7 UP, 6 Feet Down

Geoffrey Holder, best remembered for extolling the virtues of 7-UP as the un-cola, is now an un-spokesperson, succumbing to pneumonia at the age of 84. The Trinidadian-born dancer was a ballet and Broadway fixture before serving as Baron Samedi, one of Dr. Kananga’s crew in Live and Let Die. He won Tony Awards for Direction and Costume design for The Wiz, the first black man to ever even be nominated in either category. He also choreographed the Season 5 opening credits for The Cosby Show. With Richard Kiel, Holder is the 2nd Bond henchman to die in the last month.