Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, who achieved international film stardom during the 1950s and was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world” after the title of one her movies, died in Rome on Monday. She was 95
Lawrence Brooks, the oldest known surviving World War 2 veteran, passed away January 5th at the age of 112.
“Lawrence Nathaniel “Honey” Brooks, the oldest known US WWII veteran at age 112, was born on September 12, 1909, in Norwood, LA. He departed this earthly home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. He was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Lawrence earned the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and WWII Victory Medal. He was drafted into the US Army in 1940 and served in the 91st Engineer Battalion unit until he was discharged in 1945. He also served in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines.”
Time to start a new list of those lost this year.
Drummer Fred White from Grammy-winning ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire, has died at the age of 67.
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/02/1146587565/fred-white-drummer-earth-wind-fire-dead
Pro Rally Driver and Hoonigan Founder Ken Block Killed in Snowmobile Accident
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a42381041/ken-block-dead/
@Ignorant Seriously the G.O.A.T. Hate to hear it.
This was the jump-off point for my appreciation of the incredible talent he had behind the wheel:
Maya, daughter of Pablo Picasso, dead at 87
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jan/03/maya-widmaier-picasso-obituary
Also, unlocked NYT obituary:
https://tinyurl.com/2p9azvvs
Adam Rich, child star of Eight is Enough, gone at 54. Loved that hair!
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/entertainment/adam-rich-dead/index.html
/image Eight is Enough
Jeff Beck has died of bacterial meningitis.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jeff-beck-dead-at-78-obit-1234659559/
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Lisa Marie Presley, 54
https://apnews.com/article/health-lisa-marie-presley-priscilla-elvis-los-angeles-4cbc26cfe1a7bf0b41f21f0f0f6c677b
Official AP obituary:
https://apnews.com/article/lisa-marie-presley-dies-9fc02552f6f31e270647897a2e4104e9
Motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel, son of motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel, succumbs to pancreatic cancer.
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/robbie-knievel-daredevil-son-evel-knievel-dies-60-96424056
Robbie Bachman, drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, dead at 69
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/13/entertainment/robbie-bachman-drummer-death-intl-scli/index.html
Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, who achieved international film stardom during the 1950s and was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world” after the title of one her movies, died in Rome on Monday. She was 95
Lawrence Brooks, the oldest known surviving World War 2 veteran, passed away January 5th at the age of 112.
“Lawrence Nathaniel “Honey” Brooks, the oldest known US WWII veteran at age 112, was born on September 12, 1909, in Norwood, LA. He departed this earthly home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. He was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Lawrence earned the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and WWII Victory Medal. He was drafted into the US Army in 1940 and served in the 91st Engineer Battalion unit until he was discharged in 1945. He also served in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines.”
We are diminished.
David Crosby, 81, iconoclastic singer-songwriter & guitarist, founding member of rock bands the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and later, Young).
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/david-crosby-dead-dies-byrds-crosby-stills-nash-1235495467/
Paul La Farge, 52, novelist, essayist & academic
https://locusmag.com/2023/01/paul-la-farge-1970-2023/
Lloyd Morrisett, 93, co-creator of Sesame Street
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1151311680/sesame-street-lloyd-morrisett-dies-co-founder-education-civil-rights
Lance Kerwin, 62, actor, known for “Salem’s Lot” & “James at 15”
https://variety.com/2023/tv/obituaries-people-news/lance-kerwin-james-at-15-1235502420/
@ircon96 Oh god, not Lance Kerwin! Leif Garrett remains alive.
Tom Verlaine, 73, musician, founding member of Television
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Verlaine
He wrote this great song:
/youtube television marquee moon