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Whom do you consider the GREATEST loss?
- Debbie Reynolds 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
- Carrie Fisher 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
- Debbie AND Carrie together 15%  15%  [ 3 ]
- Alan Rickman 10%  10%  [ 2 ]
- Alan Thicke 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
- Antonin Scalia 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
- David Bowie 25%  25%  [ 5 ]
- Florence Henderson 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
- Garry Marshall 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
- Garry Shandling 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
- Gene Wilder 5%  5%  [ 1 ]
- George Michael 5%  5%  [ 1 ]
- Patty Duke 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
- Prince 10%  10%  [ 2 ]
- Other (please post) 30%  30%  [ 6 ]
Total votes : 20

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01 Jan 2017, 8:49 am

Tim_Tex and Campin_Cat wrote:
For me, it was Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, because they were mother and daughter and died within a day of each other, and it was believed that Debbie Reynolds died of a broken heart.

Yeah, I totally believe people can die of a broken heart, as it has happened in my family, a few times. It has happened before with famous people, as well----the ones I remember, off-the-top-of-my-head, are: Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash (died just shy of 4 months, apart); and, Brittany Murphy and her husband, Simon Monjack (died 5 months apart).


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Shimon Peres and Lauren Bacall were cousins.

Dr. Henry Heimlich was the uncle of Anson Williams (Potsie from Happy Days)

Cyril deGrasse Tyson, 89, civil rights activist and Neil's dad, died this week.

Thanks, for posting these----being a fan of trivia, as well as celebrities, I really appreciate these tidbits!!



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01 Jan 2017, 8:55 am

@traven: Thanks, for posting that video----they are / were COOL!!













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01 Jan 2017, 3:12 pm

I don't want to put one person's life above anyone else', but when I think of the losses of 2016, the name that comes to mind first is either Prince, or Carrie Fisher.


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09 Jan 2017, 4:04 pm


Karavaychuk was born on December 28, 1927, in Kiev, into the family of a violinist who was arrested when Oleg was two years old. From early childhood, he composed music.

He graduated from the School of Music at the Leningrad State Conservatory in 1945. In March 1943, he took part in a concert of young musicians in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Conservatory in Tashkent. In 1945-1951 he studied at the Leningrad State Conservatory piano class (teacher Samarii Savshinsky).

Since 1953 he wrote music for films, although he claims that he began in movie industry because it was the only work, which was not prohibited by the KGB.

For years Karavaychuk lived on the 15th Line of Vasilyevsky Island with his mother, in the house between the Sredny and Maly Prospects, close to the park named after Vera Slutskaya. Locals often saw him on the street and in nearby stores. With its extravagant appearance and behavior (manner of walking and stay, to deal with saleswomen, sunglasses, and a long mane of hair) Oleg Karavaychuk earned the nickname "mad composer" and was, therefore, a local landmark.



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19 Jan 2017, 11:55 am

Anne Jackson.



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19 Jan 2017, 8:00 pm

I just remembered, the greatest pro-wrestler of all time, Rowdy Roddy Piper, had passed away in 2016.


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20 Jan 2017, 6:13 am

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20 Jan 2017, 8:49 am

I've never met any of these people, so their passing away has the same meaning as any stranger passing away.



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22 Jan 2017, 2:58 am

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