Famous Aussie “Deaths” of 2009 – what a year!

As 2010 gets well and truly underway, and with New Year we look back at past sins events that shaped the year that was 2009.  Cleavagedownunder as a band (OK purists, we are technically a comic musical act – sorta)  went from strength to strength with it’s patented (Pending) method of “mimesational” performance to our loving fans (all 7 of you) and thoroughly enjoyed the year.

But when the year is looked at in retrospect,  a few famous people did leave us during the year.

They seemed to all be ….

• Falling off the perch

• Pushing up the daisies,

• Meeting their maker

• Bitten the dust

• Crossing the Jordan

• Gone into the fertilizing business

• Rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible

• Gone tits up

• and so on.

Reference to the parrot sketch, not Cleese falling off the perch!

So we thought it would be fitting to review a few of the famous, infamous and not so famous deaths in show biz and music of 2009.

Firstly with the Aussie list.  We were going to combine them into one general list, but it would take way too long for ALL media personalities from across the world.  So Aussie list first, then the rest as we find time!

… some of those that departed us this year:

List of names – courtesy of talkingtelevisionAU.  Click here for some great info on Aussie TV in the 70′s & 80′s.

Ernie Bourne Actor of Stage and screen (Prisoner comes to mind)

Black Saturday 2009 claimed two greats (and partners) of Aussie Stage and TV screen:

Brian Naylor and wife Moiree (May your news be good news – GTV9 News)

Reg Evans & partner Angela Brunton (Heaps for both, but for us, Reg as The Post Master in Mad Max) .

See this link for Sound Relief – the concert review and how to buy the DVD to still support the fire victims

Frank Gallacher  (Actor from Rush, Against The Wind and The Last Outlaw and Alison Nisselle’s  ABC mini series, Curtin & Janus & Marshall Law)

Peter Wherrett  (Torque on ABC and Media car guru)

John Sorell  (Head of GTV 9 news)

Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell  (EVERYTHING from WW2 fighter pilot to actor – My fav, as Gramps in the D-gen Late Show)

Ray Barrett (everything – was a voice on the Thunderbirds, was in the movie Australia and heaps more)

Mike Leyland (travel all over the countryside – 70s & 80s Aussie adventurers – in land rovers!)

Gordon Boyd (Heaps in the 60s, but remembered for Country practice and All Saints as regular)

Don Lane  (of course, the Don lane Show)

LATE ENTRY (Thanks for reminder Viv!) Music wise, on the 30th of December, we lost Rowland S. Howard

Rowland S Howard (Nick Cave, Boys Next Door, Birthday Party, Mick Harvey)

EXTRA LATE ENRY

William “Billy “May

Billy May died New years Eve after complications with Pneumonia.  (Billy was a great show producer, and brought “Walking with Dinosaurs” to life most recently!

Condolences to Malcolm from us at CDU.

(Note Captain got into trouble from Foxy as he did not tell her that Billy had died.  She was in fact informed by Director Finlayson of the Bittern College of the Arts!)

- the list of bands and credits are big, and we know we did not credit each departed star’s full bio, but they are all out there!

Thanks to all these artists and stars, you made the entertainment industry in Australia what it is today

RIP crew!

What a huge list!

Now for the rest from abroad!  (to be reviewed in a future post!)

(as getting photos and links takes ages!)

• Bea Arthur

• Brittany Murphy

• Billy Mays

• Michael Jackson

• Dom Deluise

• Ed McMahon

• Farrah Fawcett

• John Hughes

• Les Paul

• Natasha Richardson

• Patrick Swayze

• Richardo Montoblan

• Marylin Chambers

• David Carradine

• Karl Malden

• Henry Gibson  (only photo/link added so far!)

AND had to add this from Henry Gibson (The Nazi from Blues Brothers) who also died.  This from Kentucky Fried Movie.  LOVE IT!

Again thanks to talking televisonAu for the initial list.  Your e-mails are fantastic!

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PLEASE enjoy your 2010 and ENSURE you all stay safe to see us in gigs later in the year!

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So, YOU be the judge, who is your fav Band member NOW!

• Rhino tripod (& Papa George); our hot door bitches!
• Where was Pete Vicious & Chryssie De-Vinyl?
• Lady Go Go; Hold us close tiny dancer - How good is she!
• Mike Stand & Michaelson & Jumping Jack ; What a great (stage)
• Terry Toweling; Thank YOU for your hot narration
• Roger Roger; What a little Spunk!
• Foxy Faberge; She really does it for me (and others)
• Betty Boobalicious; She still is the most titilating member!
• Freddy Uranus; he seems to "stand out"!
• Captain fancypants; He is just so fancy!

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