Eve wrote:
Wow,
I missed this post.
She was a neighbor when I was growing up.
She told my Mom when she caught me smoking in the Park with my pals when I was in _____ grade. :beaten:
Sixth? :bonk:
Sixth? :bonk:
Celebrity Obituaries
Started by bmwracer · 21 Jan 2006 · 865 replies
General Discussion
Sixth? :bonk:
Wynter wrote:
Sixth? :bonk:
My internet is just finally back up so hence the delayed reply.
I think 3rd is a more appropriate number.
:bonk:
My poor Mum. :beaten:
Eve wrote:
My internet is just finally back up so hence the delayed reply.
I think 3rd is a more appropriate number.
:bonk:
My poor Mum. :beaten:
OMG YOU WERE EIGHT YEARS OLD?! This is why you're my senpai. Gangsta.
Wynter wrote:
OMG YOU WERE EIGHT YEARS OLD?! This is why you're my senpai. Gangsta.
I think it was the last time I actually got caught doing anything. :hehe:
Definitely learned from the experience. :victory:
Eve wrote:
I think it was the last time I actually got caught doing anything. :hehe:
Definitely learned from the experience. :victory:
LOL! Parents are the best at teaching kids how to hide the truth. ;)
Wynter wrote:
LOL! Parents are the best at teaching kids how to hide the truth. ;)
Indeed. :hehe:
Not everyone is making a cry for help. :beaten:
Annette Funicello dies at 70
By Dennis McLellan
April 8, 2013, 10:11 a.m.
Annette Funicello, the dark-haired darling of TV's gThe Mickey Mouse Clubh in the 1950s who further cemented her status as a pop-culture icon in the '60s by teaming with Frankie Avalon in a popular series of gbeachh movies, died Monday. She was 70.
Funicello, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987 and became a spokeswoman for treatment of the chronic, often-debilitating disease of the central nervous system, died at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Walt Disney Co. spokesman Howard Green said.
Funicello and her husband, Glen Holt, had moved from the Los Angeles area after a 2011 fire gutted their home in Encino.
Bob Iger, Disneyfs chairman and chief executive, said: gAnnette was and always will be a cherished member of the Disney family, synonymous with the word 'Mousketeer,' and a true Disney legend. She will forever hold a place in our hearts as one of Walt Disneyfs brightest stars, delighting an entire generation of baby boomers with her jubilant personality and endless talent. Annette was well known for being as beautiful inside as she was on the outside, and she faced her physical challenges with dignity, bravery and grace. All of us at Disney join with family, friends, and fans around the world in celebrating her extraordinary life.h
Funicello was a 12-year-old dance-school student when Walt Disney saw her performing the lead role in gSwan Lakeh at her dance-school's year-end recital at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank in the spring of 1955.
She joined a group of other talented young performers hired to become Mousketeers on gThe Mickey Mouse Club,h the children's variety show that debuted on ABC in October 1955 and quickly became a daily late-afternoon ritual for millions of young Americans.
Like her fellow female Mousketeers, Funicello wore a mouse-eared beanie, a blue pleated skirt, and a white, short-sleeved turtleneck sweater with her name emblazoned in block letters across her chest.
But there was something special about the Mouseketeer with the curly black hair that unexpectedly turned her into the ensemble cast's biggest star.
Funicello made her acting debut on gThe Mickey Mouse Clubh serial gAdventure in Dairyland.h She also appeared in two of the popular gSpin and Martyh serials about a Western dude ranch for boys, with Tim Considine and David Stollery in the title roles. And in 1958, Disney showcased his prized Mousketeer in her own gAnnetteh serial.
Disney also licensed Annette lunch boxes, Colorforms dolls, coloring books, comic books and even mystery novels featuring her in fictionalized adventures.
After gThe Mickey Mouse Clubh ended production in 1958 and wet into reruns, the 15-year-old Funicello was the only Mouseketeer to remain under exclusive contract to the Disney studio.
She made her feature-film debut in gThe Shaggy Dog,h a 1959 comedy starring Fred MacMurray. It was the first of four Disney feature films she appeared in over the next six years, including gBabes in Toyland,h gThe Misadventures of Merlin Jonesh and gThe Monkey's Uncle.h
Funicello received a big career boost when Disney agreed to loan her out to American International Pictures to make gBeach Party,h the song-filled, low-budget 1963 comedy in which she was first teamed on the big screen with Avalon.
In the wake of the success of gBeach Party,h Funicello and Avalon co-starred in gMuscle Beach Party,h gBikini Beach,h and gBeach Blanket Bingo.h
By Dennis McLellan
April 8, 2013, 10:11 a.m.
Annette Funicello, the dark-haired darling of TV's gThe Mickey Mouse Clubh in the 1950s who further cemented her status as a pop-culture icon in the '60s by teaming with Frankie Avalon in a popular series of gbeachh movies, died Monday. She was 70.
Funicello, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987 and became a spokeswoman for treatment of the chronic, often-debilitating disease of the central nervous system, died at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Walt Disney Co. spokesman Howard Green said.
Funicello and her husband, Glen Holt, had moved from the Los Angeles area after a 2011 fire gutted their home in Encino.
Bob Iger, Disneyfs chairman and chief executive, said: gAnnette was and always will be a cherished member of the Disney family, synonymous with the word 'Mousketeer,' and a true Disney legend. She will forever hold a place in our hearts as one of Walt Disneyfs brightest stars, delighting an entire generation of baby boomers with her jubilant personality and endless talent. Annette was well known for being as beautiful inside as she was on the outside, and she faced her physical challenges with dignity, bravery and grace. All of us at Disney join with family, friends, and fans around the world in celebrating her extraordinary life.h
Funicello was a 12-year-old dance-school student when Walt Disney saw her performing the lead role in gSwan Lakeh at her dance-school's year-end recital at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank in the spring of 1955.
She joined a group of other talented young performers hired to become Mousketeers on gThe Mickey Mouse Club,h the children's variety show that debuted on ABC in October 1955 and quickly became a daily late-afternoon ritual for millions of young Americans.
Like her fellow female Mousketeers, Funicello wore a mouse-eared beanie, a blue pleated skirt, and a white, short-sleeved turtleneck sweater with her name emblazoned in block letters across her chest.
But there was something special about the Mouseketeer with the curly black hair that unexpectedly turned her into the ensemble cast's biggest star.
Funicello made her acting debut on gThe Mickey Mouse Clubh serial gAdventure in Dairyland.h She also appeared in two of the popular gSpin and Martyh serials about a Western dude ranch for boys, with Tim Considine and David Stollery in the title roles. And in 1958, Disney showcased his prized Mousketeer in her own gAnnetteh serial.
Disney also licensed Annette lunch boxes, Colorforms dolls, coloring books, comic books and even mystery novels featuring her in fictionalized adventures.
After gThe Mickey Mouse Clubh ended production in 1958 and wet into reruns, the 15-year-old Funicello was the only Mouseketeer to remain under exclusive contract to the Disney studio.
She made her feature-film debut in gThe Shaggy Dog,h a 1959 comedy starring Fred MacMurray. It was the first of four Disney feature films she appeared in over the next six years, including gBabes in Toyland,h gThe Misadventures of Merlin Jonesh and gThe Monkey's Uncle.h
Funicello received a big career boost when Disney agreed to loan her out to American International Pictures to make gBeach Party,h the song-filled, low-budget 1963 comedy in which she was first teamed on the big screen with Avalon.
In the wake of the success of gBeach Party,h Funicello and Avalon co-starred in gMuscle Beach Party,h gBikini Beach,h and gBeach Blanket Bingo.h
I just read her obit... :(
Coincidentally, they aired How to Stuff a Wild Bikini on ThisTV yesterday...
Coincidentally, they aired How to Stuff a Wild Bikini on ThisTV yesterday...
Beach Blanket Bingo was a classic.
Poor thing.. :shakehead:
Poor thing.. :shakehead:
We're not really close friends or anything, but over the years I've gotten to know Tim Considine. He was briefly a Mouseketeer, was in the Disney movie 'The Shaggy Dog' and the Disney series 'The Adventures of Spin and Marty' (he played 'Spin').
Anyway he said that even after they had both grown up, Annette always referred to Walt Disney as "Mr. Disney". I thought that was kind of neat.
Anyway he said that even after they had both grown up, Annette always referred to Walt Disney as "Mr. Disney". I thought that was kind of neat.
gaijinmark wrote:We're not really close friends or anything, but over the years I've gotten to know Tim Considine. He was briefly a Mouseketeer, was in the Disney movie 'The Shaggy Dog' and the Disney series 'The Adventures of Spin and Marty' (he played 'Spin').
Anyway he said that even after they had both grown up, Annette always referred to Walt Disney as "Mr. Disney". I thought that was kind of neat.
I remember Tim Considine from My Three Sons. :victory:
bmwracer wrote:
I remember Tim Considine from My Three Sons. :victory:
I dont remember which son he was. :ashamed:
He only looked kind of familiar and I watched that series fairly often.
THough it was about 40 years ago.
:victory:
Before there was Robin Williams, there was Jonathan Winters:
Jonathan Winters dead at 87:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/arts/television/jonathan-winters-comedian-dies-at-87.html?_r=0
Typical Jonathan here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=For2X31-x-M
Jonathan Winters dead at 87:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/arts/television/jonathan-winters-comedian-dies-at-87.html?_r=0
Typical Jonathan here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=For2X31-x-M
^ Once again, you've beat me to the punch.
gaijinmark wrote:Before there was Robin Williams, there was Jonathan Winters:
Jonathan Winters dead at 87:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/arts/television/jonathan-winters-comedian-dies-at-87.html?_r=0
Typical Jonathan here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=For2X31-x-M
I'm feeling a little sad. I met him when I was a kid. He was a colleague of my Dad's. :shakehead:
Doors' Ray Manzarek dead at 74
Ray Manzarek, a founding member of The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complimented Jim Morrisonfs gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rockfs most enduring songs, has died. He was 74.
Manzarek died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald. Robinson-Fitzgerald said his manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed Manzarek died after being stricken by bile duct cancer.
The Doorsf original lineup, which also included drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robbie Krieger, was only together for a few years. But the band has retained a large and obsessive following decades after Morrisonfs death, in 1971.
The Doors have sold more than 100 million records and songs such as gLight My Fireh and gRiders On the Stormh are still gclassich rock standards. For Doors admirers, the band symbolized the darker side of the Los Angeles lifestyle, what happened to the city after the sun went down and the Beach Boys fans headed home.
Next to Morrison, Manzarek was the most distinctive looking band member, his glasses and wavy blond hair making him resemble a young English professor more than a rock star, a contrast to Morrisonfs Dionysian glamour — his sensuous mouth and long, dark hair. Musically, Manzarekfs spidery organ on gLight My Fireh is one of the most instantly recognizable sounds in rock history.
But he seemed up to finding the right touch for a wide range of songs — the sleepy, lounge-style keyboards on gRiders On the Stormh; the liquid strains for gThe Crystal Shiph; the barrelhouse romps on gRoadhouse Blues.h The Doors always considered themselves gmoreh than a rock band and Manzarek, Densmore and Krieger often managed a flowing rapport that blended rock, blues and jazz behind Morrisonfs self-consciously poetic lyrics.
Manzarek continued to remain active in music well after Morrisonfs death and briefly tried to hold the band together by serving as vocalist. He played in other bands over the years, produced other acts, became an author and worked on films.
Morrison and Manzarek met at UCLA film school and ran into each other a few months after graduation, Manzarek recounted in a 1967 interview with Billboard.
Morrison read him the lyrics for a song called gMoonlight Drive.h
gIfd never heard lyrics to a rock song like that before,h Manzarek said. gWe talked a while before we decided to get a group together and make a million dollars.h
Manzarek is survived by his wife, Dorothy, his son Pablo and two brothers, Rick and James. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Ray Manzarek, a founding member of The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complimented Jim Morrisonfs gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rockfs most enduring songs, has died. He was 74.
Manzarek died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald. Robinson-Fitzgerald said his manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed Manzarek died after being stricken by bile duct cancer.
The Doorsf original lineup, which also included drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robbie Krieger, was only together for a few years. But the band has retained a large and obsessive following decades after Morrisonfs death, in 1971.
The Doors have sold more than 100 million records and songs such as gLight My Fireh and gRiders On the Stormh are still gclassich rock standards. For Doors admirers, the band symbolized the darker side of the Los Angeles lifestyle, what happened to the city after the sun went down and the Beach Boys fans headed home.
Next to Morrison, Manzarek was the most distinctive looking band member, his glasses and wavy blond hair making him resemble a young English professor more than a rock star, a contrast to Morrisonfs Dionysian glamour — his sensuous mouth and long, dark hair. Musically, Manzarekfs spidery organ on gLight My Fireh is one of the most instantly recognizable sounds in rock history.
But he seemed up to finding the right touch for a wide range of songs — the sleepy, lounge-style keyboards on gRiders On the Stormh; the liquid strains for gThe Crystal Shiph; the barrelhouse romps on gRoadhouse Blues.h The Doors always considered themselves gmoreh than a rock band and Manzarek, Densmore and Krieger often managed a flowing rapport that blended rock, blues and jazz behind Morrisonfs self-consciously poetic lyrics.
Manzarek continued to remain active in music well after Morrisonfs death and briefly tried to hold the band together by serving as vocalist. He played in other bands over the years, produced other acts, became an author and worked on films.
Morrison and Manzarek met at UCLA film school and ran into each other a few months after graduation, Manzarek recounted in a 1967 interview with Billboard.
Morrison read him the lyrics for a song called gMoonlight Drive.h
gIfd never heard lyrics to a rock song like that before,h Manzarek said. gWe talked a while before we decided to get a group together and make a million dollars.h
Manzarek is survived by his wife, Dorothy, his son Pablo and two brothers, Rick and James. Funeral arrangements are pending.
^ Heard that on the radio at work... The Sound 100.3 interrupted their week-long A to Z music playlist to play ten Doors tracks in dedication to Manzarek.
Condolences to his family and friends.
Condolences to his family and friends.
bmwracer wrote:
Condolences to his family and friends.
Indeed.
'Enter the Dragon' actor Jim Kelly dead at 67
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Actor Jim Kelly, who played a glib American martial artist in "Enter the Dragon" with Bruce Lee, has died. He was 67.
Marilyn Dishman, Kelly's ex-wife, said he died Saturday of cancer at his home in San Diego.
Sporting an Afro hairstyle and sideburns, Kelly made a splash with his one-liners and fight scenes in the 1973 martial arts classic. His later films included "Three the Hard Way," ''Black Belt Jones" and "Black Samurai."
During a 2010 interview with salon.com, Kelly said he started studying martial arts in 1964 in Kentucky and later moved to California where he earned a black belt in karate. He said he set his sights on becoming an actor after winning karate tournaments. He also played college football.
The role in the Bruce Lee film was his second. He had about a dozen film roles in the 1970s before his acting work tapered off. In recent years, he drew lines of autograph seekers at comic book conventions.
"It was one of the best experiences in my life," he told salon.com of working on "Enter the Dragon." ''Bruce was just incredible, absolutely fantastic. I learned so much from working with him. I probably enjoyed working with Bruce more than anyone else I'd ever worked with in movies because we were both martial artists. And he was a great, great martial artist. It was very good."
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Actor Jim Kelly, who played a glib American martial artist in "Enter the Dragon" with Bruce Lee, has died. He was 67.
Marilyn Dishman, Kelly's ex-wife, said he died Saturday of cancer at his home in San Diego.
Sporting an Afro hairstyle and sideburns, Kelly made a splash with his one-liners and fight scenes in the 1973 martial arts classic. His later films included "Three the Hard Way," ''Black Belt Jones" and "Black Samurai."
During a 2010 interview with salon.com, Kelly said he started studying martial arts in 1964 in Kentucky and later moved to California where he earned a black belt in karate. He said he set his sights on becoming an actor after winning karate tournaments. He also played college football.
The role in the Bruce Lee film was his second. He had about a dozen film roles in the 1970s before his acting work tapered off. In recent years, he drew lines of autograph seekers at comic book conventions.
"It was one of the best experiences in my life," he told salon.com of working on "Enter the Dragon." ''Bruce was just incredible, absolutely fantastic. I learned so much from working with him. I probably enjoyed working with Bruce more than anyone else I'd ever worked with in movies because we were both martial artists. And he was a great, great martial artist. It was very good."
gaijinmark wrote:'Enter the Dragon' actor Jim Kelly dead at 67
SAN DIEGO (AP) \ Actor Jim Kelly, who played a glib American martial artist in "Enter the Dragon" with Bruce Lee, has died. He was 67.
Marilyn Dishman, Kelly's ex-wife, said he died Saturday of cancer at his home in San Diego.
Sporting an Afro hairstyle and sideburns, Kelly made a splash with his one-liners and fight scenes in the 1973 martial arts classic. His later films included "Three the Hard Way," ''Black Belt Jones" and "Black Samurai."
During a 2010 interview with salon.com, Kelly said he started studying martial arts in 1964 in Kentucky and later moved to California where he earned a black belt in karate. He said he set his sights on becoming an actor after winning karate tournaments. He also played college football.
The role in the Bruce Lee film was his second. He had about a dozen film roles in the 1970s before his acting work tapered off. In recent years, he drew lines of autograph seekers at comic book conventions.
"It was one of the best experiences in my life," he told salon.com of working on "Enter the Dragon." ''Bruce was just incredible, absolutely fantastic. I learned so much from working with him. I probably enjoyed working with Bruce more than anyone else I'd ever worked with in movies because we were both martial artists. And he was a great, great martial artist. It was very good."
That's really sad news. :(
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