DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

[scotrace]

A long life of great impact.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Whether modern people like her movies or not, she was a towering figure of 1930s popular culture -- probably the last surviving American personality who was a household name to just about everyone in that era. And she had the great good sense to get as far away from show business as she possibly could as soon as she was able to do so, and lived the rest of her life with dignity.

 

[Stray Cat]

R.I.P. dear, dear Shirley..

[video=youtube;WLLSqpYyPD8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLLSqpYyPD8[/video]

 

[Classydame]

My gratitude and thanks to Mrs. Temple-Black! She always made (and makes) me smile! May she rest in peace!

 

[hatguy1]

During salary negotiations with the Pirates one year, general manager Branch Rickey said to Kiner, "We finished last with you, we can finish last without you." Kinda hard to argue with that.....

Ouch!

 

[Formeruser012523]

Director Christopher Barry. Famous for directing the show's introduction of the Daleks, among others.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Christopher-Barry

 

[HadleyH]

What can one say.... apart that today is a very sad day


the real Princess of the 1930s....good bye and RIP sweet and most adorable Shirley Temple.

 

[Shangas]

P.S. Hoffman died of a drug-overdose.

Don't celebrities die in bed surrounded by money anymore? It's almost like a prerequisite of being a movie-star or musician these days.

"Mr. Bieber, please sign this life-contract stipulating that unless you agree to die of a massive crack-cocaine overdose, you are legally not allowed to be a 'musician' on this planet, in this life, or the next. Thank you".

It honestly doesn't shock me anymore. Like Clarke Gable, I've stopped giving a damn.

The death of Shirley Temple was a big surprise, though. One of the greatest stars ever, even if she didn't last very long in the public eye.

 

[Tomasso]

She was magical.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Sid Caeser dead at 91.
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[video=youtube;Kpn4_QeS7w8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpn4_QeS7w8[/video]

 

[Formeruser012523]

Another legend: Sid Caesar has died at 91.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Most people have no idea just how good he was in his prime -- a master of live television comedy. Go watch "Ten From Your Show of Shows" and see for yourself.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I remember watching 'Your Show of Shows' as a small child with many familiar faces that went on to be famous comedians and comic actors in their own right.
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[HadleyH]

thank you.....RIP Sid.

 

[1mach1]

RIP, Sid.

 

[Tomasso]

many familiar faces that went on to be famous comedians and comic actors in their own right.

And the best writers room in TV history. Laughter on the 23rd Floor.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

I remember watching 'Your Show of Shows' as a small child with many familiar faces that went on to be famous comedians and comic actors in their own right.
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Among the show's writers were Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Neil Simon, and Larry Gelbart (TV's M*A*S*H*)

 

[Formeruser012523]

latimes.com/entertainment

 

[Tomasso]

Your Show of Shows spawned: The **** Van **** Show (Carl Reiner), My Favorite Year (Mel Brooks) and Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Neil Simon), all written from their experiences working on the show.

 

[Old Rogue]

Just saw a piece on Sid Caesar on the ABC nightly news. It said that Sid once received a fan letter from Albert Einstein, or as the reporter put it "from one genius to another". Well said.