The Elmore The Merrier?
It was a dark and stormy night when crime writer Elmore Leonard – “What? Never start with the weather!” haughtily exclaimed crime writer Elmore Leonard in his obi – “No! No! No! No! No! Are you intentionally trying to flout my 10 rules of good writing?” Elmore Leonard was 87 when he died of complications from a stroke. He was short, you could say wizened, with a face lined from years of experience, a salt and pepper beard and moustache and –
Suddenly, the dead author shook his head and sadly muttered, “Some people never learn!!!!!!”
Unreasonable People Will Cut You With A Bat’leth If You Don’t Answer Correctly
Syrian born actor Michael Ansara has died at the age of 91. He was best known for playing Cochise in the television series Broken Arrow. Unless he was best known for playing the first Klingon on Star Trek. Reasonable people can disagree on this point.
Asking Him To Host Man Alive Now Could Be Awkward…
Former CBC television host and journalist Roy Bonisteel has died at the age of 83 after battling with cancer. He will always be remembered as the man that curling competitions were named after.
But, Of Course, Smutty-minded In The Name Of Science
Virginia Johnson has died at 88 from a confluence of illnesses. With William Masters, she was famous for being a smutty-minded person.
Free Willy Jokes Are Just Too Easy, Don’t You Think?
Actor August Schellenberg has died of lung cancer at the age of 77. Schellenberg was half Swiss, half Mohawk, and the two nations are making ominous sounds of going to war to claim him solely as their own.
Could The Sometime Restaurant Critic Be Considered A Bon Mortant?
Seventy-seven year-old British filmmaker Michael Winner has died. You would be hard put to describe somebody who had lived so long and so well as having a Death Wish.
I Don’t Know Death, But I Know What I Like
Alex Colville has died at the age of 92 from a variety of illnesses. What? Do you want me to paint you a picture?
He Left Them Rolling In The Rizzoli & Isles
Lee Thompson Young has taken his own life at the age of 29. Apparently, he looked at the lives of other young stars and decided that this was preferable to a lonely life in and out of rehab dominated by meaningless sex with nameless groupies who confused him with one of his characters.
Of Course His Work Is Not On The Internet – That Isn’t The Kind Of Wild Life Photography He Specialized In!
Canadian photographer Robert Taylor has died at the age of 73. His photographs helped start polar bear tourism in northern Manitoba. Ironically, he died after being mauled by…cancer.
In Homage Of His Work, The Son On The Simpsons Was Named After Him
Technologist Douglas Englebart, creator of the mouse, has died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 88. Millions of medical lab researchers are in mourning.
Entertainer Was Named For Islamic Pilgrim
(They Were Simpler Times)
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! – actress may be a little misleading – performer Haji has died at the age of 67. The portrayer of one of the homicidal go-go dancers in the Russ Meyer film was born in Quebec – who says Canada is boring?
No Matter How Old They Grow, Some People Will Always Be Kidds
Radio host David “Kidd” Kraddick has died at the age of 53 of charity golf. Keep that in mind the next time you feel like making fun of a golfer’s clothes!
Before He Died, He Lived The Dream Of Acting In A Scene With Zooey Deschanel
Actor Dennis Farina has died of a blood clot in his lung at 69. He probably would have died years sooner, but the one-time Chicago cop intimidated the shit out of death, who really would rather have not had to go near him.
He Wrote Those Kid’s Books About The Bears…Right?
Sid Bernstein has died at the age of 95. He was an American composer and conductor best known for composing music for hundreds of film and television productions over a career that spanned fif –
No, wait. That was Elmer Bernstein.
Sid Bernstein was an American journalist who, with Bob Woodward, broke the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post, an act which would lead to the resignation of President Richard –
No, that was Carl. Carl Bernstein.
Who the hell was Sid Bernstein? He…he had something to do with music or something…didn’t he?
I Would Love To See A Little Person Film Version Of The Wrong Box!
The Munchkin death watch continues. Margaret Pelligrini, one of the original Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz died of a stroke at the age of 89. Only two of the original Munchkins remain: Jerry Maren and Ruth Duccini. Who will win the tontine?