Jehan-reznor wrote:
‘Airport’ Star George Kennedy Dies at 91, RIP Airport is a funny movie
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni59562872/?ref=tsm_1_fb_s_IMDb_Marketing&linkId=21770262

 ZergSmasher wrote:

 Jehan-reznor wrote:
‘Airport’ Star George Kennedy Dies at 91, RIP Airport is a funny movie
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni59562872/?ref=tsm_1_fb_s_IMDb_Marketing&linkId=21770262

I think you're confusing Airport for Airplane. Airport is a serious movie, and Airplane is a comedy full of crazy gags and spoofs. Either way I'm sorry to hear that George Kennedy died, I always thought he was a good actor and he was in a lot of movies back then.

A computing legend has died. The inventor of email, Ray Tomlinson, suffered an apparent heart attack on Saturday, according to reports. He was 74 years old.

Tomlinson sent the very first email back in 1971; at the time, he was working in Boston at Bolt, Beranek, and Newman (BBN), a company that was instrumental in the development of a very early version of the internet, called ARPANET. As an employee, he was "looking for problems [ARPANET] could solve," Tomlinson told The Verge in a 2012 interview.

Others had thought about sending messages to other users before, and there were some early versions that let you share notes to users on the same computer, but Tomlinson came up with the SNDMSG command. Unlike what came before it, SNDMSG actually sent mail files to the recipient's computers. It was the first networked messaging program.

He also decided to use the @ symbol to designate a user from its host. The decision lifted the humble symbol from obscurity to international icon — it even entered MOMA's collection in 2010. The fact it was little-used at the time made it appealing to Tomlinson, as it reduced ambiguity. Also, as he liked to say, "It's the only preposition on the keyboard."

Unfortunately for us, the very first email has been lost to time. As he said in an NPR interview from 2009, they were just random strings of text. "The first e-mail is completely forgettable ... and, therefore, forgotten." Thanks to his invention, Tomlinson won't be.

Record producer Sir George Martin, known as the "fifth Beatle", has died, aged 90.

 Ouze wrote:
Now I'll never know how Game of Thrones ends.

 KaptinBadrukk wrote:
I hope 2016 doesn't kill of Star Trek actors.

 Orlanth wrote:
George Martin's death has scared a lot of Game of Thrones fans who had not heard of the veteran music producer.

http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/09/george-martins-death-is-causing-a-lot-of-game-of-thrones-fans-to-panic-5741683/

 KaptinBadrukk wrote:
So, who else has died (apart from David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Alan Rickman, Maurice White, Vanity, Antonin Scalia, Wayne England, Harper Lee and George Kennedy)? I've lost track.

 Ouze wrote:
Now I'll never know how Game of Thrones ends.

 welshhoppo wrote:
Keith Emerson of 70s prog fame passed away age 71.


Feth feth feth.

 Orlanth wrote:
George Martin's death has scared a lot of Game of Thrones fans who had not heard of the veteran music producer.

http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/09/george-martins-death-is-causing-a-lot-of-game-of-thrones-fans-to-panic-5741683/

 oldravenman3025 wrote:

 welshhoppo wrote:
Keith Emerson of 70s prog fame passed away age 71.


Feth feth feth.

Yeah, just read about that a few minutes ago. Possibly suicide (unconfirmed)


http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/keith-emerson-emerson-lake-and-palmer-keyboardist-dead-at-71-20160311

 RivenSkull wrote:
Frank Sinatra Jr. died today.

We have more sad to report today. Drewe Henley, who was widely know as "Red Leader" in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, has passed away at the age of 75. Henley had a fantastic career which began back in the early 1960's. He was known for his roles in films such as Nothing But The Best(1964) and When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth(1970), as well as several Television series including The Doctors and Space: 1999. Henley would go on to have a small but pivotal role in "Star Wars", as it was know at the time, portraying pilot Garven Dreis. Dreis, who was acknowledged on screen as Red Leader, flew alongside Luke Skywalker(Mark Hamill), Wedge Antilles(Denis Lawson) and Biggs Darklighter(Garrick Hagon) amidst the Battle Of Yavin and through the iconic trench of the first Death Star.

Shortly after appearing in Star Wars Henley was diagnosed with depression and he retired from acting, subsequently running a bed and breakfast with his wife.

Emmy-winning actor Larry Drake, who played Benny on “L.A. Law,” died Thursday, his rep confirmed. He was 66.

A cause of death has not yet been revealed. According to TMZ, which first reported the news, Drake was found dead by his friend in his Hollywood home.

Drake played the developmentally disabled office assistant Benny Stulwicz on “L.A. Law.,” which was praised for handling Benny’s odyssey in a very progressive fashion, especially for the time, as he gets the job, finds his own apartment and gets a girlfriend over time, sometimes having to fight for his legal rights with the help of the attorneys who employ him. Drake recurred on the series from 1987-94.

He was Emmy nominated for the role three times, in 1988, 1989 and 1990, winning the first two times out. He reprised the role for “L.A. Law: The Movie” in 2002.

The actor was equally memorable in Sam Raimi’s stylish Liam Neeson fantasy action film “Darkman” (1990) as the villainous Robert G. Durant, appearing in the sequels as well.

He also starred as the homicidal physician of the title in the 1992 horror movie “Dr. Giggles.”

Drake had a supporting role in Rowan Atkinson’s hit 1997 comedy “Bean” as Elmer, and he appeared in “American Pie 2” in 2001 as Natalie’s dad.

In television, Drake was a series regular on ABC’s sci-fi series “Prey” in 1998 as Dr. Walter Attwood. Debra Messing and Frankie Faison were also in the cast.

In the 2000s, he nabbed a handful of voicework roles for animated TV series and guested on “Six Feet Under,” “Crossing Jordan,” “7th Heaven” and “Boston Legal.”

The actor had most recently appeared in the 2009 horror film “Dead Air,” directed by and starring his “L.A. Law” co-star Corbin Bernsen.

Drake was born in Tulsa and graduated from the University of Oklahoma.

The actor began appearing in small roles in movies in the early 1970s and made his television debut in a 1983 adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s “The Skin of Our Teeth” on PBS’ “American Playhouse.”

He was twice married, to actress Ruth de Sosa (1989-91) and Marina Drujko (briefly in 2009). Both marriages ended in divorce.