RIP thread - Page 106

**TCO95** · October 8th, 2011, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

Al Davis, maverick owner of the Oakland Raiders, has died at the age of 82.

http://news.yahoo.com/raiders-owner-...150850350.html

A true maverick.
The stuffed shirts who run the NFL could have benefited from taking his advice.
He created a culture in Oakland that will be hard to maintain without him.
RIP Mr. Davis.

**Rick Danger** · October 9th, 2011, 01:39 AM

Roger Williams (born Louis Weertz, October 1, 1924 – October 8, 2011) was an American popular music pianist. As of 2004, he had released 116 albums.

Biography
He was born to a Lutheran minister, the Rev. Frederick J. Weertz (1891–1980) and a music teacher, Dorothea Bang Weertz (1895–1985), in Omaha, Nebraska. The family moved to Des Moines, Iowa, before his first birthday. He first played the piano at age three. In high school he became interested in boxing, mainly at his father's insistence, and only returned to music after breaking his nose several times and sustaining several other injuries.

He majored in piano at Drake University in Des Moines, but claimed he was expelled for playing "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" in the practice room. Weertz entered the United States Navy and served in World War II. While still in the Navy, he earned a bachelor's degree from Idaho State College (now Idaho State University) in 1950. Afterwards, Weertz re-enrolled at Drake, where he earned his master's degree. He then moved to New York City to study at Juilliard, where he studied jazz piano under Lennie Tristano and Teddy Wilson.

One night, Weertz was scheduled to play as an accompanist for a Juilliard student who was to sing on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. When the singer failed to appear, Weertz went on as a piano soloist and won the night's contest. He was heard by David Kapp, founder of Kapp Records. Kapp was so impressed that he signed the pianist, changing his name to "Roger Williams" after the founder of Rhode Island. In addition to the Godfrey program, Williams also won a talent contest on Dennis James' program, "Chance of a Lifetime".

In 1955 Williams recorded "Autumn Leaves", the only piano instrumental to reach #1 on Billboard's popular music chart. It sold over two million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. In 1966 he had another Top Ten hit with the song "Born Free" from the motion picture soundtrack. His other hits include "Near You", "Till", "The Impossible Dream", "Yellow Bird", "Maria", and "The Theme from Somewhere in Time". Billboard magazine ranks him as the top selling piano recording artist in history with 18 gold and platinum albums to his credit. Williams was known as the "Pianist to the Presidents" having played for nine administrations beginning with Harry S. Truman. His last White House performance was in November 2008 for a luncheon hosted by former First Lady Laura Bush.

His interest in the public stems from a boyhood experience in Des Moines, Iowa. After a piano concert by the Polish genius Ignacy Jan Paderewski, young Roger waited for 45 minutes outside in the freezing cold to meet his idol. When the pianist finally appeared it was to rush to a waiting automobile. "I didn't even get near enough to touch him or get an autograph," says Williams. "It was then and there I resolved that if ever I became famous I would never disappoint anyone who wanted to talk to me."

On his 75th birthday, Williams performed his first 12 hour piano marathon. He performed the marathon at Steinway Hall in New York City and the Nixon, Carter and Reagan Presidential Libraries. His Steinway & Sons "Gold Steinway" grand piano has been on tour for public display and entertainment during 2007–2008.

In 2010 Roger Williams was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.

Pancreatic cancer
Williams posted on his Web site that he had pancreatic cancer, and that his doctors told him they could not remove the tumor until chemotherapy shrinks it to an operable size. Williams said that he did not plan on canceling any upcoming concerts. He said: "What does it all mean? It means I'm in just one more fight — the fight for my life.. [A]nd this much I know, this old Navy boxing champion is going for broke. Just watch me!"

He died on October 8, 2011, one week after his 87th birthday.

Discography
"Near You" (Kapp Kl-1112 1958)
Plays Christmas Songs (Kapp KL1042, 1956)
Roger Williams (Kapp KL1012, 1956)
Songs of the Fabulous Fifties (Kapp KXL5000, 1957)
Songs of the Fabulous Century (Kapp KXL5005, 1958)
More Songs of the Fabulous Fifties (Kapp KL1130, 1959)
Songs of the Fabulous Fifties- Part 1 (Kapp KL1209, 1960)
Yellow Bird (Kapp KL1244, 1961)
Greatest Hits (Kapp KS3260, 1962)
Mr. Piano (Kapp KS3290, 1962)
Country Style (Kapp KL1305, 1963)
By Special Request (Kapp KL3, 1964)
The Solid Gold Steinway (Kapp KL1354, 1964)
Autumn Leaves-1965 (Kapp KL1452, 1965)
Plays the Hits (Kapp KL1414, 1965)
Summer Wind (Kapp KS3434, 1965)
Born Free (Kapp KS3501, 1966)
By Special Request-Vol.2 (Kapp KS4, 1967)
Golden Hits (Kapp KS3530, 1967)
Roger! (Kapp KL1512, 1967)
Amor (Kapp KS3549, 1968)
The Piano Magic of Roger Williams (Columbia Record Club P3S5314, 1969)
Summer of '42 (Kapp KS3650, 1971)
Twilight Themes (Longines LS206C, 1971)
Love Theme from "The Godfather" (Kapp KS3665, 1972)
The Way We Were (MCA-403, 1974)
Autumn Leaves-The Best of Roger Williams (Reader's Digest/MCA, 1978)
Golden Christmas (Holiday HDY-1927, 1981)
1970's (MCA2-4180, 1983)

**dirkje** · October 9th, 2011, 07:16 PM

It happened in 2008, but today i read it on the net. Jeannie Millar commited suicide. She played many roles in softcore productions, like "The key to sex" and "The awakening of Gabriella". The first time i saw her was in "the awakening of Gabriella". I didn't like the movie, but the scenes with Jeannie took my breath away.

Her filmography;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587673/

farwell Jeannie, thank you for being here.

**Xxphd** · October 10th, 2011, 01:04 PM

Piet Noordijk
1932-2011
Famous Dutch alto saxophone player

http://anonym.to/?http://www.allabou...an.php?id=1591

**tomesing** · October 12th, 2011, 01:41 PM

Heinz Bennent, german actor is dead.

The father of Anne Bennent (Lulu), and David Bennent (The Tin Drum), died at
the age of 90 in Lausanne.

tomesing

**Greenman** · October 12th, 2011, 05:29 PM

Just found out that Dr Rob Buckman has died on a plane aged 63. Some of you will remember him with his partner Chris Beetles(another doctor) from the comedy show 'The Pink Medicine Show' which also had Lynda Bellingham in it. See a sketch here featuring them both.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0yssg4tkig

**Mr Bond** · October 13th, 2011, 06:22 AM

First, thank's to Markus R for his post ( 10-07-2011, 01:57 PM )

.... Yes, a great woman is dead the oct 6 2011.
She was the first wife of Sean Connery, the mother of Jason Connery.
A very good actress !
Remember Tom Jones, or Hombre with Paul Newman. Or The Wicker man ! etc....
She was also the swimming double of Mie Hama in You only live twice, and plays in one story of Persuaders with Roger Moore.

RIP my lovely Diane.

**Mr Bond** · October 13th, 2011, 06:45 AM

First : thanks to my friend Mal Hombre ( 10-07-2011, 11:00 PM )

One of the favs of Ian Fleming for the part of James Bond in Dr No, George Baker never was 007. Or just by the voice. He dub George Lazenby in a long part of ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE.
In that film, he plays also Sir Hilary Bray.
Cult.

We can see him in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, as Capitaine Benson.
Or in " THE PRISONER "...
He was a really good man.

RIP, gentleman George.

**tygrkhat40** · October 13th, 2011, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Bond

One of the favs of Ian Fleming for the part of James Bond in Dr No, George Baker never was 007. Or just by the voice. He dub George Lazenby in a long part of ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE.
In that film, he plays also Sir Hilary Bray.
Cult.

We can see him in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, as Capitaine Benson.
Or in " THE PRISONER "...
He was a really good man. RIP, gentleman George.

Not to mention his magnificent portrayal of the Emperor Tiberius in I, Claudius.

**bp666** · October 13th, 2011, 11:35 PM

Dennis Ritchie, one of the founding fathers of the C programming language and of UNIX, has died after a long illness.

Both of these inventions have have a profound affect on the IT industry, and for the IT geeks, The C Programming Language book Ritchie co-authored with Brian Kernighan is an absolute classic and still relevant today.

He was honored with the Turing award in 1983 (UNIX), the Richard W. Hamming medal in 1990 (UNIX), the National Medal of Technology in 1999 (UNIX and C), and the Japan Prize in 2011 (UNIX).

Here is his Bell Labs page.

He also was the proud owner of an excellent beard for most of his adult life, which was a common theme with the UNIX/C types at Bell Labs.

October 9th, 2011, 07:16 PM	#1053
dirkje Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: small frogland (holland) Posts: 523 Thanks: 8,687 Thanked 18,305 Times in 517 Posts	Jeannie Millar It happened in 2008, but today i read it on the net. Jeannie Millar commited suicide. She played many roles in softcore productions, like "The key to sex" and "The awakening of Gabriella". The first time i saw her was in "the awakening of Gabriella". I didn't like the movie, but the scenes with Jeannie took my breath away. Her filmography;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587673/ farwell Jeannie, thank you for being here. __________________ Lust for Life My avatar Alesia Shevchenko Last edited by dirkje; September 26th, 2015 at 06:30 PM..

October 10th, 2011, 01:04 PM	#1054
Xxphd R.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 6,562 Thanks: 37,001 Thanked 77,767 Times in 5,393 Posts	Piet Noordijk 1932-2011 Piet Noordijk 1932-2011 Famous Dutch alto saxophone player http://anonym.to/?http://www.allabou...an.php?id=1591 __________________ We got to let love rule.

October 12th, 2011, 05:29 PM	#1056
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,354 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 384,414 Times in 19,357 Posts	Just found out that Dr Rob Buckman has died on a plane aged 63. Some of you will remember him with his partner Chris Beetles(another doctor) from the comedy show 'The Pink Medicine Show' which also had Lynda Bellingham in it. See a sketch here featuring them both. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0yssg4tkig __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! *Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed.* 20,000: Milestone reached!

October 13th, 2011, 06:22 AM	#1057
Mr Bond Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: London, Paris, Istanbul, Nassau, Las Vegas, Kobe, Piz Gloria... Posts: 6,073 Thanks: 31,066 Thanked 225,348 Times in 6,218 Posts	Diane Cilento (Oct 05 1933 - Oct 6 2011) First, thank's to Markus R for his post ( 10-07-2011, 01:57 PM ) .... Yes, a great woman is dead the oct 6 2011. She was the first wife of Sean Connery, the mother of Jason Connery. A very good actress ! Remember Tom Jones, or Hombre with Paul Newman. Or The Wicker man ! etc.... She was also the swimming double of Mie Hama in You only live twice, and plays in one story of Persuaders with Roger Moore. RIP my lovely Diane. __________________ Red wine with fish ! That should have told me something ! Mr Bond in From Russia With Love.

October 13th, 2011, 06:45 AM	#1058
Mr Bond Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: London, Paris, Istanbul, Nassau, Las Vegas, Kobe, Piz Gloria... Posts: 6,073 Thanks: 31,066 Thanked 225,348 Times in 6,218 Posts	George Baker died at 80 First : thanks to my friend Mal Hombre ( 10-07-2011, 11:00 PM ) One of the favs of Ian Fleming for the part of James Bond in Dr No, George Baker never was 007. Or just by the voice. He dub George Lazenby in a long part of ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. In that film, he plays also Sir Hilary Bray. Cult. We can see him in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, as Capitaine Benson. Or in " THE PRISONER "... He was a really good man. RIP, gentleman George. __________________ Red wine with fish ! That should have told me something ! Mr Bond in From Russia With Love.

October 9th, 2011, 01:39 AM	#1052
Rick Danger Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In the Chill lounge..... Posts: 1,725 Thanks: 6,794 Thanked 31,432 Times in 1,714 Posts	Roger Williams (born Louis Weertz, October 1, 1924 – October 8, 2011) was an American popular music pianist. As of 2004, he had released 116 albums. Biography He was born to a Lutheran minister, the Rev. Frederick J. Weertz (1891–1980) and a music teacher, Dorothea Bang Weertz (1895–1985), in Omaha, Nebraska. The family moved to Des Moines, Iowa, before his first birthday. He first played the piano at age three. In high school he became interested in boxing, mainly at his father's insistence, and only returned to music after breaking his nose several times and sustaining several other injuries. He majored in piano at Drake University in Des Moines, but claimed he was expelled for playing "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" in the practice room. Weertz entered the United States Navy and served in World War II. While still in the Navy, he earned a bachelor's degree from Idaho State College (now Idaho State University) in 1950. Afterwards, Weertz re-enrolled at Drake, where he earned his master's degree. He then moved to New York City to study at Juilliard, where he studied jazz piano under Lennie Tristano and Teddy Wilson. One night, Weertz was scheduled to play as an accompanist for a Juilliard student who was to sing on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. When the singer failed to appear, Weertz went on as a piano soloist and won the night's contest. He was heard by David Kapp, founder of Kapp Records. Kapp was so impressed that he signed the pianist, changing his name to "Roger Williams" after the founder of Rhode Island. In addition to the Godfrey program, Williams also won a talent contest on Dennis James' program, "Chance of a Lifetime". In 1955 Williams recorded "Autumn Leaves", the only piano instrumental to reach #1 on Billboard's popular music chart. It sold over two million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. In 1966 he had another Top Ten hit with the song "Born Free" from the motion picture soundtrack. His other hits include "Near You", "Till", "The Impossible Dream", "Yellow Bird", "Maria", and "The Theme from Somewhere in Time". Billboard magazine ranks him as the top selling piano recording artist in history with 18 gold and platinum albums to his credit. Williams was known as the "Pianist to the Presidents" having played for nine administrations beginning with Harry S. Truman. His last White House performance was in November 2008 for a luncheon hosted by former First Lady Laura Bush. His interest in the public stems from a boyhood experience in Des Moines, Iowa. After a piano concert by the Polish genius Ignacy Jan Paderewski, young Roger waited for 45 minutes outside in the freezing cold to meet his idol. When the pianist finally appeared it was to rush to a waiting automobile. "I didn't even get near enough to touch him or get an autograph," says Williams. "It was then and there I resolved that if ever I became famous I would never disappoint anyone who wanted to talk to me." On his 75th birthday, Williams performed his first 12 hour piano marathon. He performed the marathon at Steinway Hall in New York City and the Nixon, Carter and Reagan Presidential Libraries. His Steinway & Sons "Gold Steinway" grand piano has been on tour for public display and entertainment during 2007–2008. In 2010 Roger Williams was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. Pancreatic cancer Williams posted on his Web site that he had pancreatic cancer, and that his doctors told him they could not remove the tumor until chemotherapy shrinks it to an operable size. Williams said that he did not plan on canceling any upcoming concerts. He said: "What does it all mean? It means I'm in just one more fight — the fight for my life.. [A]nd this much I know, this old Navy boxing champion is going for broke. Just watch me!" He died on October 8, 2011, one week after his 87th birthday. Discography "Near You" (Kapp Kl-1112 1958) Plays Christmas Songs (Kapp KL1042, 1956) Roger Williams (Kapp KL1012, 1956) Songs of the Fabulous Fifties (Kapp KXL5000, 1957) Songs of the Fabulous Century (Kapp KXL5005, 1958) More Songs of the Fabulous Fifties (Kapp KL1130, 1959) Songs of the Fabulous Fifties- Part 1 (Kapp KL1209, 1960) Yellow Bird (Kapp KL1244, 1961) Greatest Hits (Kapp KS3260, 1962) Mr. Piano (Kapp KS3290, 1962) Country Style (Kapp KL1305, 1963) By Special Request (Kapp KL3, 1964) The Solid Gold Steinway (Kapp KL1354, 1964) Autumn Leaves-1965 (Kapp KL1452, 1965) Plays the Hits (Kapp KL1414, 1965) Summer Wind (Kapp KS3434, 1965) Born Free (Kapp KS3501, 1966) By Special Request-Vol.2 (Kapp KS4, 1967) Golden Hits (Kapp KS3530, 1967) Roger! (Kapp KL1512, 1967) Amor (Kapp KS3549, 1968) The Piano Magic of Roger Williams (Columbia Record Club P3S5314, 1969) Summer of '42 (Kapp KS3650, 1971) Twilight Themes (Longines LS206C, 1971) Love Theme from "The Godfather" (Kapp KS3665, 1972) The Way We Were (MCA-403, 1974) Autumn Leaves-The Best of Roger Williams (Reader's Digest/MCA, 1978) Golden Christmas (Holiday HDY-1927, 1981) 1970's (MCA2-4180, 1983)

October 12th, 2011, 01:41 PM	#1055
tomesing Xxphd Fan Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mönchengladbach Posts: 6,780 Thanks: 79,529 Thanked 230,794 Times in 6,797 Posts	Heinz Bennent, german actor is dead. The father of Anne Bennent (Lulu), and David Bennent (The Tin Drum), died at the age of 90 in Lausanne. tomesing

October 13th, 2011, 11:35 PM	#1060
bp666 Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,083 Thanks: 79,391 Thanked 14,444 Times in 1,084 Posts	Dennis Ritchie (Sept 9, 1941 - Oct 8, 2011) Dennis Ritchie, one of the founding fathers of the C programming language and of UNIX, has died after a long illness. Both of these inventions have have a profound affect on the IT industry, and for the IT geeks, The C Programming Language book Ritchie co-authored with Brian Kernighan is an absolute classic and still relevant today. He was honored with the Turing award in 1983 (UNIX), the Richard W. Hamming medal in 1990 (UNIX), the National Medal of Technology in 1999 (UNIX and C), and the Japan Prize in 2011 (UNIX). Here is his Bell Labs page. He also was the proud owner of an excellent beard for most of his adult life, which was a common theme with the UNIX/C types at Bell Labs.