Silvio Berlusconi  Former PM of Italy
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65877241

https://people.com/treat-williams-dead-at-71-7511398

Treat Williams died today at 71.

*Edit for spelling

Quote from: Barr on June 12, 2023, 09:16:54 PMhttps://people.com/treat-williams-dead-at-71-7511398

Treat Willams died today at 71.

"Williams"

His portrayal of Robert Leuci probably should have earned him an Oscar. He was also a skilled pilot.

Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer winning American author, dead at 89. This makes me so sad. His legacy lives on in an amazing body of work.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/books/cormac-mccarthy-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=LL593gfgrKl2PjUzpFGUGypc-gKQd1fbXONEbYtElkYbW5bvdwIM8gDA3Yv2uipqagz-O-YLICwwrovOGudEHW0mIB7wUWyW7oVhYZnlvPyG9opClbrLFH7SCp7WKhFZl0epDnahSHas5_wV7Ud_RN1I6Yf8l1cOSuxHwHw2bGLNBdoSznA497V-E__zMAuFNh1SaQzuUP_CPjIYuAwWu11O17KJ-VpyhGXBxChqQLQvccIZXrDNqRf3Fncr_Ib6U-OriDogAr4EyW8OOIo_a4-gSlCGzFit9rZZudbcLWUbXasv0MZIFbmyGTHqWB8tF3tRPKTwDgxgS--l&smid=url-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/books/cormac-mccarthy-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=LL593gfgrKl2PjUzpFGUGypc-gKQd1fbXONEbYtElkYbW5bvdwIM8gDA3Yv2uipqagz-O-YLICwwrovOGudEHW0mIB7wUWyW7oVhYZnlvPyG9opClbrLFH7SCp7WKhFZl0epDnahSHas5_wV7Ud_RN1I6Yf8l1cOSuxHwHw2bGLNBdoSznA497V-E__zMAuFNh1SaQzuUP_CPjIYuAwWu11O17KJ-VpyhGXBxChqQLQvccIZXrDNqRf3Fncr_Ib6U-OriDogAr4EyW8OOIo_a4-gSlCGzFit9rZZudbcLWUbXasv0MZIFbmyGTHqWB8tF3tRPKTwDgxgS--l&smid=url-share

Quote from: majorhavoc on June 13, 2023, 03:20:59 PMCormac McCarthy, Pulitzer winning American author, dead at 89. This makes me so sad. His legacy lives on in an amazing body of work.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/books/cormac-mccarthy-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=LL593gfgrKl2PjUzpFGUGypc-gKQd1fbXONEbYtElkYbW5bvdwIM8gDA3Yv2uipqagz-O-YLICwwrovOGudEHW0mIB7wUWyW7oVhYZnlvPyG9opClbrLFH7SCp7WKhFZl0epDnahSHas5_wV7Ud_RN1I6Yf8l1cOSuxHwHw2bGLNBdoSznA497V-E__zMAuFNh1SaQzuUP_CPjIYuAwWu11O17KJ-VpyhGXBxChqQLQvccIZXrDNqRf3Fncr_Ib6U-OriDogAr4EyW8OOIo_a4-gSlCGzFit9rZZudbcLWUbXasv0MZIFbmyGTHqWB8tF3tRPKTwDgxgS--l&smid=url-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/books/cormac-mccarthy-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=LL593gfgrKl2PjUzpFGUGypc-gKQd1fbXONEbYtElkYbW5bvdwIM8gDA3Yv2uipqagz-O-YLICwwrovOGudEHW0mIB7wUWyW7oVhYZnlvPyG9opClbrLFH7SCp7WKhFZl0epDnahSHas5_wV7Ud_RN1I6Yf8l1cOSuxHwHw2bGLNBdoSznA497V-E__zMAuFNh1SaQzuUP_CPjIYuAwWu11O17KJ-VpyhGXBxChqQLQvccIZXrDNqRf3Fncr_Ib6U-OriDogAr4EyW8OOIo_a4-gSlCGzFit9rZZudbcLWUbXasv0MZIFbmyGTHqWB8tF3tRPKTwDgxgS--l&smid=url-share

That's the guy who wrote "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men", right?

Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on June 13, 2023, 04:17:43 PMThat's the guy who wrote "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men", right?

Yep. Bunch of other stuff too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormac_McCarthy_bibliography

I just noticed that Blood Meridian is in the works for film. It is considered one of the greatest Western Novels ever written and his best work. Interesting tie-in is that Ben Nichols of Lucero did an entire album about the book with a biography on all the main characters. The titular song "Last Pale Light in the West" was selected by TWD as the Govenor's Theme early in the show. It is a rather poignant scene in the series. The whole album is great if you like that kind of music. I call that influential.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojOllATLD28

Quote from: Uomo Senza Nome on June 13, 2023, 04:54:10 PM

Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on June 13, 2023, 04:17:43 PMThat's the guy who wrote "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men", right?

Yep. Bunch of other stuff too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormac_McCarthy_bibliography

I knew his name and those two books (and the later movie adaptations), but that was about it.

Quote from: aikorob on June 12, 2023, 09:15:19 AMSilvio Berlusconi  Former PM of Italy
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65877241

In case you were wondering about his reputation, European satire sites are running articles about how Italian prostitutes are now on welfare, and brothels are closing left and right.

Quote from: mzmc on June 13, 2023, 06:52:22 PM

Quote from: aikorob on June 12, 2023, 09:15:19 AMSilvio Berlusconi  Former PM of Italy
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65877241

In case you were wondering about his reputation, European satire sites are running articles about how Italian prostitutes are now on welfare, and brothels are closing left and right.

I find that hard to believe.  The US 6th Fleet is homeported in Naples after all. 

John Romita Sr. co-creator of characters such as Wolverine, has died at the age of 93.

Vietnam War activist Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92

John Goodenough, Nobel Winning inventor of Lithium-Ion battery, death at 100

Billionaire James Crown. Died in a single car accident on a closed race track. He was on the board of JP Morgan Chase and General Dynamics.

It's been a tough month for billionaires, that makes five. Three in the sub and Berscaloni.


https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/business/james-crown-obit/index.html

Actor Julian Sands, who went missing in January while hiking Mount Baldy in the San Gabriel mountains near Los Angeles, has been confirmed to be deceased as of today.

Human remains were found near the area where Sands had gone missing and were positively identified as being his today.

Julian Sands is best known for his roles in films such as "Warlock", "Boxing Helena" as well as his role as Vladimir Berko in the TV series "24". He was 65.

Bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne, famous for his recording of "Rocky Top", died yesterday at age 91.

He was still performing, and was teaching at a local community college when he passed.

https://www.wkyt.com/2023/06/27/leslie-county-native-music-legend-bobby-osborne-dies/

Can't really mourn a man who lived a long life doing things he loved till the end.

Osborne was also a Korean War Veteran and Purple Heart Honoree.

Here is a good (but lengthy) interview with him talking about his Korea Service and post Service life when he first went into the music business. He seems the nicest guy.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLKJy3uRe20

Alan Arkin, Oscar-Winning 'Little Miss Sunshine' Actor, Dead at 89

Darren Drozdov, better known to WWF fans as Droz, passed away June 30th, 2023. He was 54. No cause of death has been released.

Droz is probably moreso known for his career ending injury than he was for his actual career. He wrestled for the WWF from 1998 until 1999 when Droz suffered broken neck due to a botched move between himself and fellow wrestler D.Lo Brown.

Leon Gautier, France's last surviving D-Day veteran, passed away July 3rd, 2023 at the age of 100.

Reeves Callaway, founder of Callaway Cars and a legend in the Corvette world, has died. Callaway Cars confirmed in an email that he passed on Tuesday after injuries sustained in a fall in his Newport Beach, California home. He was 75.

https://www.autoweek.com/news/industry-news/a44548100/reeves-callaway-callaway-cars-dead-at-75/