Octopus of Odstock 2,187 Posted January 1, 2022 35 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Jeanine Ann Roose, the little girl featured in It's A Wonderful Life reportedly dead NYE: https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/01/jeanine-ann-roose-its-a-wonderful-life-dead-dies-little-violet/?adid=social-twa Mentioned in the Detective Work thread. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0740459/ Young Violet in the film. Gloria Grahame played the grown up Violet. I can't inbed a photo for some reason but that's a sad end/start to the year (delete where applicable) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted January 1, 2022 35 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Young Violet in the film. Gloria Grahame played the grown up Violet. I can't inbed a photo for some reason but that's a sad end/start to the year (delete where applicable) The Sun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,701 Posted January 1, 2022 Wizard of Oz (1939) surviving actors: Not sure which thread would be the best one for keeping track of this dying breed, but this seemed like the best one. All but Caren are child munchkins, children hired for background fill. More: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls061321507/ Living or confirmed alive during the last 6 years: Caren Marsh Doll (1919-) Judy Garland's stand-in. Priscilla Ann Montgomery Clark (1929-) Was alive in 2016 (article) and looked great. Betty Ann Bruno (1930-) Later worked as a reporter and a tv host. Has a wikipedia page. Ardith Dondanville (1930-2022) Was alive in 2016 according to facebook posts. Joan Kenmore (1931-2022) Shitty TMZ article from 2018 here about how the "munchkins are not dead" due to there being a couple of child actors still alive with a 35 second clip of her talking about how she was informed of Jerry Maren's frail health before he died. Valerie Lee Shepard (1931-) Alive Elaine V. Merk (1931-) Likely alive Viola Faye White (1930-2000) Dead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mollyafox 455 Posted January 2, 2022 Max Julien of The Mack dead at 88. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,584 Posted January 2, 2022 @arghton Elaine V. Merk (correct spelling) b. 19 Dec 1930, married George A. Binder in 1959. Has attended reunions, often as "Elaine Merk Binder". Living in Alhambra, CA as recently as 2018. Could've died since then, though the Oz community is generally as sharp as anything. Valerie Lee Shepard b. 14 Dec 1931 as Lois Valerie Shepard. Now goes by the name of Lois V. Haynes. Still signing autographs in 2018 and notes on StarTiger suggest she was alive in late 2020, residing in Reseda, CA. Viola Faye White b. 12 Jan 1930, later became Viola Faye Banks, but she died on 8 Jan 2000 (aged 69) in Nebraska. So (assuming none of them have died off radar in the last few years), there are 7 living cast members, 6 of whom were child actresses. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,311 Posted January 2, 2022 5 hours ago, mollyafox said: Max Julien of The Mack dead at 88. So sad he passesd away in the same day of his birthday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,584 Posted January 2, 2022 4 hours ago, Gisooo said: So sad he passesd away in the same day of his birthday He didn’t die on his birthday. Read the TMZ article. The family stated he was born in 1933 but that the Jan 1st date of birth used on the net everywhere is incorrect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 97 Posted January 2, 2022 George Lopez falls ill, walks off stage during middle of NYE show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,584 Posted January 2, 2022 24 minutes ago, Estuarian Float said: George Lopez falls ill, walks off stage during middle of NYE show. We know. Already reported in the comedians thread (the correct thread). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted January 2, 2022 29 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: We know. Already reported in the comedians thread (the correct thread). 2022 shall be seen as the year of Ulitzer becoming a very prickly old fucker. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,584 Posted January 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: 2022 shall be seen as the year of Ulitzer becoming a very prickly old fucker. Yup. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted January 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: 2022 shall be seen as the year of Ulitzer becoming a very prickly old fucker. Becoming? I thought that they already were one. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted January 2, 2022 14 minutes ago, Lewd_Squirrel said: Becoming? I thought that they already were one. lol Well, yes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 3, 2022 Max Julien, an actor best known for his lead performance in the 1973 blaxploitation classic “The Mack,” died on Saturday. He was 88 years old. An official cause of death was not immediately available. SC 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,311 Posted January 4, 2022 American actress Mimi Cozzens of films and television series like The Doctors (1967-1973), Search for Tomorrow (1980), General Hospital (1987), Murder She Wrote (1989), The Golden Girls (1989-1991) etc, died at 86 on December 11, 2021 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. R.I.P Mimi Cozzens (1935 - 2021) https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/mimi-cozzens-obituary?id=31883613 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted January 4, 2022 American Actress Joan Copeland died at 99 years: https://extratv.com/2022/01/04/joan-copeland-stage-actress-and-sister-of-arthur-miller-dies-at-99/ 6 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,311 Posted January 4, 2022 Just now, TomTomTelekom said: American Actress Joan Copeland died at 99 years: https://extratv.com/2022/01/04/joan-copeland-stage-actress-and-sister-of-arthur-miller-dies-at-99/ Oh nooo, whyy. R.I.P Joan Copeland always love her voice as Tanana in Disney Brother Bear (2003) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,928 Posted January 4, 2022 52 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said: American Actress Joan Copeland died at 99 years: https://extratv.com/2022/01/04/joan-copeland-stage-actress-and-sister-of-arthur-miller-dies-at-99/ Not names anyone outside these forums would define "big", but we have recently lost a discreet number of geezers, starting from Betty White. Barbara Chilcott, Hilton Cheong-Leen, Joan Copeland, SH Sarma all shy of their 100th birthday. Plus Njonjo and Zheng Min at 101. Not a bad start for the year. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,045 Posted January 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, drol said: Not names anyone outside these forums would define "big", but we have recently lost a discreet number of geezers, starting from Betty White. Barbara Chilcott, Hilton Cheong-Leen, Joan Copeland, SH Sarma all shy of their 100th birthday. Plus Njonjo and Zheng Min at 101. Not a bad start for the year. Maybe a January 2016 again ahead of us ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 892 Posted January 4, 2022 6 hours ago, Gisooo said: Oh nooo, whyy. R.I.P Joan Copeland always love her voice as Tanana in Disney Brother Bear (2003) Also sister of Arthur Miller 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,311 Posted January 5, 2022 American actor and screenwriter Ben Best passed away at 46 on September 15, 2021 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://ew.com/tv/ben-best-dead-46-eastbound-and-down-foot-fist-way/&ved=2ahUKEwiS2NKXs5r1AhWTi_0HHaLvD64QFnoECFsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1WIY5TglEFJ-8gBZd6hOQp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted January 6, 2022 Acclaimed US director Peter Bogdanovich (Paper Moon, What's Up Doc) dead at 82: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-bogdanovich-dead-last-picture-show-1235070769/ 5 1 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted January 6, 2022 1 minute ago, gcreptile said: Acclaimed US director Peter Bogdanovich (Paper Moon, What's Up Doc) dead at 82: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-bogdanovich-dead-last-picture-show-1235070769/ You beat me to it by seconds!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 293 Posted January 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Acclaimed US director Peter Bogdanovich (Paper Moon, What's Up Doc) dead at 82: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-bogdanovich-dead-last-picture-show-1235070769/ He had a really memorable role in the sopranos. Great actor and director Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 892 Posted January 6, 2022 15 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Acclaimed US director Peter Bogdanovich (Paper Moon, What's Up Doc) dead at 82: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-bogdanovich-dead-last-picture-show-1235070769/ These January deaths are reminding me of 2016. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites