Animated Views Celebrity Obituary Thread

[Ben]

Thanks. Bogdanovich is a real loss as he was still documenting, still working. And Liotta was obviously way too young. Would still like to have seen Petersen's Bats V Supes, and as usual there’s a bunch that I didn’t know about or remember. Too many greats lost. RIP to all those talented people.

[Daniel]

Yeah, I always hate to find out if someone had passed this way.

Couple of omissions, Sally Kellerman for one and I really think Betty White should've been in it given she passed literally on the last day of 2021.

[Randall]

Okay, I got tingles when Sidney came up - my favourite. Nice that they ended with him like they did.

[Daniel]

There's always a big celebrity death right before the year ends... Barbara Walters has passed away tonight at the age of 93. An absolute television icon and a legendary voice silenced. RIP Baba Wawa.

[EricJ]

And to set the cliche' straight, Barbara did NOT ask Katherine Hepburn "If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?"

Hepburn only said she felt she'd become some ancient mainstay in the industry, "like a mighty tree", and Walters lured her out with "What kind?"

[Ben]

So she basically asked her, if she was a tree, what kind of tree would she be, then…

While she was never a big personality here, we certainly knew her name, though perhaps mostly for finding out who Gilda Radner was spoofing on SNL and Animalympics! Yes, RIP Baba Wawa.

[ShyViolet]

Didn’t Duck Tales have a character that was sort of modeled on her? (Unless I’m mixed up.)

[Daniel]

Yep, Webra Walters!

[Dacey]

[Daniel]

Anita Pointer, founding member of the Pointer Sisters, passes at age 74. Amazing voice. Undeniable pure talent. One of my favorite jams is "I'm So Exited":



And of course the Pinball Number Count song frong "Sesame Street"!



Rest peacefully Anita, beautiful songbird.

[Daniel]

Leslie Jordan dies at 67 in a car accident. Tragic. He was always so charming and funny. Definition of a scene stealer. Been enjoying him as of late on "Call Me Kat", one of the main reasons I tune in. Will be interesting to see how the show handles it. Shoot.

Last weeks episode answered the question. The show is letting Phil live on. Such a beautiful tribute. It was heartfelt but also humorous, you can tell that the cast all really loved Leslie. You could also tell it hit Cheyenne Jackson the hardest breaking down like that. Even earlier in the episode where his character was telling Phil stories he seemed sad. And of course the song duet with Dolly over the montage... yes, I got a little teary-eyed. I'm glad they gave him a happy ending:

[Daniel]

Gina Lollobrigida, legend of Italian cinema, dies at 95. She worked in so many great films. Quite a beautiful, talented, and smart lady. I always remember the gag from the Looney Tunes short "A Pizza Tweety-Pie":



And Fred Flintstone singing of her virtues: "Oh, Lollobrickida, how I flip my wig-ida ♪ ♪ And your pizza's great I'd even eat the plate".

[Ben]

RIP Lola.

[Daniel]

Lisa Loring, original Wednesday Addams, has passed. 64 is up there, but still too young. I'll always remember her this way:

[Ben]

Hollywood Reporter posted that exact same clip. Classic. Way too young but sounds like she had a rollercoaster life. Shame they didn’t get er to cameo in the new show as a full circle thing. RIP. 🫰 🫰