Rolling Obituary Thread: 2016

only seen Katyn and his war trilogy, A Generation, Canal, Ashes and Diamonds, but those 3 were great.

Kanal is one of the greatest films about war ever made.

Anyone interested in the postwar region would get a lot from Man of Marble and Man of Iron as well.

http://www.theroot.com/blog/the-grapevine/martin-star-thomas-tommy-ford-dead-at-52/

Dario Fo

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/oct/13/dario-fo-nobel-winning-playwright-dies-aged-90

The mandatorily adored King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37643326

So now Liz II is toppermost of the poppermost? Rule Britannia!

Literature

Recently saw him in so-so documentary on Mubi about Folk Scene in Greenwich Village, can't remember the name

Now that's an obit

The thing was way too reverential and unchallenging and, to my credit, if that's the appropriate expression, the title was indeed totally unmemorable: https://mubi.com/films/greenwich-village-music-that-defined-a-generation

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/joan-marie-johnson-member-of-dixie-cups-singing-group-dies-at-72/2016/10/11/c196f9bc-8fe2-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html

RIP. There is a great story from Leiber and Stoller about how that song got recorded. Maybe you already know it.

Pierre Étaix.
http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2016/10/14/mort-de-l-acteur-clown-et-cineaste-pierre-etaix_5013810_3382.html

Ted V Mikels, director of The Corpse Grinders and Blood Orgy of the She Devils:

http://www.sagactor.org/2013/05/ted-v-mikelsstoryteller-film-maker-and.html

Skipper Lee Frazier, who among many other things was the impresario behind Archie Bell & The Drells and The TSU Toronados

http://abc13.com/news/radio-icon-and-activist-skipper-lee-frazier-has-died/1557317/

Phil Chess, legendary founder of Chess Records, dead at 95

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/phil-chess-legendary-founder-of-chess-records-dies-at-95/

RIP. Who knew he was still around?

Fashion designer Richard Nicoll, collaborator with Linder Sterling (and many huge brands). 38 is no age at all!

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/richard-nicoll-1977-2016

Ex Radio 1 DJ and sidekick of Kenny Ev, Dave Cash.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7549038/the-intruders-robert-big-sonny-edwards-dead

part of obit. Love that song

Robert “Big Sonny” Edwards of The Intruders -- the soul vocal group best known for the chart-topping R&B single “Cowboys to Girls” -- has died. After suffering a sudden heart attack at his Philadelphia home, the 74-year-old Edwards died at a local hospital on Oct. 15.

The news of Edwards’ death was announced Tuesday (Oct. 18) by Philadelphia International Records co-founders Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff

rip comic book artist steve dillon :(

Warren Ellis ‏@warrenellis
I have it confirmed that Steve Dillon has died. He was a giant, and will be much missed.

:(

Yes, this is a shock. Perhaps my favourite comic book artist. I had been thinking of him this week. Now rereading BLOCK MANIA to which he made a telling contribution.

i had a ton of preacher art on my walls in college, i photocopied my favorites & put them up everywhere

rip dude

Oh man, RIP! Only 54 as well.

gah, I was just reading his wiki page last night for some reason and I don't think I'd ever realised quite how young he was - apparently he was only 16 when he got his first professional work.

there's photo of him here with Brett Ewnis around the time they set up Deadline together, horrible that they've both gone so early (Jamie Hewlett in the centre)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3pNRKqWrLQ/T0a7e5pRmEI/AAAAAAAACDo/EPeOs61MPwA/s1600/SCOOK_DeadlineStudio.jpg

standup comic kevin meaney (i always liked his bits that i saw on CC as a kid)

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/21/entertainment/kevin-meaney-comedian-obit/

Comedy writer Jimmy Perry. This might warrant its own thread.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37743674

Dead Comics Society?

the bbc have been repeating Hi-de-Hi! recently, the early episodes of that are some of the best stuff ever. I'm kind of morbidly curious to to see either of these:

A solo effort, Room Service, written without Croft for Thames Television in 1979, and High Street Blues (1989), co-written with Robin Carr, according to John Oliver writing for the BFI Screenonline website, "remain contenders for the title of worst British sitcom".[6]

but there doesn't seem to be anything on youtube

RIP Jimmy P

*the John Oliver? I like that he might be a sitcom nerd.

Tom Hayden:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/us/tom-hayden-dead.html?_r=0

Bobby Vee as well, and just now, Pete Burns of Dead or Alive

https://twitter.com/davidsim/status/790605733809315841

Pete Burns, no way!

I feel terrible, but on my way through the office just now I told a co-worker "Pete Burns of Dead or Alive died." He said, "Really?" and I replied. "Yeah. Oh, so I guess that answers that question!"

Mouth function faster than brain.

Perhaps Dylan will now accept his prize so he can make a speech about Bobby Vee.

What a mad run these last couple of days, jfc

https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157595360455058

I know, Facebook, but Jack Chick.

Just coming to post that!

Wow! One of the more important figures in twentieth century comics for sure.

I say this without sarcasm: he will be missed

the final list from this thread is gonna be completely devastating

Picturing Chick waking up in, like, the Buddhist afterlife and being like, "Fuck, REALLY?!"

oh shit re: Jack Chick

I hesitate to say RIP

Roast in peace?

Sheri S. Tepper

Good GOD, today.

Actor Michael Massee. Predictably, most online resources are referring first and foremost to the awful accident he had no control over.

http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-actor-michael-massee-244905

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/kay-starr-ferociously-expressive-singer-who-had-pop-hit-with-wheel-of-fortune-dies-at-94/2016/11/03/e456531a-a21d-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html

Have to admit I never heard Kay Starr before tonight, but her voice seems to split the difference between Patsy Cline and Dinah Washington, which is fine by me.