Stand up Miss Jean Louise... Your Father is Passing... MEMORIAL THREAD

For those that know, and for those that don't a great man and exceptional artist has passed our midst today. And as the character he portrayed in "To Kill a Mockingbird," Gregory Peck deserves the respect that phrase denotes.

And I believe moment of reflection on his accomplishments is due. Thanks.

Gregory Peck dies at age 87

 

I just heard about this and loved the book and movie

thoughts are with his family and friends. . .

 

[face_shocked]

 

I just heard this as well. It's strange because I just read the book, and watched the movie. Sad news.


*SB*

 

A red-letter day indeed.

David Brinkley passed this morning as well.



Good Night David...


Good Night Gregory...

 

Yesterday saw the passing of another stage and screen Legend. Katharine Hepburn passed away at the age of 96.

 

'To Kill...' was one of those books I enjoyed before I even cared much for reading and the movie was quality. Yes, to all that pass of once great standing, shall they stand great in memory.

 

The circle of life spins onward:

David Newman, an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter whose films included "Bonnie and Clyde" and the "Superman" movies, died on Saturday. He was 66.

Also, Veteran comedian Buddy Hackett, age 79, a talk-show staple whose career stretched from the early days of television to such features as The Love Bug, The Music Man and The Little Mermaid, died yesterday.

Ah...Shipoopi!

 

Wow, sounds like they're dropping like flies all of a sudden

 

Famous or not, we all end up dead. Here are some of the better known people to have passed on recently.

Buddy Hackett, comedian, died June 30 at the age of 79.
Katharine Hepburn, actress, died June 29 at the age of 96.
Strom Thurmond, ultra conservative US politician, died June 26 at the age of 100.
Leon Uris, author best known for novels such as Exodus and Trinity, died June 21 at the age of 78.
Hume Cronyn, actor most recently known for Cocoon, died June 15 at the age of 91.
Gregory Peck, movie star best known as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, died June 12 at the age of 87.
David Brinkley, news anchorman, died June 11 at the age of 82.
June Carter Cash, country music star, died May 15 at the age of 73.
Robert Stack, actor best known for starring in TV's The Untouchables, died May 14 at the age of 84.
Robert C. Atkins, diet doctor, died April 17 at the age of 72.
Cardinal Gerald Emmett Carter, archbishop emeritus of Toronto, died April 6 at the age of 91.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, one time US senator for New York, died March 26 at the age of 76.
Joseph Coors, brewing giant, died March 16 at the age of 85.
Fred Rogers, of Mr. Rogers fame, died February 27 at the age of 74.
Nell Carter, known for her role in Gimme a Break, died January 23 at the age of 54.
Richard Crenna, actor known for such films as The Sand Pebbles and Wait Until Dark, died January 17 at the age of 76.
Maurice Gibb, star of the Bee Gees, died January 11 at the age of 53.
Sydney Omarr, astrologer to the stars, died January 2 at the age of 76.

 

I can't believe I missed this a couple of days ago.

Buddy Ebsen, probably most familiar as Jedd Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies, and the title character in Barnaby Jones, died Monday at age 95.


Wooooooo-dawgy. Off to that great moonshine still in the sky.

RIP.

 

Sheesh, they're droppin' like flies...


Barry White, legendary crooner of the sultry, basso love tunes, died Saturday. He was 58.


It was once reported by researchers that upon playing his songs to whales, they mated much more actively.

Farewell to the Love Machine himself.

 

Barry White was the man. I was out of town when he died and I felt really sad when I heard about it. He was starting to get really popular again too. RIP Big Guy

 

Director John Schlesinger, died yesterday at the age of 77.

For those of you who haven't seen 'Marathon Man', it's a must-see.


Is it safe?...

 

I know she's not a celebrity, but she was the coolest darned old lady I knew. Helen M. Argo died Monday, July 21 2003 at 93.

 

/Takes off hat and bows head/

 

Celebrity is not a prerequisite for a noteworthy demise. My condolences, Fenig.

 

Yesterday evening marked the passing of an iconic entertainment legend. Bob Hope passed away at the centennial age of 100.

Quotes:

"I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful."

"You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake."

"When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things - not the great occasions - that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness."

"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."


"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf."

"If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble."

"I like to play in the low 70's. If it gets any hotter than that I'll stay in the bar!"

"Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong."

"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it."



Rest in Peace, O Master Entertainer...

 

Hats off to Bob
He'll be missed.

 

Gregory Hines died of cancer at age 57. 8/9/03. Man, he could tap!


*SB*

 

Are you serious? How could he die before his dad?

 

HOLY !@#$@!^% I didn't even know he was sick!

 

I was shocked too. It seam like all of hollywood is dying.

 

Yeah, the good ones

Why can't something happen to Keanu or Carrot Top?

 

This has been passed to me from a source that I have as yet been unable to verify or corroborate. Hopefully it is in error.

"The family and friends of legendary actor Charles Bronson are gathering together after The Dirty Dozen star was given only days to live. Death Wish star Brosnan has been fighting Alzheimer's Disease for the past two years, and suffered organ failure earlier this month. Doctors tending to the 81-year old have told his family to prepare for the worst and say their last goodbyes to the star. A relative tells British tabloid The Sun, "(The Alzheimer's) is heartbreaking. He doesn't know he was an actor, let alone a big star." The Great Escape actor's wife Kim is now making final preparations to bring him home to die as he requested. A friend adds, "Charlie's wife Kim promised him she would honor his wish to let him die with dignity.""