R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie: 1941-2011
Computer software pioneer Dennis Ritchie passed away yesterday according to many articles such as this one. He may not be a household name, but you’d be hard pressed to find a household in a developed...
View ArticleAnne McCaffrey, R.I.P.
Anne McCaffrey, noted author of nearly 100 books, and the first woman to win a Hugo Award and the first to win a Nebula, has died at the age of 85, as a result of a stroke. Details here and here. The...
View ArticleJean “Moebius” Giraud passes away
We’re a little late getting the article up on this, but Jean “Moebius” Giraud passed away today after a long illness at the age of 73. Moebius was well known for his detailed art style, which inspired...
View ArticleMaurice Sendak Dead at 83
Known the world over for his picture books and art, Maurice Sendak was an influence to children born from 1960 and onward. His most famous work, “Where the Wild Things Are” won Caldecott Award...
View ArticleRay Bradbury passes away at the age of 91
Grand Master of SF Ray Bradbury passed away this morning in Los Angeles, at the age of 91. While Bradbury was best known for the frequently challenged and/or banned novel Fahrenheit 451, he was also...
View ArticleSally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dead at 61
A true American pioneer, Sally Ride has passed away at age 61 after a 17 month battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Flying aboard the Challenger in 1983, she made US history. She flew again on the same...
View ArticleMary Tamm dead at 62
Mary Tamm, the first actress to play the companion Romana opposite Tom Baker in Doctor Who, is dead at 62 after an 18-month fight with cancer. Romanadvoratrelundar (her full name) was the second “Time...
View ArticleR.I.P. Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison, probably best known for the Stainless Steel Rat and “Make Room, Make Room,” the short story that was adapted into Soylent Green, has passed away. Obituaries can be found here, here and...
View ArticleR.I.P. Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)
The first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, has passed away at age 82. Further details are available here and here. The post R.I.P. Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) appeared first on Bureau 42.
View ArticleR.I.P. Ebert, Infantino and Gladir
In the past few days, we have lost film critic Roger Ebert, comic book penciller Carmine Infantino (probably my favorite penciller from the Silver Age) and comic book writer George Gladir. The post...
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VFX Legend Ray Harryhausen, Dead at 93
With credits ranging from It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) to The 7thVoyage of Sinbad (1958) to Clash of the Titans (1983), Ray Harryhausen defined stop-motion animation as a visual effects tool for...
View ArticleAuthor Iain M. Banks dies of cancer
We join readers everywhere in mourning the death of Iain M. Banks, author of mainstream and science- fiction.
View ArticleLegend Richard Matheson, R.I.P.
Author Richard Matheson died June 23 at the age of 87. He was best-known for his screenplays and Twilight Zone scripts– and for penning “I am Legend,” adapted many times to film, minus its remarkable...
View ArticleMichael Ansara, R.I.P.
Michael Ansara has died this week at the age of 91. He had a long career as both actor and voice actor, but SF fans will remember him most as Kang, one of the first Klingons from Star Trek.
View ArticleRIP Fred Pohl (1919-2013)
Frederik Pohl passed away earlier today. Details are currently sparse, but they are likely to appear on his official website in due time.
View ArticleRIP Ann “A.C.” Crispin
Known, predominently, for her media tie-in novels, Ann Crispin made a name for herself in mainly male-oriented industry. She wrote original works as well as novels in the Star Trek, Star Wars, and V...
View ArticleR.I.P. Lou Scheimer (Oct. 19, 1928 – Oct. 17, 2013)
Animation legend Lou Scheimer passed away two days ago. I haven’t found a clear cause of death, but he had been dealing with heart problems and Parkinson’s disease for years. Readers my age may know...
View ArticleHarold Ramis, Dead at 69
There is no joy in the world today. Harold Ramis’ films defined a good part of my adolescence. He will be sorely missed. http://variety.com/2014/film/news/harold-ramis-dead-at-69-1201118556/ If anyone...
View ArticleR.I.P., Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Hugely influential, Nobel-Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez died at the age of 87. Marquez was known for his Magic Realist works, such as Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred...
View ArticleR.I.P. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. has passed away at age 95. Although they are not the most industry-respected roles on his resume, I’ll always remember him from Batman: The Animated Series (as the voice of Alfred...
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