Celebrity deaths you (particularly) cared about

lester1/2jr · January 14, 2020, 08:01:57 PM

It's always sad when someone dies, but certain deaths are bound to make you reflect and ruminate more than others because of the way the person touched your life. What are some celebrity deaths that saddened you moreso than the ones we read about every day?

for me it was

1. Anna Nicole Smith - always liked her and her death seemed very preventable, if anyone had cared.

2. Gary Coleman - I appreciated his bitterness. he got a raw deal in life in many ways and was p**sed about it. A bit like Job from the bible maybe

VenomX73 · January 14, 2020, 08:28:00 PM

Ultimate Warrior - Wrestler Jim Hellwig

He's 1 of my favorite wrestlers of all time. RIP 2014

Allhallowsday · January 14, 2020, 09:56:59 PM

JACKIE GLEASON

JOHN LENNON

VenomX73 · January 14, 2020, 10:27:37 PM

Steve Irwin "The Crocodile Hunter" 2006 RIP

The Crocodile Hunter was one of my favorite tv shows. He was 1 of my heroes.

retrorussell · January 14, 2020, 10:52:33 PM

Ernest Borgnine seemed like a great guy. He lived a great, full life but I still miss him.

I grew up watching lots of game shows. All the hosts that have passed wound me in some small way.

Players from sports teams I grew up watching that died fairly young makes me sad.

Any celebrity that seemed really good-hearted and approachable and died fairly young.. I say an "awww" or "oh no" when I hear of their passing.

indianasmith · January 14, 2020, 11:31:26 PM

I absolutely cried when Steve Irwin died. My girls loved his show so much; it was like losing a family member.

Alex · January 15, 2020, 03:44:11 AM

The recent death of Sid Haig seemed to hit quite hard.

Gabriel Knight · January 15, 2020, 06:23:36 AM

I felt really sad when Christopher Lee died. He was still making cheesy power metal videos, surely he deserved 100 more years of life force. The world needed him.

Trevor · January 15, 2020, 07:14:06 AM

Princess Diana's death hit me very, very hard indeed: what was weird was a lot of people - my sister Maggi included - who didn't like her were upset that she died. I have never (and will never) believe that her traffic accident was just that.

Sir Christopher Lee and Leonard Nimoy's passings were hard for me to take.

David Bowie's untimely (and shocking) passing hurt as well, as did Carrie Fisher's.

When it comes to personal mentors in my career, the passing of four SA filmmakers Jans Rautenbach, Vincent Cox ASC, David Millin ASC and Ivan Hall will stay with me forever. These four saw potential in me and encouraged it.

Also, not a celebrity - except in my eyes - but my Dad's passing in 2008 really rattled me and I don't think I have ever genuinely gotten over it. A big light went out in my life on 16 May 2008: no replacement bulb available.

Allhallowsday · January 15, 2020, 08:04:14 AM

^Princess Diana's death shocked the whole world.

I felt sad when we lost SHIRLEY TEMPLE.

chainsaw midget · January 15, 2020, 10:53:29 AM

Harold Raimis hit me really hard. Ghostbusters was my thing when I was a kid. And he did so many other great comedies.

Allhallowsday · January 15, 2020, 10:54:08 AM

Quote from: retrorussell on January 14, 2020, 10:52:33 PM
Ernest Borgnine seemed like a great guy. He lived a great, full life but I still miss him...

I love ERNEST BORGNINE!

Quote from: Alex on January 15, 2020, 03:44:11 AM
The recent death of Sid Haig seemed to hit quite hard.

SID HAIG was always a pleasure to see!

Quote from: Gabriel Knight on January 15, 2020, 06:23:36 AM
I felt really sad when Christopher Lee died. He was still making cheesy power metal videos, surely he deserved 100 more years of life force. The world needed him.

CHRISTOPHER LEE... an all time favorite!

Quote from: chainsaw midget on January 15, 2020, 10:53:29 AM
Harold Raimis hit me really hard. Ghostbusters was my thing when I was a kid. And he did so many other great comedies.

I think he directed GROUNDHOG DAY - and had a falling out with BILL MURRAY.

RCMerchant · January 15, 2020, 11:14:57 AM

Joey Ramone. When he died, there was no replacing him...I knew the band was done for good. I was happy to have seen them on the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME TV broadcast shortly before his death.

Lee, for sure. He was the last of the great screen monsters.

I remember as a kid reading about Lon Chaney Jr. dying in Famous Monsters magazine. Really bummed me out.

Allhallowsday · January 15, 2020, 04:01:32 PM

Quote from: RCMerchant on January 15, 2020, 11:14:57 AM
Joey Ramone. When he died, there was no replacing him...I knew the band was done for good. I was happy to have seen them on the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME TV broadcast shortly before his death...

I can't believe they're all gone!

The Rev here had advised that ALEX CHILTON had died in 2010. That really bummed me out (I got into BIG STAR just before that).

LilCerberus · January 15, 2020, 04:43:42 PM

The murder of Lana Clarkson
Mostly about how it was being reported, the press saying she was "Best known for some walk on she had in Fast Times At Rigdemont High" because they were too prudish to mention some b-grade sword & sandal flick.
Seems like it wasn't until well into the trial of Phil Spector, & started interviewing some of her friends, that they were willing to mention that she was the star of The Barbarian Queen, & how good she was in it.

In fact, I noticed after this, that the lamestream TV news magazines started changing the way they would tell the story of Dorothy Stratten's murder.
For years, the press would say she was best known for some box office bomb that nobody'd ever heard of called "They All Laughed" (I couldn't even find it on her IMDB page for years), because they didn't wan't to say that she was a Playboy Playmate Of The Year with a successful bawdy b grade comedy under her belt.