Celebrity RIP Thread

[KSTR]

Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, 97

My wife loves her so much that she travels around the world just to see her art
I'll wear a dotted dress today, in memoriam.

 

[Power Pop 23]

I read Ms. Parton established her publishing company in 1967. I am impressed she realized at that age where the money was made from songwriting and invested in herself. It is written she turned down a duet with Elvis rather than surrender publishing rights.

If convincing actor(s) can be given entertaining scripts, I think Ms. Parton's life could be displayed in a chronological succession of theatrical movies - in the way the life of Queen Elizabeth II was portrayed in The Crown series.

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Dolly Parton Was a Trailblazer in Business, Too

Her vision to launch businesses to bring fans closer while protecting her intellectual property was ahead of her time.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Timcognito]

With press this story is getting Dolly will have a movie if not a mini series. I rarely get emotional about these things, perhaps denying my own eventual demise, but Dolly Parton's passing has touched me and many millions more it seems

 

[ryanosaur]

Peter Cullen, voice actor. Best known perhaps as the voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore in their respective animated series.

 

[Soandso]

Young Dolly :

 

[Power Pop 23]

She was also a shrewd operator in the notoriously opaque music industry.


The Wall Street Journal reports on the business acumen of Dolly Parton.

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https://www.wsj.com/business/dolly-parton-business-rights-dollywood-599aae2b?st=tqoBJP&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

[Power Pop 23]

American singer, songwriter, and producer Cassandra Wilson, 70

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Cassandra Wilson, Star Jazz Singer, Dies at 70

With a low and smoky voice, she conjured the blues tradition of her native Mississippi in both her own songs and in covers.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ryanosaur]

Gloria Steinem, 92