2016 Celebrity Bucket Kickers

[MerryCarey]

I'm surprised no one caught this one. Earl Hamner Jr. creator of the greatest television show ever, The Waltons passed away on March 24th.

Noted on MyMerryChristmas.com.

 

[SW1Dennis]

Thanks MerryCarey, I must have missed that one. Get this, for as much as I love The Waltons tv show, I never cared for The Home Coming. I have seen it a few times and it never did anything for me and it still doesn't to this day.

 

[XmasDreams]

Doris Roberts died at 90

she played in plenty of Christmas movies.

 

[made582]

Prince died today at the age of 57

It's been a bad year for singers so far.

 

[Meceka]

Prince died today at the age of 57

It's been a bad year for singers so far.

 

[Irishsnow]

Prince died today at the age of 57

It's been a bad year for singers so far.

One of the best

 

[George Broderick Jr.]

Alan Young... Wilbur on Mr. Ed and the voice of Scrooge McDuck...

 

[George Broderick Jr.]

Two cartoonists this week! George Wildman (artist on the Popeye comic books in the 70's) and Mell Lazarus (Momma and Miss Peach comic strip artist)... well, they were celebrities to ME...

 

[made582]

Muhammad Ali died this morning at 74

 

[Meceka]

Detroit Red Wing great Gordie Howe

 

[NcGunny]

Anton Yelchin
Latest Star Trek actor died today.

 

[George Broderick Jr.]

Ann Guilbert on June 14th (she was next door neighbor Millie on the Dick Van Dyke Show)

 

[George Broderick Jr.]

Noel Neil (TV's Lois Lane from The Adventures Of Superman). She was 95.

 

[George Broderick Jr.]

Garry Marshall

 

[Head Elf]

Dennis Green passed

 

[MerryCarey]

Marni Nixon, who was the singing-voice double for so many actresses.

 

[Billy Battles]

David Huddleston, Santa Claus in Santa Claus the Movie 1930-2016

 

[Jeff Westover]

David Huddleston, Santa Claus in Santa Claus the Movie 1930-2016

Oh, he was in so many shows and movies....

 

[XmasDreams]

David Huddleston, Santa Claus in Santa Claus the Movie 1930-2016

He was in my top 10 of best movie Santa's. Loved him and the brief Burgess Meredith part when he becomes Santa.

 

[George Broderick Jr.]

B.E. Taylor... he was a nationally known local Pittsburgh artist who gave the most AMAZING Christmas concerts every year!