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:

 

 

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38 minutes ago, Bright Eyes said:

You just broke the news to me. What the actual f*ck!?! She was extremely talented. Completely floored. 

Yeah, I did a total double take when I saw it. She was immensely gifted, a lot like Jinkx Monsoon, and seemed to be doing so well. Very tragic. Sahara, Chi Chi, Cherry Valentine from the UK, Bandit from Thailand, and now Viv.

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Lots of Drag Race alumni chiming in with their shock in the comments.

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of The Vivienne. Her talent, humor, and dedication to the art of drag was an inspiration. She will be dearly missed, but her legacy will live on as a beacon of creativity and authenticity – she embodied what it means to be a true… pic.twitter.com/Kf5biayP9R

— RuPaul's Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace) January 5, 2025

Edited January 5Jan 5 by Faulkner

just read of peter yarrow’s — peter, paul, and mary — passing. 

free link:

peter yarrow obit

34 minutes ago, wonderwoman1951 said:

just read of peter yarrow’s — peter, paul, and mary — passing. 

free link:

peter yarrow obit

And, again, I weep. I know he & Mary will be harmonizing tonight. 

 

43 minutes ago, wonderwoman1951 said:

just read of peter yarrow’s — peter, paul, and mary — passing. 

free link:

peter yarrow obit

I grew up on Peter Paul and Mary music.

I didn't know any of this info about him

Quoting the NYT obit:

Mr. Yarrow had been accused of making sexual advances toward a 14-year-old girl who had come to his dressing room with her 17-year-old sister seeking an autograph in 1969. He served three months of a one-to-three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to taking “indecent liberties” with the girl.

In 1981, Mr. Yarrow received a presidential pardon from Jimmy Carter, though the case continued to be an issue for many years during election campaigns for politicians whom Mr. Yarrow supported.

In 2019, during the height of the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse of women, a scheduled performance by Mr. Yarrow at an upstate New York arts festival was canceled in response to protests. A remorseful Mr. Yarrow responded in a statement by saying that the organizers’ choice to exclude him was not “unfair or unjust.”

“I do not seek to minimize or excuse what I have done and I cannot adequately express my apologies and sorrow for the pain and injury I have caused,” he said in a statement to The New York Times.

In 1969, Mr. Yarrow married Marybeth McCarthy, a niece of the Democratic presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy. (Mr. Stookey wrote “Wedding Song,” which has since been performed in their honor at wedding ceremonies around the world.) The marriage ended in divorce, but they remarried in 2022. In addition to her, Mr. Yarrow is survived by a son, Christopher; a daughter, Bethany; and a granddaughter.

 

1 hour ago, janea4old said:

I grew up on Peter Paul and Mary music.

I didn't know any of this info about him

Quoting the NYT obit:

Mr. Yarrow had been accused of making sexual advances toward a 14-year-old girl who had come to his dressing room with her 17-year-old sister seeking an autograph in 1969. He served three months of a one-to-three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to taking “indecent liberties” with the girl.

In 1981, Mr. Yarrow received a presidential pardon from Jimmy Carter, though the case continued to be an issue for many years during election campaigns for politicians whom Mr. Yarrow supported.

In 2019, during the height of the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse of women, a scheduled performance by Mr. Yarrow at an upstate New York arts festival was canceled in response to protests. A remorseful Mr. Yarrow responded in a statement by saying that the organizers’ choice to exclude him was not “unfair or unjust.”

“I do not seek to minimize or excuse what I have done and I cannot adequately express my apologies and sorrow for the pain and injury I have caused,” he said in a statement to The New York Times.

In 1969, Mr. Yarrow married Marybeth McCarthy, a niece of the Democratic presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy. (Mr. Stookey wrote “Wedding Song,” which has since been performed in their honor at wedding ceremonies around the world.) The marriage ended in divorce, but they remarried in 2022. In addition to her, Mr. Yarrow is survived by a son, Christopher; a daughter, Bethany; and a granddaughter.

 

OMG, Jane, like you, I had no idea. UGH. 

I've mostly seen "eat the rich" responses to the losses from the wildfires, which I get I guess, but it was very emotional hearing what Melissa Rivers said about the few mementos from her parents (including Joan's Daytime Emmy) that she managed to save. 

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/joan-rivers-emmy-award-saved-fires-house-burns-down-1236270822/

These disgusting eat the rich comments should be illegal and people should be prosecuted for cheering on people losing their homes. It's not only rich people BTW, ANIMALS ARE DYING, losing their lives, suffocating. 

HOW DARE THEY BE HAPPY ABOUT THIS. SICK MONSTERS!

Edited January 9Jan 9 by Maxim

In a way, it's touching that Melissa managed to save Joan's Emmy, as that win meant a lot to Joan after everything she'd been through personally and professionally.  Like she said on several occasions, the Emmy was one thing they (meaning, the industry) couldn't take away from her.

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/anita-bryant-dead-singer-orange-juice-gay-rights-1236105715/

Her passing is a timely reminder that her views never went away just because she did - they are now as prominent, if not moreso than they were in her heyday.

I am trying not to speak ill of the dead so I will just say I hope her last years were reflective, and at least she won't be buried on Trump's golf course.

Edited January 10Jan 10 by DRW50

On 1/9/2025 at 7:50 PM, DRW50 said:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/anita-bryant-dead-singer-orange-juice-gay-rights-1236105715/

Her passing is a timely reminder that her views never went away just because she did - they are now as prominent, if not moreso than they were in her heyday.

I am trying not to speak ill of the dead so I will just say I hope her last years were reflective, and at least she won't be buried on Trump's golf course.

For some reason I thought she had passed a few years ago. 

Edited January 15Jan 15 by Contessa Donatella

RIP Linda Nolan of the Nolan Sisters

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/health/other/brave-linda-nolans-final-days-from-worrying-symptom-to-peaceful-passing-surrounded-by-her-side

And, I totally freaking love this song. 

 

We are deeply saddened & shocked to hear of the unexpected death of our friend, Junie actress Diane Langton

A guest at our most recent convention she was a joy, our deepest condolences & heartfelt sympathy goes to her husband Derek and her close family & friends

Sleep Well Di pic.twitter.com/RlGpMI4ndy

— Only Fools and Horses News (@onlyfoolsnews) January 15, 2025

"It is his kindness, humility, and love for family and friends that we will hold closest to our hearts"

- The Uecker Family pic.twitter.com/lggU2BdOSw

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) January 16, 2025

David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78 https://t.co/0MFQwZlkP6

— Variety (@Variety) January 16, 2025

This one is very hard. @DRW50

Lynch has been a important part of my life and artistic development since I was very small. I don't know what to say about it. So I won't for now. I'll see you in the trees.