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Man seems like all the great ones are dropping like flies the past few years ... Times... They are a changin ...



Powers Boothe
A prolific character actor on the small and big screen, died May 14 in Los Angeles. He was 68.




Mary Tyler Moore
TV icon Mary Tyler Moore — the star of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” — died on Jan. 25. She was 80.




Don Rickles
Abrasive comic Don Rickles, the honorary Rat Pack member and celebrity roast guest whose career spanned six decades, died April 6. He was 90.




Charlie Murphy
Charlie Murphy, a performer on “The Chappelle Show” and Eddie Murphy’s older brother, died after a battle with leukemia on April 12. He was 57.




Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton, the versatile actor who appeared in films including "Aliens" and "Titanic" and played a polygamist on HBO's "Big Love," died Feb. 26 from complications following heart surgery. He was 61.




Erin Moran
The actress who played Joanie Cunningham on 1970s sitcom “Happy Dies” died April 22. She was 56.




Miguel Ferrer
“NCIS: Los Angeles” and “Crossing Jordan” actor Miguel Ferrer died on Jan. 19 from throat cancer. He at 61.




Chuck Berry
Singer-songwriter-guitarist Chuck Berry, the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer who established the form and the themes of the music with his slyly funny, rhythmically propulsive ’50s hits, such as “Maybellene,” “Roll Over Beethoven” and “Johnny B. Goode,” died March 18. He was 90.




Richard Hatch
Richard Hatch, star of the original "Battlestar Galactica" and the Syfy remake, has died. He was 71.




John Hurt
John Hurt, the wiry English actor who played a drug addict in "Midnight Express," Kane in "Alien," the title character in "The Elephant Man," and Winston Smith in "1984"died Jan. 27. He was 77.

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Chuck Barris
Chuck Barris, who hosted “The Gong Show” and created “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game,” died March 21. He was 87.




Joseph Wapner
Joseph Wapner, a retired judge who presided over "The People's Court" for more than a decade, died Feb. 26 at his home. He was 97.




Neil Fingleton
Neil Fingleton, who played the colossal warrior Mag the Mighty on "Game of Thrones," died from heart failure on Feb. 25. He was 36.




Butch Trucks
Butch Trucks, a drummer and founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, died on Jan. 24. He was 69.




Dick Gautier
Dick Gautier, who played Hymie the Robot in “Get Smart” died Jan. 13 from pneumonia. He was 85.




Buddy Greco
Buddy Greco, “The Lady Is a Tramp” singer, died Jan. 10. He was 90.




Bill Marshall
Bill Marshall, who co-founded the Toronto International Film Festival in 1976, died on Jan. 1. He was 77.




Francine York
Francine York, “The Doll Squad” actress, died on Jan. 6. She was 80.




Om Puri
Bollywood legend Om Puri died Jan. 6 from a heart attack. He was 66.




Tony Rosato
Tony Rosato, who starred on “Saturday Night Live” for one season, died on Jan. 10. He was 62.




Jimmy Snuka
WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka died on Jan. 15 after battling stomach cancer. He was 73.




Michael Mantenuto
Michael Mantenuto, an actor and hockey player who starred in Disney’s 2004 film “Miracle,” died April 27. He was 35.

Chris Cornell
Lead singer of American hard rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave, died 17 May he was 52.

Roger Moore, the actor famous for portraying James Bond in seven "007" films between 1973 and 1985

Gregg Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) Savannah, GA


R.I.P. yet another rock legend has been taken home, you will be missed

Adam West, Straight-Faced Star of TV's 'Batman,' Dies at 88









(born William West Anderson; September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017)

Another that will surely be missed

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Stephen Furst, Flounder in 'Animal House,' dies at 63

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Furst, who played naïve fraternity pledge Flounder in the hit movie Animal House, has died of complications from diabetes, his family said Saturday. Furst was 63.

Furst died Friday at his home in Moorpark, Calif., north of Los Angeles, said his son, Nathan.

Furst played Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the 1978 film that also starred John Belushi.

Furst's long list of credits included the 1980s medical drama St. Elsewhere, on which he played Dr. Elliot Axelrod. He played Vir Coto and was an occasional director on the 1990s sci-fi series Babylon 5.


In 2003, Stephen Furst attends the Animal House 25th Anniversary Ultimate Homecoming Parade & DVD Release Extravaganza in Hollywood. (Photo: Chris Polk, FilmMagic)



He also voiced characters on projects including TV's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and the video The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea.

"He was proudest of his family, and he felt blessed and incredibly privileged to have the career that he had and enjoyed," Nathan Furst said Saturday.

Stephen Furst also was a director and producer, working with his other son, Griff. Their Curmudgeon Film projects included the movies My Sister's Keeper and Cold Moon, a suspense thriller set for release in October, Griff Furst said.

Stephen Furst's survivors include his wife, Lorraine, and two grandchildren, his sons said.

Agreed Fire, people in their 50s and 60s are way too young to be dying like they have been in the last year or so.

DOUGLAS NETTER (1921 - 2017)
Douglas Netter, the science-fiction oriented TV chief who served as executive producer of "Babylon 5," died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, according to multiple news sources. Born in 1921, he was either 95 or 96.




ROGER AILES (1940 - 2017)

Roger Ailes, the longtime Fox News chief who built the company into a populist media powerhouse over two decades before resigning last year amid multiple sexual harassment allegations, died Thursday, May 18, 2017. He was 77.




Martin Landau (1928 - 2017)

Martin Landau, the Oscar-winning actor known best for his role on the 1960s TV series “Mission: Impossible,” has died of a heart attack, according to multiple news sources. July 15th, 2017 at 1:30 pm  He was 89.





Anita Pallenberg (1944 - 2017)

Anita Pallenberg, a model and actress who was the former partner of Keith Richards, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, according to multiple news sources. She was 73.






ROGER SMITH (1932 - 2017)

Roger Smith, the actor known best as the hip TV private detective on the series "77 Sunset Strip," died Sunday, June 4, 2017, in Los Angeles of complications from Parkinson’s disease, according to multiple news sources. He was 84.





ELENA VERDUGO (1925 - 2017)

Elena Verdugo, the actress best known for her role as nurse Consuelo Lopez on the “Marcus Welby, M.D.” TV series, has died, according to multiple news sources. Verdugo died Tuesday, May 29, 2017. She was 92.







JOHN GEILS JR. (1946 - 2017)

John Geils, the guitarist who founded the J. Geils Band well-known for the hits "Love Stinks," "Freeze Frame," and "Centerfold," died Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at his home in Groton, Massachusetts. He was 71.





LOLA ALBRIGHT (1924 - 2017)

Albright is known best perhaps for playing the nightclub singer Edie Hart on TV’s “Peter Gunn” from 1958 to 1961. Died Thursday, March 23, 2017. She was 92.





JOHN "SIB" HASHIAN (1949 - 2017)

John “Sib” Hashian, the former original drummer for the rock band Boston who played on their self-titled debut item, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, while playing onstage, according to multiple news sources. He was 67.

Hashian collapsed onstage while touring as part of the Legends of Rock Cruise. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

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JONI SLEDGE (1956 - 2017)

Joni Sledge, a member of the family group Sister Sledge who recorded the dance anthem “We Are Family,” died Friday, March 10, 2017, in Phoenix, according to The Associated Press. She was 60.





AL JARREAU (1940 - 2017)

Al Jarreau, the legendary jazz singer who won seven Grammy awards, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 76.





BARBARA HALE (1922 - 2017)

Actress Barbara Hale, who won an Emmy Award for playing legal secretary Della Street on the long-running "Perry Mason" television series, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, according to multiple news sources. She was 94.





PETER OVEREND WATTS (1947 - 2017)

Peter Overend Watts, the bassist for the rock band Mott the Hoople, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 69. The musician had throat cancer.





Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017)

CHESTER Bennington, lead singer of rock band Linkin Park, has died aged 41. It is believed the singer hanged himself and was found by an employee.





John Matthew Heard Jr. (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017)

John Heard, the beloved star of several huge 80s and 90s movies, died Friday in Palo Alto, CA .

Fire ... You are always most welcome

Ice

Frank Sinatra and Barbara Sinatra in 1990




Frank Sinatra’s fourth wife, Barbara, died Tuesday at age 90. Barbara married “Ol’ Blue Eyes” in 1976 and the couple stayed together until his death in 1998. They shared no children.