RIP Ray Charles (1930-2004)
The Genius has passed on. Pay respects to the man who made the visit to the music store a dance in the street.
View ArticleRIP Marlon Brando (1924-2004)
UPDATE: Thanks to “a man on the hill” for pointing out the extra ‘i’ I had in the title. It has been corrected. James Joyner reports that Marlon Brando had died at age 80. I haven’t seen much of his...
View ArticleRIP Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004)
Reader Jessica Dambruch alerted me to the sad news of Jerry Goldsmith’s passing. I’ve been a fan since Tora! Tora! Tora!, though his most memorably score for me is The Ghost and the Darkness, which is...
View ArticleRIP Michele Claybourn (1954 – 2004)
Josh Claybourn’s mother passed away on Saturday, August 14. You may send condolences to jclaybourn @ gmail.com.
View ArticleRIP Elmer Bernstein (1922 – 2004)
Composer of such scores as The Magnificent Seven, True Grit, Ghostbusters, To Kill A Mockingbird, and The Man With the Golden Arm, Bernstein was a celebrated Hollywood icon who garnered 14 Academy...
View ArticleRIP Christopher Reeve (1952 – 2004)
Christopher Reeve died yesterday of heart failure. He was 52. I didn’t particularly care for Reeve’s politics, but then again, I don’t most celebrities’. However, he was the Man of Steel, though not...
View ArticleRIP Yasser Arafat (1929 – 2004)
I only use requiescat in pace in the loosest of ways. I doubt he’s in peace. And I, for one, will not miss him. Also, RIP Intifada II, which, with its progenitor lying in state, is also no more....
View ArticleRIP Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)
Pope John Paul II has died after an extended bout with a host of health problems and old age.
View ArticleHe’s Dead, Jim
R.I.P. James Doohan (1920-2005) He was Canadian, and he fought and was wounded on D-Day. He also was a master of dialects, which helped him get the role as Scotty on Star Trek. Beam him up, Lord....
View ArticleRIP Pat Morita (1932 – 2005)
Pat Morita died in Las Vegas of natural causes. He was 73. I didn’t watch many of his films, but his Karate Kid is clearly his most memorable film, and the one I remember with great fondness. I will...
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