Death Anniversary Thread

[diego 1,978]

4 minutes ago, Toast said:

Administradores, poderíamos ter uma regra que restrinja os membros a postar uma pessoa apenas por dia nos tópicos Aniversário e Aniversário.

Disagree

[Sinbabad 1,108]

4 minutes ago, Toast said:

Admins, could we have a rule restricting members to posting one person only per day in the Birthday and Anniversary threads.

One person only per day ? Not that I’m posting everyday in that thread…

[MortalCaso 1,624]

28 minutes ago, Toast said:

Admins, could we have a rule restricting members to posting one person only per day in the Birthday and Anniversary threads.

I'd say have one post per person daily in either. I'd personally go farther and say only 2-3 per person weekly, but I digress.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,337]

 

 

 

On this day 48 years ago in 1975 ,Oscar nominated Scottish actress Mary  Ure died aged just 42 from an accidental barbiturate and alcohol overdose . She had  struggled with a drink problem for years.

 

She was Oscar nominated for  her role in the 1960 film Sons and lovers.  Her other film credits include Where Eagles dare and Storm over the Nile.

[Hell 1,334]

English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century Graham Greene died on this day 32 years ago, aged 86.

 

[Drewsky1211 4,721]

Roger Ebert died on this day 10 years ago, aged 70.

- Ebert's first review was for the 1966 Georges Lautner film Galia, which he gave two-and-a-half stars (out of four). Over his 46 years in film criticism, he reviewed over 7,000 movies.

- Ebert was primarily known for his scathing reviews- particularly those for Caligula, North, and Mad Dog Time. Conversely, his favorites included Casablanca, Singin' in the Rain, and Goodfellas.

- Ebert first teamed up with Gene Siskel in 1975 for a Chicago public broadcast station, and their show was called Sneak Previews. This would soon be picked up by PBS, which they left in 1982 to make the show At the Movies. Following Siskel's death in 1999, Ebert would partner with rotating co-hosts that included Martin Scorsese (Ebert was the first critic to review Scorsese's first film Who's That Knocking at My Door).

- Ebert would also venture into filmmaking himself, writing the screenplay for 1970's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls- this was given 0 stars by Gene Siskel, but has since gained a cult following. Ebert was also involved with the production of the cancelled Sex Pistols film Who Killed Bambi?

- Ebert was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002, having it removed that same year. He was then diagnosed with salivary gland cancer in 2003, went into remission, and was re-diagnosed with it in 2006. He nearly died from surgery, which left him unable to speak (yet did not appear on DeathList 2007). These surgeries continued through 2008, and by 2011, his face was damaged to the point where he needed a prosthetic chin:

Ebert was hospitalized in December of 2012 following a hip fracture, and died four months later before he would be released into hospice care (definitely a list miss).

[diego 1,978]

Amélia Ana Luísa Júlia Adalberta of Aremberg was a Princess of Aremberg by birth and Duchess in Bavaria by her marriage to Pius Augustus of Bavaria, the Belgian died 200 years ago

[diego 1,978]

Peter Cooper was an industrialist, inventor, philanthropist and candidate for President of the United States. Designed and built the first steam locomotive in the United States, founded the Cooper Union in Manhattan, died 140 years ago, was a Greenback Party candidate in the 1876 presidential election. older person to be nominated for president ,he was 85 at the time, died aged 92

[diego 1,978]

Charles II of Romania died 70 years ago, he was the King of Romania from 1930 until his forced abdication in September 1940, he loved football and handed the names of the squads to the coach of the 1930 cup, and determined the starters and reserves

[diego 1,978]

Gloria Swanson was an American actress who died 40 years ago, won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in Drama in 1950 for Sunset Boulevard and was nominated 3 times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for the films Sadie Thompson (1929), The Trespasser (1930 ) and Sunset Boulevard (1951).

[diego 1,978]

Bernard Vukas died 40 years ago, played in the 1950 Cup for Yugoslavia and was part of the silver medal squad at the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games;Died at age 55

[diego 1,978]

50 minutes ago, diego said:

Bernard Vukas morreu há 40 anos, disputou a Copa de 1950 pela Iugoslávia e integrou o elenco da medalha de prata nos Jogos Olímpicos de 1948 e 1952; Morreu aos 55 anos

Could you explain the reason for facepalm @Perhaps?

[Perhaps 1,423]

9 minutes ago, diego said:

Could you explain the reason for facepalm @Perhaps?

 

Oh, nothing, I just think you’re a low IQ postwhore that will always find an avenue to piss people off on here. This time by entering your next saga, spamming the birthday and death anniversary threads. 

 

Fuck off you thick cunt. Living up to the stereotype that Brazilians are the most annoying people on the Internet. 

 

 

 

 

[Hell 1,334]

9th president of the United States William Henry Harrison died on this day 182 years ago, aged 68.

 

[lilham 752]

15 minutes ago, Hell said:

9th president of the United States William Henry Harrison died on this day 182 years ago, aged 68.

 

Notably 31 days into his Presidency, making it the shortest Presidency as well as the first Presidential death in office.
His Successor John Tyler was called His Accidency by the press and political detractors. Tyler (b. 1790) is of interest to the death list as he has one living grandson, Harrison Ruffin Tyler (b. 1928) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Ruffin_Tyler

[lilham 752]

Missing a big name today: Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

 

[Toast 16,119]

1 hour ago, lilham said:

Missing a big name today: Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

 

Not really.   He's been commemorated in this thread at least six times before.

 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

English mathematician John Venn, creator of the Venn diagram, died exactly 100 years ago today (88).

 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

3 hours ago, lilham said:

Missing a big name today: Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

 

This is why we ‘used to’ have the unwritten rule to only post anniversaries in 5 year increments, otherwise they get posted every single year, which canna be the intent of this thread.  It makes it more special I guess.  When @rockhopper penguin quit posting here daily the rule was ignored by newbies despite my referencing it.  People can do what they want but if they get posted every year this is nothing more than having The Old Crem data dump Wikipedia.

The good news is MLK died in 1968, or 55 years ago, so this is his year!  No one should post it again until 2028 (2033/2038/2043 etc)

[Drewsky1211 4,721]

Charlton Heston died on this day 15 years ago, aged 84.

- Heston was born as "John Carter"- he took the name "Charlton" from his grandmother's maiden name, and later took his stepfather's last name.

- Heston's breakout role was as Moses in 1956's The Ten Commandments. Cecil B. DeMille chose him for the role due to his resemblance to Michelangelo's statue of Moses, and cast Heston's infant son Fraser as the baby Moses. Besides this, he also attended the premiere of The Prince of Egypt in 1998, which was conceived as an animated musical adaptation of that film:

(him and Val Kilmer- the two Moses)

- Heston would find further success by starring in more Biblical films, such as the title role of Ben-Hur and John the Baptist in The Greatest Story Ever Told, the former of which earned him the Oscar for Best Actor in 1960.

- His career would soon delve into sci-fi, and he was the star of the original Planet of the Apes and Soylent Green (the latter of which is now set in the past... specifically last year).

- In his later years, he turned to voice work, and he was the narrator for Armageddon and Disney's Hercules (only appearing in the beginning of that film).

- Heston would win the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor in 2002 for his roles as The Mastiff in Cats and Dogs, Mr. Claiborne in Town & Country, and a cameo as a dying Dr. Zaius in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes.

- Heston initially espoused liberal ideas- openly attending the March on Washington and supporting the Civil Rights Act, and the Democratic Party of California asked him to run for the 1970 Senate election against fellow actor George Murphy.

- In 1998, Heston became the president of the NRA, and it was during this time he told gun control activists that they could "pry [his gun] from his cold, dead hands". He remained in this position until 2003.

- Heston was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998, which went into remission. In 2002, he announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's-like symptoms, and made his last public appearance when he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in July of 2003:

By 2005, Heston's condition had severely deteriorated, and he debuted on the DeathList the following year. He was dropped from it in 2007, but returned in 2008 at the top spot, and became the sixth hit (out of fourteen) that year.

[Toast 16,119]

9 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

This is why we ‘used to’ have the unwritten rule to only post anniversaries in 5 year increments, otherwise they get posted every single year, which canna be the intent of this thread.  It makes it more special I guess.  When @rockhopper penguin quit posting here daily the rule was ignored by newbies despite my referencing it.  People can do what they want but if they get posted every year this is nothing more than having The Old Crem data dump Wikipedia.

The good news is MLK died in 1968, or 55 years ago, so this is his year!  No one should post it again until 2028 (2033/2038/2043 etc)

 

There was no such rule.  It existed only in your imagination.

[lilham 752]

Kurt Cobain died on April 5, 1994; he was found 3 days later. I used to live in Seattle so I've visited the park bench outside his home which is his makeshift memorial site, as he does not have a grave.
 

[Summer in Transylvania 2,157]

Palestinian-born American actor and painter Nehemiah Persoff died of Heart Failure on this day 1 year ago, aged 102.

 

[YoungWillz 21,007]

5 years ago today Eric Bristow, the Crafty Cockney, checked out at the double aged 60.

 

[msc 18,421]

26 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

5 years ago today Eric Bristow, the Crafty Cockney, checked out at the double aged 60.

 

 

Somewhere on the DDP website is one of Spade's greatest obits where he at length talks about what an arsehole Bristow was, before concluding "But fucking hell he was amazing at darts!"