RIP Tony Hsieh
 

Tony Hsieh, the technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist who built Zappos into a $1 billion internet shoes and clothing powerhouse, died on Friday. He was 46.

The cause was injuries suffered in a house fire on Nov. 18 in New London, Conn., according to Megan Fazio, a spokeswoman for the Downtown Project in Las Vegas, a revitalization effort which Mr. Hsieh oversaw.



Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/o...imes&smtyp=cur

RIP David Prowse
 

David Prowse, the champion English weightlifter and bodybuilder who supplied his 6-foot-7 frame — but not the voice or the deep breathing — to portray Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, died early Saturday morning following a short illness. He was 85.



Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne..._medium=social

RIP James D. Wolfensohn
 

James D. Wolfensohn, who escaped a financially pinched Australian childhood to become a top Wall Street deal maker and a two-term president of the World Bank, died on Wednesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 86.

He was a force on Wall Street before taking the reins of the bank in 1995, then proceeded to shake it up. He did the same at both Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.



Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/b...sohn-dead.html

Squiggy has left the building
 

These guys used to crack me up.

Celebrity tributes are in for Laverne & Shirley star David Lander who died on Friday at age 73, including from Michael McKean who played “Lenny” to David’s “Squiggy” on the classic television show.

The actor’s wife Kathy Lander told TMZ that David died at 6:30 p.m. at Los Angeles’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center due to complications from multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that damages the brain and spinal cord. Kathy and David’s daughter Natalie, and her husband, were by his side at the time of his death.

David played Andrew “Squiggy” Squiggman on the sitcom that aired from 1976 to 1983, with pal Lenny Kosnowski, played by Michael McKean. The tough-talking truck drivers lived upstairs from the show’s namesake characters Laverne DeFazio (played by Penny Marshall, who later became a successful director) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams), best friends and former factory workers.

On Saturday, McKean of Better Call Saul and Batman, posted a vintage photo of the pair standing back-to-back. The men created the legendary characters while attending college at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa., and together joined the cast of Laverne & Shirley, a spin-off of Happy Days, as writers before moving into acting roles.

According to People, David, who played in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Scary Movie, was diagnosed with MS in 1984, but only announced his illness in his 1999 book Fall Down Laughing: How Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn't Tell Nobody. He was also very involved with MS advocacy.

The Twiter hashtag #RIPSquiggy took off while celebs shared memories. Comedian Kathy Griffin and Brady Bunch star Maureen McCormck left heartbreak emojis under McKean’s post while director Kevin Smith tweeted, “This funny man made my childhood happier with his work on “Laverne & Shirley” and his guest appearance on @TheSimpsons as himself still makes me laugh today (“Hello, Laverne...”). Rest In Peace David, and thank you: There’s a little Lenny & Squiggy in the DNA of Jay & Silent Bob.”

“So sorry Michael,” wrote retired NBA star Rex Chapman.

Saverio Guerra, who played “Mocha Joe” on Curb Your Enthusiasm, said he took inspiration from Lander, whose character’s enthusiastic greeting — “Hello! — was his calling card. “So sad to hear of David's passing,” he tweeted. “When I was on the show Becker, I had little tributes to the actors I spent my youth watching on sitcoms. The leather jacket I wore was my nod to [Henry Winkler’s “Fonzi” character from Happy Days] and some of my character’s entrances were my little tribute to Lenny and Squiggy.”

He added, “So thank you David. You’ll never know how much those ‘Hellos’ meant to me.”

Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the film franchise tweeted, “Awful news. He will be sorely missed. I'll never forget how I nearly injured myself laughing when I first saw you guys in The Credibility Gap. Then came Lenny & Squiggy & the laughs just kept coming. I'll always be grateful for that.”

McKean’s Better Call Saul co-star Rhea Seahorn left multiple heart emojis on his post while Rob Reiner recalled, “David and I met when we were both 19. He and Michael KcKean auditioned for Lenny and Sguiggy by just improvising in front of Garry Marshall at a party at Penny and my house. He was brilliant then and forever after. He will be missed.” “Hello!” — was a mainstay on Laverne & Shirley.

RIP Charley Pride
 

British author John Le Carre has died at the age of 89. Le Carre was the author of spy thrillers such as _Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy_, _The Spy Who Came in from the Cold_, and _The Constant Gardener_. Le Carre's former career in MI-5 and MI-6, the civilian and army branches of British intelligence, contributed to his novels' realism.

RIP Ambrose Dlamini
 

Ambrose Dlamini, 52, who tested positive for COVID-19 four weeks ago, died in neighboring South Africa where he was hospitalized, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Themba Masuku announced on Sunday. Formerly known as Swaziland, the Kingdom of Eswatini, which is Africa's last absolute monarchy, has reported over 6,700 coronavirus cases and 127 deaths among its population of 1.2 million people.

John Le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwell ...Dec 12/20 at age 89

British "Spy" ( Espionage ) writer .....maybe the best.

RIP ~ K.C.Jones 12x NBA Champion ~ Hall of Fame Legend ~ NBA Coach died @88 yrs. old from Alzheimers . KC was living in a assisted living facility in Conn.

LOS ANGELES -- Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the franchise, has died. He was 93.

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Banking Heir Benjamin de Rothschild Dies at 57
 

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Benjamin de Rothschild, who oversaw the banking empire started by his father in 1953, has died. He was 57.

The Edmond de Rothschild Group, the company he was chairman of, said that de Rothschild died of a heart attack Friday afternoon at his home in Pregny, Switzerland.



Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...57/ar-BB1cOFqD

RIP Mr. Aaron
 

Baseball legend Hank Aaron has passed away at the age of 86. He played with the Braves for over 20 years. He held the MLB home run record for 33 years, with 755 career home runs. He lived in Atlanta for many years, and was very proactive in helping his local community. You will be missed, Mr. Aaron.

RIP Mira Furlan
 

RIP
 

RIP Larry King. Age 87 from covid-19. Hospitalized a few days ago succumed to the virus today.

Mr King kept us up to date on the world happenings and did many outstanding interviews with people in the know. RIP Larry, you will be missed.

RIP
 

Jimmy Rodgers 87 did of kidney disease complicated by covid-19.
Jimmy sent out hits that we all enjoyed and will be fondly remembered by those who enjoyed his music. RIP Jimmy.

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RIP Cloris , I always liked her style of acting :) I just read it and the fact she was 94 surprised me ~ I always thought she was much younger. Cloris looked good for her age ~ God Bless.

Actor Cicely Tyson has passed away at the age of 96. Ms. Tyson started her career as a model, but beginning in the 70s she won some starring roles. She won two Emmys for her role in "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman". She also had an Oscar nomination and won a Tony. Ms. Tyson had a memoir published just this week - "Just As I Am". You can hear Cicely Tyson talk about her career and marriage to Miles Davis on an NPR All Things Considered segment which just aired on January 24, 2021 at this link.