One Last Death to End the Year
@just4him (306239)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
January 2, 2017 1:33pm CST
I don't know if you heard or not, but I just went to a site to find the list of all those celebrities and famous people in all fields of entertainment, sports, and politics who passed last year, and found one not mentioned and got lost in the shuffle of the last days with the passing of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.
William Christopher, otherwise known as Father Mulcahy on M.A.S.H. passed on December 31, at the age of 84, from cancer.
In all, counting the last three that hadn't gotten on the official list, there were 59 deaths in 2016. Considering there are only 52 weeks in a year, that's a lot of celebrities who passed away in 2016.
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
3 Jan 17
I did hear (well, read) of this one. Your list is very short. Someone stated 68 celebrities. An article stated 130. My sister @dougalrie noted at least 280 celebrity deaths. I would suppose, though, that it might depend on your idea of 'celebrity' and, probably, where you are in the world. Many on my sister's list were 'national treasures' of the UK but not necessarily known in other parts of the world. I doubt, for example, that many outside of the UK would know the names Victoria Wood, Ronnie Corbett, or Caroline Aherne. Then, I believe, some lists would have included science people such as Vera Rubin or Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, amongst others.
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@just4him (306239)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Jan 17
I agree, the list I looked at was short. I know that TCM did a salute to all the actresses and actors and anybody in the movie industry who passed and that would have been an international list. John Glenn's name was on the list I looked at, but not Edgar Mitchell, that I can remember anyway.
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@celticeagle (159029)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Jan 17
Dear Father Mulcahy. He was so good. May he RIP. That is a lot of deaths.
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@celticeagle (159029)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Jan 17
@just4him ......TCM lists a lot of directors and other staff that many don't I think.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
3 Jan 17
it really does seem like more than normal
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Jan 17
This has been quite the year for celebrities passing away. I did know of this last one.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
2 Jan 17
One of my favorite shows and characters! This has been a tough year!
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
3 Jan 17
That is a lot! I was wondering if it was my imagination. I didn't do the math like you did!
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@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
3 Jan 17
M.AS.H. Was a favorite show of mine.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
3 Jan 17
I always enjoyed Father Mulcahy on MASH and felt bad when I saw he passed. Yes, it was a very bad year for celebrities dying
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@just4him (306239)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Jan 17
I enjoyed him too. He was a very good actor. I agree, it was a bad year for celebrity deaths.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jan 17
There were more than 59 if you count every ballplayer, foreign celebrities little known in the US and many once well known but now forgotten actors from the past.
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
2 Jan 17
Wow, that's a high number indeed. What do you suppose might be the reason for this?
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
2 Jan 17
That is a lot of deaths in one year. Don't ever remember a year like that before.
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