The 2013 Off Topic Celebrity Dead Pool

[Wezil]

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the Andrews Sisters, died at her Northridge, California, home Wednesday, her publicist Alan Eichler said. She was 94.

The Andrews Sisters began singing on Minnesota radio stations in the 1920s, but after several years on the Vaudeville circuit they began a recording career that made them one of the most successful female groups ever.

The sisters performed with "Patty always singing the lead, Maxene the high harmony and LaVerne the low harmony, inventing a unique blend that came from their hearts, since none of the girls could read music," according to the official biography released by Eichler.

One of their biggest hits was "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy From Company B," which became a World War II anthem. The Recording Industry of America Association and the National Endowment for the Arts placed it as the sixth on its "Songs of the Century" list in 2001.

Patty was 94 and a Unique Pick for Donegeal (19). His first Deadbeat to cash in.

= (171 - 19) + (100 - 94) + 25
= 183 points

[Donegeal]

That's how I boogie.

[DaShi]

This thread need pics.

[molly bloom]

This thread needs pics.

Righty ho.

[-Jrabbit]

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the Andrews Sisters, died at her Northridge, California, home Wednesday, her publicist Alan Eichler said. She was 94.

The Andrews Sisters began singing on Minnesota radio stations in the 1920s, but after several years on the Vaudeville circuit they began a recording career that made them one of the most successful female groups ever.

The sisters performed with "Patty always singing the lead, Maxene the high harmony and LaVerne the low harmony, inventing a unique blend that came from their hearts, since none of the girls could read music," according to the official biography released by Eichler.

One of their biggest hits was "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy From Company B," which became a World War II anthem. The Recording Industry of America Association and the National Endowment for the Arts placed it as the sixth on its "Songs of the Century" list in 2001.

My fault for removing her protection. I took her off my list this year.

[SlowwHand]

Former New York Mayor Ed Koch dead at 88

[SlowwHand]

Horse pointed out in another thread that the inventor of etch-a-sketch, André Cassagnes, has died at the age of 86. Cause not disclosed.

In more of a shock, Chris Kyle, record-holding ex-SEAL sniper, was killed in a double slaying at a charity event.

[Wezil]

Horse pointed out in another thread that the inventor of etch-a-sketch, André Cassagnes, has died at the age of 86. Cause not disclosed.

Details are still sketchy.

(CNN) -- While tinkering in his garage, French electrician Andre Cassagnes dreamed up a drawing toy that kids could shake up and start over.

Little did he know that more than 50 years later, the toy that became the Etch A Sketch would continue to delight children.

Cassagnes died January 16 in a Paris suburb at age 86, according to a statement released Saturday by The Ohio Art Company. His cause of his death was not disclosed.

Cassagnes created what would become the Etch A Sketch in his garage in 1950. The drawing toy was made up of a joystick, glass and aluminum powder.

In more of a shock, Chris Kyle, record-holding ex-SEAL sniper, was killed in a double slaying at a charity event.

He should have been trained to defend himself.

(CNN) -- A former Navy SEAL known for claiming a record number of sniper killings in Iraq was one of two men shot dead at a Texas gun range, allegedly at the hands of a fellow military veteran, officials say.

Chris Kyle, the author of the best-selling "American Sniper," and Chad Littlefield, also a veteran, were gunned down Saturday afternoon on the grounds of the expansive Rough Creek Lodge and Resort in Glen Rose, Texas, southwest of Fort Worth, law enforcement officials said.

[SlowwHand]

He brought the guy to the charity event, in an attempt to help him with PTSD.

[The Mad Monk]

Former New York Mayor Ed Koch dead at 88

Koch was Mayor for three terms, and lost the race for a fourth term.

Some time after the loss, supporters came to him and said he needed to run again.

He said, "no, the people threw me out of office, and now they must be punished".

[Wezil]

He brought the guy to the charity event, in an attempt to help him with PTSD.

Guns, Texas, and PTSD.

I get it.

[Uncle Sparky]

Bernard Horsfall, actor

The character actor Bernard Horsfall, who has died aged 82, appeared in television, films and on the stage for more than half a century. Tall, imposing and authoritative, he appeared in many of the major television series from Z Cars and Dr Finlay's Casebook to Casualty and The Bill, and in Doctor Who took no fewer than four roles.

In 1968 he played Lemuel Gulliver in The Mind Robber, where he was encountered by Patrick Troughton, the second Doctor, in the Land of Fiction. The following year he returned as a Time Lord in The War Games. In 1973, with Jon Pertwee now donning the time-traveller's cape, he played the Thai chieftain, Taron, in the six-part Planet of the Daleks. And finally, he was another Time Lord, Chancellor Goth, in the 1976 story The Deadly Assassin, famously battling with Tom Baker's Doctor inside the Matrix and holding him under water.
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He is survived by Jane; their daughters, Hannah, an occupational therapist, and Rebecca, a theatre director and novelist; five grandchildren; and a sister. His son, Christian, died last year.

• Bernard Arthur Gordon Horsfall, actor, born 30 November 1930; died 28 January 2013

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-rad...rnard-horsfall

[-Jrabbit]

Reg Presley, lead singer of The Troggs.
Age 72, lung cancer.

http://news.yahoo.com/wild-thing-singer-reg-presley-dies-uk-report-021708615.html

RIP, Wild Thing.

[ColdWizard]

Note for Wezil: Reg Presley is a hit for me.

[-Jrabbit]

Impressive, CW. Nicely played.