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Ryutaro Nakamura, the excellent director of the animated series Serial Experiment Lain and Kino's Journey -- and the planned director of Yoshitoshi Abe's Despera (delayed indefiinitely after Nakamura got sick). Pancreatyic cancer, at 58.

skuhn8 wrote: drove all the way down from Humboldt, ...and vowed to cut down on my pot smoking :)

A little too much Humboldt's gift, eh?

Sheila Whitaker, director of the London Film Festival for nearly a decade (1987-96).

Eileen Brennan.

antnield wrote:Eileen Brennan.

Goddammit, one of the greats. Watch one of her Bogdanovich flicks in her honor

She was 80? This makes my head hurt it is honestly so unbelievable.

She is also brilliant in two of my guilty pleasures: CLUE and MURDER BY DEATH.

Private Benjamin, movie and TV show.

I love all of her performances, but for some reason her guest appearance on Taxi stands out for me, as she seduced Louie De Palma.

I too was surprised to find out that she was 80 at the time of her death. I'll probably always remember her best for her performance in Clue given the dozen or so times that I saw it as a kid. It should be noted for those of us taking part in the 70s list that you can't go go wrong tracking her output from the decade (The Last Picture Show, Scarecrow, The Sting, etc.), though I'd recommend skipping the stinker Murder by Death.

Yeah, I knew her as a kid from Clue and the New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

Michael Ansara.

Perkins Cobb wrote:Michael Ansara.

So sad for this. His portrayal of Mr. Freeze on Batman the Animated Series made that character truly relevant for the first time in decades.

Original Pere Ubu bassist Tim Wright.

That's a real shame. Last I heard she was trying to raise money for her cancer treatment...

Very sad news. She was someone who was always enjoyable to watch on screen.

domino harvey wrote:That's a real shame. Last I heard she was trying to raise money for her cancer treatment...

Yes, I remember that story too. It's obscene that we live in a country where you have to crowd source your cancer treatment. By perverse coincidence, I listened to about a minute of Glenn Beck's radio show while I was driving this afternoon and heard him say that we had universal healthcare in this country (as part of a rant about refusing to fund the Affordable Care Act). If only that were true...

Haji, from a sudden heart attack, according to Kitten Natividad on Facebook. Only one Pussycat left.