Final Curtain (the Visual Arts obituary thread)*

Olympia Dukakis, 'Moonstruck' and 'Steel Magnolias' Star, Dead at 89

 

R.I.P. Always admired her work.

Didn't even know this was out -


Olympia The Film

 

That looks like an interesting documentary.

 

It does. Meantime, I'll give Moonstruck another go. YouTube has it temporarily up for free...

 

Thank you for that link.

 

Helen McCrory

 

Thanks for posting the pic. I suddenly know who Tony Hendra is.

 

Holy cow - that was her?! I mainly know her from Arrested Development.

Looked up pix from the film, and she's a little less recognizable due to her (very 70s) shag haircut.

 

Anthony Christopher "Tony" Hendra.

 

Tawney Kitaen

 

Paul Soles, original voice of Spiderman, Hermey on Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, host of CBC-TV's Take 30 for 16 years. But to me he'll always be the "lawbreaker" on This Is The Law

Paul SOLES Obituary (1930 - 2021) - Toronto, ON - The Globe and Mail



The many voices of Paul Soles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd484LkavQ8

Interviewing Marshall McLuhan in 1965
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qABC3_8ai58

With Adrienne Clarkson on Take 30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz2ZsaA_42M

What to buy for camping (Take 30, 1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7JGy1AsdZM

 

Robert Hogan Dead: ‘Peyton Place,’ ‘The Wire’ Actor Was 87

 

Sad news.
If you were reared on '60s and '70s television, you are likely very familiar with Robert Hogan. I have been a fan of his for about 50 years. His friend Bernard Fein named the character of Col. Robert Hogan on Hogan's Heroes after him.
RIP.

 

Clarence Williams III Dead: ‘Mod Squad’ Actor Was 81 – The Hollywood Reporter

 

Clarence Williams III 1939–2021

 

'Network' & 'Superman' Actor Ned Beatty Dead at 83

 

One of my favorites of his is the rarely seen "Hear My Song." He was also great as Walter Matthau's ex-boss in "Hopscotch" and as Lily Tomlin's husband in "Nashville."

 

Loved Ned Beatty in ‘Hear My Song’, a rare lead role which he pulled off beautifully. RIP.

 

John Gabriel Dead: ‘Ryan’s Hope’ Actor Was 90

 

Shame about Lisa Banes. Died after being hit by an e-scooter motorist and who fled and left her. Suspect still at large, but with the number of cameras in NYC, I imagine he/she will be caught soon.

'Gone Girl' Actor Lisa Banes Dead at 65 After Hit-and-Run Scooter Accident

I mostly remember her from "Cocktail" as the sexy older woman who takes young Tom Cruise as her boytoy.

 

Passing away at age 85 on May 23, Milton Moses Ginsberg, director of Coming Apart (1969) and The Werewolf Of Washington (1973)
Milton Moses Ginsberg, 85, Unconventional Filmmaker, Dies

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Joanne Linville, actress made many guest appearances in several 1960s and '70s TV series.
She is probably best known as the nameless Romulan Commander in the 1968 Star Trek episode, The Enterprise Incident.

Joanne Linville Dead: 'Star Trek' Romulan Commander Was 93 - Variety

 

Suzzanne Douglas, an actress who was known for starring in several motion pictures such as Tap with Gregory Hines and TV shows including The Parent ‘Hood, died yesterday at the age of 64:

Suzzanne Douglas dies aged 64