People that were taken before their time

El Siglo

ToniTuddle wrote: »

Rob Knox
Chris Penn
Katy French
Richey James Edwards (Manic Street Preachers.. presumed dead at this stage)
Sharon Tate

And I'm going to say these two as it was bloody tragic. Both way too young.

Anna Nicole Smith
Daniel Wayne Smith

Out of that list, Rob Knox's and Sharon Tate's deaths seem to me to be the saddest.

KnifeWRENCH

Oh, and with all the Monty Python discussion we've had in C&H over the past few days, it's only appropriate I mention Graham Chapman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqq3e03EBQ

brummytom

Loads of singers have gone too young actually.. Kirsty Maccoll, Rory Gallagher, Phil Lynott, Stephen Gately (wasn't a fan of his, but still far too young)

ToniTuddle

El Siglo wrote: »

Out of that list, Rob Knox's and Sharon Tate's deaths seem to me to be the saddest.

Yeah poor Rob...his whole life ahead of him.

Then Sharon was pregnant which makes it just...all the more tragic.:(

KnifeWRENCH

brummytom wrote: »

Loads of singers have gone too young actually...

Something myself and my sister were discussing the other night; a really disproportionate number of singers and musicians have been killed in plane crashes.
Buddy Holly (22), Richie Valens (17) and the Big Bopper (28) were all in killed one crash; three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd (all in their late 20's) were killed in another crash.

Then you have John Denver (53), Patsy Cline (30), Jim Reeves (40), Otis Redding (26) and Aaliyah (22). There's probably a lot more that I haven't mentioned.
Considering the odds of dying in a plane crash are about 1 in 9 million or something like that, it's quite shocking.

twinytwo

michael collins anyone?... god i bet he is having a grand laugh at us now

Mental Mickey

Jeff Healey

OutlawPete

Cliff Burton, Randy Rhodes, Bon Scott ..

OutlawPete

Mic Christopher ..(1969-2001)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcnPWUxM_Sk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjTq9A4JGxQ

Spiritoftheseventies

A moments thought for the those slain in Finland today. Not having a go at OP here but very sad to go on last day of year.

MaybeLogic

J Dilla. Hip-Hop producer,composer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z2vMBuOxFM

brummytom

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

Something myself and my sister were discussing the other night; a really disproportionate number of singers and musicians have been killed in plane crashes.
Buddy Holly (22), Richie Valens (17) and the Big Bopper (28) were all in killed one crash; three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd (all in their late 20's) were killed in another crash.

Then you have John Denver (53), Patsy Cline (30), Jim Reeves (40), Otis Redding (26) and Aaliyah (22). There's probably a lot more that I haven't mentioned.
Considering the odds of dying in a plane crash are about 1 in 9 million or something like that, it's quite shocking.

God it's strange isn't it? Glenn Miller aswell, 40 when his plane disappeared. Was never found, but it's presumed he died in a crash

OutlawPete

People looked so far beyond their years back in the day.

Hank Williams was just 29 when he died and yet I always think of him as a old man for some reason

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xu71i89xvs

Mike Litoris

Freddie Mercury
Ronnie Peterson
Kirsty McColl
Steve Clarke
Richey Edwards
Jimi Hendrix
Colm McCrea
Roger Patterson

...me Da

OutlawPete

Mentioned already but ..

The f**king legend Jim Morrison was only 27.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx5oXVDhNPU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qRJIBtbc2c

ToniTuddle

Ashleigh Aston Moore (starred in Now and Then-really liked that film when I was younger) only 26.:(

Boosh

Facekicker

Beasty

Richard Beckinsale (Godber in Porridge) - 32

OutlawPete

Beasty wrote: »

Richard Beckinsale (Godber in Porridge) - 32

Good call.

Porridge is my alltime favourite sitcom.

OutlawPete

One for the over 30's

David Scarboro ..

He was the first actor to play Mark Fowler in Eastenders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBnCNlWS88Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht161V6I1PI

Uncle Arthur

so basically this a thread listing people who died relatively young, right.

John Lennon

OutlawPete

Micheal Hutchencson & Paula Yates

Started off so well ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHI_G1QFfIs

OutlawPete

Uncle Arthur wrote: »

so basically this a thread listing people who died relatively young, right.

John Lennon

Seen Nowhere Boy last night at the flicks, great film.

ToniTuddle

Oliver Reed....he may have been 61 but that is still young.
Mad character all round!

ToniTuddle

Uncle Arthur wrote: »

so basically this a thread listing people who died relatively young, right.

John Lennon

Ahh nope. Taken before their time doesn't have to mean the 20-30 age bracket.
There are a few older ones who have gone before they should have...or before we would have liked.

Beasty

Pete Duel - the original Hannibal Hayes in Alias Smith and Jones died 38 years ago today, aged 31

sold

Stieg Larsson, would have loved to have seen what else he could have written, great writer.

rednik

Antonio Montana, just when the world was his.

ironictoaster

Buddy Holly, died when he was 23, I think.

OutlawPete

Christopher (52) & Dana Reeve (44)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkcLRL9cBtk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ilO3e3KXo

Black Magic

Cardinal Daly.

OutlawPete

rednik wrote: »

Antonio Montana, just when the world was his.

Amen, but he will be forever in our hearts

ToniTuddle

Sonny Fai

KeithAFC

Bobby sands, the hunger got to him

Saibh

Eva Cassidy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3YVil3Ajjs

OutlawPete

TLC's .. Lisa (Left Eye) Lopes

She led a full life though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFEpmZsOS3Y

**DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO IF YOU ARE SPOOKED
TOO EASILY AS IT SHOWS THE MOMENT THAT
'LEFT EYE' CRASHES HER 4X4 AND DIES
IT IS VERY EERIE TO SAY THE LEAST**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOFLX3e1Xf4

Beasty

Davey Boy Smith (the British Bulldog) (39)
Owen Hart (34)
Chris Benoit (40)
Rick Rude (41)
Curt Hennig (Mr Perfect) (44)
Andre the Giant (46)

all professional wrestlers (not a particularly "healthy sport")

ToniTuddle

Some of the older people that were taken before their time:

Bill Bixby (59)
Chris LeDoux (57)
Steve McQueen (50)
Luther Vandross (54)
Jim Varney (Ernest films aged 50)


There is a few folks mentioned in this thread that I hadn't even realised had died!:eek:

OutlawPete

ToniTuddle wrote: »

Steve McQueen (50)

Yeah, Steve had the most maddest of exits, almost like a movie in itself.

Got mixed up with that 'One Answer To Cancer' author and took off.

The conspiracies on the whole thing are crazy but not without a tinch of truth to some of the rumours.

UpCork

Stephen Gately.

I am almost 26 years of age and am not ashamed to admit that I was devastated at his death (and still am in many ways). I had been a Boyzone fan right from the beginning and always followed their solo projects aswell. I'll never forget when I heard the news he died. Can't bear now to actually look at the Boyzone videos interviews pre Stephen's passing and I know I'll find it hard to look at them as a four piece.

Others also taken before their time

Elvis
George Best

Blue850

as said already Bon Scott
Gilles Villeneuve
Robert Shaw
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant, Steve and Cassie Gaines (another plane crash)

ToniTuddle

A hell of alot of people listed in this thread meet a crazy end.

ToniTuddle

UpCork wrote: »

Stephen Gately.

I am almost 26 years of age and am not ashamed to admit that I was devastated at his death

I was watching a show few nights ago..A Picture Of You, I cried!
Not ashamed to admit it. He was soo young, talented, back with the band, loving husband, whole future set to kick off again. He was in such a happy place in his life. Still hard to believe.

dresden8

Cardinal Daly.

He had questions to answer.

UpCork

ToniTuddle wrote: »

I was watching a show few nights ago..A Picture Of You, I cried!
Not ashamed to admit it. He was soo young, talented, back with the band, loving husband, whole future set to kick off again. He was in such a happy place in his life. Still hard to believe.

I cried watching it too. Apart from the fact that he was so young and talented etc., I felt so sad because he and the other lads had been such an important part of my growing up (corny I know), but all my friends loved the band too and everything we did revolved around them. In a way I'm looking forward to and new single with his vocals on it and in another way I'm dreading it as it will be so sad

oppenheimer1

Biggie Smalls

Riddle101

Freddie Mercury
Dermott Morgan
John Lennon
Owen Hart(Pro Wrestler)
Eddie Guerrero(Pro Wrestler)
Brittany Murphy
Steven Gately
Elvis
Tupac
Notorious BIG
Jimmy Hendrix
James Dean
Micheal Collins:D
Rick Rude (Pro Wrestler)
Curt Hennig Mr Perfect(Pro Wrestler)
Davey boy Smith British Bulldog(Pro Wrestler)
Chris Penn
Jim Morrison

Dennis the Stone

Nick Drake
Jim Morrison
Michael Karoli
Bill Hicks
Franz Kafka

Jazzy

freddy mercury is the biggest example of this. he had something that will never be replicated.

lol @ ppl saying cobain and brittany murphy. they chose when they wanted to check out (not so much in murphys case but jesus h christ, STOP TAKING DRUGS YOU WILL DIE LOOK AT HEATH LEDGER). i feel no sympathy for celebs who categorically dont learn their lesson. life is precious and all they are doing is taking up your time, attention & cash. if amy whinehouse was to die tomorow there would so much sympathy and all that sh1t and probably an RIP thread on here full of fraudulent sympathy and shallow goodwill. its disgusting who ppl decide to hold a light for


speaking of which, has anyone mentioned Katy French yet? i honestly had no idea who she was until she died due to taking a sh1tload of drugs but i was meant to feel sympathy or something

Beasty

Brian Epstein (32) - referred to by Paul McCartney as the Fifth Beatle, whithout whom they may never had made it