RIP Thread

[columbia]

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Radio, TV and voiceover performer Gary Owens died on Feb. 12 at his home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. Owens, who was 80, had been a diabetic since the age of 8.

Owens was probably best known as the announcer on NBC’s “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” (1968-73), with his trademark hand-over-the-ear announcing style. On the show, John Wayne once imitated Owens announcing. The phrase Gary created on his KMPC radio show, “Beautiful downtown Burbank,” later became a nightly catchphrase on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show.”

Owens also lent his voice to more than 3,000 cartoons, providing the voice of “Space Ghost” as well as Blue Falcon, Roger Ramjet, Powdered Toast Man and even Batman. He was animated as himself in “Garfield and Friends,” “The Fantastic Four,” “Eek the Cat” and “Bobby’s World.”

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[mikey287]

RIP Steve Montador, veteran NHL d-man. Passed away at just 35...

[FreeCandy44]

Missed the Gary Owens one, very very crappy.

[Sam's Drunk Dog]

RIP Steve Montador, veteran NHL d-man. Passed away at just 35...

Way too young

[tifosi77]

That sucks that you can die at 35 from 'natural causes'.

[shafnutz05]

That sucks that you can die at 35 from 'natural causes'.

Have they confirmed that's what it was. It sounds awful, but the first thing I always think in a situation like this is suicide.

[columbia]

Or drugs?

[dodint]

Yeah. Mentioned it once before, but a friend of ours heart just stopped in his sleep. **** awful. He was in his early 30s.

[tifosi77]

That sucks that you can die at 35 from 'natural causes'.

Have they confirmed that's what it was. It sounds awful, but the first thing I always think in a situation like this is suicide.

That's how THN is reporting it, according to my Facebook feed.

[ville5]

With the concussions, depression and anxiety he was experiencing, suicide wouldn't surprise me. RIP Mr. Montador.

[newarenanow]

That sucks that you can die at 35 from 'natural causes'.

This.

[columbia]

RIP Lesley Gore

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[Factorial]

RIP. ^ Early feminist song.

[Shyster]

RIP. ^ Early feminist song.

(which was written by two men)

[columbia]

men > women

[Factorial]

men > women

[Froggy]

Harris Wittels, comedian and executive producer of parks & rec, is dead from an apparent drug overdose. Just 30 years old.

[dodint]

That's young.

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

dude, that sucks. I don't watch Parks and Rec but I know it's pretty popular.

[meecrofilm]

That's a real shame. By all accounts a very funny guy. He was on Pete Holmes' podcast around a month or so ago where he actually went pretty in-depth about his drug issues. It seemed like he was on the upswing, which is what makes this news all the more surprising and saddening.

[shmenguin]

That's a real shame. By all accounts a very funny guy. He was on Pete Holmes' podcast around a month or so ago where he actually went pretty in-depth about his drug issues. It seemed like he was on the upswing, which is what makes this news all the more surprising and saddening.

i listened to that podcast yesterday. very eerie...especially when they were discussing death. listening after the fact, he definitely sounded like someone who was in severe trouble.

[blackjack68]

Ben Woolf, Meep from American Horror Story died after being struck in the head by a side view mirror last week. 34 years old.

[canaan]

Whoa.

[newarenanow]

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Meep died.