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45 years ago American actress Fay Bainter died at the age of 74 in 1968. In 1938 she became the first performer nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Actress for "White Banners" and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Jezebel", winning for the latter.

Probably mentioned a hundred times before: Greta Garbo died in 1990.

Turkish/German actor Eralp Uzun died 3 days ago at age 31!! Unknown circumstances, maybe suicide, no facts yet (content of the source below. Sorry, it's German). Such a handsome man... http://www.bz-berlin...cle1666201.html

Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, better known as Simone de Beauvoir, was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist. She was born on January 9, 1908 and died on April 14, 1986.

Never heard of Jazz and Funk musician Don Blackman and now he's dead. http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/11/jazz-pianist-don-blackman-hospitalised-with-stage-four-cancer/ Btw: Nice... um... hairstyle.

German painter (expressionist) Emil Nolde died on April 13, 1956. He was 88. I really like his picture called “Nadja”:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945), died on April 12, 1945 aged 63.

30 years ago, on April 11, 1983 Mexican actress Dolores del Río died from her liver disease at the age of 77. Look at that picture Beautiful!!

Eva Narcissus Boyd, better known as Little Eva, died 10 years ago on April 10, 2003 aged 59. On August 25, 1962 she hit the No.1 spot on the Billboard charts for one week with her biggest hit “The Loco-Motion”, written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. “The Loco-Motion” was also a major hit around the world (e.g. No. 2 in the UK and No. 1 in Canada) and during the years there were also many cover versions released. Although she has got another top 10 hit in 1963 with “Swinging on a star” (UK No.7) she is often counted as a one hit wonder.

Director Sidney Lumet died this very day two years ago. He was 86. He directed some great classics like "Murder on the Orient Express", "Serpico", "Network" and many others.

This time I go for Bernie Nolan. Zsa Zsa seems to be immortal...

Singer songwriter Laura Nyro died on April 8th 1997 at the age of 49.

Actor and director Walter Huston died on April 7th 1950, one day after his 67th birthday (other sources say 2 days after his birthday or age 66, so I'm not quite sure either...).

Tammy Wynette, the First Lady of Country Music, died 15 years ago on April 6th 1998. She is best known for songs like "Stand by your man" and "D.I.V.O.R.C.E." and for her feature on The KLFs 1991/92 chart success "Justified and Ancient".

April 5th 1994: Kurt Cobain commits suicide. He was 27. This must be the first time that Club 27 was mentioned, right?

45 years ago, on April 4th 1968, Martin Luther King, activist and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, was shot.

On April 3rd 1950 German composer Kurt Weill, best known for "The Threepenny Opera", died because of a heart attack.

15 years ago Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli died.

Ronnie Ray Smith, gold medal winner of the 1968 Summer Olympics, has died. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22913108/olympic-gold-medalist-ronnie-ray-smith-dies

On April 1st 1984 Marvin Gaye was shot by his Dad (during an argument...?). The very next day Gaye would have turned 45.

On this very day, 20 years ago, Brandon Lee died under tragical circumstances...

28 years ago, on March 30th1985, Soeur Sourire, The Singing Nun, commited suicide at the age of 51.

If being gay would be as "normal" as being straight there would be no reason for people to come out specially, giving statements about it or for the big headlines in newspapers because a celebrity comes out (voluntarily or not). Even in our liberal times it's a topic of its own. I think this thread could be about famous (gay) people and gay related topics like activists (which are mostly not as famous as the "celebrities"). There will ever be an overlap with other topics, e.g. Van Cliburn was a pianist/musician and a gay man. Two topics are combined: What you are and what you've become professionally - that's life. You cannot be reduced to only one topic. Every single person is so much more. Sorry, I can't explain myself any better in this foreign language but to say: An important and needful thread!

Thanks a lot, alright then. Really overlooked this thread I guess... I will read this later, have to go to work first.

I didn't find anything like that...