Death announcements for persons of note

Post by **Terre** » Tue, 20. Jun 17, 19:37

CBJ wrote:
Terre wrote:...and Poppy,...
Wait, what? Who the heck is Poppy?

She arrived many years after I stopped watching, but they are the ones at the "National Science and Media Museum".

Praefectus classis · Post by **Praefectus classis** » Wed, 28. Jun 17, 14:10

Michael Bond, the creator of Paddington Bear has died aged 91 after a short illness. My wife is very fond of Paddington Bear.

Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond dies - BBC News

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Wed, 28. Jun 17, 14:36

I just logged in to report that...sad news. I grew up with the Paddington Bear cartoons on the tellybox.

felter · Post by **felter** » Sat, 1. Jul 17, 13:27

Barry Norman has died aged 83

I used to watch him when I was younger, then he moved over to sky, never heard much about him after that.

R.I.P. Barry

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Thu, 6. Jul 17, 09:41

People of a certain age will remember Grotbags the Witch from Rod Hull's programmes in the 70s and 80s--the actress who played her, Carol Lee Scott, has died:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40516754

felter · Post by **felter** » Sat, 8. Jul 17, 00:43

Most people especially ones outsiode of the UK won't know who this is, but I'm going to put this in here anyway

Bradley Lowery, 6 year old Sunderland supporter, has passed away after a lengthy illness.

Stars_InTheirEyes · Post by **Stars_InTheirEyes** » Mon, 17. Jul 17, 01:47

George A. Romero has died

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40627029

As a zombie movie fan, this one really hurts

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Mon, 17. Jul 17, 09:55

Martin Landau, of "Mission: Impossible" and "Space: 1999" fame, has also died:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40627982

Praefectus classis · Post by **Praefectus classis** » Mon, 17. Jul 17, 10:59

pjknibbs wrote:Martin Landau, of "Mission: Impossible" and "Space: 1999" fame, has also died:

Another one from my childhood gone.

He always played the roles well.

RIP

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Tue, 18. Jul 17, 00:42

Stars_InTheirEyes wrote:George A. Romero has died

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40627029

As a zombie movie fan, this one really hurts

I still can't get over how great that first movie really was! It was wonderful! And, it had that "certain something" in it that signals a classic, genre-creating, movie.

Edit: Saw this posted somewhere and had to come back and add it! Godspeed, George!

(That zombie character brought a tear to my eye when I first saw his story play out.

)

And, Landau is gone, too. I remember him from many bit parts and characters he played, not really much for Space 1999, only a little from the old Mission Impossible. Still, yet another icon is gone.

And some wonder why commercial advertising tries to hire known actors as their spokespersons.

Stars_InTheirEyes · Post by **Stars_InTheirEyes** » Thu, 20. Jul 17, 21:15

Chester Bennington (lead singer of Linkin Park) has committed suicide, aged 41.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40676530

I'm in shock. Linkin Park were a huge part of my life, Chester's voice always unmistakable.
Have a few tears from this.

kilerkg · Post by **kilerkg** » Thu, 20. Jul 17, 21:41

Stars_InTheirEyes wrote:Chester Bennington (lead singer of Linkin Park) has committed suicide, aged 41.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40676530

I'm in shock. Linkin Park were a huge part of my life, Chester's voice always unmistakable.
Have a few tears from this.

So sad to hear such a talented man is gone. Linkin Park were a massive part of me growing up.

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Sat, 22. Jul 17, 10:04

Deborah Watling, who played Patrick Troughton's companion Victoria in Doctor Who, has died:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40684318

Jericho · Post by **Jericho** » Mon, 24. Jul 17, 11:36

pjknibbs wrote:Martin Landau, of "Mission: Impossible" and "Space: 1999" fame, has also died:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40627982

I always thought that he was too good for the stuff he did. Space 1999, he always seemed better than that!

Wasn't he the first choice for Spock, but couldn't get out of his contract? And then he left Mission Impossible, and Nimoy replaced him.

May I recommend 12:01 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12:01_(1993_film) Where he plays the evil boss.

It's a groundhog day rip-off (or, more likely, a sci-fi story rip off), with a leading man that doesn't quite have the chops for a leading man. Underappreciated film I think, especially the scene where he's given the chance to prove he's reliving the same day over and over, and realizes that he hasn't been paying attention to the stuff around him, so he has to do it all over again.

Loved Martin Landau in everything I've seen him in.

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Mon, 24. Jul 17, 13:19

Jericho wrote: Wasn't he the first choice for Spock, but couldn't get out of his contract? And then he left Mission Impossible, and Nimoy replaced him.

Martin Landau himself would have told you so, but others would disagree. D.C. Fontana (who was working as Roddenberry's secretary during the creation of Star Trek) always said that Nimoy was Gene Roddenberry's first choice for the role. Maybe Landau would have been considered if Nimoy refused it, but he didn't, and the rest is history.

Post by **CBJ** » Mon, 24. Jul 17, 13:31

Jericho wrote:It's a groundhog day rip-off...

The ripping off may have been the other way around. The creators of 12:01 certainly seemed to think so because they initiated legal action over it.

Cpt.Jericho · Post by **Cpt.Jericho** » Mon, 31. Jul 17, 22:38

Two new entries: Jeanne Moreau and Sam Shepard. Great actors, hard to replace.

Jericho · Post by **Jericho** » Tue, 1. Aug 17, 16:33

CBJ wrote:
Jericho wrote:It's a groundhog day rip-off...
The ripping off may have been the other way around. The creators of 12:01 certainly seemed to think so because they initiated legal action over it.

Ooh, I didn't know that. I assumed because I saw groundhog day first, and 12:01 was new to the video store after that, that it was after. I thought it was an old concept anyway. (Also loving Window of Opportunity in Stargate SG1).

Post by **Terre** » Wed, 2. Aug 17, 10:25

Kenneth Astill Wilkinson AE has died, aged 99 (29/06/1918 - 01/08/2017)
One of the last remaining of "the few".
Spitfire pilot 1940 (Oct.) - 1945

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Thu, 3. Aug 17, 19:55

Even true heroes have to go sometime, unfortunately.

On to people who are famous, but hardly true heroes. Two gone today--Robert Hardy and Hywel Bennett:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40818839
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40814843

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Death announcements for persons of note