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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 10:49 am
Twiggy, thank you for posting that obit. Two things it didn't mention: She ran the Iditarod 18 times. Her daughters are 10 and 5.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 11:23 am
That is really sad.. she was a real pioneer,, Susan. Mako had a small part in a film I've watched many times Testament (Jane Alexander starred)
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 11:53 am
Seamonkey, I saw Testament years ago and the feelings it evoked in me have never left. It was one of the few movies that really made an impact on me. I think everybody on the planet should be made to see it. As regards Susan Butcher being my hero...Hero was a woman. I got to see Susan personally when her first little girl was just a few months old. I was on a sternwheeler going down the Tanana River out of Fairbanks. It was a tour associated with a cruise we were taking. Susan had been hired by the company to sit on the river bank with a microphone and some of her dogs. The boat stopped while she lectured us about sled dogs. The building that the boat left from held all of her racing trophies. I was impressed at how many races she had won, besides the 4 Iditarods. On iditarod.com you can find a lovely video she made about her life.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, August 07, 2006 - 7:48 pm
Heather Bratton Teenage Model Dies in Car Blaze By WENN| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 HOLLYWOOD - Modeling sensation Heather Bratton's short career is over after she was killed in a car crash last month. News of the American stunner's July 22 death was delayed while her agency bosses made sure all family members were notified of her death. Bratton, 19, recently landed the cover of Italian Vogue and walked the runways for Gucci and Prada, among others. She was killed when the hired car she was a passenger in broke down on the New Jersey Turnpike, and was struck by two vehicles. Bratton's car burst into flames and she was trapped inside. She was pronounced dead at the scene. In a statement to news website TMZ.com from her Women Management agency, her handlers wrote, "Heather was a sweet, gentle and thoughtful girl who achieved a remarkable level of success during her first year modeling, which is a credit to her distinct beauty and spirit."
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, August 07, 2006 - 8:07 pm
OG, I agree about Testament.. it was just so well done! I have a VHS copy that I watched many times but really need to get it on DVD, I guess. My last VHS vcr isn't all that reliable.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, August 07, 2006 - 8:43 pm
Testament is one of the most emotional movies that I've ever watched. The scenes where she's bathing her dying child or just eating that last scoop of peanut butter, just heartwrenching.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, August 07, 2006 - 10:13 pm
Yeah <tears>
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 9:33 am
What a horrible, sad ending to a beautiful young lady. I cannot begin to imagine how her family is suffering.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Friday, August 11, 2006 - 9:24 am
Talk Show Host Mike Douglas Dead WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- Mike Douglas, who drew on his affable personality and singing talent during 21 years as a talk show host, died Friday on his 81st birthday, his wife said.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Friday, August 11, 2006 - 9:26 am

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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, August 11, 2006 - 9:35 am
Oh how sad! I loved Mike Douglas ... watched his show with my mum.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, August 11, 2006 - 9:39 am
I remember sitting with Mom and watching him too. My Mom used to love his song "The Man In My Little Girl's Life."
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, August 11, 2006 - 9:39 am
Oh, my, I hadn't heard. How sad, but he had an interesting and good life, I suspect. I find it hard to think of him as 81---I still think of him as he was in the picture above.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, August 11, 2006 - 9:44 am
Loved Mike! He was certainly a charming host.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, August 11, 2006 - 9:51 am
I loved Mike too. I watched him all the time with my mom, and even my Memme'. He had a such variety of guests and I loved that he had guest hosts that were on for an entire week. I've read his autobiography. A very nice man. I remember when Rosie had him on her show to thank him for being an inspiration for her. I think that's the last time I saw him.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, August 11, 2006 - 9:59 am
Oh how sad.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Friday, August 11, 2006 - 10:22 am
He has been out and about on TV as a guest and I remember seeing him, I think on the Ellen show? this past year. Very active still; also involved in TV production, I think. Wonderful man; remember his show well.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Friday, August 11, 2006 - 2:15 pm
Very sad. I grew up with his TV show.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, August 11, 2006 - 2:22 pm
Rest in Peace!
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Tera
Member
08-10-2000
| Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 6:40 pm
'City Slickers' Actor Bruno Kirby Dies Aug 15, 10:09 PM (ET) By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bruno Kirby, a veteran character actor who costarred in "When Harry Met Sally,""City Slickers" and many other films, has died at age 57, his wife said Tuesday. Kirby died Monday in Los Angeles from complications related to leukemia, according to a statement from his wife, Lynn Sellers. He had recently been diagnosed with the disease. "We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support we have received from Bruno's fans and colleagues who have admired and respected his work over the past 30 years," his wife said. "Bruno's spirit will continue to live on not only in his rich body of film and television work but also through the lives of individuals he has touched throughout his life." Kirby was perhaps best known for his roles opposite Billy Crystal in 1989's "When Harry Met Sally" and 1991's "City Slickers." Other film credits included "Good Morning, Vietnam,""The Godfather: Part II" and "Donnie Brasco." More recently, he played Phil Rubenstein on the HBO series "Entourage."
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 8:39 pm
I loved Bruno's work! This is too sad. 
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 6:17 am
How sad.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 7:10 am
Also in This Is Spinal Tap, and "It's Gary Shandling's Show"
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 7:46 am
"You made a woman MEOW?" When Harry Met Sally
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 9:28 am
Gosh. I just checked out his body of work at IMDB and realized that I remembered him from the tv series "The Super" and that was in 1972. No wonder I feel like I've known him all my life. I feel like I've lost one of my classmates, albeit the nuisance that sat in the back row and was always acting up or making a wise crack. You always knew he was there. He just had this unique quality about him that no matter how small the role...you noticed him. I will miss him. The world seems a little less funny today.
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