Biography, Autobiography, Memoir discussion

A place to discuss celebrities who have died in the year 2025.

Wayne Osmond, Donnie Osmond's brother and a member of the singing group The Osmonds has died at the age of 73. No cause of death has been given.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/...

Koren wrote: "Wayne Osmond, Donnie Osmond's brother and a member of the singing group The Osmonds has died at the age of 73. No cause of death has been given.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/...-..."

Wow, that's so hard to believe, and yet it's so.

Karin wrote: "Koren wrote: "Wayne Osmond, Donnie Osmond's brother and a member of the singing group The Osmonds has died at the age of 73. No cause of death has been given.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news..."

I know. I was shocked! I wonder what happened.

Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "Koren wrote: "Wayne Osmond, Donnie Osmond's brother and a member of the singing group The Osmonds has died at the age of 73. No cause of death has been given.

https://www.msn.com/en..."

A little more research and I found out he had a stroke. He also had a history of brain cancer.

Koren wrote: "Wayne Osmond, Donnie Osmond's brother and a member of the singing group The Osmonds has died at the age of 73. No cause of death has been given.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/...-..."
The Osmond Brothers was probably the first album I bought. Sad to see Wayne has passed away!

The first album I ever bought was by the Osmond brothers because I was a huge fan of Donnie. The other boys seemed so old, but Donnie was born the same year as my now husband (too old for me when I was 11 and 12, of course, but young enough to have appeal.) I had pictures of Donnie Osmond all over my wall from the teen/ tween magazines in extant at that time from 11.5 until partway through the year I was 13. Then I did everything I could to stop the merciless teasing from my siblings that had started, plus I had moved onto other music and groups.

Karin wrote: "The first album I ever bought was by the Osmond brothers because I was a huge fan of Donnie. The other boys seemed so old, but Donnie was born the same year as my now husband (too old for me when I..."

Donnie is a year younger than me, but my favorite has always been Merrill.

Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "The first album I ever bought was by the Osmond brothers because I was a huge fan of Donnie. The other boys seemed so old, but Donnie was born the same year as my now husband (too old..."

That makes sense since Donnie is younger than you are; I'm guessing you were listening to the Osmonds before he joined them. I loved "Sweet and Innocent" plus "Puppy Love." The first time I saw this video of him dancing in the background in front of a green screen while Weird Al is singing "White and Nerdy - Take 1" I laughed a lot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq6On... --it was fun to see his sense of humour.

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary, at the tender age of 86:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/entert...

Fishface wrote: "Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary, at the tender age of 86:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/entert......"

Love Peter, Paul and Mary. Now only Paul is left.

Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "The first album I ever bought was by the Osmond brothers because I was a huge fan of Donnie. The other boys seemed so old, but Donnie was born the same year as my now husband (too old..."

I was big fan of Jay!

Fishface wrote: "Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary, at the tender age of 86:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/entert......"

He was born the same year as my late mother.

Jules Feiffer, cartoonist and author, at only 95:

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/21/839273...

World's oldest woman, born when Teddy Roosevelt was president, dies at 122:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...

Fishface wrote: "World's oldest woman, born when Teddy Roosevelt was president, dies at 122:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti......"

That's amazing. My great grandmother died in her nineties and her daughter made it to 99 years old.

Fishface wrote: "World's oldest woman, born when Teddy Roosevelt was president, dies at 122:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti......"

I can't read it without either accepting cookies or paying for it, but she was OLD! This is easier to access on MSN but I notice that the news seems to stem from tabloids https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/seni...

Karin wrote: "Fishface wrote: "World's oldest woman, born when Teddy Roosevelt was president, dies at 122:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-..."

That's strange. I was able to read it with no problem using Fishface's link. I wonder what her quality of life was the last few years.

Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "Fishface wrote: "World's oldest woman, born when Teddy Roosevelt was president, dies at 122:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti......"

I have ad blocker on, etc, plus use a VPN, not just for privacy but because it records how long I've used it which helps me keep my screen time to a level that works for me.

Roberta Flack, who had mega hits in the 70's, has died at the age of 88.

https://www.avclub.com/roberta-flack-...

Clint HIll, FBI agent who tried to shield President Kennedy at his assassination, has died at the age of 93. He spent the rest of his life wondering if he could have saved the president if he had acted quicker.

https://apnews.com/article/clint-hill...

By coincidence I was reading his book, but it's kind of slow going so I've been putting it aside for quicker books I can read for challenges.

Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford

Koren wrote: "Roberta Flack, who had mega hits in the 70's, has died at the age of 88.

https://www.avclub.com/roberta-flack-..."

She sang some of my favourite songs when I was young. They weren't all new releases, but played on the radio. She had an amazing voice and was a brilliant musical artist.

My best-beloved actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and one of their doggos, under quite mysterious circumstances:

https://people.com/gene-hackman-wife-...

Wings Hauser, 78, died on March 15. I remember him from many years ago when I used to watch The Young And The Restless and also Roseanne. If any of you watch Yellowstone, he is the father of Cole Hauser, who plays Rip Wheeler.

Fishface wrote: "My best-beloved actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and one of their doggos, under quite mysterious circumstances:

https://people.com/gene-hackman-wife-......"

What a horrifying death of Hackman and his wife. I feel for his relatives!

George Forman, heavy-weight boxing champ, age 76. Perhaps more famous for his grill. How many had one?

Koren wrote: "George Forman, heavy-weight boxing champ, age 76. Perhaps more famous for his grill. How many had one?"

I never bought his grill, but then we have never grilled much. It's hard to believe he's gone. I don't know who Wing Hauser is--none of those shows were ever on my watch list.

Karin wrote: "Koren wrote: "George Forman, heavy-weight boxing champ, age 76. Perhaps more famous for his grill. How many had one?"

I never bought his grill, but then we have never grilled much. It's hard to be..."

Wings sure is a different name. Wonder how his parents came up with that. Do you watch Yellowstone? It's on Paramount network.

Koren wrote: "George Forman, heavy-weight boxing champ, age 76. Perhaps more famous for his grill. How many had one?"

I never had one, but what I remember about George Foreman is that he named all his children George Foreman. Yes, the girls too.

Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "Koren wrote: "George Forman, heavy-weight boxing champ, age 76. Perhaps more famous for his grill. How many had one?"

I never bought his grill, but then we have never grilled much. I..."

Wings was a nickname; his name was Gerald Dwight Hauser.

Actor Richard Chamberlain, age 90.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/...

Koren wrote: "Actor Richard Chamberlain, age 90.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/......"

Only two days before his 91st birthday. He was in so many memorable things.

Very popular in the 60's, Johnny Tillotson has died at the age of 86.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/othe...

Actor Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/val-kilm...

Back in the late 80's or early 90's, Val had an aunt that lived in the nursing home that I worked at. I always hoped he would come to visit but he never did. There were also two second or third cousins of his that worked there but they had never met him and said he never comes to the reunions.

Koren wrote: "Actor Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/val-kilm...

Back in the late 80's or early 90's, Val had an aunt that ..."

So sad!

Val Kilmer? He might not have been close to his aunt and/or it might be that he had family who were all over him wanting money, etc. Who knows? He might not have been close to his extended family or the cousins weren't nice to him when he was a kid or many other things. It's not uncommon for people to make it big and then have problems with some relatives that turns them off. Or he could have been a jerk. I have no idea, but becoming that famous can make many things difficult.

My brother didn't ever have that problem even when he was making good money since we're not like that (well, perhaps one aunt) but he never got that famous, either (but was the face of one of a series over in Europe--he was a lead but not one of theh two stars.)

I'm guessing that if AJ Buckley were as famous when my brother got married as he was now he might have thought twice about being my brother's best man but he's never been at the level of Val Kilmer. His career was doing well, but not like it did later.

Karin wrote: "Val Kilmer? He might not have been close to his aunt and/or it might be that he had family who were all over him wanting money, etc. Who knows? He might not have been close to his extended family o..."

I think it was just that Val grew up in California and the relatives I knew were in Minnesota. I can see why he wouldn't go all the way to Minnesota to visit people he hardly knew or maybe didn't know at all. Still, I thought it was interesting that I know several distant cousins of his!

His Minnesota family published a family cookbook, which I purchased because I knew quite a few of the people in that family. There is a family tree in the book and his name IS in it!

Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "Val Kilmer? He might not have been close to his aunt and/or it might be that he had family who were all over him wanting money, etc. Who knows? He might not have been close to his ext..."

Yes, I agree; I find those connections very interesting, and not just because one of my brothers became an actor. I was like that before then. It's a smaller world since modern transportation!

Game show fanatics like me will recognize the name Wink Martindale. He went to the big game show in the sky on April 15.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainme...

Rest In Peace Pope Francis.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-fra...

For those that watched Hee Haw back in the day, Lulu Roman has died at the age of 78. I saw her in concert, it was probably late 70's.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celeb...

Koren wrote: "For those that watched Hee Haw back in the day, Lulu Roman has died at the age of 78. I saw her in concert, it was probably late 70's.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celeb...-..."

I don't think it was on one of the two channels we got until we moved to San Francisco for 2 years when I was 9 and don't remember if we watched it there or when we came back to "cable" (not cable TV, but gave us more network channels.) Perhaps we did, but I have no strong memories of it.

Still, it's sad to see people go, isn't it?

Karin wrote: "Koren wrote: "For those that watched Hee Haw back in the day, Lulu Roman has died at the age of 78. I saw her in concert, it was probably late 70's.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celeb......"

You can probably find it on YouTube or streaming, although by today's standards you would probably find it pretty corny.

Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "Koren wrote: "For those that watched Hee Haw back in the day, Lulu Roman has died at the age of 78. I saw her in concert, it was probably late 70's.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/..."

I definitely wouldn't like it now; I've never been a huge game show watcher, although of course I watched a few sometimes. One year a friend and I lined up to see if we could be in the audience for "Let's Make a Deal" when it was filming in MetroVan (the Regional District that includes Vancouver--BC has some unique breakdowns that aren't the same as counties--and I can't remember if it was North Vancouver or West Vancouver, which are separate cities.

We didn't get picked.

Karin wrote: "Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "Koren wrote: "For those that watched Hee Haw back in the day, Lulu Roman has died at the age of 78. I saw her in concert, it was probably late 70's.

https://www.msn.co..."

Hee Haw wasn't a game show. If you know the show Laugh-In it was like that, only with a country hillbilly style. So basically, just a lot of corny jokes and skits.

Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "Koren wrote: "For those that watched Hee Haw back in the day, Lulu Roman has died at the age of 78. I saw her in concert, it was probably late 70's.

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Right, I knew that but forgot! Laugh-In was funny when I was small, but I no longer find it funny so will pass on Hee Haw. Laugh-In didn't come over our 2 channels so I had thought it was a brand new show when we first saw it in San Francisco, but as an adult I learned it had started in 1967.

A coincidence that we were just talking about Laugh-In. One of the principal actresses on the show passed away yesterday. Ruth Buzzi has died at the age 88.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/entert...

Koren wrote: "A coincidence that we were just talking about Laugh-In. One of the principal actresses on the show passed away yesterday. Ruth Buzzi has died at the age 88.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/enterta..."

Wow--she did a great job of playing the lady with the handbag.

Karin wrote: "Right, I knew that but forgot! Laugh-In was funny when I was small, but I no longer find it funny so will pass on Hee Haw. Laugh-In didn't come over our 2 channels so I had thought it was a brand new show when we first saw it in San Francisco, but as an adult I learned it had started in 1967."

For what it's worth, LAUGH-IN and HEE HAW were two very different shows. If you like one you probably won't much like the other.

Fishface wrote: "Karin wrote: "Right, I knew that but forgot! Laugh-In was funny when I was small, but I no longer find it funny so will pass on Hee Haw. Laugh-In didn't come over our 2 channels so I had thought it..."

Oh, I don't know. I liked both way back when, but when I found them Prime streaming i thought they were pretty lame.