Tag Archives: Celebrity Obituary

RIP Bob Einstein, aka SuperDave Osbourne

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Steve

My generation knows him best as his ever-failing stuntman character, SuperDave Osbourne but Bob comes from Comedy royalty, his brother is the master Albert Brooks and their father was Harry Einstein, aka Parkyakarkus. However, he got his start alongside Steve Martin … Continue reading →

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RIP Penny Marshall

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Steve

Penny’s second career was a delightful surprise. Through the Seventies she was a minor character on The Odd Couple and Happy Days until she got a chance to star in Laverne & Shirley. My brother loved that show when he was a kid, I … Continue reading →

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RIP Evelyn Berezin

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Steve

Of all the people I’m writing about lately, Evelyn has had the greatest and most lasting impression or effect on me. She is credited with inventing Word Processing! Unless you didn’t know, my father got into Data Processing (an offshoot … Continue reading →

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RIP Pete Shelley

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Steve

Pete came to my attention as a solo artist when I was in high school and MTV primarily showed music videos. Everyone at school was mocking his single “Homo Sapien,” because his voice lent itself to the insults hormone-filled boys … Continue reading →

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RIP Steve Hillenburg

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Steve

It’s a shame he passed away at a relatively early age but his main creation, Spongebob Squarepants, have given children and adults alike joy. Before Spongebob, Steve got his start with Nickelodeon’s second wave of original cartoons through Rocko’s Modern Life. … Continue reading →

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RIP William Goldman

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Steve

William’s name may only come up easily for film buffs but to the rest of us, he’s the author behind the novel and screenplay The Princess Bride. The movie tanked when it was released 31 years ago but thanks to the … Continue reading →

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RIP Stan Lee

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Steve

I would be super negligent if I didn’t write about Stan “The Man” Lee. He was a huge part of my childhood. Every day in Macomb, IL, rushing home to catch the Spider-Man cartoon on channel 44 (Chicago) and if I … Continue reading →

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RIP Joachim Rönneberg

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Steve

This incredibly brave man passed away back in October and what he achieved should be celebrated by both the US and Russia. During WWII, Rönneberg led his Norwegian freedom fighters to destroy a Nazi heavy water facility. Without this rare … Continue reading →

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RIP Paul Allen

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Steve

Paul wasn’t as famous as Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer being the number three guy at Microsoft but he will always remain essential to the history of personal computing. He was also pretty savvy too. Paul left Microsoft in 1982 … Continue reading →

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RIP Geoff Emerick

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Steve

Another late obituary I wanted to post because Geoff was an instrumental man in the evolution of Pop/Rock music. He may be most famous for being the engineer at Abbey Road during the Beatles’ run of albums but to me … Continue reading →

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RIP Norm Breyfogle

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Steve

Norm passed away a couple months ago but he’s worth mentioning because his Batman comics were a big part of my life when I was a collector. His style was very loose with the cape flowing when Batman was jumping … Continue reading →

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RIP Gary Kurtz

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Steve

This Sunday the one man who could tell George Lucas no and make Star Wars better passed over last weekend. I can only imagine how much stronger the stories could’ve been with Episodes I, II, III and VI. However, he bailed … Continue reading →

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RIP Burt Reynolds

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Steve

Alas, here is my overdue obituary for Burt who was really the king of Action and Comedy-Action movies for my generation’s childhood. He still had quite a career in the decades following but the Seventies were when Burt was in … Continue reading →

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RIP: Robin Leach

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Steve

The guy who helped Entertainment Tonight get off the ground and then went on to do the rather crass show about rich people (very Eighties) is gone. I remember him more on the former really than the latter since he’s ET segments … Continue reading →

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RIP Anthony Bourdain

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Steve

Such a shame that he took his own life, he gave so much to the world in his journeys, writing and TV shows. I became familiar with him through Somara’s keen interest in culinary school. I think she read at … Continue reading →

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