Celebrities lost to COVID 19 (actor, singer, country, jazz)

[hertfordshire]

Unfortunately, I think we're going to see a lot of names added to this list, but I thought it might be worth having a thread with a full list. The ones I know of so far:

Terrence McNally (Tony award winning playwright, librettist, screenwriter)
Joe Diffie (country musician)
Alan Merrill (songwriter)
Manu Dibango (jazz musician)
Mark Blum (actor)

Sadly I think many will pass without the recognition they deserve. Add to the list as needed.

[writerwife]

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls092604047/?ref_=rltls_2


Here's a list someone had put together on IMDB that I ran into a few days ago. Also with those that have survived or are surviving thus far.

[roodd279]

Random sort of related question - I know the thread didn't grow like you meant - but:


8000 people die every day, in "normal" times. Celebrities? Eh...once a month or three? Seems right...


But now we have 4000 people dead...and multiple celebrities...why do you think that is? Exposure maybe? Lifestyle?

[hertfordshire]

Originally Posted by roodd279

Random sort of related question - I know the thread didn't grow like you meant - but:

I didn't mean for it to grow right away. But it will likely grow over time.

Originally Posted by roodd279

8000 people die every day, in "normal" times. Celebrities? Eh...once a month or three? Seems right...

Once a month or three? Uh ... celebrities die more frequently than that. They just may not be people who end up on your radar.

[Labonte18]

Originally Posted by hertfordshire

I didn't mean for it to grow right away. But it will likely grow over time.




Once a month or three? Uh ... celebrities die more frequently than that. They just may not be people who end up on your radar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_d..._United_States


And that's only up until March 5th.

[CA4Now]

Adam Schlesinger, guitarist for and co-founder of the band Fountains of Wayne:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...-dies-obituary

[hertfordshire]

Ellis Marsalis, legendary jazz musician and patriarch of the Marsalis jazz dynasty.

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronav...amily-has-died

[porterjack]

Originally Posted by hertfordshire

Ellis Marsalis, legendary jazz musician and patriarch of the Marsalis jazz dynasty.

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronav...amily-has-died

He leaves a great legacy in his sons

[TurcoLoco]

Originally Posted by writerwife

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls092604047/?ref_=rltls_2


Here's a list someone had put together on IMDB that I ran into a few days ago. Also with those that have survived or are surviving thus far.

Isn't Greta Thunberg that young and crazy Scandinavian girl that is doing angry speeches about global warming?
When the heck did she become a celebrity, if whining loud and angry all the time was grounds to be famous, I'd be one long ago!

[hertfordshire]

Originally Posted by TurcoLoco

Isn't Greta Thunberg that young and crazy Scandinavian girl that is doing angry speeches about global warming?
When the heck did she become a celebrity, if whining loud and angry all the time was grounds to be famous, I'd be one long ago!

Well, you know who she is. And I'm assuming you haven't actually met her. So it seems the only way that would be possible is if she were famous.