The Dearly departed....

0lddog · 11-08-2015 8:16pm

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Good grief! George Cole NUDE! :eek:

So now, tell me please JB, ( per my postie above )

"Who could ever forget Blott on the Landscape" ?

:P

Jellybaby1 · 11-08-2015 9:38pm

Confession time........don't remember ever seeing Blott!

Jellybaby1 · 19-08-2015 8:55pm

Stephen Lewis a.k.a. Blakey, and Smiler. Aged 88.

OldRio · 05-10-2015 3:12pm

Henning Mankell.

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/05/henning-mankell-wallender-author-dies-at-67

His Wallender books are a great read.
RIP

Jellybaby1 · 08-10-2015 12:24am

Himself and I are Wallender fans. Great series with Kenneth Brannagh. I believe they made another series with a different male lead but didn't manage to catch it. I will be keeping an eye out for it in future.

red sean · 11-10-2015 10:28pm

Jim Diamond RiP.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/11/jim-diamond

Rubecula · 17-10-2015 12:11pm

Howard Kendall ex Everton manager, described as the greatest Evertonian. Aged 69. A personal hero of mine.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 24-10-2015 9:16pm

Maureen O'Hara died aged 95. An iconic actress and in some great films but I was never a fan myself.

Jellybaby1 · 18-11-2015 1:28am

Warren Mitchell, aged 89, died 14th November, and Saeed Jaffrey aged 86, died 16th November.

Poor Uncle Tom · 18-11-2015 9:22am

Jonah Lomu 40

I really got a shock when I heard this, never met the fella but he was a good egg by all accounts, and just 40, RIP.

Rubecula · 18-11-2015 9:25pm

Bit expected but still a big shock. RIP big man.

cml387 · 06-12-2015 11:46pm

Anthony Valentine (1939-2015)

Anyone of a certain age will remember BBC's classic series Colditz, where he played prototypical evil Nazi Major Mohn.

spurious · 22-12-2015 7:00am

Carol Burns, Australian actress, who played many parts, but probably best known for playing Frankie Doyle in 'Prisoner - Cell Block H' - following a short battle with cancer. R.I.P.

red sean · 22-12-2015 9:33am

Jimmy Hill from 'Match of the Day' RIP

BBDBB · 01-01-2016 2:21am

Lemmy, rock legend RIP

Poor Uncle Tom · 01-01-2016 9:44pm

Natalie Cole 65 (R & B singer, actress and daughter of Nat King Cole), heart failure.

Wesley Burrowes 85, Playwright.

red sean · 06-01-2016 12:01pm

Christy O'Connor jnr. RIP.
An Irish golf hero long before McIlroy, Harrington, Lowry etc. and very entertaining to listen to in interviews.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2016/0106/758110-christy-oconnor-junior-passes-away/

Jellybaby1 · 06-01-2016 2:41pm

I used to follow golf way back in Christy O'Connor Snr's time but haven't really been interested since then. I just heard that Snr is still with us at 91 years of age. Only thing I knew about Jnr was that he looked the image of his father.

OldGoat · 11-01-2016 9:55am

Difficult to write this one.

David (Jones) Bowie.

CUCINA · 11-01-2016 5:15pm

yes, definitely a shock...would rank in my top four, so to speak, when you consider Elvis, then, Freddie, then Michael, now David...

Poor Uncle Tom · 13-01-2016 8:44am

William Del Monte, may not be very widely known but this middle aged man deserves a mention as he was the last known survivor of the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. He was 109, another direct link to the past evaporated...

Also

Zsa Zsa Gabor, (daaa-links) passed away Christmas eve....

OldGoat · 13-01-2016 10:01am

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Zsa Zsa Gabor, (daaa-links) passed away Christmas eve....

Aww I missed that. Always enjoyed the Gabor sisters and their stranglehold on life, love and hedonism. Didn't George Sanders marry two of them?

BBDBB · 13-01-2016 9:47pm

OldGoat wrote: »

Difficult to write this one.

David (Jones) Bowie.

Must admit I was never a particular fan of his music, but his longevity and influence was remarkable. My uncle, was his chauffeur in the 70's he was driving him around when he was filming the ashes to ashes video

Jellybaby1 · 14-01-2016 12:38am

Bowie was not on my list of favourites either, but his music and videos are memorable. I honestly was terrified when I saw his recent video - that shot of him in the bed wrapped in bandages was the most horrific music video I have ever seen, and I never want to see it again.

I can't see a link for the announcement about Zsa Zsa. Are you sure she has left us?

Poor Uncle Tom · 14-01-2016 9:17am

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I can't see a link for the announcement about Zsa Zsa. Are you sure she has left us?

I'm going to have to go look again, I did a quick search there but I can't locate my link, I'll check my history later and get a direct link to where I found the news.

OldGoat · 14-01-2016 9:41am

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

I'm going to have to go look again, I did a quick search there but I can't locate my link, I'll check my history later and get a direct link to where I found the news.

The Wikipedia (which is usually very quickly updated on stuff like this) still show her as alive. Hopefully in full physical and mental well-being.

Jellybaby1 · 14-01-2016 12:33pm

Zsa Zsa's daughter died a year ago which might be the confusion. I saw a photo of dahling Zsa Zsa on Google images looking very elderly and frail. Don't like the way photos appear showing people really ill. I'm also thinking of poor old Amy Winehouse. Photographers seemed to have very easy access there too.

DeBurca · 14-01-2016 2:09pm

Alan Rickman R.I.P, aged 69

Eeden · 14-01-2016 2:09pm

Alan Rickman has died, aged 69. RIP

Poor Uncle Tom · 14-01-2016 8:00pm

OldGoat wrote: »

The Wikipedia (which is usually very quickly updated on stuff like this) still show her as alive. Hopefully in full physical and mental well-being.

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Zsa Zsa's daughter died a year ago which might be the confusion. I saw a photo of dahling Zsa Zsa on Google images looking very elderly and frail. Don't like the way photos appear showing people really ill. I'm also thinking of poor old Amy Winehouse. Photographers seemed to have very easy access there too.

I can't find it at all now, I don't know how I got that wrong. I was reading an article about her run-in with cops in the ninety's and her bankruptcy in the ninety's and how she passed away on Christmas eve.....:eek:

I feel like I'm in the twilight zone now....

Sorry Folks....

I wish her long life and happiness...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 14-01-2016 8:10pm

She's alive and something like 94 years old.

Rubecula · 15-01-2016 1:09am

DeBurca wrote: »

Alan Rickman R.I.P, aged 69

Great as an actor and he could play the bad guy with humour to a tee.

"I'll cut his heart out with a spoon"

"No more merciful beheadings .... cancel Christmas"

Another great has gone RIP Alan.

Poor Uncle Tom · 15-01-2016 9:21am

P.J Mara (73) Political Strategist.

(now that Charlie and himself are together again I wouldn't be surprised if they found a way to resurrect Fianna Fail.......)

OldGoat · 15-01-2016 9:46am

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

P.J Mara (73) Political Strategist.

(now that Charlie and himself are together again I wouldn't be surprised if they found a way to resurrect Fianna Fail.......)

I think Charlie and himself went in opposite directions.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 15-01-2016 10:14am

OldGoat wrote: »

I think Charlie and himself went in opposite directions.

Oh I doubt that.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 17-01-2016 3:23pm

The country's oldest citizen has died at the age of 109.

Molly Madden, from Co Mayo, was born in 1906 and turned 109 in early December.

No celebrity, but she deserves a mention. A great age and, by media accounts, a lovely lady.

OldGoat · 18-01-2016 10:08am

I have the same name as her. No, not Molly. I wonder if I have the same longevity in my genes.

red sean · 19-01-2016 2:16am

Glenn Frey of the Eagles passed away today. RIP

Jellybaby1 · 19-01-2016 5:24pm

Himself is a big Eagles fan, and I love their music too. Hard news to take in, so many since Christmas, gone.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 31-01-2016 10:01am

Sir Terry Wogan. R.I.P.

Poor Uncle Tom · 31-01-2016 2:57pm

Frank Finlay 89, British actor,

http://www.frankfinlay.net/

Jellybaby1 · 31-01-2016 5:55pm

Saoirse Mammoth Moron wrote: »

Sir Terry Wogan. R.I.P.

Very saddened to learn that Terry has passed away. I always loved his programmes and style of presenting. We won't see his like again, he was the only presenter I actually looked forward to every day in the kitchen when the children had left for school. I went back to work in the 90's so missed his programme greatly. When I left work for the last time I looked forward to hearing his soft tones again only to learn that he was retiring and I was so disappointed. No-one else was interesting enough to turn the radio on for at that time.

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Frank Finlay 89, British actor,

http://www.frankfinlay.net/

Great actor. I remember him being in an early Blackadder as a witch hunter or some such. That was a surprising pleasure! Good fun.

Edit: just looked it up, Frank Finlay played The Witchsmeller Pursuivant in Blackadder.

looksee · 31-01-2016 6:51pm

I enjoyed his irreverent approach to the Eurovision!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 31-01-2016 7:04pm

I met Terry and had a few drinks with him in 1987, near Shepard's Bush. He had just had Michael Palin as a guest and was very complimentary of him.

A gentleman, a truly good humoured and good natured man.

I became a TOG and corresponded with him from time to time.

He was unique.

Poor Uncle Tom · 05-02-2016 9:17am

There must be some big concert in the offing in Valhalla, the talent is still being called across....

Maurice White (74), songwriter and musician with Earth Wind and Fire.

Joe Dowell (76), singer (wooden heart), ironically Joe died because his heart wouldn't work any more.....

Joe Alaskey (63), voice actor for Luney Tunes, Casper, Rugrats.....

Poor Uncle Tom · 28-02-2016 4:05pm

Frank Kelly 77, (Father Jack)

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2016/0228/771346-acting-great-frank-kelly-dies-aged-77/

Jellybaby1 · 28-02-2016 8:56pm

And 18 years to the day since Dermot Morgan left us.

:(

Rubecula · 28-02-2016 10:05pm

I think I will have a drink of tea to the great memories.

Poor Uncle Tom · 01-03-2016 9:14am

George Kennedy, 91, Actor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Kennedy

Jellybaby1 · 01-03-2016 10:56pm

Sorry to hear George Kennedy is gone. There was a film I remember him in, dressed up as an ice-cream seller, but he was I think either a policeman or a gangster, usually a gangster mind, and he was on the trail of some guy, when a kid turned up to buy ice-cream but he didn't want to be bothered by this poor kid. No matter what Kennedy said, the kid wouldn't budge until he got his ice-cream. Eventually Kennedy completely lost it and told the kid to get lost but it was more along the lines of 'look kid, go XXXX a duck!' The kid's face was a picture. Can't remember the name of the film.

The Dearly departed....

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