Trigonometry

Three days took six legends, but decades of memories remain 🕊️ Between August 24 and 26, entertainment said goodbye to names whose work reached completely different generations. Dolly Parton — A country music giant whose Jolene, 9 to 5, and I Will Always Love You became standards, while her philanthropy made her legacy much bigger than music. Peter Cullen — For more than 40 years, his unmistakable voice gave Optimus Prime his strength, dignity and humanity. He was also beloved as Eeyore. Tim Curry — Frank-N-Furter, Pennywise, Wadsworth, Nigel Thornberry and countless others. Few performers could be this funny, strange and terrifying across the same career. Jaye P. Morgan — A successful singer who later became one of television’s most memorable personalities as a regular judge on The Gong Show. Samuel Monroe Jr. — A familiar face from ’90s Black cinema through Menace II Society, Tales from the Hood, Set It Off and The Players Club. Debbie “Storm” Clark — One of the unforgettable competitors who helped make American Gladiators larger than life for ’90s audiences. A song. A voice. A character. A movie. A childhood memory. That’s how people remain long after the dates beside their names stop changing. Gone in the past three days, but permanently written into the things generations still love. ❤️