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Life In Legacy - Week ending Saturday, January 22, 2022

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Stephen Aintree
Actor
Monday, 14th January 1957 - Tuesday, 18th January 2022 (65)
Busy British character actor whose Twitter account desc ribed him thus: Actor. Writer (M. A Screenwriting with Distinction). Musician. Dr Who fan. LFC fan. Tour guide. Short.
Louie Anderson
Comedian/Actor
Tuesday, 24th March 1953 - Friday, 21st January 2022 (68)
Hartmut Becker
Friday, 6th May 1938 - Saturday, 22nd January 2022 (83)
Ron Franklin
Sportscaster
Monday, 2nd February 1942 - Tuesday, 18th January 2022 (79)
Thích Nhat Hanh
Thích Nhất Hạnh
Buddhist monk
Monday, 11th October 1926 - Saturday, 22nd January 2022 (95)
Kathryn Kates
Thursday, 29th January 1948 - Saturday, 22nd January 2022 (73)
Hardy Krüger
Actor
Thursday, 12th April 1928 - Wednesday, 19th January 2022 (93)
Charles McGee
Tuskegee Airman
Sunday, 7th December 1919 - Sunday, 16th January 2022 (102)
Tuskegee airman and veteran of 409 combat missions over thirty years in three conflicts (WWII, Korea and Vietnam). In 2020 promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General. Recipient of Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star among others.
Martin McKeand
Friday, 16th August 1935 - Friday, 21st January 2022 (86)
Gloria McMillan
Actor
Friday, 13th March 1936 - Wednesday, 19th January 2022 (85)
Meat Loaf
Singer/Musician/Actor
Saturday, 27th September 1947 - Thursday, 20th January 2022 (74)
Marvin Lee Aday, nicknamed "Meat Loaf" by his football coach, made his way to LA and formed a band called Meat Loaf Soul, after some success he joined the touring cast of the musical, Hair, this in turn led to a part in the Jim Steinman penned More Than You Deserve. His cult fandom was assured after taking roles in The Rocky Horror Show (on stage and subsequent film). Finally the long gestating collaboration with Jim Steinman became Bat Out of Hell in 1977.
Yvette Mimieux
Actor
Thursday, 8th January 1942 - Monday, 17th January 2022 (80)
Elfin, bright-eyed actress with whom George and the rest of us in the audience became besotted in 1960's The Time Machine. Typed as innocents for a number of years although grabbed some meatier material later in life. Devotee and practitioner of the arts, she was an accomplished painter herself.
Michel Subor
Actor
Monday, 25th February 1935 - Monday, 17th January 2022 (86)
Handsome French actor paired with Bardot in La Bride sur le Cou, but made a bigger impression in Jean-Luc Godard's Le Petit Soldat. Appeared in international hits What's New Pussycat and Topaz and became something of a stock player in the films of Claire Denis.
Died in a traffic accident.
André Leon Talley
Journalist/Editor
Saturday, 16th October 1948 - Tuesday, 18th January 2022 (73)
Gaspard Ulliel
Actor
Sunday, 25th November 1984 - Wednesday, 19th January 2022 (37)
French actor in international features who made his screen debut aged 12. Won a César award in 2017 for Best Actor in Juste la fin du monde. Died as a result of injuries sustained in a skiing accident.