In Memoriam 1977: Famous Faces We Lost in 1977

[@Paul-lm5gv]

2:16 Eddie "Rochester:" Andserson - if there was ever a (gravelly) voice that needed to be heard here it was his "Hey boss...(Jack Benny)?!"

[@jeremiahrose4681]

My mom passed in 1977 when I was 6, she was murdered, it trumps any celebrates death by far. I miss you mom..

[@jamieallure8176]

I’m so sorry 😢

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Yep that part of my and my sisters life's has been gone so long, but not the feeling of something has been missing.@@jamieallure8176

[@jamesheath7601]

RIP ❤

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Thanks I appreciate it.@@jamesheath7601

[@tomrucco6490]

The best friend you could ever have in life ❤

[@billmalone5050]

Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, Charlie Chaplan and Groucho Marx.....we lost some truly legendary entertainers in 1977.

[@ratso4443]

Elvis was a shock.

[@LeeTheVet]

Joan Crawford.

[@BackWordsJane]

Yes. 1977 took out some heavy hitters in the entertainment world

[@harlow743]

You don't get much more famous than those four men

[@BBB-Schmuck]

Elvis died on toilet taking a dump.

[@Texasjim2007]

Bing Crosby's last hit song was a version of "Little Drummer Boy" he recorded with David Bowie for a Christmas Special that he never got to see aired.

[@SusanRoberts-xq7ex]

I really appreciated the honorable mention of the passing of Marc Bolan,who was the Frontman of the 70' s Glam Rock Bsnd,T.Rex.(Bangagong, Get it on!) Marc died on September 16 1977,he was killed in a Car Crash. He was only 29 years old,only 2 weeks shy of his 30th Birthday. To those of you who also did not know this,Marc died exactly 30 days after Elvis Presley died. I loved them both,I was raised on Elvis Presley (1935-1977) , and I actually grew up with Marc Bolan (1947-1977), and T.Rex,I miss both of them,Rest in Peace,Elvis and Marc. 😢

[@kazamshah4543]

He was scared of cars, really weird that he was killed in a car crash.

[@zoso73]

Marc was a huge talent, huge loss to the music world. "I danced myself right out the womb"/"I danced myself into the tomb"/"Is it strange to dance so soon?". Genius. RIP.

[@kazamshah4543]

@@zoso73 I love that song, but when I was a kid I thought the lyric was "I danced my way right out of the room"!!!

[@luishumbertovega3900]

I was expecting this video, I don't think there has been a year like 1977 in terms of the importance and the influence of the celebrities who died in those 12 months, can't recall another like it. Elvis, Chaplin, Groucho, Bing, Callas, Crawford, Peter Finch (who won a posthumous Oscar that year), I was between ages 18 & 19 and was a fan of most of them, starting the year with fellow Puerto Rican Freddie Prinze, what a tragedy. Thank You for the memories, Blessings from San Juan, PR 🇵🇷.

[@LeeTheVet]

Agreed. Closest to this one is 1987 for me, then, 2016. Both huge.

[@luishumbertovega3900]

@@LeeTheVet Oh Yessss, 2016 !!! Muhammad Ali, Alan Rickman, Prince, George Michaels, Debbie & Carrie, Gene Wilder, David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Nancy Reagan, Zsa Zsa, Shandling, Haggard, Haggerty, etc, pretty impressive !!! 1987; Astaire, Hayworth, Kaye, Gleason, Lee Marvin, Liberace, John Huston, Bob Fosse, Lorne Green, Dean Martin's son, Robert Preston, Dick Shawn, Segovia, quite a line up of stars !!!

[@nicktaylor2657]

Elvis Presley death is still being feeling felt today Long Live the King 😔

[@jonstefanik9400]

We're hearing less and less over the past few years of Elvis not being dead. Never been proven. Saw him the other day at Denny's, etc

[@56cadd]

​@@jonstefanik9400 Maybe he's cruising around somewhere.

[@ms.annthrope415]

Well, that's a stretch. At best he sang some nice early rock and roll songs and shaped the modern rise of popular music performance. But otherwise singing a few songs did not benefited one person in any tangible manner, did not relieve one person of the pain of cancer, extended one person's life from debilitating disease, did not advance human knowledge in science or industry, did not advance peace of international understanding.

[@56Truex]

@@ms.annthrope415 Oh, look at you, pointing out some things Elvis won't be known for. But, in the end, neither were any of the others that died in 1977 known for those things either. The silver lining though, is that you won't be mentioned in any of Vince's future videos.

[@lindaeasley5606]

Elvis' words about live concerts interestingly contrasted with the Beatles preference for studio work only. Elvis fed off the live audience and worked his charasmatic magic on stage that drove them wild

[@McGruff-1]

Most starving musicians aren't in it for the money. There has to be something else that drives them. I think it has to be the thrill of the crowd. Applause? Attention? Something drives them to perform on the weekend and drive truck through the week. A bar owner may pay $500 for the band to play a gig. Split it 4 ways and pay the price of setting up and breaking down. Pay someone to do it, or use your time to do it yourself. It isn't the money.

[@kimberlycarr7198]

I was very very upset when Elvis died gone too soon

[@ernestcruz6316]

The reasons The Beatles gave up live performances are the hectic grinding pace they were forced to keep up, and the fact that they were tired of playing for crowds who were screaming so loudly they couldn't even hear them play. Plus they wanted to record music that was much more difficult to reproduce live. Later on, only Paul McCartney returned to a full touring schedule, while George Harrison only toured a couple of times in his solo career. Ringo didn't tour again until the creation of his All Starr Band in the 1990s.

[@greenman8]

@@ernestcruz6316 If I were fortunate to have the talent with all the planets aligned, I would go the way of Steely Dan and hide away.

[@ernestcruz6316]

@@greenman8 They had the right idea: hired guns to sit in on various instruments and enhance their songs to the best of their abilities. But even they reunited and toured again, beginning in the late '90s.

[@shaider1982]

When the videos reach 1960’s, 1940’s , & 1910’s, it probably will be depressing. Though what Freddie Prinze did was quite unbelievable, he already has a son, Freddie Prinze Jr. Sad, he did not live to see his son making it in Hollywood.

[@Decgyrrl]

Or become a man, or even see his grandchildren. Very sad.🕊🕊🕊

[@Decgyrrl]

A lot of ppl who died in 1977, were young. Very sad. Everyone of those in the group Lynard Skynard, were not even 30, when they died. 🪽🪽🪽🪽 (That was the yr I graduated high school.)

[@kimberlycarr7198]

I too graduated in 1977

[@nathanbarger3449]

What was the reason he killed himself?

[@shaider1982]

@@nathanbarger3449. Wikipedia states that he was suffering from depression and was going through a divorce.

[@Me-ll4ig]

So many famous died in 1977. So many so young. Also, some whose deaths didn’t even know because they were outshone by other famous faces. Even the story of Stephen Boyd is very interesting. Was shocked to learn some time ago he died so young.

[@ernestcruz6316]

Jean Hagen also played Danny Thomas's wife on Make Room for Daddy, plus she played Beryl Caine in Adam's Rib which starred Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.

[@michaelverbakel7632]

Not to mention Jean Hagen's legendary performance as Lina Lamont opposite Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.

[@CactiTrio]

@@michaelverbakel7632 & seminal role as "Doll" to Sterling Hayden's "Dix"...him, mercifully at rest in the pasture, eyes fixed & dilated...her, staggering to the farm house...-The Asphalt Jungle- '50 arguably the finest noir ever put onto soundtrack film.

[@Dr.VonBraun]

Sad to see that you omitted Wernher Von Braun from the list. RIP Dr. Von Braun 🚀

[@greglehmann7234]

You should have added Mayo Smith who took my beloved Detroit Tigers to the 1968 World Series title Delmar Davis director of The Hanging Tree and the University Of Evansville basketball team who were killed in a plane crash after the plane taking them to a holiday basketball tournament in Richmond Virginia crashed in near blizzard conditions!

[@donaldleroy6502]

Overall, what I like best about your videos is that I can now put names to very familiar faces from the past

[@inmemoriam2000]

Glad you like them!

[@newlywedbeth]

Very good job, Vince. Respectful, reverent, and beautifully produced. Lots of work adding the original voices.

[@meggieh69]

Actor Peter Dyneley, who was the voice of Jeff Tracy on the original Thunderbirds series, passed away from cancer on August 19, 1977.

[@meggieh69]

Regarding Zero Mostel, of all his acting roles, my favorite was the voice of Kehaar the sea gull in the 1979 animated film version of Watership Down.

[@evamariafloresgranados5041]

Stephen Boyd is the guy who played Messala? He was only 45, that’s so sad :(

[@LeeTheVet]

Beautiful memorial channel, Vince! Keep up the good work!

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

It's such a shame Freddie Prinze died so young and didn't get to see the successful man his son became.

[@nicktaylor2657]

Only himself to blame He didn't die if some terrible disease or accident but by his own hand 😒

[@kimberlycarr7198]

Depression is a disease and it's really too bad Freddie didn't get the help he needed. Gone way too soon

[@scottknode898]

@@nicktaylor2657depression is a disease which Robin Williams was dealing with at time of his death by suicide while suffering from Lewy body dementia in which his was progressively growing rapidly when he died in 2014. Other comedians sadly suffered depression despite entertaining others for a living. Freddy Prinze had a dui in 1976 and by then his marriage had been dissolving and was suicidal then and also was addicted to drugs during height of his career.

[@ms.annthrope415]

Besides Chico and the Man, what did he accomplish?

[@bruce8808]

Sebastian Cabot, best known as Mr. French on Family Affair also played Mr. Pip on a episode of The Twilight Zone and guest starred as Senor Don Antonio Luga on Bonanza and guest starred on The Beverly Hillbillies in 1965. R.I.P.

[@barbaraedgley2634]

Starred in detective series Checkmate

[@JeffW77]

Also the Wazir in movie version of Kismet.

[@lenculpepper9150]

Remember Mr French, Jody and Buffy from Family Affair. Can't remember the year Brian Keith passed. One of my favorite shows from my childhood. RIP Sebastian Cabot

[@stephenannese8228]

I remember opening up my new (Elvis) album right after he died....I got it in the mail and was opening it up while watching TV,.....ABC interrupted programming to tell us Bing Crosby died in Spain.....I was 13 that year.....and.... I remember exactly where I was/what I was doing, the day they both died....😢

[@jprincered]

Alan Reed did the voice of Astro on the Jetsons? You might want to check on that. I was always under the assumption that Don Messick did Astro's voice.

[@ernestcruz6316]

That's correct, Don Messick was Astro.

[@AbrahamsAnt]

Chaplin is one of the most remarkable artists of the 20. century. He came from poverty, from literally nothing, was an outcast, was one of a handful of people who invented the art of moviemaking and never forgot where he came from. He was one of the most famous people of his time an risked all that he had (career, fame, money, reputation…) to say what he believed in. An artistic genius, brave humanist, remarkable man. For all the hard times and misfortune that he had to endure… never became a cynic, never gave up on being decent. Oh… and he was also a composer. Wrote the scores to his films. Multi instrumentalist. He created “The Tramp”-imagery by combining old pieces of costumes that he found… would that make him a costume designer? And he was a screenwriter. He cut his own movies… I would also add “choreographer” to his list of occupations, because some of his comedic body-work/pantomime has the complexity of a professional dance routine. He will be forever missed. Thank you, Charlie! ❤

[@kimberlycarr7198]

I cried when Freddie Prince died he was a very very talented person

[@inmemoriam2000]

Well said. Chaplin was a trailblazer and a genius. Take a look at him receiving an Honorary Award at the 1972 Oscars. He is truly touched by his audience's outpouring of love. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGSznWCnq6Zkjpo

[@PeterJPickles]

Also a bit of a paedo :)

[@harlow743]

Charlie wrote 3 top 10 hits.....Smile (Nat King Cole) , This is My Song (Petula Clark) and "Eternally"

[@LJ-ht4zs]

My upstairs office has a very large framed poster that takes up a large portion of one of the walls. I call it The Charlie Chaplin room. He was the first celebrity I was ever aware of.

[@josephpanzarella1417]

1977 was a big one. Groucho, Chaplin, Joan Crawford, Bing, Elvis.

[@meggieh69]

Just rewatched this video. There is another Honorable mention I'd like to include. Jackie Condon, who was an original cast member of the Our Gang (Little Rascals) film series, passed away from colon cancer on October 13, 1977. Interestingly, Bing Crosby passed on the following day.

[@RETROTV1394]

BING AND ELVIS . 1977 was a brutal year . I remember it well . R.I.P. to both and everyone else in the video.

[@michaelleroy9281]

1977 wasn't that bad

[@meggieh69]

​​​​​@@michaelleroy9281In terms of the significant celebrity passings we had that year, it absolutely was. Especially when you consider the legendary names we lost just in those last four months.

[@LeeTheVet]

Was a fan of Eight Is Enough when it first aired, and wondered why Diana Hyland was replaced. I never knew until now. She had passed away from breast cancer. I was 10 yrs. old.

[@garyburch2042]

Wow! I was ten years old in summer camp when I made my nightly call home and my mom told me about Elvis passing..that was HUGE …

[@jmysterio100]

Stephen Boyd was quite a guy. Well respected as an actor and a person.

[@stever1791]

He was great in The Oscar w/ Elke Summer

[@MultiSUPERLATIVO]

6:22 Sebastian Cabot was also in "The Time Machine".

[@dashopepper]

He was also the narrator for Disney's Winnie the Pooh series of films and recordings of the stories themselves on Disney's record label.

[@slwalsh]

Never ceases to astound me that Groucho & Chaplin were still alive when I was born (late ‘76).

[@LJ-ht4zs]

I remember as a child watching "You Betcha Life" loved it. Never ceased to amaze me how funny Groucho was.

[@jmhkeys3279]

None of the Honkettes - Cassie Gaines, Jo Jo Billingsley and Leslie Hawkins are on Sweet Home Alabama , and they weren’t in the band when it was recorded in June 1973. The caption about Cassie contributing to this hit is wrong. All three joined the band in December, 1975 and sang on it live. Merry Clayton and Clydie King are the female singers on the song.

[@cnosprandt5155]

Nicely done...thank you!

[@inmemoriam2000]

Thank you too!

[@josemariacalderon3997]

June 22, Serafina Miguens, my beloved grandmother😢. Thank you.

[@Nicksonian]

Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley dominated their eras like few others ever have. They were unmatched as popular singers and lent their talents to acting as well. Bing commanded the screen in a way Elvis couldn’t, but that does little to lessen Elvis’s cultural impact. So strange they died the same year. I remember where I was when I heard both Elvis and Michael Jackson died.

[@tgd9477]

That was beautifully put together...Elvis, and Joan Crawford...and to all lost in '77...I was 6 yrs old wish I could have met them. 🕊️❤

[@Samuel-d1b]

Miss JC 💙

[@danielguy1963]

Lost my Dad in 1977. He would be enjoying Elvis and Bing upstairs👍🙏

[@anthonybryant]

I love ❤️ these videos, lots of work, thank you 🙏🏾

[@inmemoriam2000]

Very kind of you to say. Thank you.

[@tracyLoJo]

Lovely harp music! So comforting. Thank you for sharing. 💗

[@loklo101]

William Powell (quiet member of the O'jays) died of cancer May 26th of this year.

[@thomassutherland377]

If Elvis presley hadn't died just 3 days before then Grouchos death would've been remembered a lot better

[@jordanserchuk7418]

Just like when Mother Teresa’s death was overshadowed by Princess Diana’s in 1997, or Farrah Fawcett’s death by Michael Jackson’s in 2009.

[@56cadd]

We're all gonna meet later

[@meggieh69]

​​​​@@jordanserchuk7418The same can be applied to Helen Keller and Dorothy Gish, both of whom passed away the same week that RFK was assassinated in June of 1968. The passing of Monty Python actor Graham Chapman in October of 1989 was overshadowed by the passing of Bette Davis two days later. And Our Gang cast member Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer was killed the same day that Cecil B. DeMille passed away in January of 1959.

[@CatraVU]

Lovely video as always!

[@inmemoriam2000]

Oh thank you!

[@jamesmoss3424]

R.I.P. Elvis Presley.

[@CactiTrio]

"Early Lord, one frosty morn."

[@jerryvr]

Elvis and Callas died within a month of each other. 2 of the greatest voices ever...

[@nadyarossi5102]

Callas was a Goddess. She was opera. She was art!

[@LJ-ht4zs]

My two favorite female singers: Maria Callas and Janis Joplin. Love them both.

[@annadavis8278]

My mom always said 1977 was a bad year. In addition to losing all these people, she also lost her mom and one of her sisters less than a month apart that year, as well. Things never were really the same after that.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

I lost my mom in 5/1977. She recently turned 61, the youngest of the five sisters. My cousins called my mother the "pretty one" I called the oldest "the mean one" and she lived to age 83.

[@mariaboletsis3188]

08/16 - Elvis died in '77; my dad died in 2015, same day.

[@lohphat]

7:19 That's not a pic of Stokowski. He never used a baton. That is a pic of Claus Peter Flore.

[@ladycplum]

The quotes you put at the end of your videos are absolutely amazing. The worst part of this video was seeing the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and their entourage. Way too young to go.

[@jamesallen3929]

Not according to the bible! The bible says it's once to live then the judgment. No such thing as to young

[@ladycplum]

@@jamesallen3929 So you're basically saying that an infant who lives only a few hours or days is subject to the judgement of God?

[@jamesallen3929]

Not at all because people who died before the age of accountability are not held accountable for there sins. Same with people who have severe mental disabilities

[@lynettepalecek3141]

​@@jamesallen3929The proof that when an infant dies that his or her soul goes straight to Heaven is in Romans 5:13. I find this scripture a huge comfort because my sister Anne had the mind of a 2 month old infant when she died.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

​@ladycplum Romans 5:13 proves that when an infant dies that his or her soul goes straight to Heaven.

[@scottknode898]

Lost some heavyweight Hollywood legends in 1977 as we do every year but 77 lost Peter Finch at a relatively young age of 60 of a heart attack as well as losing Charlie Chaplin, Elvis Presley, Joan Crawford, and Bing Crosby among others. Even losing two of the Marx Brothers in same year Gummo and Groucho Marx. Freddie Prinze died so young at 22 at height of short career. Crazy to lost two actors who voiced characters in the The Jungle Book in 1977.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

Burt Mustin was a regular cast member of "The Andy Griffith Show."

[@jameswood231]

Loved watching that old guy on TV when I was a kid. He had a very distinct voice. Like you were listening to your Grandpa for advice or something. He was a great character actor.😊

[@lynettepalecek3141]

​@jameswood231 Yes. I loved watching him when I was a kid too. I agree that he was a great character actor.

[@markedwards9153]

I especially liked him on dragnet episode senior burglar

[@harlow743]

Burt Mustin was not born old.

[@mattcoppola6898]

So many Legends passed this year.

[@darthdmc]

Alan Reed didn't voice Astro - that was Don Messick.

[@davidgoodman6924]

Enjoyed the video! Bravo! 👏👏👏👏

[@inmemoriam2000]

Thank you! 😃

[@martinflores9322]

That was the strangest, most unflattering picture of Joan Crawford that I’ve ever seen. She was one of the talented great actresses of the American cinema. I also remember 1977 as the year of the NYC blackout.

[@valerieteti1755]

And the summer of Son of Sam!

[@martinedwards4522]

did not realize so many that year, in one week we lost elvis, groucho, seb cabot!... then most devastating for me as a young fan lynerd skynerd in oct. 🙏🥲

[@jennifersman7990]

I can still remember where I was when hearing of the deaths of Peter Finch, Bing Crosby, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Charlie Chaplin

[@fightlikehell781]

David Crosby lived longer than Bing Crosby. Unbelievable.

[@larryburton9369]

To all that went home rest in peace God bless 🙏

[@KingsleyThomson-j1w]

We lost some amazing stars in this year i was 15 in 1977 ,, the one that made the biggest impact on me to this day and the biggest star of all was,, ELVIS PRESLEY he was an icon and the greatest entrtainer of all time and we miss him,,RIP to all 🌺❤️

[@xr2863]

It hit me doubly hard because he'd performed at the Assembly Hall at my university during my freshman year in Oct '76, and I didn't have the sense to buy a ticket to see him perform. Needless to say I lost it when he died at 42, less than a year later.

[@kazamshah4543]

Bing Crosby, Groucho Marx, Charlie Chaplin, but Elvis's passing was the biggest one that year. It's impact is still felt today.

[@amanjadora]

Freddie Prinze morreu tão jovem... que triste😢

[@alanhenderson7989]

I feel young at 52 yet the majority of these people were gone before that. So sad, enjoy your days.

[@makmelaf]

The year I graduated from HS. Also lost my Grandma May. BTW Joan Crawford died of pancreatic cancer, not a heart attack as is usually reported.

[@grossepointemichigan]

I graduated the same year. I remember Elvis dying two weeks before I went off to college. It was stunning to so many people. He was so young.

[@codirenzileonardo1]

Sempre con noi

[@hello_its_me.]

I'm not afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens. -- Woody Allen

[@michaelleroy9281]

Elvis passed away the same day as Babe Ruth in 1948 August 16

[@rannyhill2439]

Some huge losses in 1977. I appreciate how you handled the Lynyrd Skynyrd crash. It was very classy and clearly not just an afterthought! Thanks

[@inmemoriam2000]

Thank you.

[@travelerM45]

Great showing. A great idea also would to have the younger generation EDUCATED in these stars and what they brought to the world, THEIR GIFT! ALL STARS FROM 1900 TO 2024. From Buster Keaton to the stars of 2000

[@pallen49]

Arguably the one death of 1977 that shook the world was Elvis... Think about it, when he died, it was said that he was only worth 1 million or less...Nowadays his estate brings in an annual average of 10 million. But in total his estate is worth 400 to 500 million.. That's one person who' legacy will thrive and live on after we are all dead and gone..Talk about sustainability..

[@RayW....]

Elvis and Lynard Skynard. That changed history...

[@JerryDillon-r3x]

YOUR IN MEMORIAMS ARE A TASTEFUL QUITE HONORING & REMEMBRANCE FOR THESE NOTED PEOPLE BOTH OF GREATER & LESSER ACHIEVEMENTS A PLEASURE TO VIEW & REMEMBER & LEARN THANK U FOR SHARING 👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂

[@inmemoriam2000]

Thank you kindly

[@Jackie-ji2sj]

I WAS 9 AND THE ONLY ONE THAT I CAN REMEMBER IS ELVIS PRESLEY AS IT HURT LIKE HELL ❤ RIP BEAUTIFUL ELVIS AND THANKS FOR THE MUSIC ❤

[@nala3038]

Quit SHOUTING

[@meggieh69]

Awesome Job!!! There are five not included that I would like to mention 1) Charlotte Greenwood - Played Aunt Eller in the film version of Oklahoma. Died of natural causes on December 28, 1977 2) Roberto Rossellini - Acclaimed director. Husband of Ingrid Bergman and father of Isabella Rossellini. Died of a heart attack on June 3, 1977. 3) Cyril Richard - Originated the role of Captain Hook in the Broadway musical production of Peter Pan. Also was the voice of Elrond in the 1977 animated film version of The Hobbit. Died from complications of a heart attack on December 18, 1977. 4) Delmer Daves - Best known for directing the Films An Affair to Remember and A Summer Place. Died on August, 17, 1977. 5) Virginia Gumm - Judy Garland's second oldest sister. Appeared in three of Judy's films including The Harvey Girls. Died on January 11, 1977. Also with regard to Alan Reed, he did not do voice work for The Jetsons series. Don Messick was the voice of Astro.

[@ernestcruz6316]

True about Alan Reed. He did at least one other cartoon voice for Hanna-Barbera, Touche Turtle's sidekick Dum-Dum.

[@jeffwalker8101]

This was the year that my grandfather passed away,six days before Elvis Presley. Enjoy watching the videos.

[@zdunne]

My maternal grandfather also passed in 1977. I was born 7 years later so I never got to know him unfortunately. I hope he is watching over me.

[@boeingpilot7002]

My favorite Howard Hawks film is "Rio Bravo" --bar none!

[@billmalone5050]

Never thought all that much of Joan Crawford and was not a fan of hers at all.

[@maxwedge5683]

I wish I'd started these in some order. I'm getting confused as to who died when...

[@BackWordsJane]

Thank you Ruth Graves Winfield for giving the world a classic cookie- chocolate chip She created it by accident ,hoping that putting chunks of chocolate into the batter would cause the cookies to become chocolate when they melted

[@nadyarossi5102]

I remember hearing about Elvis' death,as we were moving into our new home. I didn't believe it! I sat in the car, frozen in disbelief.

[@jamesanthony8438]

“Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.” =) - Dr. Seuss

[@michelleyoung823]

This was the year my dad past June 77 day after my 2nd birthday 😢

[@johnoconnor6356]

Seeing how they mentioned Ted Bundy in the 1989 version of Famous faces we lost, it's a wonder they dud not mention Gary Gilmore, the first person executed after capital punishment resumed. Gilmore was executed in 1977. People like these should maybe be in things like "Most Infamous People who died, if they ever come up with anything like that.

[@rhwinner]

Me and Charlie used to hang out at the old studio in Silverlake. He was very nice to me.

[@pmafterdark]

Where even to begin? We lost so much great talent that year it's incredible. Loved them all, Groucho, Chaplin, Crawford, and so many others. Loved Sebastian Cabot in The Time Machine and A Family Affair. The great Irish star Stephen Boyd had a heart attack on the golf coarse with his wife. Such a tragic ending for this fine actor.

[@tompo010101]

Still can't believe Elvis was only 42 when he died

[@sableonblonde1973]

It's a miracle he even made it to 42.

[@kazamshah4543]

Yeah, but he lived life to the full. Endless parties and huge excess.

[@quincywagstaff1243]

Didn't realise that Groucho Marx and Elvis Presley died within 3 days of each other.

[@kevinh5349]

I was in the service, sitting in a cafe on Broadway in San Diego, two gents sitting down the counter were talking about what a great singer he was - Elvis had just died.

[@libertygiveme1987]

I Graduated from High School in 1977, and noticed sooooo MANY MAJOR PLAYERS who passed that year. It's funny how that works. I mean, Elvis Presley, Joan Crawford, Groucho and Bing Crosby?! CRAZY!!!!

[@greenman8]

My Grandfather died the same day as Elvis.

[@markrodriguez9442]

Stanley Adams. Was he the one that has the tribble? I had just saw that funny episode of Star Trek.

[@HawklordLI]

Amazing to think that Leopold Stokowski was born only 17 years after the end of the Civil War.

[@whizkid357]

Well done!!

[@inmemoriam2000]

Thank you.

[@ms.annthrope415]

Even Bugs Bunny cartoons honored Leopold Stowkowski. There was one cartoon where Bugs was a symphony conductor and brushed his ears back, resembling Leopold's famous brushed back hsir, and members of the orchestra were in awe whispering "Leopold! It's Leopold!" Went right over kids heads, but sophisticated adults got it.

[@stevesrno873]

Lot of stars passed in 77

[@warrenkimble4578]

Awesome shows 😊

[@evamariafloresgranados5041]

Also the Mary Poppins little boy was only 21?? A tragedy

[@Phil-s7w]

I didn't know Freddie prinze was only 22.

[@Maningray1960]

Other musicians who died in 1977 included: Sleepy John Estes, Bukka White, E. Power Biggs, Richard Addinsell and Grace Williams.

[@jondstewart]

3:40, Joan Crawford was born either 1905 or 1906, per U.S. Census records, which also had a lot of inaccuracies. But no way was it 1908. So she was between 71 and 73 when she died. A relatively long life for her considering she was a heavy smoker and drinker.

[@sharenread8677]

I just saw a live film with the same Leonard Skynnard band recently on video and they 11:51 are all alive,but older,so why put that down? Just curious. Sharen

[@richstrobel]

Three of them died in the plane crash along with their assistant road manager and the pilot and co-pilot. Gary Rossington was the last original member of the band and he passed away last year.