no good reason- his eccentricity was truly a beautiful and unique thing- such an interesting person

Here's a lovely tribute to Leonard Nimoy from an astronaut up in space: http://time.com/3727433/leonard-nimoy-astronaut-space/