In Memorium

[walkonby]

Leon Russell, Hit Maker and Musicians’ Musician, Dies at 74




http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/14/arts/music/leon-russell-hit-maker-and-musicians-musician-dies-at-74.html?_r=1

[GoJays]

Janet Wright passed away at age 71. She was so great as Brent's mom, Emma, on Corner Gas. That show still makes me laugh.

[Natalka]

RIP - loved her as Emma, too.

When Emma tried to quit knitting

[SharonMe]

SNL did a tribute to both Lennard Cohen and Hillary Clinton with probably his most famous song this week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XZu64okmw8
Perfect ending I thought.
Ali Caldwell sung "Did I ever love you."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPBfQ7yIRwM
Amazing!

[Natalka]

Florence Henderson, Upbeat Mom of ‘The Brady Bunch,’ Dies at 82


photo from July

Ms. Henderson was making a film in Norway in 1969 when she was asked to appear in the pilot episode of “The Brady Bunch,” an unapologetically upbeat comedy about a widow with three daughters who meets, marries and makes a sunny suburban California home with a widower who has three sons. The series ran from September 1969 to March 1974, attracting viewers during a period of extreme social change and the Vietnam War, neither of which touched the Bradys’ world.
The show took on new life in syndication. In the end, it spawned television movies and reunion specials, short-lived spinoffs (including “The Brady Bunch Variety Hour” in the mid-70s) and eventually two feature films.

Ms. Henderson defended the original television show from its detractors, who ridiculed it for its simplistic, impossibly wholesome plots and its idealized portrait of family life. “It was really a show that was seen through the eyes of a child,” she said, “and it was supposed to have a little soft glow about it.”



Much more on her stage and screen work

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/ar...dies.html?_r=0

[Natalka]

[walkonby]

Just read this in my news feed. Another person 2016 has taken away. R.I.P. Florence.

[GoJays]

The Brady Bunch was such a hokey. dorky lovely show. I always liked her.

[Natalka]

Ron Glass, Emmy-Nominated Actor Known for ‘Barney Miller’ and ‘Firefly,’ Dies at 71



bio and credits

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/ron-...es-1201927179/

[walkonby]

^^^ gosh both DH and were surprised he was that young?? Poor soul, R.I.P. Mr Glass

[Natalka]

Food is entertainment kinda, right?

Creator of the Big Mac dies aged 98


McDonald's

Today, we celebrate the 98 inspirational years of Big Mac inventor, Michael "Jim" Delligatti. Jim, we thank and will forever remember you.






Jim Delligatti was a McDonald’s franchisee who came up with the idea in 1967 because he said customers wanted a bigger sandwich. His invention was almost rejected by McDonald’s, which was happy that its traditional meals – a hamburger, fries and a milkshake – were selling well. The firm relented, but while it says it has since sold billions of the sandwiches, it admits Delligatti never received a penny in royalties.


The McDonald’s franchisee, whose full name was Michael James Delligatti, invented the burger while running his restaurant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was later said to have eaten at least one Big Mac every week for decades.

[Natalka]

RIP - "Manuel" from Fawlty Towers



Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs has died at the age of 86 following a secret four-year battle with dementia that left him wheelchair-bound and unable to speak.
The much-loved actor, best known for his portrayal of put-upon Spanish waiter Manuel in the classic 1970s sitcom, passed away in a care home last week and was buried on Thursday.

other credits -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sachs

[Darth Penguin]

Astronaut, senator John Glenn dies aged 95

Former astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, has died at 95.The ex-Marine and US Senator had been in hospital in Columbus, Ohio, for more than a week and died surrounded by his children and wife of 73 years.
Glenn is best known for circling the earth in 1962 aboard the Friendship 7 space capsule.
His achievement marked the moment the US caught up with the Soviet Union in manned space exploration.
Glenn is expected to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
Obituary: John Glenn
"Though he soared deep into space and to the heights of Capitol Hill, his heart never strayed from his steadfast Ohio roots. Godspeed, John Glenn!" Ohio Governor John Kasich said in a statement.

[Darth Penguin]

Prog rock star Greg Lake dies aged 69

Greg Lake, who fronted both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died aged 69.
One of the founding fathers of progressive rock, the British musician is known for songs including In the Court of the Crimson King and his solo hit I Believe in Father Christmas.
He died on Wednesday after "a long and stubborn battle with cancer", said his manager.
The news comes nine months after Lake's band-mate Keith Emerson died.
Keyboardist Emerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, coroners in the US said.

Lake's manager Stewart Young wrote on Facebook: "Yesterday, December 7th, I lost my best friend to a long and stubborn battle with cancer.
"Greg Lake will stay in my heart forever, as he has always been."
Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett paid tribute on Twitter, writing: "Music bows its head to acknowledge the passing of a great musician and singer, Greg Lake."
"Another sad loss with the passing of Greg Lake," wrote Rick Wakeman, keyboardist in prog rock band Yes.

[Natalka]

I put Glenn under news, didn't think it was entertainment.