Celebrity Deaths in 2016

David Bowie
At first, more of a character my sister listened to, Bowie invented the particular glam rock hair that hs been copied repeatedly be newcomers, and it was Labyrinth that inspired my sister to name her daughter after the protagonist, whereas I also used the same name in one of my stories. Ziggy Stardust would approve.

Alan Rickman
The great actor who most was noted in the next gen for playing Snape, the villainous teacher in Harry Potter, also did other roles before that, but will most likely be known for Snape. He also played an evil angel in a Kevin Smith movie! I think he was one of the Monty Python people also.

Nancy Reagan
The first lady of the 1980s, who likely led the country in Ronnie's last two years, was most noted for that, and for the hideously unpopular Just Say No campaign. She outlived Ronald Reagan who died of Alzheimer complications, contrary to propaganda.

Prince
The Purple Rain guy, loved in the 1980s as the probably bisexual love ballad rocker. He was in several movies, had a bizarre career where he made himself a symbol, literally, and went on to start the YouTube music scene, so long as he was compensated. One of his band people went on to be part of the local Milpitas church where I hail from, the famous sax player Eddie M. Also I went to one of his concerts when he was the symbol, the artist formerly known as Prince, in the 1990s, in San Jose! Weepy movies have been trying to copy Purple Rain for years, even now.

Gary Marshall
The producer behind the Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley shows died. He was influention to 1970s TV pop status.

Anton Yeltchin
The second Chekov on the rebooted Star Trek died after production wrapped on Star Trek Beryond in a freak accident involving his car. He was 27. He had starred in action movies and weird punk movies also. The first Chekov, Walter Koenig, from the classic 1960s show  is still alive, but into his late 70s.

Florence Henderson
This name may sound familiar, as the matriarch of the Brady Bunch, a 1970s TV show, which in its first run failed, but in reruns took off so much they made TV movies and a rather pointless darker spin off in 1990.  She was actually in a lot of stories, including the grandmother in the Brady Bunch films in the late 1990s. Her bizarre life is chronicled elsewhere.

Gene Wilder
A staple of comedies in the 1970s and 1080s, Gene Wilder was most noted for Blazing Saddles and Willy Wonka, the psychedelic original. He starred along side Brooks, Pryor and many other comedians.He was a well known wild eyed character.

John Glenn
The astronaut from the history books who went with Armstrong to the moon, he was well noted in history.

Carrie Fisher
Just recently, Carrie Fisher died of a heart attack while on a lane flight back to LA from London. She was most noted for Star Wars as the main character, Princess Leia. Her scenes for Episode 8 wrapped a month back, but she was not doing well. She has become an icon in pop culture going back 40 years, and has been in many movies and TV appearances, and also is a clever comedy and story writer. The wild past she had is personified in books and film.

Debbie Reynolds
The mother of Carrie Fisher, also died recently. She was in her late 70s. She was famous for older movies and TV spots way back when, and had a bizarre life also.

Zha Zha Gabor
This crazy and smart tongued character had been noted through film history for being over the top and self absorbed. One time she even slapped a policeman who pulled her over for some kind of traffic violation. Comedians have made fun of her stuff for decades. She was very old.

Martha Mossberger
Daughter of the mid western folk singer and musician Estelle Knapp (Grandma, d. 1996), she was the first family Trekkie, and also the first to live in Las Vegas for half a year for 30 years. She died of Alzheimer complications in Chicago.  Only sister of Bob Browne, former Mayor and city councilman, Milpiass, California (Dad, d. 2009). Although not a celebrity outright, she was the aunt Martha inspiring many stories, and she was an uncanny gambler. She also served in WW2 as a radio assembler.