Tribute Thread for the Recently Passed Greats

William Boyd and Hopalong Cassidy – Once upon a screen…

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William Boyd and Hopalong Cassidy

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After nearly 40 years of riding across millions of American TV and movie screens, the cowboy actor William Boyd, best known for his role as Hopalong Cassidy, dies on this day in 1972 at the age of 77. In tribute here’s a flash look back at Boyd and the iconic Hopalong Cassidy.

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Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy on his horse, Topper

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William Boyd became the first cowboy actor to make the transition from movies to Television with the premiere of the Hopalong Cassidy TV series in 1949. Despite the fact that the networks wanted little to do with what they thought was a fading genre Hopalong became the seventh most popular show on TV and merchandise based on the characters and show sold like hotcakes. The program would also usher in a long array of Western shows that audiences loved.

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My favorite early TV western.

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Dave Brubeck, Jazz Musician, Dies at 91 - The New York TimesDave Brubeck, Whose Distinctive Sound Gave Jazz New Pop, Dies at 91 Got to see him live.

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Unforgettable.

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) - IMDbThe Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) - IMDbDavid Bowie Dies at Age 69 After Battling Cancer

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Jean Stapleton, 90http://www.today.com/...n-all-family-star-dies-90-6C10160772

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Stapleton's family confirmed to NBC News that she died of natural causes. Her children Pamela Putch and John Putch wrote an obit in which they said their mother was surrounded by friends and her immediate family when she passed peacefully. They released a statement on Saturday.

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The book, which critics have credited with redefining anthropomorphic fiction with its naturalistic depiction of the rabbits’ trials and adventures, won Adams both the Carnegie medal and the Guardian children’s prize.

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Fun fact: Chubby Checker chose his moniker in homage to Fats.Enjoy

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Mel Tillis, Longtime Country Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 85

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Mel Tillis, a Florida native who defined the word entertainer in the field of country music, died Sunday (Nov. 19) after a long illness in a Florida hospital. He was 85.

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One of the most colorful personalities the music business has ever seen, the Country Music Hall of Fame member enjoyed success as a writer, actor, and performer, as well as a comedian during his storied career.

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He overcame a stutter to sing.Enjoy

David Koch has died; conservative donor and philanthropist dies at 79 - CBS News

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Billionaire conservative icon David Koch has died at age 79, his older brother Charles Koch said in a statement Friday. The New York resident was suffering from deteriorating health as of late, according to a letter Charles Koch sent last summer to officials with their company, Koch Industries.

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In his statement, Charles Koch said his brother was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer more than two decades ago. ...

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Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, who became the first person in history to spacewalk in 1965, has died aged 85.

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Tethered to a spaceship by a 4.8m (16ft) cable, the Russian floated above Earth for 12 minutes.

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"You just can't comprehend it. Only out there can you feel the greatness - the huge size of all that surrounds us," Leonov told the BBC in 2014.

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But the outing nearly ended in disaster as his spacesuit inflated and he struggled to get back in the spaceship.

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At a time when the US and the USSR were jostling for space supremacy, Leonov's mission was lauded as a triumph at home.

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But Leonov's ambitions did not stop at his spacewalk. He went on to become the commander of Soyuz-Apollo, the first ever joint US-Soviet mission in 1975

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The beginning.Enjoy

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