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Celebrity Deaths in 2003
Sympatico Personal Web Space ^ | December 24, 2003 | None listed

Posted on 12/24/2003 2:15:09 PM PST by Richard Kimball

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MAYNARD JACKSON[atlanta mayor],ALTHEA GIBSON[tennis/golfer],and the 7 COLUMBIA ASTRONUATS.
61 posted on 12/24/2003 8:42:20 PM PST by sharris
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To: Rightly Biased
Sheb Wooly of Wagon Train fame died this year as well, I didn't see him on the list.

Yeah, he's on the list.

62 posted on 12/24/2003 8:43:54 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: F16Fighter
Cold-blooded mass murderer and famed Ugandan cannibal Idi Amin died August 16.

Yeah, he's on the list.

63 posted on 12/24/2003 8:45:05 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: sharris
Yes, don't leave Gregory Hines out of the list. Best known for tap dancing in a recent aspirin commercial, and the film "White Nights" with Mikhail Baryshnikov.
64 posted on 12/24/2003 8:52:00 PM PST by Ciexyz
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To: Rightly Biased
Sheb's on the list. The last movie I saw him in was Hoosiers, one of my favorites. He also sang under the name Ben Colder. He used to do some great parodies of country songs. Here's part of one I remember.

Fifteen Beers Ago

Not so long ago I came into this bar.
It's the busiest spot in this here town by far.
You have to wait your turn for the little room in back, you know,
And I've been sitting here since fifteen beers ago.

Then a lovely girl said "would you dance with me?"
I said "yes I would", then she gave me a squeeeeeze
As we danced around the room, I said, "Oh Lord, don't let it show"
It takes a mighty patient man, to wait in line, and ring his hands,
When he hasn't been since fifteen beers ago.

If you remember the old song, Fifteen Years Ago, it's a terrific parody, helped by the fact that he really could sing. Here's to Sheb.

65 posted on 12/24/2003 8:56:20 PM PST by Richard Kimball
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To: philo
Great link.
I was surprised to see a few deaths which I had somehow missed during the year - - Edwin Starr, Larry Hovis (Carter from "Hogan's Heroes"), Stanley Farara (Beaver's friend Whitey), Leon Uris.... and a few others.
66 posted on 12/24/2003 9:18:19 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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There are also SAM PHILLIPS[sun records], singer ED TOWNSEND[For Your Love].
67 posted on 12/24/2003 9:23:12 PM PST by sharris
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To: Richard Kimball
R.I.P. Rerun
68 posted on 12/24/2003 9:29:47 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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DONALD REAGAN[chief of staff to Pres.Reagan],and recently Sen.PAUL SIMON.
69 posted on 12/24/2003 9:48:29 PM PST by sharris
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Oh, so sorry, I didn't realize one had to be solicited to respond on Free Republic. It must have been a chore for you to solicite the other 68 posters.
70 posted on 12/24/2003 10:41:03 PM PST by fish hawk (John 11:35 "Jesus Wept")
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Hi fish hawk, I'm here on CHRISTmas Eve, wishing you and yours a very merry CHRISTmas, and a Happy and BLESSED New Year. May Father smile down on you in 2004 :)
Love, Tina
71 posted on 12/24/2003 10:44:40 PM PST by tinacart
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To: Richard Kimball
You missed Kenneth Tobey from Howard Hawks' 1951 The Thing From Another World which was and is one of the best UFO Sci-Fi film ever!
72 posted on 12/24/2003 10:48:20 PM PST by sonofatpatcher2 (Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
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To: Richard Kimball
Gordon Jump, actor best known as the Maytag Repairman, died September 22 at the age of 71.

Bah, he'll always be remembered as Mr. Carlson, and on his headstone should be engraved "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly".

73 posted on 12/24/2003 11:03:16 PM PST by ABG(anybody but Gore) (...And second prize goes to Kenny, for his Edward James Olmos impersonation!)
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That was one of the funniest lines in the history of television. BTW, it's not my list, it's one I found. Another great line from WKRP was when some big handsome guy was talking about how names were important, because they determined what your whole personality and outlook on life would be like, and then asked Les Nessman what his name was. The silence and look on his face before he finally said, "Les" was priceless.
74 posted on 12/24/2003 11:13:00 PM PST by Richard Kimball
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To: Richard Kimball
Actually, I think there were a lot of them this year. The one that bothers me is Strom Thurmond, ultra conservative I don't see David Brinkley, ultra liberal news journalist written here!
75 posted on 12/24/2003 11:18:13 PM PST by ladyinred (If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door!)
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To: Richard Kimball

Miss Elizabeth

76 posted on 12/25/2003 5:30:54 AM PST by flair2000
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To: Straight Vermonter
Maybe we should have a Freeper deadpool next year. Who's in?
I'm already in one. Do you think Yahoo runs them like they do sports picking contests? >:)

-Eric

77 posted on 12/25/2003 5:36:42 AM PST by E Rocc (Am I evil? Yes I kerrywording am......)
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To: ladyinred
I'll always have a soft spot for Dave Brinkley after the way he slammed X42 on the air on Election Night in '96. That was hillarious, with Peter Jennings trying to cut him off.
78 posted on 12/25/2003 5:51:52 AM PST by ABG(anybody but Gore) (...And second prize goes to Kenny, for his Edward James Olmos impersonation!)
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To: flair2000
Huh? Did she die? How?
79 posted on 12/25/2003 5:57:00 AM PST by CurlyBill (Voter fraud is one of the primary campaign strategies of the Democrats!!!!)
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To: Richard Kimball
Dave Dudley died a few days ago - country singer known for truckdriving songs like "6 Days On The Road" and "White Line Fever". Great singer!
80 posted on 12/25/2003 6:03:54 AM PST by GodBlessRonaldReagan (where is Count Petofi when we need him most?)
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