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Post by jimsteel on Sept 6, 2020 18:01:59 GMT -5
Longtime Cardinals star, Hall of Famer Lou Brock dies at 81 Brock played in the league for 19 seasons from 1961-1979, the majority of which was spent in St. Louis. Brock spent his first three seasons with the Chicago Cubs, but was traded to St. Louis midway through the 1964 season when he was 24. That’s when his career took off. Brock hit .348 through the rest of that season and helped lead the Cardinals to a World Series win against the New York Yankees — the team’s first in nearly 20 years. He finished his career with 3,023 hits, more than 1,600 runs and 938 stolen bases — the second-most in MLB history behind only Rickey Henderson. Brock led the Cardinals to another World Series win three years later in 1967, when they beat the Boston Red Sox. They reached the game the following season, too, but fell to the Detroit Tigers. He was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1985. The Cubs and Cardinals held a moment of silence for Brock ahead of their matchup on Sunday at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
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Post by TTX on Sept 6, 2020 20:55:04 GMT -5
RIP Lou.
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 7, 2020 17:27:19 GMT -5
Kevin Dobson, Former Knots Landing and Kojak Star, Passes Away At 77 Kevin Dobson, beloved as M. Patrick “Mack” MacKenzie on Knots Landing as well as for his work with Telly Savalas on Kojak, has passed away. He was 77. Dobson began his acting career on TV by playing recurring roles on NBC soap The Doctors. Next, he landed small acting roles in the film Klute and on TV shows including The Rookies, Cannon, The Mod Squad, and Emergency! Dobson signed a contract with Universal Studios in the early 1970s, which led to his role as Det. Bobby Crocker on the Telly Savalas series Kojak. Dobson reprised his role as Bobby, now an assistant district attorney, in the 1990 reunion movie Kojak: It’s Always Something. In between, of course, Dobson joined the long-running nighttime soap Knots Landing. His character, lawman Mack, debuted in Season 4 of Knots to keep an eye on widow Karen (Michele Lee), who was determined to bring to justice the men responsible for the death of her husband Sid (Don Murray). Dobson and Lee were magic onscreen. The couple brought romantic comedy to the nighttime soap genre while dealing with heavy issues, including Karen’s troublesome daughter Diana (Claudia Lonow), Karen’s kidnapping, Karen’s pill addiction, finding Val’s (Joan Van Ark) kidnapped twins, adopting Meg, the daughter of their friends Greg (William Devane) and the late Laura Sumner (Constance McCashin). Dobson remained with Knots until its 1993 finale, reuniting with cast members for the scripted reunion mini-series in 1997 and again in a 2005 non-fiction special Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again. The actor and veteran hosted two Veterans Inaugural Balls for President George Bush and for President Bill Clinton. Dobson appeared in two memorable TV movies in 1980 — the romantic drama, Hardhat and Legs opposite Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey) and the family drama Mark, I Love You, which co-starred Cassie Yates (Sarah, Dynasty) and Peggy McCay (ex-Caroline, Days of our Lives). Like his fellow cast members, Dobson did some daytime stints post-Knots. In 2008, DAYS hired him to play Mickey Horton after two other actors attempted to make the role their own after John Clarke, the original Mickey, retired. Dobson brought the romantic charm he had as Mack to Mickey, playfully calling wife Maggie (Suzanne Rogers) “Red,” but he didn’t remain in Salem for long. Dobson was playing Mickey when Alice (the late Frances Reid) passed away. Next, Mickey himself died off-camera in early 2010. DAYS wasn’t Dobson’s only post-Knots soap. He played judge Devin Owens on The Bold and the Beautiful in 2006. He also appeared on One Life to Live as Governor Harrison Brooks in 2003.
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 7, 2020 20:13:38 GMT -5
Former Lead Singer Of The Temptations Bruce Williamson Dead at 56 from Coronavirus Bruce Williamson, the lead singer of the Temptations, has died from coronavirus. Bruce died Sunday night at his home in Vegas after battling COVID. Bruce became a Temptation back in 2006 and sang with the group until 2015. He performed with the group in concert and on TV. He also sang lead on the Temps albums, "Back to the Front," and "Still Here." He once said he did "more in six months of being a Temptation than many artists have done in a lifetime." Of course, Bruce was not an original member of the Temptations, which produced a string of Motown hits including "My Girl," "The Way You Do the Things You Do," and "Get Ready." But, he certainly sang those songs and many other Temptations hits.
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 9, 2020 21:27:44 GMT -5
Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell dies at 68 Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder, singer and producer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68. Bell died at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands Wednesday morning with his wife by his side, publicist Sujata Murthy said. The cause of death has not been released. Kool & the Gang grew from jazz roots in the 1960s to become one of the major groups of the 1970s, blending jazz, funk, R&B and pop. After a brief downturn, the group enjoyed a return to stardom in the ’80s. Bell started the group with his brother Robert “Kool” Bell along with neighborhood friends Dennis “D.T.” Thomas, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown and Ricky West. Kool & the Gang won a Grammy in 1978 for their work on the soundtrack for “Saturday Night Fever.” The group was honored with a BET Soul Train Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014 and inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame four years later. As a self-taught musician, Bell created his own signature sound using horn lines, bass and synthesizer. Bell wrote and composed some of the group’s biggest songs including “Celebration,” “Cherish,” “Jungle Boogie” and “Summer Madness,” which was used in several films including “Rocky” and “Baby Boy.” The song was also used in a Nike shoe commercial in 2006 featuring LeBron James. Bell was working on a series of collaborations including a solo endeavor, “Kool Baby Brotha Band.” He also had plans of putting together a series of animated shorts called “Kool TV” about their childhood
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 10, 2020 9:47:11 GMT -5
Actress Dame Diana Rigg dies aged 82 Actress Dame Diana Rigg, known for her roles in 1960s television series The Avengers and later Games of Thrones, has died aged 82. The star also played James Bond's wife Teresa di Vincenzo in On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969. “She was the recipient of Bafta, Emmy, Tony and Evening Standard Awards for her work on stage and screen. She became a household name thanks to her role in hit TV series The Avengers throughout the 1960s, playing secret agent Emma Peel. She then starred as Teresa di Vicenzo opposite George Lazenby in Her Majesty's Secret Service, playing the woman who would eventually become Mrs Bond. The actress was never comfortable with her newfound status as an on-screen sex symbol but later admitted that she took the role as a means of raising her profile in the United States. Other notable screen roles included her appearance in the Agatha Christie adaptation Death Under The Sun opposite Dame Maggie Smith, as well as her turn as sinister housekeeper Mrs Danvers in the TV adaptation of Rebecca, which won her an Emmy, and as Regan in Granada's production of King Lear opposite Sir Laurence Olivier. She then found a new generation of fans as the sharp-tongued Lady Olenna Tyrell in HBO's Game of Thrones, a role which earned her another Emmy nomination in 2013. Rigg was also celebrated for her stage career, which began as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1959. he received the first of three Best Actress Tony nominations in 1971 for her role in Heloise and Abelard on Broadway, before later picking up nods for The Misanthrope in 1975 and for Medea in 1994, which finally earned her the trophy. She received a further nomination for Supporting Actress for her final stage role in the Broadway production of My Fair Lady in 2018. Rigg was married to Israeli painter Menachem Gueffen from 1973 to 1976 and later tied the knot with theatrical producer Archibald Stirling in 1982. They divorced in 1990.
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Post by TTX on Sept 10, 2020 9:57:12 GMT -5
RIP Diana.
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 10, 2020 14:47:01 GMT -5
Alan Minter dead at 69: British icon who was undisputed king in heyday of 1980s middleweight legends loses cancer fight BRITISH boxing legend Alan Minter has died aged 69 after a long battle with cancer. Minter is assured of an honourable place in British boxing history because he was the undisputed world middleweight champion and one of the sport's stars of the 1980s. Minter, who became a star in America when he fought on the undercard of Muhammad Ali's bout against Leon Spinks in 1978, died yesterday in a Guildford hospital. He was crowned middleweight champion of the world when he outpointed Vito Antuofermo in Las Vegas in March 1980. It was a hotly disputed split decision. British referee Roland Dakin, by awarding Minter 13 of the 15 rounds, caused an almighty row with the Antuofermo camp. It led to an immediate re-match at Wembley three months later. This time there were no arguments as the Crawley southpaw overwhelmed the Italian-American, stopping him in the eighth round. Unfortunately Minter's reign lasted just another three months when he lost his crown against the legendary Marvin Hagler at Wembley, then relatively unknown in this country.
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Post by Bazzy on Sept 11, 2020 13:45:34 GMT -5
I'm not Boxing mad rarely watch it these days . But the Alan Minter boxing days I remember (my teenage years ?) when boxing was on normal telly (before subscription box office sport) R.I.P
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 12, 2020 21:43:59 GMT -5
'Top Chef' contestant Aaron Grissom dies at the age of 34 Originally from Tacoma, Washington, Grissom was one of 16 chefs on the 2014 season of Top Chef that was taped in Boston. According to The News Tribune, Grissom died after getting in a motorcycle crash in Washington state. The outlet reports the Pierce County medical examiner ruled his death an accident. Originally from Tacoma, Washington, Grissom was one of 16 chefs on the 2014 season of Top Chef that was taped in Boston. He placed 11th in the competition. He also appeared on the Food Network series "Diners Drive-Ins and Dives."
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