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Title: Other people besides Michael Jackson who died.
Post by: B E C K on Jun 27, 2009, 09:15:32 AM

That's Ed McMahon (http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/23/obit.mcmahon/) and Farrah Fawcett (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_fawcett).  Anyone else?

Title: Re: Other people besides Michael Jackson who died.
Post by: The D on Jun 27, 2009, 01:57:33 PM

Don't think so. I was actually wondering who the third dead actor would be, but I guess McMahon would make it three, so I don't think anyone else will die for a while.

Title: Re: Other people besides Michael Jackson who died.
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Jun 28, 2009, 10:13:56 PM

Just this year:

Billy Mays.  David Carradine.  Bea Arthur.  Dom DeLuise.  The senator who came up with the Pell grant.  Commissioner Gordon from the Burton Batman flicks.  Ellen's father in the Ellen show.  George Wallace's wife.  Patrick McGoohan.  Ricardo Montalban.  The voice of the robot from Lost in Space. Fathead Newman.  James Brady.  Jack Kemp.  Lynyrd Skynyrd's pianist.  Founder of Habitat for Humanity.  The old guy from Shawshank Redemption.  Paul Harvey.  Socks the Cat.  The Winston man.  Hank "Please Help Me I'm Fallin'" Locklin.  Ron Silver.  Popcorn Sutton.  Natasha Richardson.  Guy who invented D&D.  Marilyn Chambers.  Harry "NFL Films Announcer" Kalas.  Danny Gans.  The last remaining munchkin from Wizard of Oz.  Joe DiMaggio's brother.  Lois Lane in the 40's/50's Superman radio program.  Dr. George "Baby Killer" Tiller.  Among others, but those were the one I found most worth remembering.

Title: Re: Other people besides Michael Jackson who died.
Post by: Derrick on Jun 28, 2009, 10:17:08 PM

Quote from: Rodent of Unusual Size on Jun 28, 2009, 10:13:56 PM

The senator who came up with the Pell grant.

Clayborne Pell, a fabulous human being who is one of the few successful politicians. And a Rhode Islander. :D Seriously, the next best RI politician is Lincoln Chaffee, so Moderate the Republicans didn't want him and the Dems only outelected him to give OBAMA the majority in the Senate.

He'd never make a public ticket, despite being so much better than Obama.

Title: Re: Other people besides Michael Jackson who died.
Post by: B E C K on Jun 30, 2009, 11:11:48 PM

I thought it was obvious the third was Michael Jackson.  He at least acted in the Simpsons and his music videos though I'm sure there must be something else.

Oh and this really, really old guy also died (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoji_Tanabe). 

Title: Re: Other people besides Michael Jackson who died.
Post by: Derrick on Jul 01, 2009, 06:20:50 AM

Vince Offer is still on.

Title: Re: Other people besides Michael Jackson who died.
Post by: Bernie AKA on Jul 01, 2009, 09:44:02 AM

Ironically, Fred Travelena who did a great Michael Jackson impersonation also died.

Title: Re: Other people besides Michael Jackson who died.
Post by: B E C K on Jul 01, 2009, 04:05:46 PM

An impressionist to the very end, I see.

Title: Re: Other people besides Michael Jackson who died.
Post by: Bernie AKA on Jul 01, 2009, 04:10:48 PM

And now Karl Malden.  There must be some celebrity Andromeda Strain going around.

Title: Re: Other people besides Michael Jackson who died.
Post by: B E C K on Jul 01, 2009, 04:15:01 PM

Maybe he heard about Billy Mays and couldn't take the pain.

Title: Re: Other people besides Michael Jackson who died.
Post by: Bernie AKA on Jul 01, 2009, 04:20:19 PM

There could be something to that. At 97, Billy was probably one of the few things he could hear.  The silent existence prospect was too much for him