Another Media "Star" Passed

Vivienne Westwood died peacefully at the tender age of 81.

Dame Vivienne appeared as a shining star of the .alt movement which, in the UK in the 70s, was called punk.

In the 70s she set up a fashion shop on the King's Road in London called Let It Rock, later renaming it Sex and became the window for her own notably androgynous designs, her slogan T-shirts, her irreverent attitude towards the establishment.

She clothed the Sex Pistols and Boy George among others, and was the Queen of the Punk fashion scene. But her genius reached beyond that, and she went on to clothe film stars and royalty and establish her own voice in support of issues she strongly believed in, such as climate change, and messages continued to appear in her fashion lines.
 
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger died at the tender age of 95.

Better known as Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, he was regarded as 'the pope of aesthetics' and has been described as an intellectual force in the Church.
 
Geoffrey Arnold Beck passed away from bacterial meningitis at the tender age of 78.

"Who?" you ask?

Jeff Beck, he of The Yardbirds and The Jeff Beck Group, succumbed to bacterial meningitis after a short battle against it. He was well-respected by several of his contemporaries, even invited to perform at Woodstock with his band (who broke up shortly before the event) as well as played backup with the little-known singer/songwriter Cyndi Lauper on one of her albums. Here's his filmography, Wikipedia page and obituary: Jeff Beck's filmography Jeff Beck's Wikipedia page Jeff Beck's obituary

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Lisa Marie Presley passed away at the tender age of 54 due to a cardiac arrest.

"Who?" you ask?

You might know her better for her father, Elvis, or one of her ex-husbands, Michael Jackson, although she had her time in the limelight. Here's her filmography: Lisa Marie Presley's filmography

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David Crosby passed away at the tender age of 81.

"Who?" you ask?

He was a member of The Byrds as well as Crosby, Stills and Nash (sometimes Young) plus he was both an actor and a composer (he composed for both his bands as well as movies.) Here's his filmography (I might post his obituary later on): David Crosby's filmography He also advocated for organ transplants, being a liver transplant recipient around the same time as Larry Hagman.

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David Hollis passed away at the tender age of 47.

"Who?" you ask?

He was a former top executive for the Disney Corporation for seven years before quitting, helping his ex-wife run her media "empire" He also wrote three self-help books during and after their marriage.
Here's his obituary: David Hollis' obituary

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Richard Jay Belzer passed away from undisclosed health complications at the tender age of 78.

"Who?" you ask?

Richard Belzer was a rather prrolific actor/writerproducer, having worked on numerous series, on stage as well as writing several books. Minor tidbit of trivia is his cousin, Henry Winkler.

Here're his obituary and his filmography: Richard Belzer's obituary Richard Belzer's filmography

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Chaim Topol passed away from complications of Alzheimer's at the tender age of 87.

"Who?" you ask?

Y'all might be familiar with his portrail of Tevye in the original movie production of Fiddler on the Roof, but he was in several other movies plus he portrayed Tevye numerous times on stage. Here's his filmography: Chaim Topol's filmography

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Lance Solomon Reddick passed away from undisclosed causes at the tender age of 60.

"Who?" you ask?

Lance Riddick might be familiar to you in at least a couple of his projects: John Wick and The Wire, although he was involved in several other projects. Here are his filmography and obituary: Lance Riddick's filmography Lance Riddick's obituary

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Abraham Jaffee passed away on April 10th, succumbing to multi-system organ failure at the tender age of 102.

"Who?" you ask?

Anyone who has ever perused/purrused MAD Magazine would be familiar with Al Jaffee's work. Here are his filmography and Wikipedia entries: Al Jaffee's filmography Al Jaffee's Wiki page

I may be mistaken but I believe that he also worked a bit with Stan Lee, who passed away last year (I think...)

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John Barry Humphries passed away from complications of hip surgery at the tender age of 89.

"Who?" you ask?

Barry Humphries was best known as either Dame Edna Everage or Sir Les Patterson, but he had a plethora of roles. Here's his filmography: Barry Humphries' filmography

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I was so sad to read this. Dame Edna and Sir Les were masterpieces of the performer's art. I liked nothing more than to watch them in the company of my late grandmother. She was an innocent old soul and she loved Dame Edna. She would scowl furiously at Sir Les and always say, "I don't know why she has that horrible man on the show." She never worked out the truth.
R.I.P. Barry.

 
Thomas said:
To be fair, Sir Les was obnoxious!
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Yes indeed and that I believe is the important point. Britain had Alf Garnet, the U.S. had Archie Bunker and Australia had Sir Les.
I am, like Alf Garnet, an East Londoner. There were many Alfs around during my childhood and teens. My own step-father was very much an Alf. T.V. shows like these made a lot of people look anew at their culture, no bad thing.
Comedy can be a great vehicle for social awareness.
 
Leveller said:
I am, like Alf Garnet, an East Londoner.
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HaHa, so was Harold Shand (aka Bob Hoskins, "The Long Good Friday") :D :eek:

It was Sir Les' dribbling that got me ...

My long-departed father-in-law shared a stage or two with Barry Humpries in the days of English satire.
 
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