Death Anniversary Thread

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And finally (for now)

 

Former Dundee Uni rector, broadcaster, writer, politician and chef.Clement Freud died in 2009

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

 

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Bloody Greta Garbo.

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Abe Lincoln was assasinated on 15/04/1865

 

 

It's so funny that someone so revered as an icon of progress, modernisation and modern justice/reconciliation actually looks like so much like a butt-ugly primitive who will hammer you with a club and eat your kids. Maybe it's just that particular picture but I've always thought he was one of the ugliest bastards ever to be that famous.

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He had a good sense of humor about it though, there was an occasion where he was accused of being two-faced and he responded by saying "If I were two-faced, why would I be wearing this one?"

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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.

 

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Rockabilly singer Eddie Cochran died after a road accident 53 years ago (age 21). His best known song is “Summertime Blues”.

 

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Theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955 at the age of 76.

 

His formula E = mc² is the world’s most famous equation.

 

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Dick Clark, who hosted the variety show "American Bandstand", died one year ago today at age 82.

 

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1992 – Frankie Howerd, English comedian and actor (b. 1917).

 

"Oooh, no missus"

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Today British naturalist Charles Darwin died - but in 1882. He is regarded for his substantial contributions to the theory of evolution as one of the most important scientists.

 

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Lis Sladen died two years ago today...

 

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Steve Marriott, singer and guitarist of The Small Faces and Humble Pie, died in 1991. Cause of death: Smoke inhalation. He was 44 years old.

 

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Another accidental death: Sandy Denny, singer of folk rock band Fairport Convention, fell down the stairs in late March 1978 and got her head injured. About two weeks later she collapsed and fell into a coma – and died on April 21, 1978. Her death was ruled to be the result of a traumatic mid-brain haemorrhage and blunt force trauma to her head. She was 31.

 

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Deep Throat-star Linda Lovelace died on April 22, 2002 age 53.

She was born as Linda Susan Boreman on January 10, 1949.

After her porn career she became famous for being an anti-porn activist.

 

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British actor Sir John Mills died on April 23, 2005 aged 97.

 

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Today sees the 30^th anniversary of Buster Crabbe literally kicking the bucket.

 

 

He died of a heart attack aged 75 after tripping over a wastepaper basket. (Source :Wikipedia)

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On 24^th of April 1986 Wallis Duchess of Windsor died aged 89. She has had many other names like Bessie Wallis Warfield, Wallis Spencer and best known: Wallis Simpson.

 

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She was the second Golden Girl who passed away:

Beatrice Arthur, 13.05.1922-25.04.2009, our beloved Dorothy Zbornak.

 

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Talking about "Golden Girls" who made the world smile with their individualistic sense of humour and commitment to their female friends, Valerie Solanas died of pneumonia today in 1988.

 

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She was the second Golden Girl who passed away:

Beatrice Arthur, 13.05.1922-25.04.2009, our beloved Dorothy Zbornak.

 

 

Link to this years list - I remember reading that apparently Elaine Stritch auditioned for the role of Dorothy but (by her own admission) performed very badly.

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Link to this years list - I remember reading that apparently Elaine Stritch auditioned for the role of Dorothy but (by her own admission) performed very badly.

 

This is really interesting!! Do you know more auditions?

I only know this one from Wikipedia/Betty White:

 

“White was originally offered the role of Blanche in The Golden Girls, and Rue McClanahan was offered the role of Rose (the two characters being similar to roles they had played in Mary Tyler Moore and Maude, respectively). Jay Sandrich, the director of the pilot, suggested that since they had played similar roles in the past, they should switch roles, Rue McClanahan later said in a documentary on the series.”

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Link to this years list - I remember reading that apparently Elaine Stritch auditioned for the role of Dorothy but (by her own admission) performed very badly.

 

This is really interesting!! Do you know more auditions?

I only know this one from Wikipedia/Betty White:

 

“White was originally offered the role of Blanche in The Golden Girls, and Rue McClanahan was offered the role of Rose (the two characters being similar to roles they had played in Mary Tyler Moore and Maude, respectively). Jay Sandrich, the director of the pilot, suggested that since they had played similar roles in the past, they should switch roles, Rue McClanahan later said in a documentary on the series.”

 

No not really but am I right in thinking that all the actresses who appeared in the UK version of the show are still with us?

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Link to this years list - I remember reading that apparently Elaine Stritch auditioned for the role of Dorothy but (by her own admission) performed very badly.

 

This is really interesting!! Do you know more auditions?

I only know this one from Wikipedia/Betty White:

 

“White was originally offered the role of Blanche in The Golden Girls, and Rue McClanahan was offered the role of Rose (the two characters being similar to roles they had played in Mary Tyler Moore and Maude, respectively). Jay Sandrich, the director of the pilot, suggested that since they had played similar roles in the past, they should switch roles, Rue McClanahan later said in a documentary on the series.”

 

No not really but am I right in thinking that all the actresses who appeared in the UK version of the show are still with us?

 

Not quite; Sheila Gish died in 2005. She was the youngest of the 4 too.

Wendy Craig, Sheila Hancock and Jean Boht are all still with us

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Austrian actress Maria Schell, who also had international success (playing with Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Gary Cooper and Marcello Mastroianni), died on April 26, 2005 aged 79. Academy Award winner Maximilian Schell was her brother.