To say that Death has been busy lately is a gross understatement. While the world continues to mourn the victims of last week's double whammy of an earthquake and a tsunami in Japan, the entertainment world has lost three more prominent names.
Michael Gough's most significant impact in American cinema was his role as Alfred Pennyworth, the faithful butler/conscience to the Batman (as played by Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, & George Clooney) in 4 feature films during the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher era (1989-97). Gough, who passed away earlier this week at 94, had also appeared in an earlier incarnation of the venerable British science-fiction classic, Doctor Who, among his many credits.
Nathaniel Hale, otherwise known by his stage name of Nate Dogg, had suffered two strokes before the age of 40. Hale was still recovering from those issues when he passed away on Wednesday at 41. He's best remembered for his lone Top 40 hit, "Regulate", a duet with rapper Warren G, in 1994, used in the movie, "Above the Rim". In addition to his recordings, Hale had also been involved in charitable causes in and around the Los Angeles area.
Most fans will remember Ferlin Husky mostly for his 1960 hit, "Wings of a Dove", a classic country-gospel rave that has been covered by artists as diverse as Dolly Parton & Daniel O'Connell since then. Husky passed away at 85 earlier this week. We'll close this post with a video of "Wings of a Dove", uploaded by John1948FourD:
Rest in peace, gentlemen.
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