Louis Clark. Composer, arranger, conductor and the man behind the famous ELO string arrangements. Lou turned Jeff Lynne’s ideas into a symphonic reality on the band’s biggest albums and hits.
Binky Griptite said on his Boogie Down radio show tonight that a gospel soul great, Naomi Shelton, died this week. A friend recommended her Dap-Tone CD — What Have You Done, My Brother? — when it came out in 2004, and it remains a treasure.
This is a reference to the OP's title - have you listed people here that were first reported dead and then hours later turned out not to be? That might be a funny twist to this thread (unless you did it already, or are not liking the snarkiness of my comment?).
Hockey fans will remember him from the 1980 Miracle on Ice and as one the "Smurfs" on the early 80s NY Rangers. His life spun out of control in recent years from mental health issues. 63.
Kotto's on-screen body of work began in the late '60s and remained steady through the '90s. In that time, he amassed an array of memorable roles that spoke to his transformative talent.
His notable film work includes roles in "Alien," "The Running Man," "Midnight Run" and "Live and Let Die," in which he played iconic Bond villain Mr. Big.
In television, his longest-running role was as Lt. Al Giardello on NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street."
I don't know how many times I showed that film to my classes. The background scene that I guess was supposed to be Birmingham, was downtown Newark NJ, before the riots.
Was streaming this great, infectious Honey Cone hit from the early 70s and saw in comments that the lead singer, Edna Wright, died in September. Turns out she was the kid sister of singer Darlene Love.
Thanks to a gift sign-up from one of my grandmothers I was among the 250,000 first-year subscribers, and faithfully saved every issue for the three or four years I remained one. I wish I still had them.
Nellie Andreeva and Erik PedersenTue, March 23, 2021, 8:27 PM
George Segal, the Oscar-nominated actor whose credits range from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Where’s Poppa? to Just Shoot Me! and The Goldbergs, died today in Santa Rosa, CA, of complications from bypass surgery. He was 87.
His wife, Sonia Segal confirmed the news. “The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery,” she said in a statement.
Larry Flynt, 78
A transformative pornographer.