People that were taken before their time

MaybeLogic · 31-12-2009 08:42PM

J Dilla. Hip-Hop producer,composer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z2vMBuOxFM

brummytom · 31-12-2009 08:48PM

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

Something myself and my sister were discussing the other night; a really disproportionate number of singers and musicians have been killed in plane crashes.
Buddy Holly (22), Richie Valens (17) and the Big Bopper (28) were all in killed one crash; three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd (all in their late 20's) were killed in another crash.

Then you have John Denver (53), Patsy Cline (30), Jim Reeves (40), Otis Redding (26) and Aaliyah (22). There's probably a lot more that I haven't mentioned.
Considering the odds of dying in a plane crash are about 1 in 9 million or something like that, it's quite shocking.

God it's strange isn't it? Glenn Miller aswell, 40 when his plane disappeared. Was never found, but it's presumed he died in a crash

OutlawPete · 31-12-2009 08:56PM

People looked so far beyond their years back in the day.

Hank Williams was just 29 when he died and yet I always think of him as a old man for some reason

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xu71i89xvs

Mike Litoris · 31-12-2009 09:00PM

Freddie Mercury
Ronnie Peterson
Kirsty McColl
Steve Clarke
Richey Edwards
Jimi Hendrix
Colm McCrea
Roger Patterson

...me Da

OutlawPete · 31-12-2009 09:01PM

Mentioned already but ..

The f**king legend Jim Morrison was only 27.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx5oXVDhNPU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qRJIBtbc2c

ToniTuddle · 31-12-2009 09:06PM

Ashleigh Aston Moore (starred in Now and Then-really liked that film when I was younger) only 26.:(

Boosh · 31-12-2009 09:06PM

Facekicker

Beasty · 31-12-2009 09:10PM

Richard Beckinsale (Godber in Porridge) - 32

OutlawPete · 31-12-2009 09:11PM

Beasty wrote: »

Richard Beckinsale (Godber in Porridge) - 32

Good call.

Porridge is my alltime favourite sitcom.

OutlawPete · 31-12-2009 09:17PM

One for the over 30's

David Scarboro ..

He was the first actor to play Mark Fowler in Eastenders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBnCNlWS88Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht161V6I1PI

Uncle Arthur · 31-12-2009 09:18PM

so basically this a thread listing people who died relatively young, right.

John Lennon

OutlawPete · 31-12-2009 09:22PM

Micheal Hutchencson & Paula Yates

Started off so well ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHI_G1QFfIs

OutlawPete · 31-12-2009 09:23PM

Uncle Arthur wrote: »

so basically this a thread listing people who died relatively young, right.

John Lennon

Seen Nowhere Boy last night at the flicks, great film.

ToniTuddle · 31-12-2009 09:26PM

Oliver Reed....he may have been 61 but that is still young.
Mad character all round!

ToniTuddle · 31-12-2009 09:28PM

Uncle Arthur wrote: »

so basically this a thread listing people who died relatively young, right.

John Lennon

Ahh nope. Taken before their time doesn't have to mean the 20-30 age bracket.
There are a few older ones who have gone before they should have...or before we would have liked.

Beasty · 31-12-2009 09:29PM

Pete Duel - the original Hannibal Hayes in Alias Smith and Jones died 38 years ago today, aged 31

sold · 31-12-2009 09:31PM

Stieg Larsson, would have loved to have seen what else he could have written, great writer.

rednik · 31-12-2009 09:38PM

Antonio Montana, just when the world was his.

ironictoaster · 31-12-2009 09:42PM

Buddy Holly, died when he was 23, I think.

OutlawPete · 31-12-2009 09:42PM

Christopher (52) & Dana Reeve (44)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkcLRL9cBtk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ilO3e3KXo

Black Magic · 31-12-2009 09:43PM

Cardinal Daly.

OutlawPete · 31-12-2009 09:44PM

rednik wrote: »

Antonio Montana, just when the world was his.

Amen, but he will be forever in our hearts

ToniTuddle · 31-12-2009 09:45PM

Sonny Fai

KeithAFC · 31-12-2009 09:45PM

Bobby sands, the hunger got to him

Saibh · 31-12-2009 09:50PM

Eva Cassidy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3YVil3Ajjs

OutlawPete · 31-12-2009 09:57PM

TLC's .. Lisa (Left Eye) Lopes

She led a full life though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFEpmZsOS3Y

**DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO IF YOU ARE SPOOKED
TOO EASILY AS IT SHOWS THE MOMENT THAT
'LEFT EYE' CRASHES HER 4X4 AND DIES
IT IS VERY EERIE TO SAY THE LEAST**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOFLX3e1Xf4

Beasty · 31-12-2009 10:02PM

Davey Boy Smith (the British Bulldog) (39)
Owen Hart (34)
Chris Benoit (40)
Rick Rude (41)
Curt Hennig (Mr Perfect) (44)
Andre the Giant (46)

all professional wrestlers (not a particularly "healthy sport")

ToniTuddle · 31-12-2009 10:05PM

Some of the older people that were taken before their time:

Bill Bixby (59)
Chris LeDoux

(57)
Steve McQueen (50)
Luther Vandross (54)

Jim Varney (Ernest films aged 50)

There is a few folks mentioned in this thread that I hadn't even realised had died!:eek:

OutlawPete · 31-12-2009 10:09PM

ToniTuddle wrote: »

Steve McQueen (50)

Yeah, Steve had the most maddest of exits, almost like a movie in itself.

Got mixed up with that 'One Answer To Cancer' author and took off.

The conspiracies on the whole thing are crazy but not without a tinch of truth to some of the rumours.

UpCork · 31-12-2009 10:18PM

Stephen Gately.

I am almost 26 years of age and am not ashamed to admit that I was devastated at his death (and still am in many ways). I had been a Boyzone fan right from the beginning and always followed their solo projects aswell. I'll never forget when I heard the news he died. Can't bear now to actually look at the Boyzone videos interviews pre Stephen's passing and I know I'll find it hard to look at them as a four piece.

Others also taken before their time

Elvis
George Best

People that were taken before their time

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