Legends dropping like flies

[The fingers]

Died: James Dobson, Who Taught Evangelicals to Focus on Family - Christianity Today

The child psychologist answered hundreds of thousands of parenting questions and urged Christians to fight in America’s “civil war of values.”

www.christianitytoday.com

 

[The fingers]

https://ktla.com/entertainment/fashion-designer-giorgio-armani-dies/

 

[docw009]

Mark Volman of the Turtles, and later known as "Flo" from Flo and Eddie has died, Saw their Happy Together Tour several times in recent years, On left.


Mark Volman, co-founder of Turtles and Flo & Eddie, dies at 78

 

[contador]

Rick Davis, Supertramp

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/arts/music/supertramp-rick-davies-dead.html

 

[The fingers]

https://www.foxla.com/

 

[The fingers]

Robert Redford, film icon, Oscar-winning director and activist, dead at 89

Robert Redford, film icon, Oscar-winning director and activist, has died at age 89.

abc7.com

 

[docw009]

Bobby Hart, who wrote Monkees' 'Last Train to Clarksville,' dead at 86

Bobby Hart was one half of the Boyce and Hart songwriting duo, responsible for the Monkees' theme and their song "Last Train to Clarksville."

www.usatoday.com

Boyce & Hart , their first single as singers to chart was I wonder what's she's Doing Tonight.

"Come on Bobby. let's go."

 

[The fingers]

Jane Goodall, renowned conservationist, dies at 91

Jane Goodall, the famed conservationist known for her expertise on chimpanzees and her globe-spanning advocacy of environmental causes, has died.

www.foxla.com

 

[The fingers]

Patricia Routledge: Keeping Up Appearances star dies at 96

She also starred in Alan Bennett's TV monologues and played the BBC's amateur sleuth Hetty Wainthropp.

www.bbc.com

 

[The fingers]

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/legendary-actress-diane-keaton-dies-at-age-79-report/

 

[harrisonpatm]

Normally this thread is for the deaths of well-known people who are at least moderately respected, even if not universally so. I might be breaking the theme a little bit, but I can't help it, I was so thrilled to hear about the death of this absolute monster.

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack as two men arrested

Watkins, 48, was serving a 29-year sentence imposed in 2013 after admitting 13 child sex offences.

www.bbc.com

 

[The fingers]

Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74

Ace Frehley, the Spaceman of Kiss who played with the group from their formation in 1973 until 1983, and then again in the Nineties, has died at 74.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[The fingers]

Sam Rivers, bassist and founding member of Limp Bizkit, dies at 48

Limp Bizkit announced the death of their founding bassist, Sam Rivers, at the age of 48, sharing an emotional tribute on Instagram.

www.foxla.com

 

[The fingers]

https://ktla.com/entertainment/soft-cells-dave-ball-famous-for-tainted-love-dies-at-66/

 

[The fingers]

Legendary actress June Lockhart dies at 100

June Lockhart, known for her roles in "Lassie" and "Lost in Space," passed away at her Santa Monica home with her daughter and granddaughter by her side.

www.foxla.com

 

[The fingers]

Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84

 

[The fingers]

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-woman-found-dead-inside-director-rob-reiners-brentwood-home-tmz-reporting/

 

[ZeroEm]

Rob Reiner died on Sunday, December 14, 2025, alongside his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, at their home in Brentwood, California​

Remember Meat Head on Archie Bunker. Produced good movies.

 

[The fingers]

Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family killed in NC plane crash

Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife and two of his children were among those who died when a small plane crashed in North Carolina.

www.usatoday.com

Still have a Greg Biffle T shirt from Red Cross Racing from when I was a blood donor years ago.

 

[The fingers]

Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at 65

Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died, the band announced on Friday. He was 65.

abc7.com

 

[The fingers]

Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist, has died.

abc7.com

 

[e-beach]

Obituary​

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dead at 78
"Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music," family says announcing musician's death​

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dead at 78

Bob Weir, the singer-guitarist who co-founded the Grateful Dead and later found success with Dead & Company, has died at age 78.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[marty]

 

[The fingers]

Italian fashion designer Valentino dies at 93

Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world's most glamorous women, has died at 93, according to his foundation.

abc7.com

 

[e-beach]

Demond Wilson, who played Lamont on 'Sanford and Son,' dies at 79​

Demond Wilson - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org