[eggplant43]

I remember that wonderful description of you and Everett on the lawn, it just wasn't his time, and you two bonded so nicely. Ultimately, we're all just passing through, but I think most of us would agree that longer is better.

I just got off the phone with a friend that visited his brother-in-law's for Christmas, and then came back here. He just returned from that brother-in-laws funeral who died unexpectantly at 63. He had to turn around and go right back. We just never know, so savor every moment, that's my mantra

[RT]

Thanks, jimi

You are a good human bean!

Things are Ok here, my grandaughter spent the weekend with us.
Ended up making hats out of colored cardboard - she wanted to use the stapler directly on my head when she measured mine to ensure a good fit!
I said I've got enough holes in the rocks in my head already!

Good advice Bruce, we could all benefit from your attitude. Because you never know what life has in store.

As the sage bd (used to be on the board, and my be back a litttle bit) has said:
We're all in this together, but none of us will get out alive.

[angelize56]

Actress-Singer Collapses, Found By Son

Actress Nell Carter, who starred in the television comedy "Gimme A Break," died at her Beverly Hills home Thursday of natural causes, her publicist Roger Lane announced Thursday. She was 54.

Lane said the actress-singer collapsed and was found this morning by one of her 13-year-old adopted sons.

Carter starred as the sassy housekeeper in the sitcom "Gimme a Break!" from 1981 to 1987, and won a Tony for her performance in the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin."

Carter also starred in the soap opera "Ryan's Hope" from 1978-79. She also appeared as a guest in several television series, including "Touched by an Angel," "Reba" and most recently, "Ally McBeal."

According to Lane, Carter had suffered from diabetes for years, and underwent brain surgery in 1992 to remove an aneurysm.

She recovered, and continued to perform -- and had been in rehearsals for the musical "Raisin."

[eggplant43]

I always had a fondness for Nell. She had a glow about her. Sorry she had to die so young

[LANMaster]

Much beloved WWII Cartoonist Bill Maulden
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[eggplant43]

Horst Buchholz, 'James Dean of German films,' is dead at 69

March 4, 2003










BERLIN--Horst Buchholz, a German actor whose Hollywood credits include a communist heartthrob in Billy Wilder's Cold War satire ''One, Two, Three,'' died Monday in Berlin, a hospital said. He was 69.

Mr. Buchholz, who was recovering from a broken thighbone, died in intensive care at the Charite hospital, spokeswoman Kerstin Ullrich said. She declined to provide further details.

Dubbed the James Dean of German films for the rebellious teens he played in the late 1950s, Mr. Buchholz moved to the United States and scored his first Hollywood hit with a role in ''The Magnificent Seven,'' the 1960 Western with Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and James Coburn.

The next year, director Billy Wilder cast him alongside James Cagney in ''One, Two, Three.'' Set around the building of the Berlin Wall, the biting comedy features Cagney as a Coca-Cola executive who learns his boss' daughter has secretly married a communist, played by Buchholz.

He also made movies in Britain, Spain, Italy and France, and played a Nazi concentration camp doctor in Roberto Benigni's Oscar-winning 1997 film ''Life Is Beautiful.''

Born Dec. 4, 1933, in Berlin's working-class Prenzlauer Berg district, the shoemaker's son survived World War II in the countryside where Nazi officials sent children to protect them from Allied bombing raids on the capital.

In the tough postwar years, Buchholz landed his first stage role at 15 in a Berlin theater version of the German children's classic ''Emil and the Detectives.'' He dropped out of high school in 1950, took acting lessons and worked toward his film career with roles on Berlin stages over the next five years. His Broadway debut came in 1959 in ''Cherie.''

AP

[angelize56]

Atlantic Monthly editor-at-large Michael Kelly killed covering war in Iraq

By Jonathan D. Salant, Associated Press, 4/4/2003 20:23

WASHINGTON (AP) Michael Kelly, editor-at-large for The Atlantic Monthly, was killed while covering the war in Iraq, the first American journalist to die in the conflict.

Kelly, also a columnist for The Washington Post and a former editor of The New Republic, died Thursday night along with a U.S. soldier when their Humvee went into a canal. Kelly, 46, was traveling with the Army's 3rd Infantry Division as one of 600 journalists embedded with U.S. forces.

Four foreign journalists have died covering the conflict.

Kelly, who also covered the first Gulf War, told ABC News last month that he did not consider his Iraq assignment overly dangerous.

''There is some element of danger, but you're surrounded by an Army, literally, who is going to try very hard to keep you out of danger,'' he said.

Condolences came Friday from government officials and Kelly's colleagues.

President Bush ''expresses his sorrow and his condolences to the Kelly family,'' White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said.

Atlantic Monthly owner David Bradley said the magazine ''has had 145 years of good times and bad, but no moment more deeply sad than this one now.''

''Michael Kelly will be remembered as a gifted wordsmith, someone whose creativity and pure skill was obvious in every column,'' said Alan Shearer, editorial director of the Washington Post Writers Group, which syndicated Kelly's column.

Kelly's former colleagues at The Cincinnati Post, an early stop in his career, remembered him for his doggedness, humor and unusual fashion choices, which included red socks and a pink sports coat.

Sue Hertz was one of Kelly's University of New Hampshire classmates and now teaches journalism at the school. She recalled how Kelly combined his love of beer and writing in one memorable story from the blizzard of 1978 that socked the region with snow and heavy flooding.

''While the rest of us were back on the UNH campus wondering what it would be like to be stuck in a bar during the storm, Michael Kelly was, and wrote about it,'' she said. ''Everyone has a Michael Kelly story he was that kind of guy.''

A native of Washington, Kelly was the son of two journalists Thomas Kelly, a former reporter, and Marguerite Kelly, who writes the syndicated column, ''Family Almanac.''

Kelly was fired as editor of The New Republic, a weekly political journal, in 1997 by owner Martin Peretz, a friend and former teacher of then-Vice President Al Gore. Peretz objected to what he felt was the magazine's constant criticism of the Clinton administration.

Kelly became a columnist for the Post and was hired as the editor of National Journal, a weekly magazine that covers the federal government. When the magazine's owner, Bradley, bought The Atlantic Monthly in 1999, he named Kelly editor.

Last September, Kelly stepped down from that post and became editor-at-large. He was also chief editorial adviser at National Journal.

Kelly covered the first Gulf War, and the Iraq-Kurdish conflict that followed it. He later wrote a book based on his reporting, ''Martyr's Day.''

Before taking the helm of The New Republic, Kelly was a reporter for The New York Times and a writer and editor at The New Yorker.

Kelly's final column for The Washington Post was published Thursday. In it, he wrote about accompanying an Army task force as it captured a bridge across the Euphrates River.

''On the western side of the bridge, Lt. Col. Ernest `Rock' Marcone, commander of Task Force 3-69, stood in the sand by the side of the road, smoking a cigar and drinking a cup of coffee,'' Kelly wrote. ''Marcone's soldiers say he deeply likes to win, and he seemed quietly happy.''

Kelly is survived by his wife, Madelyn, and two sons, Tom, 6, and Jack, 3.

[angelize56]

Posted: 12:05 p.m. EDT April 11, 2003
Updated: 1:44 p.m. EDT April 11, 2003

The singer who took the pop song "The Loco-motion" to the top of the charts in 1962 has died.

Her manager says Little Eva -- Eva Narcissus Boyd -- died in Kinston, NC, Thursday after a long illness.

Boyd was just a teenager when the song became a hit. Various sources place her year of birth between 1943 and 1946.

Boyd was discovered by Carole King and Gerry Goffin after they hired her as a babysitter. They asked her to sing a demo of "The Loco-motion," which they had written together.

After hearing the demo, they decided to release it as a single.

The singer also had the top 20 songs "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" and "Let's Turkey Trot."

Boyd is survived by two daughters, a son, 15 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, two brothers and three sisters. (What a lovely sized family she had!)

[eggplant43]

Well that brings back some memories. I never knew the story behind her recording the song though, what luck.

[SyscoKid]

I don't have any cut-'n-paste, but I feel the need to mention Lynn Thigpen, who passed away suddenly last month.

She first came to my attention as The Chief on "Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego" and was most recently seen on "The District".

Until her passing I had no idea she previously was a soap star.

Anyway, The Chief deserves a mention.

[eggplant43]

I didn't know. I really appreciated her as an actress. Here's some bio:


LYNN THIGPEN Died Mar. 12, 2003

Tony award winning actress Lynn Thigpen died suddenly at age 54. Ms. Thigpen may be best known for her role in the children’s geography TV show "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" She was currently was co-starring in the TV series "The District" with Craig T. Nelson on CBS. Ms. Thigpen won a Tony Award for her performance in the play "An American Daughter." Ms. Thigpen plays the judge in the soon to be released Adam Sandler/Jack Nicholson comedy "Anger Management." Ms. Thigpen appeared in nearly 50 films and TV series during her career. She made her debut in the rock version of the Gospel According to Matthew "Godspell." Walter Hill fans know her as the female D-Jay in "The Warriors" and from "Streets of Fire." She also appeared in Sidney Pollack’s "Tootsie," "Bob Roberts," "Sweet Liberty," "The Paper," "Naked in New York," "The Insider," the remake of "Shaft," "Novocaine" and the TV version of "An American Daughter." Ms. Thigpen had recurring roles on "L.A. Law," "Gimmie a Break," "thirtysomething" and "Law and Order." Ms. Thigpen was also nominated twice for the Image Award for her work on "All My Children" and "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?"

Here's a link:

http://www.einsiders.com/features/co...obituaries.php

Scroll down to her name.

[bassetman]

Not "dead", but I will miss PC here!

[LANMaster]

Originally posted by bassetman:
Not "dead", but I will miss PC here!

PC? What's wrong with PC?

[littlemar]

Famed diet doctor Robert Atkins dies from injuries after accidental fall.

[LANMaster]

J. Paul Getty

Billionaire Sir J. Paul Getty Dies at 70