Good-bye Ms. Jones

Author Diana Wynne Jones died earlier today.

Most people probably know her because she wrote the novel Howl's Moving Castle. My favorite book of hers is A Tale of Time City. If you've never read anything by her, I highly recommend it. If you have kids, feel free to use them as an excuse to buy her books.

"I am not a number, I am a free man."

Patrick McGoohan died on Tuesday at 80.

Another Good-bye

Eartha Kitt died last Thursday. She was 81.

She had one of the most outstanding voices, for speaking and singing, I've yet heard. Many will remember her for singing "Santa Baby." And others will remember her as Catwoman.

That's three. We can stop now, universe, right?

The First Lady of Star Trek

Majel Barrett Roddenberry died last night, she was 76.

The picture is her playing Number One in the original Star Trek pilot. She was also Nurse Chapel in TOS and appeared as Lwaxana Troi in TNG and DS9 and she regularly played the voice of the Starfleet computers from the 60s until Voyager ended in 2001 and had been cast to do the computer's voice in the new movie. I don't know if she completed the work for the movie.

She also produced two science fiction TV shows based on notes left by her late husband and guest starred in them, too.

Two beautiful, vibrant women dead in two weeks. I sincerely hope that these sort of things don't really happen in threes.

In Case You Haven't Heard

Betty Page died last night. She was 85.