Celebrity Passings

According to TMZ, Davy Jones of the 60's pop group, The Monkees, has died of a heart attack :(

He was only 66 years old, so young to pass on. I grew up with The Monkees, and Davy was always my favorite

Rest in peace, Davy, and may your children and other loved ones soon find solace.

Yes, my first teenybopper crush.

He was always kinda cute, even with the "one-eyebrow thing" he had going. Too young to die.

Awww, I'm sad!  Harold Ramis has died, and he was only 69 years old!

Harold Ramis of 'Ghostbusters,' 'Groundhog Day' fame dies

The first part of the article:

(CNN) -- Harold Ramis, the actor, writer and director whose films include "Stripes," "Ghostbusters," "Groundhog Day" and "Analyze This," has died. He was 69.

His death was caused by complications related to autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a condition Ramis battled for four years, according to United Talent Agency, which represented Ramis for many years.

I'll always remember him best from his role as Egon in Ghostbusters, and his hilarious role in Stripes with Bill Murray.

Robin Williams is dead at age 63 in an apparent suicide today   He was suffering from "severe depression" and had come out of rehab not too long ago.

You can find the story on CNN HERE (as well as many other sources!)

I truly enjoyed Robin Williams' acting, and it truly hurts that his genius has been cut off at such a young age :(

Same here Genki.  I adored his acting and his comedy.  Such a wonderful human being.  We just never know what type of pain can be behind someone's happy appearance.  So very sad.

May they rest in peace.
I was shocked at Robin Williams' death,
I guess because he was a comedian
I thought he was happy all the time,
you just never know.

 

The world lost a once in a lifetime, maybe once in a generation, talent yesterday.

Robin Williams was truly a rarity whose like will never be matched let alone surpassed.

He shaped so much of my world ...  never dated on nights Mork and Mindy aired ... ever.

If there was a movie or any tv appearance ... was  always watching as knew a good time was coming.

His comic genius reduced me to helpless laughter so often ...

And yet I recall Red Skelton, a gentle and lovely comedian saying many, many years ago 
that the funnier the comedian ... the more heartache and pain that was being hidden.

Like an iceberg, so much more was really there just beneath the surface ....

I would rather remember the joy and laughter he gave the world as well as the many kindnesses he did.

Many prayers to his loved ones and all those who loved him .

May we all find some peace and comfort because he did live and was part of our lives .

May his soul rest in peace ...

Lauren Bacall.....  Just like Bogie and Bacall     What a love story    "You know how to


whistle,  dont you?  Just put your lips together and blow"

She was a classy lady.

Lauren was just a bit before my time, and though it's always sad when an older celebrity passes, we can say, "s/he had a good long life," and Lauren certainly did!  89 is nothing to sneeze at!

At this point I'm still reeling from Robin's death.  Every video, every tribute, every story I see on the internet shows just what a deep impact he had on the people around him; his peers choking up and near tears because of the news.  It's hard to know that I'll never see or hear another (new) bit from him, never see his versatility in film.  It's just so upsetting, not only that he died, but that it was via suicide.  The one good thing that's come out of this is that it's brought attention to the very real disease of depression, which so many people still blow off, because they just don't understand that it IS a disease, and something that must be treated.  Perhaps more people who need help will reach out, and even better, maybe this will enlighten the world a bit about the dangers of depression.

There's been some new information released, and it really helps me to understand why Robin took such drastic action. 

Williams was struggling with the early stages of Parkinson's.

He was already fighting severe depression, and with Parkinson's to deal with on top of it...

A few years back I was so very ill, for such a long period of time, that I thought I was dying.  Part of the issues I was dealing with was a severe, unrelenting tremor, and I thought that I had Parkinson's, myself.  Between the horrible problems I was dealing with and the thought of Parkinson's, even my usual optimism-in-the-face-of-all-problems was squelched.  I truly don't know how much longer I could have gone on that way.  Luckily my health turned around not long after that moment, but it was certainly a sobering moment in my life.

genkicoll wrote:There's been some new information released, and it really helps me to understand why Robin took such drastic action. 

Williams was struggling with the early stages of Parkinson's.

He was already fighting severe depression, and with Parkinson's to deal with on top of it...

A few years back I was so very ill, for such a long period of time, that I thought I was dying.  Part of the issues I was dealing with was a severe, unrelenting tremor, and I thought that I had Parkinson's, myself.  Between the horrible problems I was dealing with and the thought of Parkinson's, even my usual optimism-in-the-face-of-all-problems was squelched.  I truly don't know how much longer I could have gone on that way.  Luckily my health turned around not long after that moment, but it was certainly a sobering moment in my life.

genkicoll:

like you, went through similar health disruptions where all hope seemed lost.

my reactions were similar but a Higher Power often intercedes even when we do not want to continue ...

learning of his Parkinson's made it all make a sad but understandable sense ....

unless and until we are in similar circumstances ... should never judge another's decision ..

so many are suffering from debilitating hopeless auto immune diseases and other conditions  ... where release is the kindest solution ..

am just damn glad we are both still here .. we were the lucky ones  

I'm sure that by now everyone knows that Joan Rivers has passed. 

To celebrate her life, here are some of Joan Rivers's Most Outrageous Celeb Insults (Including the One She Thought Was Too Mean)

REST IN PEACE JOAN
You'll be missed by so many.
 

I often forget about this thread, but I have to share my sorrow at Leonard Nimoy's passing.

from the New York Daily News :

Leonard Nimoy dead at 83: Iconic ‘Star Trek’ star was beloved by sci-fi fans worldwide

Leonard Nimoy, who lived long and prospered, died Friday at his Los Angeles home.

The creator of Mr. Spock, television’s most beloved pointy-eared half-Vulcan, was 83 and had suffered for several years from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), which makes it difficult to breathe.

“I quit smoking 30 yrs ago,” he tweeted last week. “Not soon enough. I have COPD. Grandpa says, quit now!! LLAP.”

Nimoy created the beloved Mr. Spock in the 1960s cult TV show “Star Trek” and brought him back to life in movies, sequels, cartoons and spinoffs for the rest of his life.

Nimoy did not always have an easy time with Spock. He revealed in later years that he became an alcoholic during the original “Star Trek” run.

But through eight subsequent feature films, a few spoofs and many weekends adoring fans at “Star Trek”convention, Nimoy came to embrace the cool, calm half-Vulcan with the memorably pointed ears.

He wrote poetry, he directed films, he recorded five albumsnjoy and appreciate the ultra-calm Vulcan , Unlike some other performers who become permanently Nimoy became so closely associated with Mr. Spock that he often said their lives became intermingled in both the public mind and his own.

He said in later years that while he was playing Spock in the cult “Star Trek” TV series from 1966 to 1969, he found himself retaining Spock’s personality well into the weekend after filming ended on Fridays.

He explained that Spock was more calm, rational and even-tempered than Nimoy himself — and that it often wasn’t until Sunday afternoon that Nimoy’s own instincts had fully kicked back in.

His two autobiographies, in 1975 and 1995, were titled. “I Am Not Spock” and “I Am Spock.”



See the full article HERE

Live Long and Prosper, indeed. 

Mr Spock is the reason I tolerate Star Trek with my husband. 

Mr Nimoy, you will be missed.  RIP.

As you can see by my Mr. Spock bobblehead I was a big Spock fan.  You'll be missed Leonard Nimoy.

SyFy is going to have a Nimoy Marathon on March 1st, starting with his Twilight Zone
appearance.
I just cannot believe he is gone. So talented.

Love the Bobblehead.

I love the bobblehead, too

I can't believe that Leonard Nimoy was 83!   Amazing that he was able to live with COPD for so long. 

I was also surprised to learn that William Shatner is the same age~!  Amazing!  I really thought that both of them were younger!

Here is an interview with Nimoy, good and interesting:

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/radio-new-zealand-all-programmes/e/feature-guest-leonard-nimoy-3693263?refid=e

I just came across this from NPR.    It is Nimoy's response to a bi-racial girl's letter in 1968.
These words still ring true today.    


http://n.pr/18w3lQp

That's fantastic, luv, thank you!

Rest in Peace, Mr. Spock.

I keep coming across so many good things regarding Nimoy.    This is on Mashable

http://mashable.com/2015/02/27/leonard-nimoy-mosaic/?utm_cid=mash-prod-email-topstories&utm_emailalert=daily

Leonard Nimoy
Gone, but not forgotten.

Rest In Peace