Going into fall of 2025 with several more to report.
They have acted in Rescue Me, The Good Wife and The Sopranos; played native American roles in many movies and TV shows, famously “Dances With Wolves”; wrote many TV shows like The Equalizer, Mystery Woman series, Kung Fu: The legend continues; and was the stuntman in many movies, famously Leatherface in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2”
Prince left behind a vast legacy that transcended genre, race, and convention.
Prince Rogers Nelson, known mononymously as Prince, was born on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His parents, John L. Nelson and Mattie Della Shaw, were both musically inclined—his father a jazz pianist and songwriter, his mother a jazz singer. This musical environment deeply influenced Prince from an early age.
He rose to prominence in 1962 with his chilling performance as Edwin Flagg in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Victor Charles Buono was born on February 3, 1938, in San Diego, California, to Myrtle and Victor F. Buono, the latter a former police officer who was later convicted of conspiracy and murder in 1959. Buono attended St. Augustine High School and became involved with San Diego’s Globe Theater Players, where he gained experience in Shakespearean drama. Though sometimes reported to have attended military school or Northwestern University,
Early summer of 2025 has taken 4 more rememberable people that I’ll take a look at here.
These guys were televangelist, gospel singer, and author; played Deputy Cletus Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard; composed the music for movies like Cool Hand Luke and The Amityville Horror, and TV like Hawaii 5-0; and wrote songs and played guitar for Mott the Hoople and Bad Company.
Great Balls of Fire (1989) – Dennis Quaid (Jerry Lee Lewis) and Alec Baldwin (Jimmy Swaggart) in Great Balls of Fire (1989)
Continue reading “Jimmy Swaggart, Rick Hurst, Lalo Schifrin, and Mick Ralphs Dies”Mother loved Country Music and Patsy Cline was one of her favorites.
Patsy Cline, born Virginia Patterson Hensley on September 8, 1932, in Winchester, Virginia, remains one of the most revered voices in American country music history. Raised in a working-class family during the Great Depression, her early years were marked by hardship. Her father, Samuel Hensley, left the family when she was young, leaving her mother, Hilda, to support Patsy and her siblings.
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite vocalists. See if you agree with any of these!
Greg Lake (1947–2016) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the vocalist and bassist for progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). Lake’s rich baritone voice was a defining feature of both groups, combining clarity, warmth,
His film breakthrough came with “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967), earning him an Academy Award nomination.
Eugene Allen Hackman, professionally known as Gene Hackman, was born on January 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California. His parents were Eugene Ezra Hackman, who worked as a printing press operator for the local newspaper, the Commercial-News, and Anna Lyda Elizabeth (Gray). He had a younger brother named Richard.
“Klaatu barada nikto”
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) is a landmark science fiction film directed by Robert Wise and produced by Julian Blaustein. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 short story Farewell to the Master by Harry Bates. Released by 20th Century Fox on September 28, 1951, the film is widely regarded as one of the most influential sci-fi movies ever made, blending Cold War-era anxieties with a strong anti-war and pro-unity message.
David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated director of surrealistic films including “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” and the co-creator of the cult drama series “Twin Peaks,” has passed away.
David Keith Lynch was born on January 20, 1946, in Missoula, Montana, to Donald Walton Lynch, a U.S. Department of Agriculture research scientist, and Edwina “Sunny” Lynch, an English tutor. Raised in a middle-class family, Lynch’s childhood was marked by frequent relocations due to his father’s job, living in various small-town settings across Idaho, Washington, and Virginia.
Here are a few more souls that passed away in 2024.
These men performed in movies like “Speed”, “Ace Ventura”, “Independence Day”, “Naked Gun 33 1/3”, “Chisum”; television like “The Monkees”, “Seinfeld”, “Law & Order”, “The Invaders”, “Bonanza”, “Adam-12”; on Broadway; and wrote songs like “Going Down” and collaborated with renowned artists such as Leon Russell, Freddie King, and John Mayall.
