Massive icons like Aretha Franklin or Donna Summer will certainly continue to get their own threads when they pass, but I figured it might be worth having a place to honor lesser-known celebrities who have left us, especially because we can’t see status updates (which is where a lot of those announcements were made on here previously).
 

But the great actor Ian Holm has died at 88:

 

 

Edited July 6, 20205 yr by Faulkner

David Warner is an absolute legend whose voice has never, ever left my mind since childhood. And Paul Sorvino isn't far behind. RIP.

Flashback to how proud Paul Sorvino was to watch his daughter win the Oscar:

 

Edited July 25, 20223 yr by Faulkner

A few months ago, I saw on CBS Sunday Morning that Tony had been seriously ill with a recurrence of cancer. He had aged into a very sexy man on the New Leave It to Beaver:

 

 

 

Edited July 26, 20223 yr by Faulkner

1 hour ago, Faulkner said:

A few months ago, I saw on CBS Sunday Morning that Tony had been seriously ill with a recurrence of cancer. He had aged into a very sexy man on the New Leave It to Beaver:

 

 

 

Damn!  This one hurts.😪😪😪

Guys, he's NOT dead

 

 

15 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

Guys, he's NOT dead

 

 

Lord hamercy. Not another Tanya Roberts.

 

This is so sad, on top of the underlying sadness, as it also was with Tanya Roberts. He's clearly not going to be with us much longer (although if a miracle happens that will be great), so in a sense his family has to grieve twice, and now when he passes away, similar to Tanya, there are going to be a lot of crass jokes and memes.

 

 

  

 

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On 7/27/2022 at 3:39 AM, DRW50 said:

 

R.I.P.

This made me want to watch Shogun again....

 

AW 

 

From past and future DW showrunner Russell T. Davies, who brought Cribbins to the show; Cribbins was returning to the show and filming for Davies' DW anniversary specials very recently.

Davies also wrote for Cribbins' show for preschoolers, Old Jack's Boat, which he co-starred on with former DW alumni Freema Agyeman.

Bernard was such a charismatic, warm presence, so lived-in and so fascinating to watch. He took Wilf and ran with him, never letting go. I was just watching some of Turn Left again to remember him. Such wonderful work with his eyes alone. He meant so much to so many people. 

1 hour ago, DRW50 said:

Bernard was such a charismatic, warm presence, so lived-in and so fascinating to watch. He took Wilf and ran with him, never letting go. I was just watching some of Turn Left again to remember him. Such wonderful work with his eyes alone. He meant so much to so many people. 

Wilf was such a touching character. He really did seem like everyone’s gramps. I didn’t get teary-eyed that much watching Doctor Who, but Bernard Cribbins could make me bawl. My thoughts just go to Catherine Tate right now.