In Memorium

[Darth Penguin]

Thunderbirds creator Jerry Anderson dies

Gerry Anderson, creator of the Thunderbirds and Joe 90 puppet superhero TV shows, has died at the age of 83, his son has announced.
Anderson had been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease since early 2010, and his condition had worsened in the past six months, Jamie Anderson said.
Gerry Anderson also created Stingray and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.

[frugal50]

it all comes in 3's

gerry anderson is your third man to die during the holidays.

[Shwa Girl]

Jack Klugman RIP!

I loved him in The Odd Couple and in Quincy, ME (before the TV show CSI was created)

[Shwa Girl]

Thunderbirds creator Jerry Anderson dies

I liked Thunderbirds and movie they made for this.
"Three, two, one -- Thunderbirds are go!"

[Darth Penguin]

Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf US General dies aged 78

Retired US General Norman Schwarzkopf has died in Tampa, Florida, US media has reported. He was 78.
Gen Schwarzkopf - known as Stormin' Norman - was commander of coalition forces in the first Gulf War in 1990-91.
The US-led coalition drove Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait.
Former US President George H W Bush described Gen Schwarzkopf as "one of the great military leaders of his generation".

[Darth Penguin]

Fontella Bass, US soul singer of Rescue me dies at 72

The American soul singer, Fontella Bass, best remembered for the hit single Rescue Me, has died of complications following a heart attack. She was 72.
She had been in poor health for much of the past seven years.
Rescue Me reached the top of the US R&B chart in 1965 and is one of the best known soul songs. It has been covered by many artists.
Fontella Bass had a powerful voice and a background steeped in music.

[Shwa Girl]

Fontella Bass, US soul singer of Rescue me dies at 72

How sad. Very nice song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwt3kr0_l6I

[Shwa Girl]

Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf US General dies aged 78

Wow. It was a tough military guy making tough decisions. This is sad.

[Natalka]

RIP General Schwarzkopf - what a life he had through his education, then his military career. He earned three Silver Stars for valour — including one for saving troops from a minefield — plus a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and three Distinguished Service Medals.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and honoured with decorations from France, Britain, Belgium, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.

Just following the news through that time, and being pregnant with our son at the time of Desert Storm was very scary - I really worried about the future, then...

[Natalka]

Singer Patti Page died Wednesday, aged 85.




Page sold more than 100 million albums in her 67-year career, which included 1950s chart toppers "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window," "I Went to Your Wedding" and "All My Love (Bolero)."
Her career included 15 gold records and three gold albums of more than 1 million in sales. She had 24 records in the top 10, including four that reached No. 1. She was also the first singer to have television programs on all three major networks, including "The Patti Page Show" on ABC.
Page won a Grammy for her 1998 album "Live at Carnegie Hall: The 50th Anniversary Concert" and will be honored with a lifetime achievement Grammy in February.

"Tennessee Waltz" the third bestselling recording ever
"Hush ... Hush Sweet Charlotte"

[Natalka]

This song has been my fave for years. I recently sang it at a 25th wedding anniversary.

[Natalka]

I have no idea how I know this song... I never saw the movie. Maybe my older sisters played it...

[Natalka]

Conrad Bain, best known for playing the adoptive father (Mr. Drummond) of Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges on “Diff'rent Strokes,” died Monday of natural causes - aged 89.
Bain went directly into “Diff’rent Strokes” (eight seasons) from another comedy, “Maude,” which aired on CBS from 1972 to 1978.

A native of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, Bain arrived in New York in 1948 after serving in the Canadian army during World War II.

Conrad Stafford Bain attended high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, deciding on his life’s work after an appearance as the stage manager in a high school production of “Our Town.”
He married artist Monica Sloan in 1945. She died in 2009. He is survived by three children: Jennifer, Kent and Mark.

He is also survived by his twin brother Bonar Bain.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entert...7b8_story.html

[Shwa Girl]

NM.
Natalka beat me to it = Conrad Bain`s passing.

[Darth Penguin]

Pauline Phillips, the original Dear Abby dies

Pauline Phillips, the advice expert who turned her "Dear Abby" column into a worldwide phenomenon has died, according to TMZ. Phillips was 94 years old.
The former columnist made her struggle with Alzheimer's disease known to the public for the first time in an October, 1980 column. Her daughter, Jeannie Phillips, who carried on her mother's tradition as the widely syndicated "Dear Abby" columnist, started to help Pauline write the column after her mother announced her struggle with the disease. Pauline "leaves very big high heels to fill," Jeannie told TMZ.
Pauline Phillips started growing her advice column from regional circulation in San Francisco in 1956, into a daily self-help bible carried in pretty much every small town newspaper in North America. It's now the most widely syndicated newspaper column in the world, according to the Dear Abby website, with a daily readership that would make any columnist green with envy.