R.I.P. CELEBRITY DEATHS 2021(NON WRESTLERS)

[jimsteel]

Sir Thomas Moore, WWII veteran who raised millions in COVID-19 funds, dies at 100

Capt. Sir Thomas Moore, the World War II veteran who raised tens of millions of dollars for front-line health workers during the coronavirus pandemic, has died at the age of 100.

The veteran, affectionately known as "Captain Tom," tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was hospitalized on Sunday. Moore had received treatment for pneumonia over the past few weeks

Moore rose to international prominence in April 2020 when he began fundraising for the health workers who had treated him for cancer by walking around his garden in Buckinghamshire, England, in the weeks leading up to his 100th birthday.

[jimsteel]

Ricky Powell, Celebrated Hip-Hop Photographer and ‘Fourth Beastie Boy,’ Dead at 59

Powell spent the Eighties and Nineties documenting New York City’s vibrant downtown music and arts scenes. While he worked with the likes of Madonna, Andy Warhol, Sofia Coppola, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, he was best known for his work with the stars of hip-hop’s golden age.

[Bazzy]

Sir Tom Moore what a Legend in UK maybe World . Raising millions for NHS that have been neglected by politicians for many years . He put too shame many people . R.I.P

[jimsteel]

Jamie Tarses, Executive in a Hollywood Rise-and-Fall Story, Dies at 56

She broke barriers as a woman in the TV industry and turned out hit after hit, only to see it all fizzle under a very public spotlight.

the cause was “complications from a cardiac event.” She suffered a stroke in the fall and had spent a long period in a coma.

Ms. Tarses (pronounced TAR-siss) broke a Hollywood glass ceiling in 1996, when she became president of ABC Entertainment. ABC badly needed fresh hit shows, and Ms. Tarses, who had worked at NBC, had a reputation for serving up a steady supply — especially zeitgeist-tapping sitcoms. She had shepherded the cuddly “Mad About You” and the neurotic “Frasier” to NBC’s prime-time lineup. “Friends,” which she had helped develop, was the envy of every network.

[magnumta]

Feb 3, 2021 5:50:49 GMT -5 Bazzy said:

Sir Tom Moore what a Legend in UK maybe World . Raising millions for NHS that have been neglected by politicians for many years . He put too shame many people . R.I.P

Raising such a significant amount to fight covid, makes Captain Tom a world wide hero in my book.

[jimsteel]

Grant Jackson, the winning pitcher of game seven of the 1979 World Series, died Tuesday morning at Canonsburg Hospital due to COVID-19 complications. He was 78

[magnumta]

Feb 3, 2021 17:24:24 GMT -5 jimsteel said:

Grant Jackson, the winning pitcher of game seven of the 1979 World Series, died Tuesday morning at Canonsburg Hospital due to COVID-19 complications. He was 78

I'm sorry to hear Grant passed away from Covid.

I was turning 13 in December of that year and my family had moved from Ohio to Indiana and we followed the series against Baltimore and were sad that our Bucs were down 3-0 yet they turned it around and won the next 4, it was awesome! Even more awesome was that the Steelers lay claim to that year's Super Bowl too, making Pittsburgh the City of Champions.

[jimsteel]

Mike Henry, Tarzan Actor and NFL Player, Dies at 84


Mike Henry, a former NFL linebacker and actor known for playing Tarzan in the 1960s, has died. He was 84.

Henry died Jan. 8 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank after many years of dealing with chronic traumatic encephalopathy and Parkinson’s disease brought on by the head injuries in the NFL and at the University of Southern California.

He traded football for acting and went on to star in the Tarzan films of the 1960s and worked alongside Burt Reynolds in the “Smokey and the Bandit” movies.

Henry grew up in East Los Angeles. In high school, former city council member John Ferraro saw him play football and facilitated his tryout for USC’s football team. After college, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers, for which he played from 1958 to 1961. Wanting to try his luck with acting, Henry requested a transfer to play for the Los Angeles Rams.

In one of his final games as a Ram linebacker, a producer spotted Henry and asked him to test for the role of Tarzan. Between 1966 and 1968, he starred in three films based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ creation: “Tarzan and the Valley of Gold,” “Tarzan and the Great River” and “Tarzan and the Jungle Boy.”

But he was best known for his role in three “Smokey and the Bandit” action comedies from 1977, 1980 and 1983. He played Junior, the son of Jackie Gleason’s character. His other movie roles included 1974’s “The Longest Yard,” 1973’s “Soylent Green,” 1970’s “Rio Lobo” and 1968’s “The Green Berets.” TV roles included “General Hospital,” “Lou Grant,” “Rhoda,” “Fantasy Island,” “The Six Million Dollar Man” and “77 Sunset Strip.”

Henry worked behind the scenes in film and TV for the rest of his professional career until he retired in 1988 as a result of Parkinson’s disease.

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Author Harry Mark Petrakis, ‘one of the greatest,’ dies at 97
He was an author at the forefront of a movement in which America claimed its identity through its ethnic writers.

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Christopher Plummer, Academy Award winner known for 'The Sound of Music,' dies at 91