Year: 2019

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Russi Taylor, Voice of Minnie Mouse and ‘Simpsons’ Characters, Dies 75

Russi Taylor (May 4, 1944 – July 26, 2019) was an American voice actress, who voiced many characters throughout her career. She provided the voices of Minnie Mouse from 1986 and The Simpsons character Martin Prince from 1990 until her death in 2019.

Many Voices of Russi Taylor

She voiced Huey, Dewey and Louie and Webby Vanderquack in the television series DuckTales, the video game Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers and in other appearances such as in the holiday movies Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas and Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas. In appearances where the three young ducks appear at an older age, such as in Mickey Mouse Works and Disney’s House of Mouse, Tony Anselmo, the voice of Donald Duck, reprises Taylor’s role as their voice actor. In Mickey’s Boo to You Halloween Parade at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Mickey Mouse Works and in Disney’s House of Mouse, she plays Clara Cluck.

Taylor provided the voices of numerous characters in the animated series The Simpsons, including fourth-grade nerd Martin Prince, purple-haired twins Sherri and Terri, and German exchange student Üter. On occasions, she voiced Martin’s friend, Wendell. In addition, she participated in two anime dubbing projects. The first is Daisy Nohara, Max, Cheetah and Shin’s Grandmother (Tsuru Nohara) in the English Vitello dub of Crayon Shin-chan, while the other is the voice of Otama in Disney’s re-dubbing of Pom Poko.

She was the original voice of Strawberry Shortcake in the six 1980s television specials.

She voiced Pebbles Flintstone in The Flintstone Comedy Show for Hanna-Barbera in 1980. Taylor was also the voice of Baby Gonzo in Muppet Babies, Nova in Twinkle, the Dream Being, Pac-Baby in the television series Pac-Man, the high-pitched Nurses that were mice in The Rescuers Down Under, Melissa in the Pound Puppies episode Garbage Night: The Musical, Queen Rosedust in My Little Pony, and her last non-Disney role was Birdie the Early Bird in McDonaldland commercials. She was also the voice of Drizella and the Fairy Godmother in the Cinderella sequels, Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time.

Taylor also provided the voice of the main hero Widget in Widget the World Watcher and Hard Luck Duck in a What-a-Cartoon! short.

She also appeared in Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, playing Fauna and Sofia the First, alongside her Simpsons castmates, Tress MacNeille and Frank Welker. She was nominated for an Emmy for her voice work in PBS’ series Jakers! in 2006. She also voiced a witch in her second Scooby-Doo movie, Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King.

Taylor also replaced Jeanette Nolan (who died in 1998) as Widow Tweed in The Fox and the Hound 2.

Russi Taylor Cause of Death

Taylor died from colon cancer on July 26, 2019, at her home in Glendale, California, at the age of 75.

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Art Neville, founder of the Meters and Neville Brothers, dies 81

Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 – July 22, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist from New Orleans.

Neville was a staple of the New Orleans music scene for over five decades. He was the founder of the funk band The Meters whose musical style set the tone of New Orleans funk, a co-founder of the rock-soul-jazz band The Neville Brothers, and he later formed the spinoff group The Funky Meters. He performed on many recordings by notable artists from New Orleans and elsewhere, including Labelle (on “Lady Marmalade”), Paul McCartney, Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, Dr. John and Professor Longhair. He was the recipient of three Grammy awards.

He died in New Orleans at the age of 81 on July 22, 2019, after years of declining health.

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Neville Brothers – Yellow Moon

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Rutger Hauer, Actor, “Blade Runner”, dies 75

Rutger Oelsen Hauer (23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor, writer, and environmentalist. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public the Best Dutch Actor of the Century.

Rutger Hauer Cause of Death.

Hauer died on 19 July 2019 at his home in Beetsterzwaag, following an unspecified illness. He was 75. A private funeral service was held on 24 July.

Rutger Hauer, Hotter Than Hell

Blade Runner – Final scene, “Tears in Rain” Monologue

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Tim Conway, ‘The Carol Burnett Show’, Dies 85

Thomas Daniel “Tim” Conway (December 15, 1933 – May 14, 2019) was an American comedic actor, writer and director. He portrayed the inept Ensign Parker in the 1960s World War II situation comedy McHale’s Navy, was a regular cast member on the 1970s variety and sketch comedy program The Carol Burnett Show, co-starred with Don Knotts in several films in the late 1970s and early 1980s, starred as the title character in the Dorf series of comedy films, and provided the voice of Barnacle Boy in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.

Conway died on May 14, 2019 at the age of 85 from complications of normal pressure hydrocephalus.

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Doris Day, legendary actress and singer, dies 97

Doris Day (born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, her first hit recording being “Sentimental Journey” in 1945 with Les Brown & His Band of Renown. She left Brown to embark on a solo career and recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967.

Day died on May 13, 2019, after contracting pneumonia. She was 97 years old. Her death was announced by her charity, the Doris Day Animal Foundation. Per Day’s requests, the Foundation announced that there would be no funeral services, gravesites, or other public memorials.

Doris Day A Sentimental Journey

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Henry Bloch, Co-Founder Of H&R Block, Dies 96

Henry Wollman Bloch (July 30, 1922 – April 23, 2019) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the co-founder and (since 2000) the chairman emeritus of the American tax-preparation company H&R Block. Henry and his brother, Richard Bloch, founded H&R Block in 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Death of Henry Bloch

Bloch died, surrounded by his family, on April 23, 2019, in hospice care at the age of 96.

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Keith Flint, Prodigy front man, dies 49

Keith Charles Flint (17 September 1969 – 4 March 2019) was an English vocalist, dancer and motorcycle racer. He was best known for his work with the electronic dance act the Prodigy. Starting out as a dancer, he became the frontman of the group and performed on the group’s two UK number one singles, “Firestarter” and “Breathe” both released in 1996. He was also the lead singer of his own band Flint. He owned a motorcycle racing team, Team Traction Control, which won three Isle of Man TT races in 2015 and competed in the British Supersport Championship.

Keith Flint cause of death

On 4 March 2019, just after 8:10 am, Essex Police were called to Flint’s home in North End, near Great Dunmow, Essex, in response to concerns for his welfare. Flint was pronounced dead at the scene and the police did not treat the death as suspicious. Bandmate Liam Howlett wrote in an Instagram post that Flint had taken his own life.

The Prodigy – Firestarter (Official Video). Keith Flint singing

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Luke Perry, actor, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’, dies 52

Coy Luther “Luke” Perry III (October 11, 1966 – March 4, 2019) was an American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. He also starred as Fred Andrews on the CW series Riverdale, and had guest roles on notable shows such as Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Simpsons, and Will & Grace.

Luke Perry cause of death

Perry suffered a massive stroke at his home in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, on February 27, 2019. Following a second stroke, his family decided to remove him from life support, and he died from complications on March 4, at the age of 52. At the time of his death, Perry was engaged to Wendy Madison Bauer, a therapist and former part-time actor.

My Favorite Dylan Moments pt.1

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King Kong Bundy, WWE Wrestler, Dies 63

Christopher Alan Pallies (November 7, 1955 – March 4, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. He wrestled in the main event of WrestleMania 2 in 1986, facing Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.

King Kong Bundy Cuse of Death

On March 4, 2019, Pallies died in Glassboro, New Jersey. Cause of death is not known. He was 61 years old.

King Kong Bundy makes his WWE debut: Championship Wrestling, March 16, 1985