time 8,599 Posted October 16, 2021 58 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Alan Hawkshaw decomposing: This saddens me. I make no apologies for posting this again. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 861 Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, time said: This saddens me. I make no apologies for posting this again. Ah, the memories. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,724 Posted October 17, 2021 Finnish actor, children's tv legend Pertti Nättilä dead from a long illness aged 87: https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/7b98520b-4c9d-4de5-814b-eff9d684184a Most known as the voice of hand puppet dog Ransu Karvakuono from 1978 to his death on the Pikku Kakkonen children's show. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted October 24, 2021 US TV, but for here anyway. Being reported that Joanna Cameron (sometimes JoAnna Cameron), actress who played the title role in the children's series Isis, later The Secrets Of Isis (with hindsight unfortunately named, ha!): IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0131622/ Was in the Columbo where the still living Dick Van Dyke did it, in which she plays the assistant to the foolish photographer. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted December 16, 2021 Didn't really know where to put this Fred Dinenage, former presenter of kids show How?, has retired from Meridian News. He seems to be healthy enough from the coverage on the national news 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted December 16, 2021 1 hour ago, RIP Wee Jum said: Didn't really know where to put this Fred Dinenage, former presenter of kids show How?, has retired from Meridian News. He seems to be healthy enough from the coverage on the national news There's a 'Presenters' thread, where this news broke a couple of months ago; the local news coverage included tributes from 85 year-old Lawrie McMeneny, who looked & sounded pretty good, and 66 year=old Paul O'Grady, who looks absolutelya wful, but is apparently still working and sounds just the same. Former weatherman Carl Tyler added his tribute too, looked alright for his age (must be over 80). Dinenage still has projects on the go, including the return of the latest regeneration of How? due for broadcast next year. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 3, 2022 Stephen J. Lawrence, who composed over 300 songs for Sesame Street, has died. He was 82. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/stephen-j-lawrence-dead-1235015151/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,577 Posted January 7, 2022 Just to note that Susan Stranks (Paperplay & Magpie) is now 83 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 19, 2022 Bill Jackson, a legendary Chicago children's television figure known for a series of kids shows that aired locally, has died. He was 86. https://wgnradio.com/news/remembering-chicago-tv-legend-bill-jackson/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mollyafox 455 Posted March 10, 2022 Emilio Delgado, who played Luis on Sesame Street has died at age 81. https://www.tmz.com/2022/03/10/sesame-street-actor-emilio-delgado-luis-dead-dies 3 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 10, 2022 On 27/09/2018 at 18:18, alt obits guy said: Looking at this thread reminds me many years ago I compiled a list of all Muppet Show guests (original series only) and whether they were still among the living or had passed. Every now and then I update it when a guest dies. I believe this is now an accurate listing The list is in order of appearance: MUPPET GUESTS GUEST STATUS Juliet Prowse dead Connie Stevens alive Joel Grey alive Ruth Buzzi alive Rita Moreno alive Jim Nabors dead Florence Henderson dead Paul Williams alive Charles Aznavour alive dead Harvey Korman dead Peter Ustinov dead Bruce Forsyth dead Sandy Duncan alive Candice Bergen alive Avery Schreiber dead Ben Vereen alive Phyllis Diller dead Vincent Price dead Valerie Harper alive dead Twiggy alive Ethel Merman dead Kaye Ballard alive dead Mummenschanz alive (all except Andres Bossard) Don Knotts dead Zero Mostel dead Milton Berle dead Rich Little alive Judy Collins alive Nancy Walker dead Edger Bergen / Teresa Brewer dead (both) Steve Martin alive Madeline Kahn dead George Burns dead Dom DeLuise dead Bernadette Peters alive Rudolf Nureyev dead Elton John alive Lou Rawls dead Cleo Laine alive Julie Andrews alive Jaye P. Morgan alive Peter Sellers dead Petula Clark alive Bob Hope dead John Cleese alive Cloris Leachman alive dead Rita Coolidge / Kris Kristofferson alive (both) Leo Sayer alive Roy Clark alive dead Gilda Radner dead Pearl Bailey dead Jean Stapleton dead Alice Cooper alive Loretta Lynn alive dead Liberace dead Marisa Berenson alive Raquel Welch alive James Coco dead Helen Reddy alive dead Harry Belafonte alive Lesley Ann Warren alive Danny Kaye dead Spike Milligan dead Leslie Uggams alive Elke Sommer alive Sylvester Stallone alive Roger Miller dead Dale Evans / Roy Rogers dead (both) Lynn Redgrave dead Cheryl Ladd alive John Denver dead Crystal Gayle alive Shields & Yarnell alive / dead Dyan Cannon alive Victor Borge dead Linda Lavin alive Dudley Moore dead Arlo Guthrie alive Beverly Sills dead Kenny Rogers alive dead Lola Falana alive Phyllis George alive dead Dizzy Gillespie dead Liza Minnelli alive Anne Murray alive Jonathan Winters / Star Wars actors dead /alive (all except Peter Mayhew) Christopher Reeve dead Lynda Carter alive Alan Arkin / Carol Channing alive (both) alive / dead Doug Henning dead Andy Williams dead Diana Ross alive Gene Kelly dead Loretta Swit alive Joan Baez alive Shirley Bassey alive James Coburn dead Brooke Shields alive Glenda Jackson alive Senor Wences dead Deborah Harry alive Paul Simon alive Melissa Manchester alive Tony Randall dead Mac Davis alive dead Carol Burnett alive Gladys Knight alive Hal Linden alive Marty Feldman dead Chris Langham alive Wally Boag dead Johnny Cash dead Buddy Rich dead Linda Ronstadt alive Roger Moore dead Jean-Pierre Rampal dead Updated to acknowledge the death of Loretta Lynn. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajlposh 549 Posted December 4, 2022 Bob McGrath, aka Bob from Sesame Street, has died. This one hurts 4 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 4, 2022 1 hour ago, ajlposh said: Bob McGrath, aka Bob from Sesame Street, has died. This one hurts This one hurts, as it was a part of my childhood dating back to some of its earliest years. Bob McGrath, who went by "Bob" on the show, was an original Sesame Street cast member. The show debuted in late 1969. McGrath was a regular through 2016, when two other long-time cast members and he did not have their contracts renewed. Nonetheless, McGrath returned for the 50th anniversary show in November 2019, where he shared one segment with Loretta Long, aka Susan, who was also an original cast member and who remained on the show until 2017. He was frail, at that point. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted December 4, 2022 QO for McGrath for the DDP: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11501563/Bob-McGrath-original-star-Sesame-Street-started-1967-dies-90.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted December 4, 2022 16 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: This one hurts, as it was a part of my childhood dating back to some of its earliest years. Bob McGrath, who went by "Bob" on the show, was an original Sesame Street cast member. The show debuted in late 1969. McGrath was a regular through 2016, when two other long-time cast members and he did not have their contracts renewed. Nonetheless, McGrath returned for the 50th anniversary show in November 2019, where he shared one segment with Loretta Long, aka Susan, who was also an original cast member and who remained on the show until 2017. He was frail, at that point. Think Delgado also died this year?, which leaves Roscoe Orman from the 2016 cast axed. Though he is much younger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 4, 2022 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: Think Delgado also died this year?, which leaves Roscoe Orman from the 2016 cast axed. Though he is much younger. Yes, it was only a few months ago Emilio Delgado passed. He looked even more frail than McGrath on the 50th anniversary show. He wore a hat, likely to hide he'd gone bald from cancer treatments. And, speaking of bald, yes Orman was younger than the other two. The show's third (excluding unaired pilot episode) and most enduring Gordon is 78. His last credit was 2020. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 8, 2022 George Newall, the co-creator of Schoolhouse Rock, the iconic American cartoons that aired during 1970s Saturday mornings, has died. He was 88. https://www.tvinsider.com/1072856/schoolhouse-rock-creator-george-newall-dead/ 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,392 Posted January 24, 2023 Sesame Street co-creator Lloyd Morrisett dead at 93. 3 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,968 Posted January 24, 2023 14 hours ago, tracy said: Sesame Street co-creator Lloyd Morrisett dead at 93. The letters of the day are Q and O: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11671923/Sesame-Street-creator-Sesame-Workshop-founder-Lloyd-Morrisett-dead-93.html 2 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted January 25, 2023 Lance Kerwin of James at 15 dead at 62. EDIT: also the kid in Salem's Lot! I've seen that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted February 16, 2023 On 27/09/2018 at 23:18, alt obits guy said: MUPPET GUESTS GUEST STATUS Raquel Welch alive Fozzie caresser Raquel Welch gone, for completeness. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 16, 2023 8 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Fozzie caresser Raquel Welch gone, for completeness. Muppet guests updated to acknowledge the passing of Raquel Welch. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted February 16, 2023 The Muppet Show is far more than "Children's TV". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajlposh 549 Posted February 16, 2023 23 minutes ago, time said: The Muppet Show is far more than "Children's TV". it was literally created so adults could appreciate the Muppets too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted February 17, 2023 13 hours ago, ajlposh said: it was literally created so adults could appreciate the Muppets too so not "Children's TV"! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
