Los Angeles Lakers player and executive Jerry West died today at age 86. He was an Olympic gold winner and became a key figure in the NBA in many ways, not least as the inspiration for its logo. Designer Alan Siegel said he based the logo on a photo of West's perfect dribbling form. "It's the easiest job I ever had," Siegel told CNN Sports, which has the full story plus a tribute to West.
Michelle Trachtenberg, the former child actress who went on to appear in shows like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Gossip Girl," has died at age 39. Here's @THR's tribute to her.
#Celebrity #Television #Movies #Entertainment #RIP #InMemoriam #MichelleTrachtenberg
Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most important figures in pop music, has died at age 82. Here's @RollingStone's tribute to him.
#BrianWilson #BeachBoys #Music #Entertainment #RIP #InMemoriam #TheBeachBoys
Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his roles in "Kill Bill" and "Reservoir Dogs," has died at age 67. Here's @Variety with more.
#MichaelMadsen #Movies #Film #Cinema #Entertainment #RIP #InMemoriam
Actor Julian McMahon, who starred in "Nip/Tuck," "Charmed," and most recently on Netflix's "The Residence," playing the Australian prime minister, has died at age 56. “With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer,” his wife Kelly said in a statement to @Deadline.
#Celebrity #Entertainment #Television #JulianMcMahon #RIP #InMemoriam
Sid Krofft, who with his brother Marty co-created kids' TV shows like "The Banana Splits Adventure Hour," "H.R. Pufnstuf," "Land of the Lost," has died at age 96. @THR takes a look at his extraordinary career.
The deid-hole’s a sma-boukit place for you.
You need tae be blawn aboot the cosmos
so’s your live matter mells wi the spaces
and you become the stour starns are made o…
—Alastair Mackie: In Memoriam Hugh MacDiarmid (1892–1978)
Christopher Murray Grieve – Hugh MacDiarmid – died #OTD, 9 September
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/a-kist-o-skinlan-things/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #Scots #Scotslanguage #HughMacDiarmid #InMemoriam
