In Memoriam

[Iron Maiden]

As long as TCM does it at the end of the year in their annual necrology (which I'm 99.99% sure they will), I will be happy.

Me too. I have to admit I didn't realize they did one also until just recently.

[Phoenixx9]

Me too. I have to admit I didn't realize they did one also until just recently.

They have done it for years now, but they do sometimes leave people out, and not because they miss a "cut-off deadline "--they just wind up skipping or missing some folks. But the majority are represented.

[The Darknight Detective]

Me too. I have to admit I didn't realize they did one also until just recently.

I have been following it since the late '90s. It's "fun" trying to figure out who the last person honored will be at the end of it (it's always the most famous artist, except recently when Robert Osborne nabbed it)

[The Darknight Detective]

They have done it for years now, but they do sometimes leave people out, and not because they miss a "cut-off deadline "--they just wind up skipping or missing some folks. But the majority are represented.

They get everybody within reason. You don't find the head scratchers like you do with the Oscars, IMO.

[Iron Maiden]

John Dingell, longest-serving member of US Congress, dies at 92

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/08/john...ies-at-92.html

RIP John Dingell, thank you for 59 years of public service

Saw a tribute to him on Lawrence O'Donnell....he goes all the way back to serving as a page on the day that FDR gave his "there's nothing to fear but fear itself" speech. And he always tried to advocate for the passing of a universal health care bill. He served his country well.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, baseball pioneer and first black manager, dies at 83

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...es/2604973002/

[PaulBullion]

Movie legend Albert Finney died at 82.

Loved him as Poirot in Murder in the Orient Express.

[The Darknight Detective]

Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, baseball pioneer and first black manager, dies at 83

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...es/2604973002/

I can remember him as a player at the end of his career and also as the first African-American manager in the ML. Inner-circle as a player, he unfortunately didn't stand out like he should have due to Mays, Mantle, and Aaron playing at the same time.

RIP

[The Darknight Detective]

Movie legend Albert Finney died at 82.

Loved him as Poirot in Murder in the Orient Express.

I was just watching him on TCM this morning (Tom Jones)! Damn!

Maybe not his best performance, but my favorite of his is as ol' Ebeneezer in Scrooge.

RIP

[Phoenixx9]

Movie legend Albert Finney died at 82.

Loved him as Poirot in Murder in the Orient Express.

Oh no! I loved Albert Finney! He did so many great movies!

[Iron Maiden]

I was just watching him on TCM this morning (Tom Jones)! Damn!

Maybe not his best performance, but my favorite of his is as ol' Ebeneezer in Scrooge.

RIP

I liked his version of Scrooge and Hercule Poirot in "Murder on the Orient Express" too. I wasn't there that day but I know I saw him on the local TV broadcast from Arlington Racetrack. He loved to go watch horse races and I think he was there for the Arlington Million. His dad was a bookmaker, which are legal in the UK.

[Phoenixx9]

I was just watching him on TCM this morning (Tom Jones)! Damn!

Maybe not his best performance, but my favorite of his is as ol' Ebeneezer in Scrooge.

RIP

Agreed. Not the best Ebenezer or acting by Albert, but I did enjoy him as Scrooge (plus he had the only musical version, and the songs were really good!).

Also really enjoyed his performance in Erin Brockovich.

[From The Shadows]

Oh no! I loved Albert Finney! He did so many great movies!

I loved him in that underrated gem called "Big Fish." And I've seen him in many films by this point already.

[Gryphon]

WWE HOFer Pedro Morales has died

https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/20...s-away-650877/

[Kai "the spy"]

Swiss actor Bruno Ganz passed earlier today at the age of 77. He had a long and successful career, working with directors like Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog, Wolfgang Petersen, Jonathan Demme, Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott, and Lars von Trier. His most iconic role was when he played Adolf Hitler in 2004's "Downfall (Der Untergang)".