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Singer Marie Fredriksson died Monday after a 17-year battle with [brain] cancer, her management company has confirmed.

The 61-year-old was a successful solo artist in her native Sweden before joining with Per Gessle to form Roxette, the act that went on to achieve global fame.

The duo's breakout single was "The Look," reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989

Next to ABBA, Roxette was the biggest international hit from Sweden,
with about 80 M records sold worldwide. Can't say they were a favorite band
but Marie had the voice and stage presence not many in the genre could
match. She will be missed.





R.I.P

Still can't believe anyone thinks death is entertaining!!!

Tell that to the families of the 176 killed this morning in a tragic plane crash in Iran.

63 Canadians, 82 Iranians, 11 Ukrainian passengers and crew, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three Britons. There were no survivors

May they all RIP.

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Buck Henry, December 9, 1930 - January 8, 2020*


Buck Henry*was an actor, director, and screenwriter who co-created “Get Smart” with Mel Brooks, was Oscar-nominated for his screenplay for “The Graduate” (1967) and hosted “Saturday Night Live” 10 times in the show’s early years. Henry co-directed “Heaven Can Wait” (1978) alongside Warren Beatty, earning another Academy Award nomination for Best Director. In addition to his Emmy-winning writing for “Get Smart,” Henry also wrote for television shows including “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “That Was the Week that Was,” and his screenwriting credits for the big screen include “Candy” (1968), “Catch-22” (1970), “What’s Up, Doc?” (1972), and “To Die For” (1995). As an actor, Henry appeared in films including “Taking Off” (1971), “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), “Eating Raoul” (1982), and “Grumpy Old Men” (1993), and on TV shows including “Murphy Brown,” “Will & Grace,” and “30 Rock.”

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July 31, 1967 – January 7, 2020

Elizabeth Wurtzel, ‘Prozac Nation’ Author, Is Dead at 52

Her startling 1994 memoir won praise for opening a dialogue about clinical depression and helped introduce an unsparing style of confessional writing that remains influential.

Elizabeth Wurtzel, whose startling 1994 memoir, “Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America,” won praise for opening a dialogue about clinical depression and helped introduce an unsparing style of confessional writing that remains influential, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. She was 52.

The writer David Samuels, a friend since childhood, said the cause was metastatic breast cancer, which in her case had resulted from the BRCA genetic mutation. Ms. Wurtzel had a double mastectomy in 2015. After her diagnosis, she became an advocate for BRCA testing — something she had not had — and*wrote about her cancer experience*in The New York Times.

“I could have had a mastectomy with reconstruction and skipped the part where I got cancer,” she wrote. “I feel like the biggest idiot for not doing so.”

Writing about her final illness was a natural choice for Ms. Wurtzel, who had for a quarter-century scrutinized her life in relentless detail, becoming a hero to some, especially to many women of her generation and younger, but also drawing scorn. “Prozac Nation,” her first book, published when she was 27, was unvarnished in its accounts of her student days at Harvard, her drug use, her extensive sex life and more.

Let's not forget about one of the greatest and innovative artists of all time:

David Bowie - January 8, 1947 - January 10, 2016

He doesn't need any introductions. Almost everyone know who this legend was and the big legacy he left on this planet.

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This one is personal and Neil was a family friend. RIP

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Neil Peart, legendary Canadian drummer and primary lyricist for Rush, dead at 67

Drummer died in Santa Monica, Calif., earlier this week after years of fighting brain cancer

Jessica Wong*·*CBC News*·*Posted: Jan 10, 2020

Neil Peart, the virtuoso drummer of iconic Canadian band Rush who was revered by fans and fellow musicians as one of the greatest drummers of all time, has died at age 67.

The influential musician and lyricist died Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., after having been diagnosed with brain cancer,*according to a statement issued Friday by family spokesperson Elliot Mintz.

His death was confirmed by Meg Symsyk, a media spokesperson for the progressive rock trio comprising Peart,*Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.

"It is with broken hearts and the deepest sadness that we must share the terrible news that on Tuesday our friend, soul brother and bandmate of over 45 years, Neil, has lost his*incredibly brave three-and-a-half-year battle with brain cancer," his bandmates said in a statement.

They also called for privacy for Peart's family and urged fans wanting to express their condolences to make a donation in his name to a cancer research group or charity of their choice.

"Rest in peace, brother."

Just saw this, very sad to hear, RIP

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I just saw it listed trending on twitter, that Neil Peart died. :(

A long while back in my Image Themes section the thread for Cool pic of the day I posted the drum set for Phil Collins, to which another member posted the AMAZING drum set Neil Peart used, and I was blown away. I'm not really a Rush fan but I used to be a drummer in my younger days, (not really good at it though) I loved to play but never had any talent like Neil or Phil did.

Neil ranks up there with Buddy Rich and the world is a sadder place with out him.

His drum set sits lonely now....

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R.I.P. Neil...