Celebrity deaths of 2012...

[Pikminister]

Stuart Freeborn died today. He was 98 years old.

Freeborn designed the apes from 2001: A Space Odyssey. That was something that came in handy when he later did Star Wars and had to work on Chewbacca. BTW, he was the man that came up with the final design for Yoda in the ESB.

He also worked on the Superman films.



R.I.P.

[Wrathborne]

RIP Frank Thornton, age 92

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21828965

Better known to most of us as Captain Peacock from "Are You Being served?",I always loved his performance on this show myself, I grew up watching it as a kid. Really sad to hear hes passed on, the man was a wonderful actor.

[Wrathborne]

RIP Richard Griffiths

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21973505

[Wrathborne]

RIP Jane Henson, wife of Jim Henson and co-creator of the Muppets.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/muppets-jane-henson-dies-432527

[MeganGrass]

RIP Chi Cheng, bassist for the band Deftones. No more suffering...

http://www.examiner.com/article/deftones-bassist-dies-chi-cheng-dies-after-being-semi-coma-for-four-years

[Wrathborne]

Aw fuck...I had really hoped he would have been able to recover.

[MeganGrass]

Aw fuck...I had really hoped he would have been able to recover.

You and me, both, brother. :/

I... really just hoped for the best, too. The fact he survived this long is nothing short of a miracle... but 4 years is a long time to be comatose.

I hate that he died, hate that he was even in a coma... but really, I'm glad he and his family doesn't have to suffer, anymore.

He will be sorely missed.