2024 Losses of Notable People, Places, Objects and Animals

[Catsumi]

R.I.P. Donald Sutherland and thanks for the memories.

Yes, one of the last real “great” actors. He did it all, from Shakespeare to comedy. He loved his work and kept going until he couldn’t.

[Glacier]

Gerry, you will be missed dearly. 101 years old, but still too short a life for such a fine lady. The last of the true pioneers is gone but not forgotten.... https://www.wltribune.com/community/bcs ... 01-7395142

[Babba_not_Gump]

Donald Sutherland died.

Some things about Donald that I wasn't aware of.
Born in Canada, I knew that.
Married three times, all to Canadian women.
Second wife was daughter of Tommy Douglas.
He had a lengthy affair with Jane Fonda supposedly between #2 and #3 wives. Hmm.
He was married to his third wife for fifty years, until his death.

[Babba_not_Gump]

Gerry, you will be missed dearly. 101 years old, but still too short a life for such a fine lady. The last of the true pioneers is gone but not forgotten.... https://www.wltribune.com/community/bcs ... 01-7395142

I'll bet she was one tough woman who could hold her own against anyone.

[GordonH]

Donald Sutherland died.

Some things about Donald that I wasn't aware of.
Born in Canada, I knew that.
Married three times, all to Canadian women.
Second wife was daughter of Tommy Douglas.
He had a lengthy affair with Jane Fonda supposedly between #2 and #3 wives. Hmm.
He was married to his third wife for fifty years, until his death.

Shirley Douglas (Sutherland) and Donald had a son Kiefer Sutherland.

[Catsumi]

^^^^

Yes, to both of you. His reach was well beyond just himself and his career.

His charisma, talent, friendships and an exceptionally long time in front of cameras is remarkable.


Nowadays, these “stars” that people follow faithfully, I can honestly say I never heard tell of them before, until they appear out of nowhere on the pages of celebrity ‘news’.

Do they last longer than 7 days now as big-time celebrities?

[normaM]

Babba, yea knew that. Was not a fan but for those of you who were and like trivia
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000661/trivia/
some fun facts
Snip
He appeared in The Day of the Locust (1975) as a character named Homer Simpson, and then later made a guest appearance on The Simpsons (1989).

[rustled]

Gerry, you will be missed dearly. 101 years old, but still too short a life for such a fine lady. The last of the true pioneers is gone but not forgotten.... https://www.wltribune.com/community/bcs ... 01-7395142

Wow, she had a great run! Met her a few times, way back when. I'll look for her book.

[lesliepaul]

Martin Mull of "Fernwood 2 Night" and "Mary Hartman Mary Hartman" fame has died...........RIP.

............funny man!


https://variety.com/2024/film/news/mart ... 236057168/

[Veovis]

Martin Mull of "Fernwood 2 Night" and "Mary Hartman Mary Hartman" fame has died...........RIP.

............funny man!


https://variety.com/2024/film/news/mart ... 236057168/

Saw him in so many different things, he always brought the laughs.

[GordonH]

Those who were fans of remakes:
Hawaii Five-O
Magnum PI
MacGyver

Will probably recognize this person.
https://people.com/hawaii-five-0-actor- ... 56-8667178

Apparently he was also in a scene on original Magnum PI (probably as kid).

[The Green Barbarian]

Gordon:

With the cancelation of NCIS Hawaii and Magnum PI and Hawaii Five-0 series ending, currently no shows are being filmed in Hawaii. I ran into one of the actors from Magnum PI (Rick) in February in Oahu and he said it's just too expensive to do a show in Hawaii these days. Crew housing costs etc are just crazy. Better to just shoot in Canada now.

Anyone watching Shogun on Disney+? It took me a few episodes to finally recognize Uclulet...

[Jlabute]

Gordon:

With the cancelation of NCIS Hawaii and Magnum PI and Hawaii Five-0 series ending, currently no shows are being filmed in Hawaii. I ran into one of the actors from Magnum PI (Rick) in February in Oahu and he said it's just too expensive to do a show in Hawaii these days. Crew housing costs etc are just crazy. Better to just shoot in Canada now.

Anyone watching Shogun on Disney+? It took me a few episodes to finally recognize Uclulet...

I watched the first season. Quite entertaining. I’ve not gone to the island much, I didn’t notice.

After scouting several filming locations across the world, Shōgun finally found its home in the picturesque landscapes of British Columbia, specifically Ucluelet and Port Moody.

[Glacier]

Rick Cluff. I used to listen to him on the radio when I lived in Vancouver...

https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/495310 ... -74#495310

[Catsumi]

Rick Cluff. I used to listen to him on the radio when I lived in Vancouver...

https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/495310 ... -74#495310

Sad news indeed. Cluff had the perfect radio voice.

I still miss Bob Sharple’s voice. Hope he had a long retirement phase of his life.