The Dearly departed....

Rubecula

Jellybaby

"Thunderbolt and Lightfoot " George played the character Red Leary.

Poor Uncle Tom

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Sorry to hear George Kennedy is gone.

There's a whole group of actors like George that I lump together, Karl Malden, Gene Hackman, James Earl Jones, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Robert Duvall..... I think the light that links us to the old thrillers gets a little dimmer when one of them goes.



Louise Plowright, 59, Actress (Mamma Mia, Families, I think she was in Eastenders as well, but I don't watch soaps so I'm not sure)

Jellybaby1

Rubecula wrote: »

Jellybaby

"Thunderbolt and Lightfoot " George played the character Red Leary.

Ah well done Rube, thanks to your good memory.

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

There's a whole group of actors like George that I lump together, Karl Malden, Gene Hackman, James Earl Jones, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Robert Duvall..... I think the light that links us to the old thrillers gets a little dimmer when one of them goes.

Louise Plowright, 59, Actress (Mamma Mia, Families, I think she was in Eastenders as well, but I don't watch soaps so I'm not sure)

Robert Duvall in particular always creeped me out in films. All great actors.

tampopo

Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake and Palmer


http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35787187

RIP

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Ronnie Corbett. R.I.P.

And it's goodnight from him...

cml387

Missed this one.

Gareth Thomas died 18 April 2016.

Who's he, you ask?

He was only Blake out of Blake's 7

Esel

(Sir) Jack Leslie aged 99.

Jellybaby1

Doris Roberts, aged 90, has died 'in her sleep'. The name may not be very familiar but I loved her as Marie Barone is 'Everybody Loves Raymond'.

BBDBB

Another very funny lady Victoria Wood has died aged 62 after a short battle with cancer

Such a talent. She will be sorely missed

Dinnerladies was one of the finest comedies of its generation

RIP

spurious

BBDBB wrote: »

Another very funny lady Victoria Wood has died aged 62 after a short battle with cancer

Such a talent. She will be sorely missed

Dinnerladies was one of the finest comedies of its generation

RIP

So sorry to hear this. I met her once. Very under-rated writer. She could do poignant comedy like no other. Cancer is a b*stard of a thing.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2016/0521/789987-alan-young-mr-eds-sidekick-dies-aged-96/

Alan Young of Mr. Ed fame.

How we loved that show

Jellybaby1

And because of the Mr. Ed series, we all knew what a horse was, of course!

BBDBB

saddened to hear of the passing of Bert Kwouk who died earlier today

His deadpan manic attacks on Peter Sellers, as Cato & Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther films were the stuff of comic legend

RIP

Rubecula

"Not now Cato"

Jellybaby1

Also was in Last of the Summer Wine. When he first appeared the other old codgers described him as being a foreigner......as he was from Hull! So funny.

Johnboy1951

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Also was in Last of the Summer Wine. When he first appeared the other old codgers described him as being a foreigner......as he was from Hull! So funny.

I did not recognise the name Burt Kwouk ..... but I immediately remembered the man from Hull in Last of the Summer Wine.

Jellybaby1

That episode was on the box today, maybe in his honour.

Jellybaby1

Carla Lane passed away. I can't believe she was 87, I just can't! How can that be?

OldGoat

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Carla Lane passed away. I can't believe she was 87, I just can't! How can that be?

#Liver birds will come and get ya
Singing Ee-ei Add-io#

Jellybaby1

Liver Birds was good at the time, but Bread was much better. I'm glad we have the box set.

Rubecula

To me Bread was so real and true to life. Wonderful to be able to put that on the screen.

JuliusCaesar

She was a great writer and brought a lot of joy to peoples' lives.

BBDBB

Saddened by the passing of "the greatest " - Muhammad Ali has died aged 74 after receiving treatment for respiratory problems

RIP

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I knew by the news yesterday that it was close but still so sad today. I admired Ali on so many levels. R.I.P.

red sean

He introduced humour to professional sport. People loved to watch him being interviewed as much as see him fight. Back in the '60's people who never had any interest in boxing suddenly became interested.
'Legend' is a word that is looseley used nowadays to describe almost anyone famous who passes, but Muhammed Ali was a true legend.
RIP

red sean

Caroline Ahearne, just 52.
Rest in Peace Mrs Merton.
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/caroline-aherne-writer-of-royle-family-dies-aged-52-1.2708707

0lddog

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/07/so-long-marianne-leonard-cohen-writes-to-muse-just-before-her-death

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HElhuI5iG5M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTenx7RBQZs

OldGoat

Louis Stewart. This happened a week ago but I was away, ironically enough learning some jazz guitar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Stewart_(guitarist)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

OldGoat wrote: »

Louis Stewart. This happened a week ago but I was away, ironically enough learning some jazz guitar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Stewart_(guitarist)

I heard and read that at the time and saw an obituary at the weekend but I must confess I had never heard of him before this at all.

cml387

To many people he was the definitive Willie Wonka but to me he'll always be the Waco Kid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr9xVmCL0bA

RIP Gene Wilder 1933 -2016

Jellybaby1

Loved that film, and that's one of my favourite scenes, but there are so many great scenes in it, the one with the KKK was hilarious. What a horrible year it has been and it ain't over yet.

Rubecula

I always liked him in Stir Crazy

cml387

Pete Burns (of "You Spin Me Round") has died aged 57.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU

red sean

Bobby Vee RiP. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/us-pop-singer-bobby-vee-has-died-aged-73-of-advanced-alzheimers-disease-35157606.html

Jellybaby1

Bobby Vee was one of my heart throbs when I was just a nipper in ankle socks and plaits. I still know the words of 'The Night Has a Thousand Eyes', '(Awwww)....Take Good Care of my Baby', 'Dream Lover'. Omigosh I will be on Youtube for ages now singing along with Bobby. Sad, so sad.

I knew only the more recent face of Pete Burns and the song 'You Spin Me Round', but other than that he was never on my radar really.

0lddog

Jimmy died a couple of days ago.

Always sharp and cheerful, for several decades of my life he was the mid morning presenter on BBC Radio 2 ( previously The Light Program ).

When Terry Wogan took to doing his early morning program on the channel there was usually a bit of banter during handover time :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzrq4FF2gnc

My recollections of him include

A fondness for playing discs of Sheena Easton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8hbnFqe8aw

and Rodger Whitaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pj3rKFlb9Q

Being Margaret Thatchers favourite interviewer

and of course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He0LMsn_dtg

In those days The Beeb had the Reithian mission of to inform, educate and entertain. J.Y did more than his share of all three

TTFN

cml387

Funnily enough I thought he'd toddled off a while ago.

"What's the recipe today, Jim?"

Jellybaby1

My mum and I always listened in to Jimmy Young. I also thought he was still with us. With us no more, sadly. I still have those Jimmy Young Cookery Books. I've used some of the recipes and a couple I still use today. What a great programme was Jimmy Young's.

OldGoat

Leonard Cohen.

I've always loved Leonard, first for his songs then for his poetry and finally for his humour. A truly beautiful soul.

Poem ("I heard of a man ...") from "Let Us Compare Mythologies"
...
I heard of a man
who says words so beautifully
that if he only speaks their name
women give themselves to him.
If I am dumb beside your body
while silence blossoms like tumors on our lips.
it is because I hear a man climb stairs and clear his throat outside the door.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I wasn't a big Cohen fan myself but I was always amused how every few years, since the 70s, a group of teenage boys would think they had 'discovered' him.

OldGoat

He was a master wordsmith but also brutally honest on occasions. The song "Chelsea Hotel" is about a brief affair he had with Janis Joplin. The last verse is kinda like "Yeah I remember you but you are not that big a deal in my life."

I don't mean to suggest
That I loved you the best
I can't keep track of each fallen robin
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
That's all, I don't think of you that often

Johnboy1951

I have been a fan of his music since ~1968 but lost touch for a while when I was busy with life's troubles, and I later discovered he had taken himself out of things at that time, for nearly a decade, during which time he was robbed of his wealth and so returned to music and touring to survive.
I am ever grateful to that thief for bringing him back.

I am indeed saddened to hear that there will be no more new music from LC, but console myself with what he has left us with.

If all my music collection was to disappear in the morning, his music is what I would most miss.

He did not treat his women very well ...... the change from Marianne to Suzanne, as told by Marianne, was quite bizarre IMO.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

What a year.... now add Robert Vaughan - The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

red sean

Just noticed BBC4 showing 'Bird on a wire' at 11 o'c in tribute to Leonard Cohen.

meolwan

Saoirse Mammoth Moron wrote: »

What a year.... now add Robert Vaughan - The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

yes Napoleon Solo has gone on his last mission

OldGoat

Isn't Vaughan the last of the magnificent 7?

meolwan

OldGoat wrote: »

Isn't Vaughan the last of the magnificent 7?

Yes

bonzodog2

Not as famous as Leonard Cohen or David Bowie, but I was saddened to learn of the recent death of Sharon Jones


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Jones_(singer)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I have to say, even after I read the link, I don't know of her at all.

Poor Uncle Tom

Florence Agnes Henderson 82, American actress and singer, probably best known for her role as the matriarch of the Brady Bunch, Carol Brady.....