Lois Maxwell passed away in 2007 at the age of 80. She had moved to Australia in 2001. So it would have been possible for her to sign in a few early RA Bond sets, but RA may have been certifying them differently back then and I guess she either wouldn't or couldn't participant. She was a friend of Roger Moore.

Kenneth Mitchell has passed away at the young age of 49 from the terrible ALS. He appeared in small roles in several TV shows and movies that we see, Star Trek Discovery, Grimm, NCIS, ST Lower Decks, Castle, Jericho, Captain Marvel, among others. It's a long list of short gigs.

Not sure about other card titles, but I know he had an autograph card in Grimm.

ALS, or as its more commonly called Lou Gehrig Disease, is something that modern medicine hasn't been able to touch, and it isn't as rare as people seem to think it is. Like MS and Parkinsons, which generally take longer to kill someone, there is neither prevention nor cure. Researchers should be looking at eliminating these types of diseases before cloning and living on Mars. Just my opinion.

Another supporting actor in titles we know, Chris Gauthier has passed away. He was only 48, but no cause of death mentioned except that it was sudden. He appeared in Eureka, Once Upon a Time, Smallville, Sanctuary, Charmed, among other TV gigs.

I know he had at least one signed card in Eureka because I pulled it and he had added a silly face drawing along with his autograph. Always appreciated a personal touch when they don't have to take the time.

On the heels of Mitchell this is pretty sad for actors with somewhat similar careers.

Comedian Richard Lewis has died at 76.

Steve Lawrence has passed away at 88. I do remember that he and his wife Eydie Gorme used to do an act and were often on TV, but she died in 2013. Like Tony Bennett, Lawrence also had Alzheimer's in his final years. It's such a shame to think of these talented people who had such great careers and are robbed of all their memories.

Former Senator Joe Lieberman passed away suddenly at 82 from a fall. He did a ton of political talk shows and was still involved with elections in his support of "No Labels".

Whether you agreed with his positions or not, he managed to have no scandals and maintained his integrity throughout his career. A rare thing for most politicians these days. RIP Sir.

I hate these complications from a fall deaths. The cases I know of personally have mainly involved people taking the big blood thinners and you wonder what's worse.

Roger Corman died, age 98. While many of the movies he made are of little interest today, the movies made by those he mentored are a major part of the history of cinema of the past 50 years -- think Ron Howard, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron, Francis Coppola, Joe Dante, Martin Scorsese.

As far as I can tell, he never appeared on a card. But he should have.

Lost Susan yesterday. Was fortunate enough to meet her a few times at conventions. Sadly JAWS never got a card set.

He made so many movies and had so many made. I liked "Eat My Dust," a simple car chase movie that helped start up a genre (Gumball Rally, Smokey and the Bandit, etc.). I still have it on DVD somewhere.

I've been meaning to watch "Pirahna" again too - haven't seen it in years.

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Roger Corman died, age 98. While many of the movies he made are of little interest today, the movies made by those he mentored are a major part of the history of cinema of the past 50 years -- think Ron Howard, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron, Francis Coppola, Joe Dante, Martin Scorsese.

As far as I can tell, he never appeared on a card. But he should have.

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The Roger Corman film I always enjoy rewatching is 'The Raven' with Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and an early appearance from Jack Nicholson. It always brings a smile to my face

Corman was involved in so many "B" movies as either producer, director, or both. He had a training ground for young film makers.

Not mentioned yet, the extremely creepy "X - The Man with the X-Ray Eyes". If you ever saw it, you'll remember that ending.

Dabney Coleman has passed away at 92. He had a long and memorable acting career. Many people regard him as a comedic actor because of popular stuff like "9 to 5" and "Tootsie", but he did just as many dramatic roles. I always liked him in most any part and I especially remember him in "Wargames". His final appearance was in "Yellowstone" just a few years ago. Another one that won't come again.

Charlie Colin, founding member/bass player of rock band, Train, passed away earlier this month. He slipped in the shower - bad luck. I didn't hear about his death on the national news though the band has had a couple of hits. Train started out in San Francisco and is still performing so it was big news here in the SF Bay Area. I couldn't find a Train trading card but there might be one in one of those more recent rock group card sets.

Donald Sutherland dead at 88.

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Donald Sutherland dead at 88.

I just read about this over on the BBC News website. Another one of the all time greats is no longer with us

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9rrvdq3g9zo

Actress Shelley Duvall (The Shining, Popeye) has died at 75.

Exercise guru Richard Simmons has died at 76

Shannon Doherty has died aged just 53.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxx2rj467npo

When I was an awful lot younger, I used to be a devoted snooker fan. Back then, it was populated with great players who also had great personalities. So I was really sorry to read on the BBC website that one of the all-time greats from those days is no longer with us. Ray Rearden has passed away at the age of 91

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sn...rticles/cjewjqnqwv4o

Interesting to read in the article how much harder they had to work to become a World Champion back then. In 1970, Ray Reardon won by beating John Pulman 39 frames to 34. These days, the World Snooker Championship final is only the best of 35 frames !!

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Duke Fakir, the last original member of The Four Tops, has passed at 88.