DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

[Harp]

Duvall, always good, had some range with matched credibility. RIP

 

[BobHufford]

 

[Harp]

^ I met Jesse once, and he certainly found his calling in civil rights yet remained grounded beyond celebrity. RIP

 

[BobHufford]

 

[Worf]

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I recently spent 2 hours watching Duvall in a 2 part "outer Limits" story Called "The Inheritors" . I'd only seen the episodes once in syndication and was finally able to watch it in full again with Puddin' a couple of nights ago....... Of course this was pre-Godfather work for him. About a year after "To Kill A Mockingbird" Duvall starred in The Science Fiction anthologies only 2 parter as a Federal Agent tasked with solving the mystery of 4 soldiers shot in the head in Viet Nam who not only survived their wounds but gained extraordinary powers after recovering. One part spy thriller, one part Alien Invasion tale, the story resolves into a wholly unexpected ending. The program has stayed with me for decades. As you'd expect Duvall gives a stellar performance As "Agent Adam Ballard"

Great actor. He will be missed.

Worf

 

[Dash Riprock]

Unfortunately people aren't interested in what happens to them when they die... until they die, and by then it's too late.

 

[Harp]

I recently spent 2 hours watching Duvall in a 2 part "outer Limits" story Called "The Inheritors" . I'd only seen the episodes once in syndication and was finally able to watch it in full again with Puddin' a couple of nights ago....... Of course this was pre-Godfather work for him. About a year after "To Kill A Mockingbird" Duvall starred in The Science Fiction anthologies only 2 parter as a Federal Agent tasked with solving the mystery of 4 soldiers shot in the head in Viet Nam who not only survived their wounds but gained extraordinary powers after recovering. One part spy thriller, one part Alien Invasion tale, the story resolves into a wholly unexpected ending. The program has stayed with me for decades. As you'd expect Duvall gives a stellar performance As "Agent Adam Ballard"


Great actor. He will be missed.

Worf

Outer Limits, like Twilight Zone was as educational as entertaining, and gave a kid something to think about.

 

[Tiki Tom]

Nick Pope has died of cancer at age 60.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insi...4FE4E697?gemSnapshotKey=GM4FE4E697-snapshot-1

Nick was a fixture in the UFO community. He was the former UK military investigator who came out and said UFOs are real. He was frequently interviewed and often called “the real life Fox Mulder”. R.I.P.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Mario Adorf died yesterday, at the age of 95. R.I.P.!

 

[Tiki Tom]

Mario Adorf died yesterday, at the age of 95. R.I.P.!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Adorf

Ruhe in Frieden.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Production designer Dean Tavoularis, who created the sets for nearly all of Francis Ford Coppola's films, including winning an Oscar for The Godfather, Part II. His first film as art director was Bonnie and Clyde. A wonderful visual stylist!

Dean Tavoularis, Production Designer on the ‘Godfather’ Films and ‘Apocalypse Now,’ Dies at 93

The Oscar winner and five-time nominee teamed with Francis Ford Coppola on 13 features after getting his start as the art director on 'Bonnie and Clyde.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/movies/dean-tavoularis-dead.html

 

[Frunobulax]

David Allan Coe

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/outlaw-country-singer-david-allan-coe-dead-86

 

[Tiki Tom]

Claudine Longet passes away at age 84.

A beautiful French singer who, regrettably, was most famous for shooting Spider Sabich dead with a Luger in the 1970s.

https://www.the-independent.com/art...e-longet-death-cause-boyfriend-b2977229.html#

Being young and foolish, I remember being swayed by her beauty and French accent.

R.I.P.

 

[Harp]

Claudine Longet passes away at age 84.
A beautiful French singer who, regrettably, was most famous for shooting Spider Sabich dead with a Luger in the 1970s.

A landmark miscarriage of justice trial verdict.

 

[Frunobulax]

It is with great sadness I note the passing of Schlitz beer.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fo...er-brands-discontinued-after-177-years-us.amp

 

[Harp]

^ A truly momentous occasion. Schlitz was my first beer brand through Vietnam, then college campi where other beers, malts, lagers appeared. Settled Miller Lite ubiquity accessibility over Olympia, Coors, and yes, even Pabst Blue Ribbon. Some swill out of Boston that tasted like dog ****. Scabs abound, but I stuck with Schlitz until circumstances defaulted, lickety split shift, so I've been a Miller man ever since.

 

[Zombie_61]

It is with great sadness I note the passing of Schlitz beer.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fo...er-brands-discontinued-after-177-years-us.amp

I'm not much of a beer drinker, so I can't say I give a Schlitz. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Doctor Strange]

James Burrows, sitcom giant:

James Burrows, legendary sitcom director, dies at 85

The prolific TV maestro co-created "Cheers" and shaped face of the modern half-hour comedy as we know it

www.salon.com

James Burrows, Legendary Sitcom Director Who Shaped Half a Century of American Television, Dead at 85

James Burrows, the legendary sitcom director who shaped half a century of American television, is dead at 85.

www.indiewire.com

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/arts/television/james-burrows-dead.html