Entertainment World - Deaths in 2021

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RIP Cicely Tyson. Great actress, I remember her in various roles from 1960s and 1970s.

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Pioneering US actress Cicely Tyson dies aged 96

In 2018, Cicely Tyson became the first African American woman to receive an honorary Oscar

Pioneering Hollywood actress Cicely Tyson - who was known for portraying strong African-American characters - has died aged 96, her manager has said.

No cause of the death was given. The former fashion model had a career that spanned seven decades.

Tyson won two Emmys for her performance in the 1974 civil rights-era film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.

She also became the first black woman to take on a main role in the TV drama East Side/West Side in the 1960s.

 https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55851522

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She made a huge conytribution to fillm and televsion as well as playing dignified roles for Afircan Americans.

RIP Cicely Tyson.

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https://youtu.be/KIiUqfxFttM

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@ambercat16 wrote:

Christopher Plummer dies at age 91

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Yes sad news. A friend informed me this morning but I forgot about it. Cheers.

He was regarded as the "New type of actor" back in the early 1960s. There was an article about them all in a magazine. I think that Cliff Robertson was in it too.

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Christopher Plummer and Jason Robards

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Yeah, Chrristopher Plummer was an excellent  versatile actor and played some challenging roles.

RIP.

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More! More!

[zanadoo_56]

Australian singer and actress Patsy Ann (aka Trisha) Noble passed away on 23 Jan 2021, aged 77, of mesothelioma.

Biography: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633682/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

For anyone who saw the insurance advert on TV featuring the song 'Accidents Will Happen' here is Patsy Ann Noble singing it in the 1960s teen movie 'Live It Up':  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRBWx5BteFc

I remember seeing her singing on Brian Henderson's 'Bandstand'....so long ago.

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Yes! A little to the left...

[dvd.horder]

i loved the sound of music

[davewil1964]

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@**tippy*toes** wrote:

Yes! A little to the left...

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That's 'Rocky Horror' not 'Sound of Music'

[myoclon1cjerk]

R.I.P Chick Corea 😞

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@myoclon1cjerk wrote:
R.I.P Chick Corea 😞

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Oh man that's sad.  I didn't have any of his records but have heard his music. and seen clips of him. Out of this world some of it. A genius.

Thanks for letting us know.

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6:28 Now playing

George Benson - Breezin' (at the 1976 Downbeat poll-winners' show)

834K views 6 years ago

Bennyplays

George Benson performs Breezin' with Chick Corea (keys), Billy Cobham (drums) and Phil Upchurch (bass).

CC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyGrZmuwEhw

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43:44 Now playing

Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White Return To Forever -full live-

252K views 6 years ago

Francesco Salvatori

mythical group of the 70s and 80s Complete concert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucaPIJy4VNE

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RIP

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@4channel wrote: 

Sanford and Son Actor Gregory Sierra Dies from Cancer at 83

The actor died on Jan. 4 in Laguna Woods, California, according to his wife Helene Tabor

By Gabrielle Chung

January 25, 2021 05:19 PM

Gregory Sierra

Gregory Sierra, the actor best known for his roles in Sanford and Son and Barney Miller, has died. He was 83.

Sierra died from cancer on Jan. 4 in Laguna Woods, California, according to his wife Helene Tabor.

"He was quite wonderful, and my heart is broken into 400 million pieces," she told CNN, explaining the cancer persisted "for quite a while and he was doing the best he could and just couldn't do it anymore."

 https://people.com/tv/sanford-and-son-actor-gregory-sierra-dead/

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RIP Gregory Sierra -The Best of Julio Part 1

914,338 views

•May 26, 2020

J.M.T. FLIX

38.8K subscribers

Gregory Sierra played Julio Fuentes on Sanford and Son. Julio was the neighbor and close friend of Lamont Sanford. Julio moved to Watts, Los Angeles from Harlem, N.Y. He is Puerto Rican and initially was constantly harassed by Fred G. Sanford. However, eventually they become friends and business partners.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZsVuaj4xWU

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The Best of Chano | Barney Miller

710 views

•Jan 29, 2021

FETV

2.03K subscribers

In memory of Gregory Sierra, here are some of Sgt. Miguel "Chano" Amengual's best moments on #BarneyMiller​.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt7141DPY6Y

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RIP